Back in the old (eek!) days of the VCR, I used to record shows and keep lots of them for future viewing. My friends have tons of VHS tapes in their library still.
When I got my first DVR/PVR, I stopped recording to tapes and everything goes on that box. I have a DVD recorder but I’ve only used it to copy one show from my DVR. For some reason, I think it is a waste of DVD to copy just one show to it and putting random shows on the same DVD doesn’t seem to make sense either.
With the release of most TV on DVD now, I guess it doesn’t make sense either.
What about you, do you still record to VHS or copy stuff from your DVR to a DVD for later viewing? If so, what type of stuff do you “keep” for reuse?
July 2, 2008 at 4:52 pm
I’m more of a DVR to DVD type of guy. If I like a specific show enough, I’ll record a bunch of the series and place it all one one disk.
Really I believe the question we should all ask ourselves is, “Is this changing the way we watch television?” I mean, it should be only a matter of time before broadcasting will be cut and libraries of shows will only be available. Having this anytime, anywhere mentality placed by our DVRs, will give us the “Novocaine” in the tooth pulling experience that is library television watching. In some ways it saddens me. However, now I cant watch Letterman in the morning. Woho!