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Thankfully with the 2-tuner directTivo and my limited TV interest it's rare for conflicts to come up. When they do I just pick the one I want to see the least out of the 3 and skip it.
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Originally Posted by Chauzer
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My wife has actually suggested a dual-tuner pvr. However, we do not want something that requires a subscription. Right now, we have the panny E85, and I record stuff on my computer. She DOES have an older pinnacle TV card on her computer. Maybe I can rig it....
Wednesdays (Lost/E-Ring) and Thursdays (Alias/Smallville) are killer. Once Sci-Fi fridays go into reruns, that clears the way for Threshold and Numb3rs. Some of these nets should consider a second weekend slot! |
Originally Posted by spainlinx0
I know many of us have Tivo, but even then there times where you may not have multiple tivo's and have to sacrifice a show. I try to catch the premiere of pretty much every show since getting a Tivo since you never know what may surprise you. The few conflicts I have had with new shows involve NBC, and it seems they are having encores on their other channels such as Sci-fi and Bravo. If I needed it, I changed the season pass to those channels instead. Has anybody had to drop a show before it even started? Any problems? I guess this is sort of venting/advice/selection thread.
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Here's the tentative rundown of my fall TV viewing (* = checking out, # = real time viewing, ^ = on probation):
There are 4 timeslots with 4-way log-jams, and 1 timeslot with a 5-way log-jam. Hopefully I will be able to cut out some shows that don't quite merit timeshifting by the end of October. Monday 8:00 Surface * Arrested Development # 8:30 How I Met Your Mother # * 9:00 Las Vegas ^ Two and a Half Men Prison Break # 10:00 Medium # CSI: Miami ^ Tuesday 8:00 NCIS Bones * Gilmore Girls 9:00 The Amazing Race Earl/The Office * House, M.D. Supernatural ^ * 10:00 Boston Legal # Close to Home * ^ The Real World Nip/Tuck Wednesday 8:00 One Tree Hill # America's Next Top Model ^ 9:00 Lost # Criminal Minds * Veronica Mars Related * ^ 10:00 Invasion * # Thursday 8:00 Alias # Survivor The O.C. Smallville Joey/Will & Grace ^ 9:00 CSI # Reunion Everwood Night Stalker * ^ 10:00 Without a Trace ^ ER # Friday 8:00 Ghost Whisperer * ^ # 9:00 Threshold # 10:00 Numbers # Saturday Nada (except for football games) Sunday 8:00 Cold Case # 9:00 Desperate Housewives # 10:00 Grey's Anatomy # Crossing Jordan ^ Whew! |
2 dual tuner tivos, 1 dvd recorder with hdd and a vcr.
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Originally Posted by Geofferson
Tuesday is a busy night for me. My first preemptive move is to drop Bones. ;)
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Most of the time I will skip the show I feel I can pick up again in reruns later if I really want too or ones that don't mater if you miss an ep here or there..
Then there is the really strange issue in the Sacramento area of ALL of CBS's prime time being on one hour early so they can push a 10pm news (their news sucks by the way). Sep it's ONLY the cable and local that are early, the HD feeds OTA (over the air) are at the normal prime time slot.. soooooooooooooooo throw in having two HDcards and being able to get all networks OTA, this one hour time shift for CBS and normal cable with out a CBS time shift, I can do some really strange ---you watch too much tv-- sort of juggles. Watching a 8pm show on CBS at 7pm but then recording the show after that at the "normal" time of 9 in HD even when it's on cable at 8 so I can watch some other.......... you get the idea.. it's really strange... it also causes other issues like tonight.. With bones and Threshold both starting out here at 8pm even if Threshold should not really start til 9... |
3 dual-tuner DirecTiVos
Locals (all 7 networks) + NY & LA ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox feeds Hell, I set up 2 Season Passes each (1 east, 1 west) for most network shows just in case I get rain fade during the early run :D |
Before I went HD, the Tivo worked fine. Only on very rare occasions did I have a conflict. But since going HD three years ago, Usenet is the only way to go. More and more are high res HD rips being posted, and even the non HR-HD rips are still 16:9 rips from the HD and higher quality than SD.
Having FIOS makes it even sweeter... Five minutes or so to download an hour-long show. All that combined with a DVI cable from my computer to my HDTV makes for conflicts, schedules... Hell, I don't even know what night half the programs I watch are on anymore. :) |
Patman, as usual, our lists are quite similar. I have Direc*Tivo, so a 2-way conflict is no problem on my main TV. However, in the case of 3 or more conflicts, I have to record the show in the bedroom or basement which can mean a delay in watching it.
Like your list, * = checking out Monday 8:00 Surface * Arrested Development Wife Swap 8:30 Kitchen Confidential * How I Met Your Mother * 9:00 Prison Break Just Legal * 10:00 (Gave up on CSI:Miami last season but might add it back if I find time) Tuesday 8:00 Bones * Gilmore Girls The Biggest Loser 9:00 The Amazing Race Earl */The Office House, M.D. Supernatural * Commander in Chief * Sex, Love & Secrets * 10:00 Boston Legal # Close to Home * Nip/Tuck Wednesday 8:00 Apprentice: Martha Stewart 9:00 Lost Veronica Mars Criminal Minds * Related * E-Ring * 10:00 Invasion * Thursday 8:00 Alias Survivor Everybody Hates Chris * 9:00 CSI Reunion * Everwood Night Stalker * 10:00 Without a Trace Friday 8:00 Supernanny 9:00 Threshold * Killer Instinct * Three Wishes * (Really only want to see this once) 10:00 Inconceivable * Sunday 8:00 Cold Case 9:00 Desperate Housewives 10:00 Grey's Anatomy |
I'm going to have to purchase a VCR. I don't watch enough TV to purchase a Tivo.
There is only one show I want to watch weekly, and that is House. However, I just found out that the only other interesting show for me, My Name is Earl, is on at the same time. So, if that show is really good, I'll be buying a VCR, which I never thought I would own again. |
My 2 major conflicts this season (Lost, Veronica Mars, E-Ring, and maybe Related/Criminal Minds) and (OC, Smallville, Alias, Survivor, Joey, and Everybody Hates Chris). No idea how I'm going to get around the Thursday conflict. Definitely will get 1 live, 1 on tape, may get to tape a second. But at best that is 3. I'm hoping a lot of show will have double airings throughout the season, not jsut for premiers.
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Only for REPLAYTV users, but I deal with my conflicts by using www.poopli.com
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Here's another issue that some of you may encounter. Some shows are running 1-5 minutes longer than their actual time, which is creating conflicts with Tivo recording on 2 tuners.
For example, I can't record Bones on Tuesday because the Nip/Tuck (higher priority on my season pass) premiere is 92 minutes long (starts at 7pm for me on Directv) and my other tuner is already recording NCIS at 8pm. I noticed Survivor ran 61 minutes, the OC is 61 minutes and I predict Lost will run an extra 2-5 minutes as well. |
Originally Posted by DJariya
For example, I can't record Bones on Tuesday because the Nip/Tuck (higher priority on my season pass) premiere is 92 minutes long (starts at 7pm for me on Directv) and my other tuner is already recording NCIS at 8pm.
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"How are you handling your conflicts?"
Bittorrent. |
What does a DVR go for? Maybe I should invest in one if the season proceeds as is (3 or 4 hour-long timeslots with 4+ things I want to watch).
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Originally Posted by Jadzia
Nip/Tuck is a cable show that repeats several times a week, so I always put those at a lower priority than the network shows that only air once.
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just found out that season 2 repeats of veronica mars will air sunday at 7, so those with conflicts wed at 9, have another option. I wish other networks did this.
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
just found out that season 2 repeats of veronica mars will air sunday at 7, so those with conflicts wed at 9, have another option. I wish other networks did this.
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