Tech Support - Page 7

Ghoulish Delight · 03-23-2011, 12:47 PM

Oh, I haven't gotten around to turning on auto-logon. Once I do that it shouldn't be an issue.

Alex · 03-23-2011, 05:27 PM

You know, we're always talking about babies today will be amazed to learn that once upon a time there were only three networks and if you wanted to watch a show you had to watch it when the TV decided to show it to you and not the other way around.

They'll also be amazed that there was once a time when if you wanted to watch TV all you had to do was turn it on.

Not Afraid · 03-23-2011, 05:35 PM

They will also be amazed that you had to actually get off your ass to change channels.

Alex · 03-23-2011, 05:35 PM

Frankly, even at my age I'm still almost amazed at that.

BarTopDancer · 03-23-2011, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

You know, we're always talking about babies today will be amazed to learn that once upon a time there were only three networks and if you wanted to watch a show you had to watch it when the TV decided to show it to you and not the other way around.

They'll also be amazed that there was once a time when if you wanted to watch TV all you had to do was turn it on.

A week or so ago I called my parents. They had to call me back because the show they were watching was in a really exciting part. It took me a few seconds to realize they couldn't pause live TV.

I keep trying to pawn off my TIVO series 2 with lifetime on them but mom is afraid she won't understand how to use it and dad is convinced they have no use for it anyway.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-23-2011, 07:02 PM

My parents finally bought a TiVo. They (meaning my mom) use it exactly as if it were a VCR.

Alex · 03-23-2011, 07:19 PM

What isn't VCR-like about a DVR? Am I missing out on some wonderful DVR feature?

Ghoulish Delight · 03-23-2011, 07:30 PM

Live TV pausing. Ability to watch one show while recording another. On screen guide (they don't have a cable box so that's not otherwise available to them).

BarTopDancer · 03-23-2011, 08:25 PM

Well, my parents have had their VCR set up to record one thing and watch something else since VCRs came out. But the pausing LIVE TV would be helpful and the season pass so they don't have to rush home when they forget to record a show.

Kevy Baby · 03-23-2011, 08:49 PM

Before TiVo was even invented, we kept three VCRs in our living room: two dedicated to recording and one to playback. For the most part, we would watch them sequentially, but it was an ongoing task to go through each tape as it was finished to note the time of the beginning of each show to go with the list of shows on each tape.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	You know, we're always talking about babies today will be amazed to learn that once upon a time there were only three networks and if you wanted to watch a show you had to watch it when the TV decided to show it to you and not the other way around. They'll also be amazed that there was once a time when if you wanted to watch TV all you had to do was turn it on.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	They will also be amazed that you had to actually get off your ass to change channels.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Frankly, even at my age I'm still almost amazed at that.
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03-23-2011, 07:02 PM	#66
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	My parents finally bought a TiVo. They (meaning my mom) use it exactly as if it were a VCR. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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03-23-2011, 07:19 PM	#67
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	What isn't VCR-like about a DVR? Am I missing out on some wonderful DVR feature?
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03-23-2011, 07:30 PM	#68
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Live TV pausing. Ability to watch one show while recording another. On screen guide (they don't have a cable box so that's not otherwise available to them). __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Well, my parents have had their VCR set up to record one thing and watch something else since VCRs came out. But the pausing LIVE TV would be helpful and the season pass so they don't have to rush home when they forget to record a show. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Before TiVo was even invented, we kept three VCRs in our living room: two dedicated to recording and one to playback. For the most part, we would watch them sequentially, but it was an ongoing task to go through each tape as it was finished to note the time of the beginning of each show to go with the list of shows on each tape. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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