Comments on: The NY Times imitates The Onion with a story on how people watch TV using DVRs http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ny-times-imitates-the-onion-with-a-story-on-how-people-watch-tv-using-dvrs Rex Hammock's Blog Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » 6 reasons I’m hooked on ‘American Idol’ http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-233626 rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » 6 reasons I’m hooked on ‘American Idol’ Thu, 22 May 2008 13:15:11 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-233626 [...] of the features. I love being my own editor of the show. If you can figure out how to program your DVR remote to jump-ahead 30 seconds, you can watch the only segments I think have  any value: (a) the ‘up-close-and-personal [...] [...] of the features. I love being my own editor of the show. If you can figure out how to program your DVR remote to jump-ahead 30 seconds, you can watch the only segments I think have  any value: (a) the ‘up-close-and-personal [...]

]]> By: rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » TV News on demand? http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-18769 rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog » Blog Archive » TV News on demand? Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:28:04 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-18769 [...] I don’t watch TV news for the reason Dave explains — I find I’m rarely in synch with what CNN producers believe is news. My approach to gathering and organizing news online is counter to the experience of watching news on CNN. Indeed, I can hardly watch TV that is not recorded on my DVR. Ever since someone in a comment on this blog told me I could program my Comcast remote so that I could make a button command to “jump ahead 30 seconds,” I have even started recording news so that I can zap stories that are irrelevant to me. [...] [...] I don’t watch TV news for the reason Dave explains — I find I’m rarely in synch with what CNN producers believe is news. My approach to gathering and organizing news online is counter to the experience of watching news on CNN. Indeed, I can hardly watch TV that is not recorded on my DVR. Ever since someone in a comment on this blog told me I could program my Comcast remote so that I could make a button command to “jump ahead 30 seconds,” I have even started recording news so that I can zap stories that are irrelevant to me. [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-12505 Jay Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:24:00 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-12505 I once had a Time Warner DVR that when you pressed play from fast forwarding, would automatically back up 5 seconds. This worked perfectly to catch the beginning of the show coming back from commercial. It's the biggest thing I miss on my Comcast DVR. But now I'm going to have to figure out how to program my remote to do this 30sec jump. Thanks! I once had a Time Warner DVR that when you pressed play from fast forwarding, would automatically back up 5 seconds. This worked perfectly to catch the beginning of the show coming back from commercial. It’s the biggest thing I miss on my Comcast DVR. But now I’m going to have to figure out how to program my remote to do this 30sec jump. Thanks!

]]> By: Hudge http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-12435 Hudge Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:06:55 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-12435 I'm still trying to get my non-comcast DVD player to work after the Comcast tech installed the digital crapnection (not my choice, but am I bitter?). Something there is about disc players that does not like me - I had the one in my Mac laptop replaced after it went haywire and within a few weeks, the replacement crapped out on me too. I’m still trying to get my non-comcast DVD player to work after the Comcast tech installed the digital crapnection (not my choice, but am I bitter?). Something there is about disc players that does not like me – I had the one in my Mac laptop replaced after it went haywire and within a few weeks, the replacement crapped out on me too.

]]> By: Rob Robinson http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-12307 Rob Robinson Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:45:40 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-12307 You're welcome. I'm much smarter for the blogosphere, too. I expect you're right about the Times story. You’re welcome. I’m much smarter for the blogosphere, too. I expect you’re right about the Times story.

]]> By: Rex Hammock http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-12293 Rex Hammock Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:33:36 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-12293 Thanks, Rob. I DO have a Comcast DVR rather than a TiVo and you prove once more why I am smarter because I blog -- I didn't know I could do that. This, of course, means there will be another New York Times trend story on the percentage of people who can skip over commercials really just fast forward through them. Thanks, Rob. I DO have a Comcast DVR rather than a TiVo and you prove once more why I am smarter because I blog — I didn’t know I could do that. This, of course, means there will be another New York Times trend story on the percentage of people who can skip over commercials really just fast forward through them.

]]> By: Rob Robinson http://www.RexBlog.com/2007/02/16/16577/comment-page-1#comment-12292 Rob Robinson Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:45:07 +0000 http://www.rexblog.com/2007/02/16/16577/#comment-12292 Good find, Rex. By the way, if you have a Comcast DVR rather than a TiVo, you can program a button on the remote to jump ahead 30 seconds at a time. We use this feature constantly, and we use the instant replay (jump back 15 seconds) to reorient if the 30 second jumps don't land right on the show's resume point. It's typically pretty close, so the only commercials we wind up seeing are the last 10-15 seconds of the commercial immediately preceding the program's return from the break. (A Google search for Motorola 6412 30 second skip or something similar should lead you to the instructions. It took me about 5 minutes to walk through the steps, and then I've never looked back. Good find, Rex. By the way, if you have a Comcast DVR rather than a TiVo, you can program a button on the remote to jump ahead 30 seconds at a time. We use this feature constantly, and we use the instant replay (jump back 15 seconds) to reorient if the 30 second jumps don’t land right on the show’s resume point. It’s typically pretty close, so the only commercials we wind up seeing are the last 10-15 seconds of the commercial immediately preceding the program’s return from the break.

(A Google search for Motorola 6412 30 second skip or something similar should lead you to the instructions. It took me about 5 minutes to walk through the steps, and then I’ve never looked back.

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