Do you have a DVR or Tevo? - Page 2

[delphine]

We DVR so many things, I am too embarrased to list them here.

BUT, it reminds me of a conversation I had with someone when we were trying to decide whether to get a DVR. She said, "It will change the way you watch TV forever." And it really has. We no longer watch anything we don't want to watch...just to have something on. The kids always have something appropriate to watch (which is big for us, because there is a LOT out there that they are not allowed to watch).

And, we never watch commercials anymore, which I love. On occassion, we will watch something that's playing "live" and everytime a commercial comes on, DH and I are both frantically pushing the FF button to no avail. We always end up pausing it and doing something else for 15-30 minutes so we can watch commercial free.

I did read an article that high DVR use is really messing with the ratings systsem and that certain shows that people tend to DVR are losing ratings because of it.

I do think that eventually, television will be a more "in demand" service than strictly scheduled programming. Of course, that will mean more blatent product placement within the programs or they will find other ways to force us to watch the commercials.

[bigeyes]

Originally Posted by delphine

BUT, it reminds me of a conversation I had with someone when we were trying to decide whether to get a DVR. She said, "It will change the way you watch TV forever." And it really has. We no longer watch anything we don't want to watch...just to have something on. The kids always have something appropriate to watch (which is big for us, because there is a LOT out there that they are not allowed to watch).

And, we never watch commercials anymore, which I love. On occassion, we will watch something that's playing "live" and everytime a commercial comes on, DH and I are both frantically pushing the FF button to no avail. We always end up pausing it and doing something else for 15-30 minutes so we can watch commercial free.

I did read an article that high DVR use is really messing with the ratings systsem and that certain shows that people tend to DVR are losing ratings because of it.

I hate to watch anything live. Commercials are such a waste of my time. I also rarely watch tv without doing something else at the same time anyway. I find it difficult to just sit still and do nothing but stare at a screen. Even when I'm on MDC, I'm usually logged in to work and doing other things. I think the only thing I can sit and do by itself is read a book, and even then I feel like I should be doing something else.

I've wondered about the ratings and DVRs. You'd think they would have a way to track that stuff. I wonder if by putting some of the shows online they've been able to keep track of the numbers better since the network sites count views?

[lunamama]

I dvr:
Oprah
The Office
30 Rock
Flight of the Concords
Big Love
Top Chef
Austin City Limits
Soundstage
Martha Speaks
Cyberchase
Curious George
Word Girl
a few other pbs shows like Sagwa etc
Planet Earth
Other nature shows that interest us
Various movies

we NEVER get around to watching everything but it is nice to know that we have things that we like to watch if we feel like sitting down and watching....man, flipping through channels is such a waste of time and so is watching commercials. DVR is a great invention.
We actually pay LESS (more than half as much) for just the HD channels through dishnetwork than we paid for basic cable with Charter. Its a thriftier and less time consuming way to have some entertainment. We only pay like $45 a month.

[GardenStream]

We DVR so many things. I watch things I would never watch normall just because I can DVR them. American Idol for instance. The results show alone can be watched in 5 minutes or less, but they drag it out forever with commercials.

I can't even remember the last time I watched live TV.

[Monarchgrrl]

I pretty much have to DVR anything I want to watch because DW HATES the shows I like, and I like to watch them alone. (She works nights, and that's my private TV time)

I DVR:
Oprah (and then only watch the ones that seem interesting to me)
The Hills
The City
American Idol
The L Word (DW loves this one!)
LOST
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice (even though I've not liked it lately)
Top Chef
Any dance show, especially SYTYCD!
Ghost Hunters (DW loves this one!)
Sometimes Dateline if it looks really good
Any documentary about Iraq

[flminivanmama]

Originally Posted by Monarchgrrl

I pretty much have to DVR anything I want to watch because DW HATES the shows I like, and I like to watch them alone. (She works nights, and that's my private TV time)

LOL I have the exact same situtation