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| deew123 (Newbie) 23 July 2007 8:34 |
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I have a DVR and it ROCKS!!!
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| ugc (Member) 23 July 2007 10:26 |
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yeah, I could not live without mine. It is a MUST HAVE!
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| SProdigy (Member) 23 July 2007 11:22 |
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Originally posted by ugc: yeah, I could not live without mine. It is a MUST HAVE!
INDEED
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| limelight (Member) 23 July 2007 13:21 |
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Im too cheap to pay $6 /month for it, but it is cool!
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| jimmy42 (Member) 23 July 2007 14:39 |
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oh how i want a HD DVR :(
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| bobiroc (Member) 23 July 2007 15:05 |
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Well Duh! It is only the greatest TV Related invention since the televison itself. I rarely watch live TV anymore. I find myself waiting (and doing other things) for about 15 - 20 mins into a show so I can skip the stupid commercials.
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| navi1199 (Junior Member) 23 July 2007 19:19 |
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of course dvr is great too many idiots don't know how to program a vcr, but here all you do is push a button and BOOM you have it, not only that but you also have better quality video XD, I own a dvr too its great!
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| borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 23 July 2007 20:55 |
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Well im not one of these numbers maybe that is because i am in Australia. Also the fact that i do not have cable TV can be also another factor. :)
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| akaangus (Member) 23 July 2007 22:24 |
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Where I live the only way to get a DVR is to get HD, which would not be a big deal if it wasn't an extra $21 a month to get the same channels I already have in 480i awesomeness.
I do subscribe to digital but lately I've just been downloading entire series (including 18 seasons of Simpsons) so I can pick what I want to watch and when, and the full versions not the cut down syndicated ones, commercial free, and for free.
DVR is merely a stopgap solution between cable and a totally- streaming solution, just as MP3 CD players were between CDs and flash/hard drive based MP3 players. They will sell/rent well for awhile, but not too long because the tech to replace it is already here ( Joost, On Demand, BitTorrent, DailyMotion, etc. etc. etc.)
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| hughjars (Inactive) 24 July 2007 8:54 |
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The live pause & timeslip functions are very very nice - my Mrs is usually left completely cold by most techy stuff but she thinks our Sky+ (and now Sky HD) PVR/DVR is the best techy bit of kit we have ever gotten.
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| M4DHATT3R (Newbie) 24 July 2007 17:09 |
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I'm surprised that the article only predicted only 50% of cable subscribers will have a DVR by 2010 because I would of guess that's how many people would have them now. I definetly couldn't live without mine, it's a life saver for people like me who work shift work.
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| Unfocused (Member) 23 August 2007 16:54 |
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I can honestly say that having a DVR has changed the way that I watch television. It would be difficult for me to go back to regular old cable.
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