How much of what you watch is in real time vs taped?
10-05-08, 03:52 AM
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95% is DVR'd. I'll usually avoid watching most show as they air, with the exception of SportsCenter and live sports. I save so much time skipping the commercials.
10-05-08, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by nemein
Very rarely I'll start something while it is still being shown, but I'll time it such that I can still skip the commercials.
10-05-08, 12:46 PM
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Given the time of year, there's 6-12 shows I watch regularly. These are all Tivoed.
Also at any given time, I've got a backlog of shows on DVD that I'm getting around to watching. I watch 1-3 TV episodes on DVD a day.
Only rarely will I sit down and watch live TV, and when I do, I'll flip around for 5 minutes, and it'll land on The Soup or cable news or something else stupid and I'll watch for 10 minutes before shutting it off.
Also at any given time, I've got a backlog of shows on DVD that I'm getting around to watching. I watch 1-3 TV episodes on DVD a day.
Only rarely will I sit down and watch live TV, and when I do, I'll flip around for 5 minutes, and it'll land on The Soup or cable news or something else stupid and I'll watch for 10 minutes before shutting it off.
10-05-08, 03:06 PM
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All Tivo'd with the exception of premium channels, which don't have commercials. With my favorite shows like The Shield or Lost I will wait 15 minutes and then start it up so I can skip commercials but still watch it pretty much live.
10-05-08, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrisHicks
100% Tivo/DVR for me. I haven't watched anything live in years.
I can't even wrap my head around the idea of live TV anymore.
10-05-08, 05:10 PM
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For my wife and I, it's hard to say. About half of what we DVR is recorded simply because it conflicts with something on another channel at the same time. Sometimes I DVR two shows while watching a third. Some stuff is just time-shifted because it's on at an awkward time, and the rest is recorded because we're away from home.
After thinking a bit, I'd guess it's 20% live and 80% recorded.
However, any way you look at it, we probably watch TV too much.
After thinking a bit, I'd guess it's 20% live and 80% recorded.
However, any way you look at it, we probably watch TV too much.
10-05-08, 05:22 PM
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I watch news live. Everything else I tape, mainly to skip commercials and fast-forward through anything that's a waste of time. The new DVD recorders with hard drives are handy because they allow hundreds of hours of recording, like PVRs but without the monthly memberships and fees.
10-06-08, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by cupcake jesus
I only watch sports live. I watch TV series on the DVR.
Same here. Sports (not including the Olympics) is all 100% live for me. TV shows are probably 99% DVR.
10-06-08, 12:40 PM
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Not only is every show I watch dvr'd, it is also usually after 2 episodes are taped and I am afraid of one dropping off the bottom. I usually watch sports, Discovery, or History channel when I am not watching a taped show.
10-06-08, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JuryDuty
I can't STAND watching live TV anymore. It drives me batty. If I want to watch ANY show, I just wait 20 minutes, so I can skip commercials entirely. For sports games, I wait about an hour.
10-06-08, 01:46 PM
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Typically the only shows I watch live are "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers and Sisters" mostly because they're on sunday's when I'm sick of homework.
Otherwise most of my other show I was in the middle of the night on VHS or DVD-R (I live in a college apartment and my housemates don't want a TIVO so I go oldschool).
I can get confusing having to number the tapes and everything.
Otherwise most of my other show I was in the middle of the night on VHS or DVD-R (I live in a college apartment and my housemates don't want a TIVO so I go oldschool).
I can get confusing having to number the tapes and everything.
10-06-08, 03:28 PM
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Prime time is usually dinner time for me (late dinners) so I don't get to devote the appropriate attention required to most programming. So I tend to mostly DVR everything I watch.
