Comments on: TV Networks defnitley Time Shifting Shows

By: Nathan Nutter

Nathan Nutter — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:47:45 +0000

Well, while this may be a new tactic for some networks it reminds me of TBS (I think) who always starts and ends their shows 5 minutes after. I never understood why they did this and they have been doing it for a decade at least.

Overlapping shows, etc. is the exact reason why my girlfriend’s dad still prefers VCRs over DVRs. Most of the shows I tape are on SciFi and are back to back, but if I am ever recording a show and it is not back to back with something else I set my ReplayTV to start 5 minutes early and end 5 minutes late.

If any company tried to make my life more difficult then they end up on the bottom of the list. While I disagree with JimK’s comment about this, I do think you should be at least naming them, blogs have a lot more power than most people think.

By: GeekNews

GeekNews — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 16:27:12 +0000

If your recording over laping shows sure you have a issue but thats why the software would have to be smart. How often are you recording two shows at once? When you are then you dont get +10 -10 simple as that. Plus most DVR’s have 2 receivers and the boxes already warn you if you are about to cancel recording when your recording two shows. This is very feasible and in most cases simple

By: JimK

JimK — Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:04:12 +0000

You should know, running a tech blog, that you need multiple tuners in order to guarantee that you get back-to-back recording if you have time overlaps. Your suggestion can’t be implemented until we FIRST get dual or triple tuners in every DVR. Since so many use the DVR in conjunction with a cable box, you will need a seperate box for each tuner.

See how unfeasible your suggestion is? Satellite can handle it. Even digital cable, though, cannot.

Also, now that you’ve locked out that channel, they never have a reason to listen to you. Ever again. You’re lost to them. The smarter move is to keep track of the advertisers for your favorite show, national AND local, and complain to THEM.