[sampatterson]

I have had various PVRs for about 2 years now. I love 'em and couldn't do without.

Just curious, how many out there occasionally forget to skip ads when you have something PVR'd? My wife and I forget sometimes (usually she reminds me)

Seems like we "forget" about 25% of the time, and then remember and skip forward.

 

[Maniacal1]

Yes, at times, I've forgotten that I'm watching a recorded program and can skip. More than once, a particular friend of mine will be here watching TV and I'll hear him whine, "I'm watching commercials." It's my own fault--I got him a TiVo last Christmas and created the monster he is today.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Yes I forget all the time. I can't count how many times my wife has hit me asking "why are you watching the commercials?"

 

[DmitriA]

I wonder if this situation would be better if there would be some small icon in the corner of the screen indicating to you that you are watching a buffered program?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

No thanks, I wouldn't want burn in my screen (Sorry had to be the first to say it)

 

[Steve Mehs]

I never forgot to skip a commercial yet

 

[Pete K.]

When I'm tired late at night, I sometimes
forget to skip em. Mea culpa! Mea culpa!
Mea maxima culpa!

 

[Mark Holtz]

If I'm doing a batch transfer of programs from PVR to VCR, I may forget to pause the tape and end up recording the commerials.

 

[Karl Foster]

I don't usually forget, but my wife is a chronic commercial-watcher. I always have to remind her that she doesn't have to watch commercials. She forgets that the program is recorded and not live. Long live the PVR!!!!

 

[JBKing]

Very rarely!

 

[marshalk]

I never forget anything like that....as far as I can remember.

 

[marshalk]

I always remember things like that...or did I post to here already?

 

[Bill D]

I don't forget and I actually hate watching stuff Live because I can't..
I watched one of the Giants preseason games in like an hour, soon as the play ended, skip forward would bring you exactly to the start of the next play

 

[Kerry High]

No, I'm usually trying to find where I misplaced the remote during the commercials.

 

[Jacob S]

At times I forget to skip commercials and I am sure a lot of people forget, especially if they are occupied with something.

 

[Guest]

Since I normally find 99% of commercials extremely annoying I have conditioned myself to always zip past commercials (although I seem to find myself rewinding that Gillete Venus Razor commercial a lot!) I'm a true couch potato that keeps a remote in hand pretty much all of the time (sad, isn't it?).

This was true even in VCR days...I developed a lot of my PVR habits way back in the day, such as taping everything I watch specifically so I could zip past the commercials or repeat a snippet of dialog; so you can imagine that I considered my first Tivo to be God's gift.

I am guilty of watching way too much TV, so my lame attempt at compensation is to spend less time watching the same amount of TV, and the CM's were naturally the first thing to go.

 

[John Corn]

For some reason somedays I forget to skip commercials, other days I remember to do it........:shrug:

 

[Jacob S]

This will also be easier done on recorded shows on dvd players just as it on pvr units. Thats why I am actious for the dvd players that can record to come down in price.

 

[STXJim]

I never forget to skip recorded commercials;
...but I continually forget that I can't skip a live commercial during a live viewing.

 

[geneb11]

Steve Mehs wrote:

I never forgot to skip a commercial yet

You will eventually. I do all the time.

(BTW) Will the real Slim Shady please stand up!