10-03-2007, 05:55 AM
They don't serve the same needs unless you have NO time on your hands and/or you're not into instant gratification.
1. Love Netflix. Getting a damaged DVD is very annoying, but Netflix is great for catching movies we didn't have time to see in the theatres and don't want to wait until they're out on a "premium" channel. And of course, I would never watch a movie edited for and interrupted by commercial television: complete waste of time. Another Netflix plus: there are occasionally extras on DVDs that are worth watching. Love those gag reels. I didn't know the actor who played Hiro on Heroes was a genuine behind-the-scenes computer geek who made the leap to actor until I watched the DVD extra -- that was interesting.
2. Love the DVR - it's one of those things I can't believe we lived without. When your waking hours are between the hours of 4 AM and 8 PM, you'd miss a lot without a DVR. We rarely bothered with the video tapes because it was a pain in the posterior - our lives are filled with all sorts of fun nonsense we'd missed before. And pausing live TV is very, very convenient when you have dogs that need a moment to deal with the person walking by or an urgent need to get more snacks without missing dialog.
3. Re Premium channels -- I do still occasionally watch HBO; mainly cause we have it. If we didn't, I probably wouldn't miss it. I'm told they have an interesting series on Thursday nights about the Bunny Ranch that my cousin Jill produces -- I should probably at least turn it on to see her name in the credits one of these days...
4. Direct TV. Would be very unhappy without it. Love my NFL Sunday Ticket -- especially the interactive toys they've added that give me live alerts whenever one of my fantasy football players scores some points for me! If I were rich, I'd buy the Big Ten Channel and ESPNU so I could watch all my Fightin' Illini football and basketball games. If I ever win Lotto, I'd buy ALL the sports channels so I could access any game any time. Sigh.
I know, I'm talking to the wrong crowd.
1. Love Netflix. Getting a damaged DVD is very annoying, but Netflix is great for catching movies we didn't have time to see in the theatres and don't want to wait until they're out on a "premium" channel. And of course, I would never watch a movie edited for and interrupted by commercial television: complete waste of time. Another Netflix plus: there are occasionally extras on DVDs that are worth watching. Love those gag reels. I didn't know the actor who played Hiro on Heroes was a genuine behind-the-scenes computer geek who made the leap to actor until I watched the DVD extra -- that was interesting.
2. Love the DVR - it's one of those things I can't believe we lived without. When your waking hours are between the hours of 4 AM and 8 PM, you'd miss a lot without a DVR. We rarely bothered with the video tapes because it was a pain in the posterior - our lives are filled with all sorts of fun nonsense we'd missed before. And pausing live TV is very, very convenient when you have dogs that need a moment to deal with the person walking by or an urgent need to get more snacks without missing dialog.
3. Re Premium channels -- I do still occasionally watch HBO; mainly cause we have it. If we didn't, I probably wouldn't miss it. I'm told they have an interesting series on Thursday nights about the Bunny Ranch that my cousin Jill produces -- I should probably at least turn it on to see her name in the credits one of these days...
4. Direct TV. Would be very unhappy without it. Love my NFL Sunday Ticket -- especially the interactive toys they've added that give me live alerts whenever one of my fantasy football players scores some points for me! If I were rich, I'd buy the Big Ten Channel and ESPNU so I could watch all my Fightin' Illini football and basketball games. If I ever win Lotto, I'd buy ALL the sports channels so I could access any game any time. Sigh.
I know, I'm talking to the wrong crowd.
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