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The pain of losing a DVR
After a long, hurried vacation I was looking forward to a long day or two of reality TV watching. The DVR (Digital Video Recorder) - a.k.a the magical box of goodness, the had other plans.
Cocktail in hand, I sit down, press the power buttons, scroll down the list of TV shows that have been recorded and waiting and am greeted with the message “The recorded program isn’t available right now.” I scroll up to the next show and try it again, same response. And again, same response. I might need another drink.
Seeking assistance I called the local cable company’s support number only to wait 30 minutes to learn these shows are lost and there is nothing that can be done except to replace the box. What about the finale of my shows… what about all the scheduled recordings yet to come… the magical box of goodness would have to be replaced.
Driving to the local cable provider’s store - I reminisced about all of the hours we had spent together and other than a glitch or two the magical box of goodness had been a faithful TV pal. When I got the new box I asked the lady at the window if she could help my reprogram all my shows. Her response, not even a laugh or a giggle, was just a monotone, no! Next please?
The moral of the story, we need options to back-up our shows! I know Apple has the iTV thing but that would mean a new TV, accessories, a new sofa, perhaps new carpet. All in all some serious cash would be required.
Someone in tech-land must have created an option to save us from all this grief… anyone have an idea?
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By Jcason
August 3, 2007 3:02 PM | Link to this
Only thing I can think of is a VCR and a trained monkey…