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starman · Nov 17, 2004, 10:53 AM

http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2004/11/tivo_to_add_ban.html

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ManOfSteal · Nov 17, 2004, 11:04 AM

Just a matter of time.

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Before the database is fixed?

ManOfSteal · Nov 17, 2004, 11:04 AM

Just a matter of time.

Bloop!

-Q- · Nov 17, 2004, 11:07 AM

That's the worst news I've heard today.

ort888 · 11:59 AM

Is this really a big deal? It's better then a lot of other ideas that have been thrown about.

The bottom line is this. DVRs have the capability to destroy the entire TV industry. It was just a matter of time before stuff like this started happening.

I bet that in 20 years, all TV will be pay-per-view.

ort888 · Nov 17, 2004, 11:34 AM

I don't really even use the fast forward button all that much really. I wonder if it willl effect the 30 second skip button.

If they get rid of that... then I will be seriously annoyed.

Scifience · Nov 17, 2004, 11:46 AM

I swear that I could find a thread in the Lounge corresponding to every post on Slashdot.

ManOfSteal · Nov 17, 2004, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by Scifience:
I swear that I could find a thread in the Lounge corresponding to every post on Slashdot.

Maybe Slashdot is copying the Lounge threads?

Hmmm...

turtle777 · Nov 17, 2004, 12:13 PM

Originally posted by Scifience:
I swear that I could find a thread in the Lounge corresponding to every post on Slashdot.

Talk about it...

-t

JHromadka · Nov 17, 2004, 12:26 PM

Originally posted by ort888:
I don't really even use the fast forward button all that much really. I wonder if it willl effect the 30 second skip button.

If they get rid of that... then I will be seriously annoyed.

Agreed. I'd start looking at EyeTV or other DVRs if that happened.

The Oracle · Nov 17, 2004, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by ort888:
I bet that in 20 years, all TV will be pay-per-view.

It's called cable. $45/mo. for it. 50 channels I don't watch, 10 I watch regularly.

Nodnarb · Nov 17, 2004, 09:48 PM

Originally posted by ort888:
I don't really even use the fast forward button all that much really. I wonder if it willl effect the 30 second skip button.

If they get rid of that... then I will be seriously annoyed.

Where is this 30 second skip button? Ha, I've had tivo for a while but just use the fast forward to get through commercials. I can't find that button anywhere?

Daracle · Nov 18, 2004, 07:32 AM

Originally posted by ort888:

The bottom line is this. DVRs have the capability to destroy the entire TV industry.

I might be missing something, but how?
Being able to record a television show that showed already and having the ability to watch it later is going to ruin the industry?

mishap · Nov 18, 2004, 08:02 AM

Originally posted by Daracle:
I might be missing something, but how?
Being able to record a television show that showed already and having the ability to watch it later is going to ruin the industry?

Advertisers that get the show on the air.
If you're not watching their ads and they do not paying for them anymore, shows go away.

but, that would have to be billions of DVRs :>

JHromadka · Nov 18, 2004, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by brandon420506:
Where is this 30 second skip button? Ha, I've had tivo for a while but just use the fast forward to get through commercials. I can't find that button anywhere?

Press Select-Play-Select-30-Select while watching a show. You should hear 3 dings to let you know that it works. Then the >| button will turn into the 30 second skip. You have to do this everytime the TiVo is reset though (like after a power outage).

starman · Nov 18, 2004, 12:03 PM

Originally posted by JHromadka:
Press Select-Play-Select-30-Select while watching a show. You should hear 3 dings to let you know that it works. Then the >| button will turn into the 30 second skip. You have to do this everytime the TiVo is reset though (like after a power outage).

The disadvantage is that you lose the ability to skip to hash marks when you do this. I had to turn it off.

Mike

tooki · Nov 18, 2004, 12:28 PM

If they start taking ads, then the TiVo service should become cheaper.

(I also maintain that if I am to use the self-checkout lane at the supermarket that I should get a discount for providing all the labor myself.)

tooki

JHromadka · Nov 18, 2004, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by starman:
The disadvantage is that you lose the ability to skip to hash marks when you do this. I had to turn it off.

Mike

What do you mean? I can still start ffwing x3 and then hit that button and have it jump up a certain % in time.

-Q- · Nov 18, 2004, 02:02 PM

Originally posted by JHromadka:
Press Select-Play-Select-30-Select while watching a show. You should hear 3 dings to let you know that it works. Then the >| button will turn into the 30 second skip. You have to do this everytime the TiVo is reset though (like after a power outage).

Be sure to be doing this while watching a tivo-recorded show. It doesn't work if you're watching live tv.

Nodnarb · Nov 19, 2004, 01:57 PM

Originally posted by starman:
The disadvantage is that you lose the ability to skip to hash marks when you do this. I had to turn it off.

Mike

I agree. I just put it on, but the other feature is invaluble. How do I turn it off. I tried entering the same code but it didn't work.

Nodnarb · Nov 19, 2004, 02:09 PM

Nevermind, I just unplugged it and waited for it to restart and fixed it. Sorry.