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Offline cav58d

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How do you watch shows on T.V.?
« on: January 27, 2008, 07:54:40 PM »
I've had DVR for the past couple months, and i've noticed that unless its sports, or something I have to see live, I will let a show record, and than watch it later so I can skip commercials...I never made a concious effort to do this, it just sort of started to happen I guess...

Anyone else with tivo or dvr find themselves doing this too?
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Offline Meatwad

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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2008, 07:57:32 PM »
Them Tivo and DVR magic boxes are scary! (I dont own either)


I just turn on the tv and watch :)
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« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2008, 08:03:28 PM »
Tivo is the devil!:t
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« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2008, 08:04:02 PM »
I can't imagine watching T.V without my TiVo every again, any time the phone rings, or I just want to go make something to eat I just hit pause, or if I'm out of the house I just record whatever I wanted to see.  Well worth the money for it, they are expensive, TiVo lifetime service cost me around $300, I'm on my second TiVo now, bought one with more memory.
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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2008, 08:04:59 PM »
naked with rollerskates.  of course.

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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2008, 08:06:02 PM »
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naked with rollerskates.  of course.

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I hope you keep your blinds closed
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2008, 08:20:02 PM »
what blinds?

there aren't any blinds in the front yard.

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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2008, 09:20:39 PM »
I've had TiVo for the past two or three years. I don't watch anything live, not even sports.

Most watched shows lately are hockey games. I'll start watching about 45 minutes into the game, fast forwarding through the commercials and intermissions. Typically, I catch up to real time in the third period.

I don't recommend you use this method for watching football though. You'll never get off the fast forward button because almost all of the telecast is nothing but commercials or players standing around.
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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2008, 12:08:20 AM »
I don't usually watch TV at all. In fact, during the school year I have our cable turned off... so the kids don't zombie out in front of cartoon network or MTV during all their waking hours.  Then during summer months I turn it back on.

I get the season sets of shows instead. Once I'm done watching it... buy another season set.
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« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2008, 12:09:34 AM »
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I don't usually watch TV at all. In fact, during the school year I have our cable turned off... so the kids don't zombie out in front of cartoon network or MTV during all their waking hours.  Then during summer months I turn it back on.

I get the season sets of shows instead. Once I'm done watching it... buy another season set.


Buy? I watch some series also, but rent through Netflix.
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« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2008, 12:11:23 AM »
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I don't usually watch TV at all.


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nothing worth watching that i haven't seen a dozen times already anyway.
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« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2008, 12:15:28 AM »
I record it with TiVo and watch it the next day while recording the shows I want to watch that day to watch the next day.
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2008, 12:18:05 AM »
Our DVR is a replaytv, even better than TiVo when it comes to commercial skipping.  Like the OP, we tend to let shows record, THEN watch.  Occasionally, we catch up because we start watching too early, but that's rare.
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2008, 12:20:42 AM »
I have 2 DirecTv HD recievers. The one in the master bedroom has a DVR. I record the Sunday morning talk shows and watch them later. I also have every episode of Dogfights! recorded and watch those for training. I record other primetime shows I miss during the week because of work.
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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2008, 12:33:44 AM »
Step 1: Get drink
Step 2: Find remote
Step 3: Sit on couch
Setp 4: Hold nose
Step 5: Drop 1x 'Oh Shyt' class chilli-fart to scare off any other competition nearby.
Step 6: Turn on T.V. leave nose covered for 5 minutes to avoid contact with the fallout smell.
Step 7: uncover nose
Step 8: Open drink and enjoy the TV

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« Last Edit: January 28, 2008, 12:36:08 AM by Wes14 »
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