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phrelin said:

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same here. i NEVER watch live TV except inbetween starting delayed/dvr'd programming

my kids watch live tv (nick) but for me, even the olympics, i'd set one tuner to NBC, hit the pip swap button (for the newbie, this switches to the other tuner even though not in pip mode when box is running single mode) so NBC is now the unseen tuner as is being live spooled, then i would watch some recorded show. When that was done, I'd swap back to NBC to see what was on, and if something interesting, I'd rewind to the part I wanted to see, watch that portion, then go back to something recorded. (note to newbies, if you want to do this, the channel you want to be able to spool can not be the one you are watching when you start to watch the dvr program. never understood that, but when you watch a dvr'd program, the tuner that was last active doesn't continue to spool, only the other tuner does).

I don't even watch the NFL live anymore Dish's DVR is too perfect, i just wait 30-45 minutes after the start, then start watching. I skip commercials and most of the halftime junk, and usually I am live by the end of the game or within minutes. And, if the game is really bad for my team, but I still want to see it, I can hit the 30 second forward skip button when a player is tackled, and the offense is usually lined up about the hike the next play. I can watch a whole game in about 70 minutes if I want to wait until it's about an hour from the expected end

Just get the 2nd DVR, you'll never watch live tv again haha. I don't even watch shows like Idol and Dancing with the Stars live, I start them a little after they start and usually get done a little after they finish if I intend to vote. I even let the finale get going 30 minutes or more so I can skip the commercials and boring parts haha

btw, DVR has ruined my life!! I watch too many shows now hahahahaha