August 2003
Beginner
278 pages
6h 40m
English
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Preface
Forget all you think you know about watching television. Throw out the concepts of channels and lineups. VCR+ codes, your daily paper’s TV listings, even the ubiquitous TV Guide need not apply. Primetime is a ghost of television’s past.
Secede from the tyranny of the TV grid. Gone are the Sunday evenings scouring program listings, mapping out the viewing week ahead. An end to nightly feats of conflict resolution, balancing sitcoms and series against football games and specials. A mind free of cryptic codes, formerly the only way of distinguishing between new and repeat, original and syndicated. No worries about that show you forgot to record; chances are your recorder didn’t. No longer do your viewing habits dictate your social life. And, best yet, never lay eyes upon a video tape again.
The TiVo is a personal video recorder (PVR), and it represents a sea change in television, far beyond the mere VCR-replacement suggested by its moniker. In addition to its recording capabilities, TiVo boasts the following abilities and features:
- Control “live” TV
PVRs are always recording whatever you happen to be watching. Rewind to catch a line missed during a particularly loud sneeze, or pause for a leisurely visit to the bathroom rather than crossing your legs and dashing during a commercial break. This is probably the most popularized, yet least interesting, feature of PVRs.
- Time slipping
Watch your favorite shows when you want to, rather than being subjected to the network executives’ assigned, ...
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