I Love My New Digital Video Recorder
The DVR has to be the greatest add-on to my television. Ever since I got connected to the Direct TV Russian package and their top of the line HD DVR, my TV viewing habits have been altered.
Here is how it works.
If you haven’t ever watched TV with a DVR, or a TiVo, you don’t know what you are missing. You have total control over everything you decide to watch. If you are watching a show, and all of the sudden you realize that you are starving, you can just hit the pause button. Go make a snack, and come back when you’re ready, even if it takes 15 minutes!
Then when you start watching your program again, you will have the added advantage of fast forwarding through any advertisements that come up. Zip right through them each time they pop up! Sometimes I don’t see a commercial for days.
Now here is how to get the most out of a digital video recorder. No need to channel surf anymore. I simply set up my DVR to save the programs I like. Even with sports programming, I set the DVR to record, then I sit down about an hour after the game actually starts. That way, I can fast forward through all the commercials, and watch the game in about half the time.
Finally, I can always see new episodes of my favorite series. An example, new episodes are coming out soon of Friday Night Lights. On the digital video recorder, all I need to do is select the record series choice, and each time the show airs, my Direct TV DVR finds it day or night, and saves it for me. I can set it to record all of the episodes, or just the first-run editions. All of this in beatiful hi def too!
Then, when I have the time to watch TV, all of my favorite shows are ready and waiting there for me to watch. No need to rearrange my schedule around the networks, not with my new TiVo and DirecTV.
While other companies like U-Verse and Verizion Fios have also begun to offer DVR service, satellite TV companies like DIRECTV pioneered the product.
