Agreed, Brian. TiVo is MEvo!
Even though I really sympathize with Vivian, I feel at this point that living with a TV roof antenna is like coming home and heating up food in pots on the stove. Perhaps someday a microwave would be ancient technology, but I would not revert to a stove-like appliance if I could avoid it. On 1/6/09 3:13 PM, "Brian Siano" <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote: >> >> Separately, my husband was one of the first to send for the coupon to >> buy the digital box. I think that when he did it, they were giving >> two $40 coupons per family and also that there was some earl bird >> special so that the boxes were only $40 each. So.. we got a box, for >> our 22 year old TV, for the cost of S&H. We do NOT have cable, but >> with the box, many of our stations now come in at cable quality. This >> is great. No monthly cost and we are already enjoying the benefit of >> much improved reception and additional local channels. So far, >> there are only two down sides. My favorite station was 12 and now it >> often reads "weak signal". (It is the only station that is worse than >> before.) Second: When it is very windy, sometimes the signal breaks >> for a second or two, and there are weird skips or distortion on the >> screen. This seems a small price to pay for the loss of fuzz and >> buzz. There is a third thing that makes me a little nervous. The >> Digital box turns itself off when there are no adjustments to sound or >> channel for a long period of time. This might be very good for those >> who want to conserve energy or are using the TV as a sedative and >> become too tired to turn it off, but it seems to me as if someone >> could gather data on individuals and on populations, regarding what we >> watch, when we watch it, and when most of us are vulnerably asleep. >> But, I figure the Advertisers are probably more of a nuisance than Big >> Brother when it comes to TV and eventually I'll get a newer TV and >> maybe even T-Vo(sp?). >> > Liz, I have TiVo . It is truly the Box of the Gods. > > If you're concerned about 'big brother," you won't like it. Because it > does transmit your viewing preferences back to TiVo Central so it can > suggest programs that you might like. My suggestion? Stop worrying about > Big Brother, because it's just silly. For one thing, what is broadcast > on TV that's so compromising? _This Old House_? _Frontline_? The Chomsky > lecture on WYBE? For another, let's say there is something on TV that's > politically odd or "suspect." Why should I let fear affect what I want > to watch? That just invites the censor within, the decision to _not_ > watch or read something because of the fear, which is more effective > than anything the GuvMint can do. > > And if you're worried about the TiVo people using the data to market > stuff to you... well, I haven't noticed any severe intrusions into my > personal life, and I've had TiVo for nearly ten years. And if they > market stuff at me, well, I just don't buy it. > > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
