Is the DVR the Greatest Invention Ever?
The DVR has to be the greatest add-on to my TV. Ever since I got hooked up with the Direct TV Russian package and their top of the line HD DVR, my television viewing habits have been altered.
Here is how it works.
If you have not watched television with a TiVo or a DVR, you are missing out. You have total control over everything you decide to watch. If you are watching a program, and all of the sudden you realize that you are hungry, you can just hit the pause button. Go make your food, and come back when you’re ready, even if it takes an hour!
Then when you begin watching the program again, you will have the added advantage of fast forwarding through any commercials that come up. Zip through them every time they come up! I don’t think I’ve seen a full commercial in three months.
Now here is how I really use my DVR. I don’t even bother channel surfing anymore. I simply set up my DVR to record the shows I like. Even with sports programming, I set the DVR to record, then I sit down about an hour after the game actually starts. That way, I can fast forward through all the commercials, and watch the game in about half the time.
Finally, I can always see new episodes of my favorite series. One example: New episodes are coming out soon of Friday Night Lights on Direct TV. On the digital video recorder, all I have to do is select the record series choice, and every time the show comes on, my Direct TV DVR finds it night or day, and saves it for me. I can set it to save all of the episodes, or just the first-run episodes. All of this in crystal clear hi def too!
Then, when I have time to watch television, all of my shows are ready and waiting there for me to watch. No need to rearrange my schedule around the networks, not with my new DirecTV digital video recorder.
While other companies like AT&T U-verse and Verizion Fios have also begun to offer DVR service, satellite TV companies like DIRECTV pioneered the product.
Posted by admin on December 20th, 2009 :: Filed under Satellite TV
Tags :: digital video recorder, direct tv, directv, dvr, friday night lights, tivo