Comments on: Random Thoughts About Media Consumption http://anarchogeek.com/2006/12/09/random-thoughts-about-media-consumption/ Wed, 02 May 2012 23:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel Morrison http://anarchogeek.com/2006/12/09/random-thoughts-about-media-consumption/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Daniel Morrison Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:26:00 +0000 http://anarchogeek.com/2006/12/09/random-thoughts-about-media-consumption#comment-1251 <p>I don’t know if Tivo would make you watch more TV. My housemate got one over a year ago, and I hardly ever watch anything.</p> <p>I <strong>never</strong> channel-surf anymore. I don’t even know what channels we get. Instead, I have it record a couple shows and watch them at my leasure, fast-forwarding through commercials.</p> <p>There is the temptation to watch more (it records every episode of Family Guy, new and old), but if you’re not a big watcher anyway, the temptation is less.</p> <p>Personally, I wouldn’t spend the money on a Tivo (or good cable). BitTorrent would be my choice too. <span class="caps">OTOH</span>, I do like how some networks let me watch last week’s shows for free, with limited ads. I have done that just for the convenience factor.</p> I don’t know if Tivo would make you watch more TV. My housemate got one over a year ago, and I hardly ever watch anything.

I never channel-surf anymore. I don’t even know what channels we get. Instead, I have it record a couple shows and watch them at my leasure, fast-forwarding through commercials.

There is the temptation to watch more (it records every episode of Family Guy, new and old), but if you’re not a big watcher anyway, the temptation is less.

Personally, I wouldn’t spend the money on a Tivo (or good cable). BitTorrent would be my choice too. OTOH, I do like how some networks let me watch last week’s shows for free, with limited ads. I have done that just for the convenience factor.

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