Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: tv/tivo
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infionline.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:27:14 -0500
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At 11:54 PM 11/16/03 -0800, Eric Welch wrote:
>
>A Tivo sort of looks like a VCR. But instead of tape, it uses a hard 
>drive. And a service you subscribe to that lists all of the programs 
>coming up for the next month on your cable/satellite service. You can 
>set it up to automatically record a whole season of a show. You can 
>have it search for shows/movies that have your favorite actors, or 
>search for specific movies, etc.
>
>Then you watch the shows whenever you want, rather than when they're 
>on. And you can watch live TV, and it writes it to the hard drive as 
>you watch, so you can back up and see something again, or pause it 
>while you go to the bathroom. Then you can catch up by fast forwarding 
>the commercials.
>
>You can also download shows off the hard drive onto your VCR if you 
>have it hooked up. And with Macs and PCs you can use a software program 
>that costs $99 to show your still photos, movies and listen to your 
>music from your computer on your TV/Sound system.
>
>Many people say it completely changes the way they watch TV. Check it 
>out:
>
>http://www.tivo.com
>
>I would never be without one now. They're still a bit spendy - 
>especially if you get the lifetime subscription with the Tivo. But it's 
>worth it if you want any TV at all.

Thank you, Eric.  I am too accustomed at my advanced age to cheerfully
missing shows which conflict with Real Life to desire to change, I fear.
Television to me is much more of a distraction than an asset, so knowing
that I have to miss something is great;  the alternative would be to clog
up my time watching shows I really do not need to see.

But I will discuss this with my wife, who is much more of a television
person than am I, as she is quite a bit younger than I am (3 months and 2
days, for that matter!)

Marc

msmall@infionline.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!


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