TiVo rules!! Comcast DVR does not.
Frank
On Jan 6, 2009, at 03:13 PM, Brian Siano 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.
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