Just got done watching this afternoon's Red Wings/Avalanche game (hooray) and I wonder how I survived without having a DVR before now. Sure, taping programs on a VCR was always possible, but I often overlooked it, or forgot a step, or just got lazy and didn't bother. But using a DVR is so easy, there's no good reason for a lazy sports geek like me to miss another playoff or football game that I want to watch.
Not being home or doing other things is no longer a detriment -- in fact it's an advantage because watching a game when it's so easy to skip intermissions and commercials makes the viewing so much faster.
About the only downside to this technology is from an advertisers point of view. They are going to have to get much more creative in how they reach viewers as more and more of us discover the advantages of these things. Of course, watching something live is probably still advantageous... but no longer necessary.
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