How has DVR use changed the way you watch TV?

Yes! I think the DVR is one of the best inventions since TV came out. I LOVE it! Now we can watch our favorite shows without having to rush home from somewhere, or come in when the weather is beautiful outside, and watch it when we want to. I never miss episodes of our favorite shows, and it has increased the quality of our TV time.

It used to be nearly impossible, even with 500 channels, to find something decent to watch in the middle of the night if you have insomnia or in the middle of the afternoon if you have a cold, but aren't into soaps or talk shows. Now we watch more of the prime time shows, the unique series on the premium channels like Showtime, HBO, and AMC. We rewatch old series that we enjoyed before, and there is always something good on. I hate watching TV on vacation now, because you are stuck with scheduled programming and limited channels.

I also love the pause and rewind feature for watching something funny, rewatching a great line, or being able to answer the phone without losing the storyline. We both love it, and sometimes have two DVRs recording seperate shows, while we watch a third one. (Sunday nights have more good prime time programming than the rest of the nights combined, and we can now see it all!)

I use the DVR to record specific shows that I want to watch even though they are on during the work day or late at night. Whatever time they originate becomes irrelevant. Then during prime time when nothing worth watching is on I just go through my backlog of recorded movies, recorded series, and specials. I can always find something that is better to watch than what is on live TV.

The end result is that I rarely watch live TV (except maybe a newscast or something I never noticed before). Since the DVR does HD as well as standard definition there is no reason to be a slave of network programming. If I start watching a show and it gets to be too late at night I just hit the DVR RECORD button and I can see the rest of it the next day. And of course I can fast forward through commercials or go back to a key phrase some actor mumbled so I can be sure I got it.

So it has completely changed my interaction with the TV and I would never get TV service without a DVR.

I'd have to say yes, it has change the way I watch TV. In some good and some bad ways, LOL.

First, I watch a little more television now, than I used to, but it's not just absently watching something, it's something I really want to watch, and I walk while I'm watching it so that I don't feel as guilty for adding more TV time (I usually get between 6,000-8,000 or more steps during that time, depends on how fast I walk - it's around an hour of viewing).

TiVo DVR is the best thing ever! I can watch my favorite programs when I want to watch them. Love that it records pretty much what I would like to watch (a few "out-there's", but mostly it's on the ball). Also, I love the fact that I can purposely start watching a show a little late, rewind to the beginning, and then fast forward through all the commercials I don't want to see and still end on time - how cool is that?

DVR might be one of the best inventions since the light bulb and the computer. I love my DVR so much.

It's changed the way I watch TV because with DVR, I don't really need to schedule certain nights for shows that I love. I'm a fan of the Office and before DVR, I'd make sure I was home on Thursday night to watch it. Now, I just make sure I record what I want and then basically spend Sunday nights catching up on my TV watching. I watch all my shows then. I can fast forward through the commercials and all the other bull and I think I'm really saving time too.

I honestly think DVR is one of the best inventions...pretty much ever. And here's why:

1) I have a busy week, so if I miss a show on the night it airs, I can save it for when I have a chance to sit down and watch it, even if it is a week or two later. Nothing to do on a rainy Sunday afternoon? Oh look, last week's episode of "Grey's Anatomy"! Or the 4am airing of "Singing in the Rain"!

2) Interruptions don't matter anymore. If someone calls in the middle or stops over while I'm watching a show (even live TV), I can pause it, rewind it & catch up, or if something comes up where I have to leave, I can just hit record & then come back when I'm ready to watch it from the beginning if I want.

3) Holy cow--I can record more than one program!??!?! GENIUS!

4) I was able to catch the end of Michael Phelps' last relay race where he won his 8th gold medal (which I did not record) and REWIND it to see the parts I missed! Where else would I have been able to do that?

5) No longer do I have to worry about when new episodes are on TV and keeping up with the schedule. DVR records all the new episodes. This was especially helpful during this year's writer's strike when the new shows were pretty randomly scheduled. Yet I didn't miss a single one.

6) Commercials do not exist in my DVR world...

7) NO MORE VIDEO CASSETTES!!! EVER!!!

I was never big on having cable TV because I would have to set aside specific times that may not be convenient to watch the shows I found interesting or entertaining. A lot of times, the program I desired to watch were daytime or prime time shows. Since I work days and am active in the evenings, I never saw a point in paying for a service that didn't prove useful. Now, I can record shows and watch them whenever I have time. I also have a short attention span when it comes to sitting and watching television, so DVR allows me to get up and do other things and come back to my programming later. There are plenty of instances where DVR is a great 'invention' but I think it's probably brought others, like me, back to watching television that actually means something to them or even watching television at all.and that is about all I ever watch on TV. I don't watch movies, and I don't pay for any extra channels. I barely have time to watch the shows I record, and I enjoy all of them. I sometimes watch commercials but not often. Also, when I see a commercial or article in the newspaper about a new show, I automatically program the DVR to record the pilot episode, so that I can decide if I want to add it to the list of shows I record.

I was never big on having cable TV because I would have to set aside specific times that may not be convenient to watch the shows I found interesting or entertaining. A lot of times, the program I desired to watch were daytime or prime time shows. Since I work days and am active in the evenings, I never saw a point in paying for a service that didn't prove useful. Now, I can record shows and watch them whenever I have time. I also have a short attention span when it comes to sitting and watching television, so DVR allows me to get up and do other things and come back to my programming later. There are plenty of instances where DVR is a great 'invention' but I think it's probably brought others, like me, back to watching television that actually means something to them or even watching television at all.

Absolutely correct about Television and scheduling "real life" around favorite programs back in the dark ages! I still remember being "addicted" to a daytime show, which precluded my making appointments during the hour the show was scheduled, and having upsets with friends since I did not want to miss an episode.

The DVR has made a total change not only in the way I watch TV now, but has liberated me to other real life participation. While a bit annoying to have to fast forward incessant and duplicated advertising, at least we have a choice now as to whether we want to watch them or pass them by.

I love the pause feature for interruptions of any kind, not to miss a part of a show. So I would have to say that the DVR has changed the way I watch TV 100% .

Great invention!

Troublesniffer

Who was addicted to PASSIONS!

The DVR has changed my life a lot. If i have to go to a party or out somewhere during the time when i want to watch my favorite show, i can just put the DVR on and watch the recording of my show later on. There are many plus sides to the DVR, but there are also a few down sides. When the DVR is recording a show, all the TVs in my house are turned to that channel, and if someone changes the channel the recording stops. So if the show i want to record is something only I watch in my family, and i put it on recording when i go out no one else can watch tv when my show is recording, or else my tv show will not be recorded. Another downside is that i cannot record two shows at once. For example, if 2 of my favorite tv shows are comming on at the same time, and i want to record them, i can only record one at a time. I can't even watch one tv show when the other is recording, so if improvements were made to fix those problems, it would be great! Overall, the DVR is a great new invention. It hasn't been out really long, so it does have time to improve. Before the DVR, i used to record my tv shows onto a cassete from my VCR. Now, It is just like that except the DVR records it straight to my TV, and i don't need to go around playing the tapes and all. Overall, the DVR is a great new invention. It hasn't been out really long, so it does have time to improve. It is a great way to help out and fit in with our daily schedules. Now my life doesn't revolve around the TV. THANK YOU DVR!!!

There are times that I am recording 2 programs at once and watching a third one on live TV. That's the only time I watch live TV. My wife and I are disabled and we homeschool our daughter, so we make our own schedule. Having a DVR means that we can record educational programs that are on in the morning and sleep in and that we can record programs that we don't want our daughter watching and enjoy them when she is asleep. One of the effects of my disability is memory, so I have a hard time watching some shows, especially dramas, where the action carries over from one episode to the next. Because the DVR is so much easier to program than a VCR, I can watch those shows. Best of all, if I'm reading a book and "part 2" of an amazing show comes on, I can just keep on reading.

I am 47 years old, have always lived in the US, so the way I watch TV has changed a couple of times over the years. I grew up watching TV all the time, there were few choices and we watched what our parents watched, and after school we watched cartoons and reruns of old sitcoms. In young adulthood I watched very little TV. For many years I mostly watched Jeopardy, which I did schedule my life around, and movies on pay cable channels, and not much TV show programming. That has changed drastically with DVR. I have 6 to 10 programs that I always record whenever they are on, and that is about all I ever watch on TV. I don't watch movies, and I don't pay for any extra channels. I barely have time to watch the shows I record, and I enjoy all of them. I sometimes watch commercials but not often. Also, when I see a commercial or article in the newspaper about a new show, I automatically program the DVR to record the pilot episode, so that I can decide if I want to add it to the list of shows I record.