Recording Television Shows

[mamamary]

DVRs on all tvs.

 

[MomofKatie]

I have a DVR and record everything. I think I have watched a grand total of 10 commercials in the last couple of years and most of those I would seek out on YouTube. Even if I want to watch something live I let the DVR cache first so I can skip the commercials. Sports wise I watch pretty much only soccer and they don't have commercial breaks, they just have commercials at halftime so it is easy to pause the game for a bit and still watch it live.

I also watch a lot on the Internet if I didn't record it or didn't know I wanted to watch it until after the fact.

This is us, exactly! DH is a soccer fan, so he can watch with no commercials, mostly. After having the dual DVR for about 1 1/2 years, I have finally perfected watching shows with no commercials. Love it- don't think I could go back to "regular" TV again.

We also watch a lot of internet TV- Hulu and the different networks' websites are great for catching shows we didn't record.

 

[Piglets Mommy]

We have 3 Tivos, one on each floor, and love it! The only negative is that it can sometimes take a long time to transfer things onto the one in our bedroom....it seems to take longer and longer. That is out oldest Tivo, and I think it might be starting to go.

 

[aprilgail2]

With the DVR, you can't watch something else while you have a show recording (unless you go to another t.v.) and you can't take it to another t.v. to watch when you only have one DVR.
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What kind of DVR is that?? Mine can record 2 shows at once or you can record one show and watch another..never heard of one where you couldn't watch something else while recording another show...

 

[cybrkitn]

That is only based on the DVR you have.

I have 2 DirectTV DVR's and can record 2 shows while watching something that is recorded, or I can record one show while watching another 'live' show.

Wow! I didn't know that. We have Dish Network and are due for an upgraded DVR. DH was telling me he is looking at getting it so that we can do what you mentioned once I read what you said.