Comments on: Spoke too soon http://lakeneuron.com/2009/02/09/spoke-too-soon-3/ Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: metazai http://lakeneuron.com/2009/02/09/spoke-too-soon-3/comment-page-1/#comment-38875 metazai Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:23:23 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/?p=3748#comment-38875 The Colbert and Daily Show programmer problems exist with TiVO as well . . . I just let it record them and delete the "rerun" episodes as they build up every few days. Simpler than the VCR-type recording -- with TiVO, anyway ... The Colbert and Daily Show programmer problems exist with TiVO as well . . . I just let it record them and delete the “rerun” episodes as they build up every few days. Simpler than the VCR-type recording — with TiVO, anyway …

]]> By: LakeNeuron http://lakeneuron.com/2009/02/09/spoke-too-soon-3/comment-page-1/#comment-38874 LakeNeuron Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:18:21 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/?p=3748#comment-38874 I've already discovered one of those programmer issues: Comedy Central lists each of the four daily airings of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" as "first run," so if you try "record series" it tapes all four of them every day. Instead, I have to set up a manual recording, VCR-style, by time and channel number. I've already discovered one of those programmer issues: Comedy Central lists each of the four daily airings of “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” as “first run,” so if you try “record series” it tapes all four of them every day. Instead, I have to set up a manual recording, VCR-style, by time and channel number.

]]> By: metazai http://lakeneuron.com/2009/02/09/spoke-too-soon-3/comment-page-1/#comment-38625 metazai Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:23:23 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/?p=3748#comment-38625 The Colbert and Daily Show programmer problems exist with TiVO as well . . . I just let it record them and delete the "rerun" episodes as they build up every few days. Simpler than the VCR-type recording -- with TiVO, anyway ... The Colbert and Daily Show programmer problems exist with TiVO as well . . . I just let it record them and delete the “rerun” episodes as they build up every few days. Simpler than the VCR-type recording — with TiVO, anyway …

]]> By: LakeNeuron http://lakeneuron.com/2009/02/09/spoke-too-soon-3/comment-page-1/#comment-38624 LakeNeuron Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:18:21 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/?p=3748#comment-38624 I've already discovered one of those programmer issues: Comedy Central lists each of the four daily airings of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" as "first run," so if you try "record series" it tapes all four of them every day. Instead, I have to set up a manual recording, VCR-style, by time and channel number. I've already discovered one of those programmer issues: Comedy Central lists each of the four daily airings of “The Daily Show” and “The Colbert Report” as “first run,” so if you try “record series” it tapes all four of them every day. Instead, I have to set up a manual recording, VCR-style, by time and channel number.

]]> By: Phisch http://lakeneuron.com/2009/02/09/spoke-too-soon-3/comment-page-1/#comment-38623 Phisch Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:07:19 +0000 http://lakeneuron.com/?p=3748#comment-38623 We had issues when we had to buy a new DVR also. If it's any consolation, they did get resolved and they're very helpful about it all. We've been running problem-free for a while. <br><br>Only thing is: you want to double check your to-do list now and then. Not a DirectTV problem, it's a problem with the programmers. They will now and then switch show times or run over/under and part of your show may not record. We had some random show record on Nickelodeon once when it should have been a Sponge Bob. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth! Not really, I just like to say that ;) We had issues when we had to buy a new DVR also. If it's any consolation, they did get resolved and they're very helpful about it all. We've been running problem-free for a while.

Only thing is: you want to double check your to-do list now and then. Not a DirectTV problem, it's a problem with the programmers. They will now and then switch show times or run over/under and part of your show may not record. We had some random show record on Nickelodeon once when it should have been a Sponge Bob. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth! Not really, I just like to say that ;)

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