Use Your DVR To Control Your Television
The digital video recorder has to be the best add-on to my television. Ever since I got hooked up with the DirectTV Russian package and their new DVR, my TV viewing habits have changed.
Here is an example.
If you haven’t ever watched television with a digital video recorder, or a TiVo, you don’t know what you are missing. You have complete control over all the programming 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 your food, and then come back when you are ready, even if it takes an hour!
Then when you start viewing the show again, you will have the added advantage of skipping 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 I recommend getting the most out of a DVR setup. I don’t even like to channel surf anymore. I simply set up my DVR to record the shows I like. Even with sports, I set the DVR to record, then I sit down about an hour after the game actually starts. This way, I can fast forward through all the commercials, and watch a football 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 Direct TV. On my DVR, all I need to do is select the record series choice, and every time the show comes on, 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 crystal clear hi def too!
Then, when I have time to watch television, all of my 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 AT&T U-verse and Verizion Fios have also begun to offer DVR service, satellite TV companies like DIRECTV pioneered the product.
