If you haven't already heard about the technology of digital video recorders, there's some stuff you ought to know about it. It really isn't all that new, the basic technology has been around for decades. But, in terms of consumer use it's a revolution.
The thing that hit me as a real revolutionary idea was the fact that the DVR can literally figure out what to record. You tell it you want to record some show, and it goes through the TV schedule and records every instance of that show without you lifting a finger.
Now I suddenly have the capacity to have everything done for me. I don't have to screw around with VHS tapes, or recording schedules. The DVR fills in all the blanks. What's more is the DVR does a better job of recording and does it in higher quality audio and video. Even better, it allows you to skip commercial breaks.
Since I read that article, the price of DVR units has absolutely hit the floor. You can buy ones for almost the same price as a DVD or VHS machine. I did a little research before I went out to buy and finally settle on a Panasonic Replay TV. It seemed reliable and it has been except for some minor issues from time to time.
The main negative is that it freezes up from time to time, but that is negligible, and the thing works as great now as the day I bought it.
Everybody seems to have a DVR now. In fact you can get them as a part of a cable company package or standalone, like the Tivo and other systems. And these newer units are faster, better and stronger than the ones from even just a year earlier.
I almost never watch TV live these days. I almost take it for granted that at one point not so long ago, I had to watch TV shows when the network scheduled them and not on my own time. These things are truly a revolution.
Right now, in fact, I'm planning a little date with my favorite television program. I have almost a dozen episodes recorded over the past few months. I couldn't have done that a few years ago.
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