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Tubehead · 10-08-2014, 01:16 AM

just wondering how many own a dvr? I got one its the best thing I gotten mine only holds hundred shows but I use it almost every day.

Mace Dolex · 10-08-2014, 02:40 AM

I recently had my DirecTV box upgraded to get HD channels and it has DVR capability, I just record show that I'm unable to watch because I work and then after I delete them.

Schmoopie · 10-08-2014, 04:40 AM

We use ours ALL the time. We used to have TiVo but long story short, ours had a DVD burner in it that was constantly braking so we finally got rid of it and got this DVR through Comcast. I love it but you're right you can only tape so much.They have newer ones that are supposed to be better so if we can ever clear out everything from our current DVR we're going to upgrade.

tlc38tlc38 · 10-08-2014, 09:15 AM

I have DIRECTV with a DVR. I use mine almost daily.

I never watch any of my regular shows by appointment, I always use my DVR so I can fast forward the commercials.

I record "Wheel of Fortune" & "Days of our Lives" evey weekday then I usually watch them the same day in the evening or night. I also DVR "Murphy Brown" from encore classic so I can record them all to DVD later.

I also DVR "Scandal", "The Mysteries of Laura", "2 Broke Girls", & "Pretty Little Liars" but I usually end up watching them within a couple days or so.

Dr. Loveless · 10-08-2014, 11:16 AM

Ditto. I have a DVR built into my Dish receiver (have had one with Dish, and prior to that, with DirecTV, for years), and almost never watch TV 'live', unless it's a movie on TCM or something as background. I have no idea what the big new commercial campaigns are, because I skip them, so I never see them. It's bliss.

I also have a stand-alone DVD recorder that also has a DVR built into it, so anything worth keeping (or rare stuff on old VHS tapes I still have) is recorded on that and then burned onto a DVD-r.

Coffeecup · 10-08-2014, 11:49 AM

I have a DVR through Comcast. I love it. It does only hold 100 hours of time but with only having 100 hours doesn't makes me hold on to the shows. With the VCR days I would hold onto tapes and clutter up a bookcase. The 100 hours forces me to erase shows. With so many stations, most shows will be seen again.

Mace Dolex · 10-08-2014, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

I have DIRECTV with a DVR. I use mine almost daily.

I never watch any of my regular shows by appointment, I always use my DVR so I can fast forward the commercials.

I record "Wheel of Fortune" & "Days of our Lives" evey weekday then I usually watch them the same day in the evening or night. I also DVR "Murphy Brown" from encore classic so I can record them all to DVD later.

I also DVR "Scandal", "The Mysteries of Laura", "2 Broke Girls", & "Pretty Little Liars" but I usually end up watching them within a couple days or so.

How does one go about burning TV shows onto DVD with the DirecTV DVR?

AB · 10-08-2014, 03:18 PM

We have one through Charter Cable hooked up to the big screen tv, but I have no clue how to operate it. My husband uses it all the time to record sports, The Voice, Survivor & other shows that he likes but shows I never watch. He's always having to delete stuff he hasn't watched in order to record something else.

TVQuack · 10-08-2014, 03:43 PM

I've got one, I haven't paid for cable or DVR since college. Working for Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks has paid off.

comedyfreak · 10-09-2014, 06:49 AM

I have a DVR through Dish Net and I use it all the time.

tlc38tlc38 · 10-09-2014, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

How does one go about burning TV shows onto DVD with the DirecTV DVR?

I also have a DVD recorder. I DVR shows on my DIRECTV receiver and then play them back at a later time when I can use my DVD recorder to record them to blank DVDs.

Mr. Television · 10-10-2014, 06:25 PM

I love my DVR. I can't imagine being without it. You can schedule your own primetime lineups which comes in handy when trying to get around all of the reality crap.

yankeesrj12 · 10-11-2014, 03:44 PM

My household has two DVR's. The one isn't used too much, but the one is nearly full all the time.

Patty Duke · 10-11-2014, 04:41 PM

We have 2 DVR's through Dish network. We use them for all shows because we hate commercials but honestly not many shows we watch anymore except on TCM, Rural aka Family Net, INSP, UP and fetv.

Ryan Chamberlain · 10-22-2014, 09:31 PM

3 of them through Direct TV.

One for each TV in the house. Love the things. Had different ones for at least 11 years. Don't miss having to tape stuff with a VCR at all.

10-08-2014, 01:16 AM	#1
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	How many of you have a dvr? just wondering how many own a dvr? I got one its the best thing I gotten mine only holds hundred shows but I use it almost every day.

10-08-2014, 04:40 AM	#3
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	We use ours ALL the time. We used to have TiVo but long story short, ours had a DVD burner in it that was constantly braking so we finally got rid of it and got this DVR through Comcast. I love it but you're right you can only tape so much.They have newer ones that are supposed to be better so if we can ever clear out everything from our current DVR we're going to upgrade.
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10-08-2014, 09:15 AM	#4
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10-08-2014, 03:43 PM	#9
TVQuack Watching Ed! Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 22, 2004 Location: Rexford, NY Posts: 461	I've got one, I haven't paid for cable or DVR since college. Working for Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks has paid off.
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10-09-2014, 06:49 AM	#10
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10-08-2014, 02:40 AM	#2
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,669	I recently had my DirecTV box upgraded to get HD channels and it has DVR capability, I just record show that I'm unable to watch because I work and then after I delete them.

10-08-2014, 11:16 AM	#5
Dr. Loveless Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 01, 2012 Location: New England Posts: 224	Ditto. I have a DVR built into my Dish receiver (have had one with Dish, and prior to that, with DirecTV, for years), and almost never watch TV 'live', unless it's a movie on TCM or something as background. I have no idea what the big new commercial campaigns are, because I skip them, so I never see them. It's bliss. I also have a stand-alone DVD recorder that also has a DVR built into it, so anything worth keeping (or rare stuff on old VHS tapes I still have) is recorded on that and then burned onto a DVD-r.

10-08-2014, 11:49 AM	#6
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	I have a DVR through Comcast. I love it. It does only hold 100 hours of time but with only having 100 hours doesn't makes me hold on to the shows. With the VCR days I would hold onto tapes and clutter up a bookcase. The 100 hours forces me to erase shows. With so many stations, most shows will be seen again.

10-08-2014, 03:18 PM	#8
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	We have one through Charter Cable hooked up to the big screen tv, but I have no clue how to operate it. My husband uses it all the time to record sports, The Voice, Survivor & other shows that he likes but shows I never watch. He's always having to delete stuff he hasn't watched in order to record something else.

10-10-2014, 06:25 PM	#12
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,133	I love my DVR. I can't imagine being without it. You can schedule your own primetime lineups which comes in handy when trying to get around all of the reality crap.
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10-11-2014, 03:44 PM	#13
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	My household has two DVR's. The one isn't used too much, but the one is nearly full all the time.

10-11-2014, 04:41 PM	#14
Patty Duke Good night, John Boy Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 09, 2013 Location: The Land of Milk and Honey Posts: 788	We have 2 DVR's through Dish network. We use them for all shows because we hate commercials but honestly not many shows we watch anymore except on TCM, Rural aka Family Net, INSP, UP and fetv.
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10-22-2014, 09:31 PM	#15
Ryan Chamberlain Return Of The Silverburg 2018! Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 10, 2011 Location: Still hiding in Miles Silverburg's closet. Posts: 663	3 of them through Direct TV. One for each TV in the house. Love the things. Had different ones for at least 11 years. Don't miss having to tape stuff with a VCR at all.
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