tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post116550437429743649..comments2023-11-05T07:24:00.960-05:00Comments on The TV guy: Tale of the TapePhillip Ramatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165526918241714272006-12-07T16:28:00.000-05:002006-12-07T16:28:00.000-05:00No problemo, Gina. Now tell all of your friends ab...No problemo, Gina. Now tell all of your friends about the best TV site in the history of the World Wide Web!<BR/><BR/>I can see why you would want to catch all of Heroes in order. It's easily one of the best shows on TV. However, given its serialized nature, if you miss too many, it may be too difficult to catch up until the season is over and it comes out on DVD. (For me, that would be an eternity to wait.) <BR/><BR/>I'll try to post when Heroes reruns will air, and I'm guessing there will be another mini-marathon on Sci-Fi to catch up everyone.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165526015689050952006-12-07T16:13:00.000-05:002006-12-07T16:13:00.000-05:00How exciting to have a post dedicated to me!! :) I...How exciting to have a post dedicated to me!! :) <BR/><BR/>I'm praying for the Heroes reruns during the break. I've been hesitant to catch it on Sci-Fi because I haven't seen Episodes 7-current, so...I'd hate to miss out on any of it. <BR/><BR/>GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165522989468608642006-12-07T15:23:00.000-05:002006-12-07T15:23:00.000-05:00OK, but I just set the VCR ahead of time. It keeps...OK, but I just set the VCR ahead of time. It keeps my memory sharp as senility advances.<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing the transferring-to-video option is fairly new, since I really haven't heard about it before. So score one DVRs.<BR/><BR/>Of course, that would still mean there would be a need for VCRs. ...Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165522215287046622006-12-07T15:10:00.000-05:002006-12-07T15:10:00.000-05:00suggestion...did you know you can hook the VCR to ...suggestion...did you know you can hook the VCR to the DVR. So if you record something on the DVR then want to 'give it to a freind' all you have to do is play the DVR and then record on the VCR. Best of both worlds and you will find you will only have to use the VCR when your freinds ask for a copy. And FYI there is an option on the DVR to record a show longer than scheduled, I have to do that for Amazing Race when football is being played before hand. I must say, I live a stress free life now because of the DVR...I don't feel like I have to rush home, or be stuck watching a show and can't leave. I am a believer now! Go DVR.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165519304293946092006-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:002006-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:00Well, Zod, like my brother, you know not from when...Well, Zod, like my brother, you know not from whence you speak.<BR/><BR/>My brother himself, the DVR fanatic, has called me often in the past to see if I taped something his DVR missed. If I needed him to record something for me, I would be out of luck.<BR/><BR/>VCRs will likely be around for a while, because they cheap to make and cheap to sell, and not everyone can afford a DVR. You can still buy audio tape recorders today even with the advent of CDs and iPods. Sure, they aren't used as much, but they are still around.<BR/><BR/>I'm not saying DVRs are bad things, I'm just staying there's still room out there for us old-fashioned types.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165518768741189692006-12-07T14:12:00.000-05:002006-12-07T14:12:00.000-05:00Ryan, you are correct about the 2 biggest selling ...Ryan, you are correct about the 2 biggest selling points of DVRs - recording 2 programs at once and live pausing.<BR/><BR/>I have two VCRs and plan on keeping them as long as they work.Phillip Ramatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739438191519332313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32031147.post-1165510532234670732006-12-07T11:55:00.000-05:002006-12-07T11:55:00.000-05:00DVR is great. The biggest benefit for me is being ...DVR is great. The biggest benefit for me is being able to record two shows that are on at the same time.<BR/><BR/>Also, if someone comes into the room talking loudly, or my dogs suddenly need a trip to the backyard, all I have to do is hit pause.<BR/><BR/>The downside? If it is recording two shows at once, you have to watch one of them. The DVR can't keep track of three things at once.<BR/><BR/>Give in to the dark side (but keep that VCR handy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com