Are there any more New ReplayTV 5040

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On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:54:24 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <rkmnn0hs9e6t5jk8djor4qtpr16fe8ad6p@4ax.com>,
> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> >If you don't like it, you can turn it off. But once you've had it on,
>> >you don't turn it off
>>
>> I turned it on to try the new feature.
>> It failed, skipping part of the show.
>> I turned it off.
>
>You tried it once?
>

When I first got a 5xxx Replay. An explanation or why I don't try it
more would seem inappropriate in a thread filled with nasty responses
to others. Maybe I'll post that some time.

>Try it for a week solid. Get to know it.
>
>You'll be surprised.

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In article <2knon05pcmjldfj9cbgbmv9u5ssu0rluuu@4ax.com>,
Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:

> >You tried it once?
> >
>
> When I first got a 5xxx Replay.

And no more, eh? Wow.

I can't imagine a non-destructive feature upsetting anyone that much
that he'd never try it again.

 

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Mark, You might consider trying it again. I watch virtually every show
with it and it's 98% accurate. It will tend to not catch commercials far
more often than skipping program material. It seems to have the most
trouble with Law & Order when they fade to almost black for a transition
rather than a commercial. With most shows it's dead-on accurate. Keep
in mind that it won't skip anything during the first two minutes of a
program and it won't skip the show opening and promos that are part of
the program.

From:Mark Lloyd
mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx

> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:54:24 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
> <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <rkmnn0hs9e6t5jk8djor4qtpr16fe8ad6p@4ax.com>,
>> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>>
>>>> If you don't like it, you can turn it off. But once you've had it
>>>> on, you don't turn it off
>>>
>>> I turned it on to try the new feature.
>>> It failed, skipping part of the show.
>>> I turned it off.
>>
>> You tried it once?
>>
>
> When I first got a 5xxx Replay. An explanation or why I don't try it
> more would seem inappropriate in a thread filled with nasty responses
> to others. Maybe I'll post that some time.
>
>> Try it for a week solid. Get to know it.
>>
>> You'll be surprised.
>
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>
> Mark Lloyd
> http/notstupid.laughingsquid.com

 

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On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 22:10:59 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <2knon05pcmjldfj9cbgbmv9u5ssu0rluuu@4ax.com>,
> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> >You tried it once?
>> >
>>
>> When I first got a 5xxx Replay.
>
>And no more, eh? Wow.
>
>I can't imagine a non-destructive feature upsetting anyone that much
>that he'd never try it again.

I never said anything about "upsetting". The first time was exploring
new features. I didn't try again because it was not that important.
Could this be a case of "creative reading"?

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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 03:59:33 GMT, "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@hawaii.com>
wrote:

>Mark, You might consider trying it again.

Looks like I will. However, I have a limited interest in this since I
find the "breaks" (unually not the commercials themselves) desirable
(other than a few particularly offensive commercials I'll skip over
manually).

> I watch virtually every show
>with it and it's 98% accurate. It will tend to not catch commercials far
>more often than skipping program material. It seems to have the most
>trouble with Law & Order when they fade to almost black for a transition
>rather than a commercial.

Yes, there are shows like that. The way people talk about it sounds
like they have some way of knowing in advance which ones those are.

The TV stations and networks could transmit a signal before and after
each commercial (or bunch of commercials) that would allow automatic
commercial-skipping with near 100% accuracy. Of course they won't.

> With most shows it's dead-on accurate. Keep
>in mind that it won't skip anything during the first two minutes of a
>program and it won't skip the show opening and promos that are part of
>the program.
>

I wish it'd skip the promo for THAT episode, which can spoil the show
by letting you know what's about to happen. I will skip those.

>From:Mark Lloyd
>mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx
>
>> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:54:24 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
>> <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <rkmnn0hs9e6t5jk8djor4qtpr16fe8ad6p@4ax.com>,
>>> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> If you don't like it, you can turn it off. But once you've had it
>>>>> on, you don't turn it off
>>>>
>>>> I turned it on to try the new feature.
>>>> It failed, skipping part of the show.
>>>> I turned it off.
>>>
>>> You tried it once?
>>>
>>
>> When I first got a 5xxx Replay. An explanation or why I don't try it
>> more would seem inappropriate in a thread filled with nasty responses
>> to others. Maybe I'll post that some time.
>>
>>> Try it for a week solid. Get to know it.
>>>
>>> You'll be surprised.
>>
>> --
>> 62 days until the winter solstice celebration
>>
>> Mark Lloyd
>> http/notstupid.laughingsquid.com
>

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In article <ljbqn01etpmrja1ejhp89vb37b5nf94vnl@4ax.com>,
Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:

> >I can't imagine a non-destructive feature upsetting anyone that much
> >that he'd never try it again.
>
> I never said anything about "upsetting". The first time was exploring
> new features. I didn't try again because it was not that important.
> Could this be a case of "creative reading"?

Nope. You said:

> I turned it on to try the new feature.
> It failed, skipping part of the show.
> I turned it off.

It's pretty clear. If failed, therefore you turned it off.

Anyone who tries it once and doesn't like the result so much that he
never tries it again, even to get a feel for what it's really like in
the real world of programming...

 

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Mark Lloyd wrote:

> The TV stations and networks could transmit a signal before and after
> each commercial (or bunch of commercials) that would allow automatic
> commercial-skipping with near 100% accuracy. Of course they won't.

True, they could, and in fact most do, sort of (They transmit a code
that indicates the name of the studio where what is currently showing
was filmed... Commercials are filmed in "Commercial" studios, and
features in "Feature" studios, so they usually have different codes)

However it's counter productive, as to a television broadcaster the
PRODUCT is not your favorite TV show... (That's the bait) but rather the
Commercials (Yup, that's the "Switch")

IN short, bait and switch... They bait you with the lovely Jennifer
playing Ms. Bristo, And switch you to a commercial for whatever paid
this week.

 

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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:31:46 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <ljbqn01etpmrja1ejhp89vb37b5nf94vnl@4ax.com>,
> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> >I can't imagine a non-destructive feature upsetting anyone that much
>> >that he'd never try it again.
>>
>> I never said anything about "upsetting". The first time was exploring
>> new features. I didn't try again because it was not that important.
>> Could this be a case of "creative reading"?
>
>Nope. You said:
>
>> I turned it on to try the new feature.
>> It failed, skipping part of the show.
>> I turned it off.
>
>It's pretty clear. If failed, therefore you turned it off.
>

Right. There's no mention of "upsetting". I stated a fact that it
didn't work. I actaully went back and checked that it was part of the
program that the Replay skipped.

>Anyone who tries it once and doesn't like the result so much that he
>never tries it again, even to get a feel for what it's really like in
>the real world of programming...

That sentence fragment is seriously incomplete. Anyway, I already said
it (CA) wasn't that important.

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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:06:29 GMT, John in Detroit
<Blanked@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Mark Lloyd wrote:
>
>> The TV stations and networks could transmit a signal before and after
>> each commercial (or bunch of commercials) that would allow automatic
>> commercial-skipping with near 100% accuracy. Of course they won't.
>
>True, they could, and in fact most do, sort of (They transmit a code
>that indicates the name of the studio where what is currently showing
>was filmed... Commercials are filmed in "Commercial" studios, and
>features in "Feature" studios, so they usually have different codes)
>

I did have a TV once that claimed to be able to show that information.
I had forgotten about that since few of the channels used it. Anyway,
I thought it would stay the same all during the show (often 30 or 60
minutes).

>However it's counter productive, as to a television broadcaster the
>PRODUCT is not your favorite TV show... (That's the bait) but rather the
>Commercials (Yup, that's the "Switch")
>

Right.

>IN short, bait and switch... They bait you with the lovely Jennifer
>playing Ms. Bristo, And switch you to a commercial for whatever paid
>this week.

Yes.

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In article <cmrsn01arj6b76jqhd2oiajp6jv1qt7fs3@4ax.com>,
Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:

> >It's pretty clear. If failed, therefore you turned it off.
> >
>
> Right. There's no mention of "upsetting". I stated a fact that it
> didn't work.

One time.

Sounds like Wile E. Coyote; he tried everything once, and never bothered
to check or refine the concept with a second try.

 

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On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:02:22 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty"
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:

>In article <cmrsn01arj6b76jqhd2oiajp6jv1qt7fs3@4ax.com>,
> Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx> wrote:
>
>> >It's pretty clear. If failed, therefore you turned it off.
>> >
>>
>> Right. There's no mention of "upsetting". I stated a fact that it
>> didn't work.
>
>One time.
>

So you now admit that I never said anything about anything
"upsetting", and you made that up?

>Sounds like Wile E. Coyote; he tried everything once, and never bothered
>to check or refine the concept with a second try.

And you failed to notice that I said I didn't try THAT ONE THING again
because it was unimportant. There are too many things in this world,
to be trying EVERYTHING (no matter how unimportant) repeatedly.

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