Shows that start early or run over?
10-25-04 | 02:31 PM
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I'd rather see more product placements, "pop-up" ads and "sponsered by" stuff than commercials.
Ultimately, I think commercial, network, television will die off.
We'll probably have to pay for nearly everything we watch.
Ultimately, I think commercial, network, television will die off.
We'll probably have to pay for nearly everything we watch.
10-25-04 | 02:35 PM
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From: Directionally Challenged (for DirecTV)
Originally posted by DodgingCars
I'd rather see more product placements, "pop-up" ads and "sponsered by" stuff than commercials.
I'd rather see more product placements, "pop-up" ads and "sponsered by" stuff than commercials.
I wouldn't. I can skip over commercials. The pop-ups, particularly the ones with audio, are extremely annoying.
I don't know why advertisers don't advertise on DVRs. For example, sometimes when I pause one of my Replay-TVs, there is ad for some Replay-TV promotion. They could easily set up print-like ads for 3rd parties.
10-25-04 | 04:50 PM
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From: The Fair City of Detroit, ok, The Fair Suburbs of Detroit
Originally posted by OldDude
ER does this regularly. I have to switch frrom CSI the second the episode ends, skipping scenes from next week to catch start of ER.
ER does this regularly. I have to switch frrom CSI the second the episode ends, skipping scenes from next week to catch start of ER.
10-25-04 | 05:12 PM
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From: Bartertown due to it having a better economy than where I really live.
but the er thing has been going on a lot longer than the apprentice has been on tv. ER was starting 2 minutes early at least 2 years ago
10-25-04 | 06:02 PM
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I have no problem paying for HBO and Showtime. The networks can die out anytime now as far as I'm concerned. The commercial breaks didn't used to be nearly as bad as they are now. It gets worse every year. They overfed the golden goose so to speak and will end up killing it.
Any program that screws up the time gets pushed to the bottom of my SP list. That way if there's a conflict it's the first one to get dropped.
Any program that screws up the time gets pushed to the bottom of my SP list. That way if there's a conflict it's the first one to get dropped.
10-25-04 | 06:11 PM
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Originally posted by mikehunt
but the er thing has been going on a lot longer than the apprentice has been on tv. ER was starting 2 minutes early at least 2 years ago
but the er thing has been going on a lot longer than the apprentice has been on tv. ER was starting 2 minutes early at least 2 years ago
10-25-04 | 06:31 PM
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Originally posted by Jackskeleton
They do this for a reason. Now that Video on demand/TiVo systems are getting more popular, it's to keep people from watching on those tivo systems and watching it live. This way they secure your viewership for the paid commercials that is the life blood of Broadcast television.
Ad companies think you aren't watching, they don't pay stations as much to put the ad on the program. Something along those lines. They want you viewing it live, when it airs. All in an attempt to throw your tivo viewing a bit off.
They do this for a reason. Now that Video on demand/TiVo systems are getting more popular, it's to keep people from watching on those tivo systems and watching it live. This way they secure your viewership for the paid commercials that is the life blood of Broadcast television.
Ad companies think you aren't watching, they don't pay stations as much to put the ad on the program. Something along those lines. They want you viewing it live, when it airs. All in an attempt to throw your tivo viewing a bit off.
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10-26-04 | 08:16 AM
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From: Formerly known as "12thmonkey"/Frankfort, IL
Here's a DirecTV TIVO question that I will probably get the answer to next weekend, but I thought I'd ask it here.
Here's the scenario:
Let's say I have Desperate Housewives set to record from 8-9:02 PM CST (to account for the ABC overlap).
I have another program setup in my Season Pass Manager to record at 9-10 PM CST on a different channel.
If I'm not watching 'live' television at the time, will TIVO record both programs?
Here's the scenario:
Let's say I have Desperate Housewives set to record from 8-9:02 PM CST (to account for the ABC overlap).
I have another program setup in my Season Pass Manager to record at 9-10 PM CST on a different channel.
If I'm not watching 'live' television at the time, will TIVO record both programs?
10-26-04 | 08:24 AM
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Originally posted by 12thmonkey
Here's a DirecTV TIVO question that I will probably get the answer to next weekend, but I thought I'd ask it here.
Here's the scenario:
Let's say I have Desperate Housewives set to record from 8-9:02 PM CST (to account for the ABC overlap).
I have another program setup in my Season Pass Manager to record at 9-10 PM CST on a different channel.
If I'm not watching 'live' television at the time, will TIVO record both programs?
Here's a DirecTV TIVO question that I will probably get the answer to next weekend, but I thought I'd ask it here.
Here's the scenario:
Let's say I have Desperate Housewives set to record from 8-9:02 PM CST (to account for the ABC overlap).
I have another program setup in my Season Pass Manager to record at 9-10 PM CST on a different channel.
If I'm not watching 'live' television at the time, will TIVO record both programs?
But if you record something on both tuners from 8-9 and on both tuners from 9-10, you won't be able to pad either of the 8-9 shows.
Make sense?
