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on a 5040, is there a way to show how far into the program you are? I'm
currently watching the Giro d'Italia, and I can't watch the entire show (2
hours), so I fast forward through some spots. However, I can never figure
out how close to the end I am, so I have to stop, hit "display" and then
continue. Also, is there a way to make the display tell you the time
remaining (instead of the time elapsed)?

Thanks!

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On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:03:20 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net>
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>on a 5040, is there a way to show how far into the program you are? I'm
>currently watching the Giro d'Italia, and I can't watch the entire show (2
>hours), so I fast forward through some spots. However, I can never figure
>out how close to the end I am, so I have to stop, hit "display" and then
>continue.

I never had a need to stop it to use display. Display should work in
all modes (just now when you're in a menu).

> Also, is there a way to make the display tell you the time
>remaining (instead of the time elapsed)?
>

Not that I know of, but that's easily determined by comparing the time
elapsed to the length of the recording (shown at the beginning of the
next line down).

>Thanks!

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On Wed, 12 May 2004 11:46:12 -0500, Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx>
wrote:

> On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:03:20 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net>
> wrote:
>
>> on a 5040, is there a way to show how far into the program you are? I'm
>> currently watching the Giro d'Italia, and I can't watch the entire show
>> (2
>> hours), so I fast forward through some spots. However, I can never
>> figure
>> out how close to the end I am, so I have to stop, hit "display" and then
>> continue.
>
> I never had a need to stop it to use display. Display should work in
> all modes (just now when you're in a menu).

I didn't know that, thanks.

>> Also, is there a way to make the display tell you the time
>> remaining (instead of the time elapsed)?
>>
>
> Not that I know of, but that's easily determined by comparing the time
> elapsed to the length of the recording (shown at the beginning of the
> next line down).

Easy for someone who can subtract! As an engineer, we invented
calculators so we'd have something to do that kind of stuff. Similarly,
I'd much rather know how many minutes are left than subtracting 21 minutes
from one hour and 40 minutes. Who cares about how many minutes have
elapsed? (And I'm not saying that subtraction is bad -- it's just my mind
doesn't think that way. I bought a $400 programmable remote so that I
wouldn't have to remember that cable is connected to input 3 of my TV and
to input 4 of my receiver. I'm terrible at detail.)

>> Thanks!
>



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On Wed, 12 May 2004 17:03:31 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 12 May 2004 11:46:12 -0500, Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx>
>wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:03:20 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> on a 5040, is there a way to show how far into the program you are? I'm
>>> currently watching the Giro d'Italia, and I can't watch the entire show
>>> (2
>>> hours), so I fast forward through some spots. However, I can never
>>> figure
>>> out how close to the end I am, so I have to stop, hit "display" and then
>>> continue.
>>
>> I never had a need to stop it to use display. Display should work in
>> all modes (just now when you're in a menu).
>
>I didn't know that, thanks.
>
>>> Also, is there a way to make the display tell you the time
>>> remaining (instead of the time elapsed)?
>>>
>>
>> Not that I know of, but that's easily determined by comparing the time
>> elapsed to the length of the recording (shown at the beginning of the
>> next line down).
>
>Easy for someone who can subtract! As an engineer, we invented
>calculators so we'd have something to do that kind of stuff. Similarly,
>I'd much rather know how many minutes are left than subtracting 21 minutes
> from one hour and 40 minutes. Who cares about how many minutes have
>elapsed? (And I'm not saying that subtraction is bad -- it's just my mind
>doesn't think that way. I bought a $400 programmable remote so that I
>wouldn't have to remember that cable is connected to input 3 of my TV and
>to input 4 of my receiver. I'm terrible at detail.)
>

I don't seem to be doing that subtraction anymore. I can see that 21
minutes or an hour show have elapsed and already know about how much
has elapsed. For remembering the point (such as for returning to it
later), time elapsed is just as useful as time remaining.

>>> Thanks!
>>

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On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:16:06 -0500, Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx>
wrote:

> On Wed, 12 May 2004 17:03:31 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net>
> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 May 2004 11:46:12 -0500, Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@5xxxmail.com5xxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 12 May 2004 12:03:20 GMT, Bob in CT <ctviggen.x@adelphia.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> on a 5040, is there a way to show how far into the program you are?
>>>> I'm
>>>> currently watching the Giro d'Italia, and I can't watch the entire
>>>> show
>>>> (2
>>>> hours), so I fast forward through some spots. However, I can never
>>>> figure
>>>> out how close to the end I am, so I have to stop, hit "display" and
>>>> then
>>>> continue.
>>>
>>> I never had a need to stop it to use display. Display should work in
>>> all modes (just now when you're in a menu).
>>
>> I didn't know that, thanks.
>>
>>>> Also, is there a way to make the display tell you the time
>>>> remaining (instead of the time elapsed)?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Not that I know of, but that's easily determined by comparing the time
>>> elapsed to the length of the recording (shown at the beginning of the
>>> next line down).
>>
>> Easy for someone who can subtract! As an engineer, we invented
>> calculators so we'd have something to do that kind of stuff. Similarly,
>> I'd much rather know how many minutes are left than subtracting 21
>> minutes
>> from one hour and 40 minutes. Who cares about how many minutes have
>> elapsed? (And I'm not saying that subtraction is bad -- it's just my
>> mind
>> doesn't think that way. I bought a $400 programmable remote so that I
>> wouldn't have to remember that cable is connected to input 3 of my TV
>> and
>> to input 4 of my receiver. I'm terrible at detail.)
>>
>
> I don't seem to be doing that subtraction anymore. I can see that 21
> minutes or an hour show have elapsed and already know about how much
> has elapsed. For remembering the point (such as for returning to it
> later), time elapsed is just as useful as time remaining.
>
Good point! (Although I guess one could do this by time remaining, too,
but it would be backwards from the way most people think.) I think what
I'd want is for this to be configurable, but perhaps then we'd be headed
down the Microsoft trail -- add more functionality but forget about fixing
bugs or making the software actually work.


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>> I don't seem to be doing that subtraction anymore. I can see that 21
>> minutes or an hour show have elapsed and already know about how much
>> has elapsed. For remembering the point (such as for returning to it
>> later), time elapsed is just as useful as time remaining.
>>
> Good point! (Although I guess one could do this by time remaining, too,
> but it would be backwards from the way most people think.) I think what
> I'd want is for this to be configurable, but perhaps then we'd be headed
> down the Microsoft trail -- add more functionality but forget about
> fixing bugs or making the software actually work.
>
Most people work from the beginning, not the end. If i fall asleep
watching something, I'll hit 20 jump to restart a show 20 minutes in if
I estimate that's when I drifted off.

 

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On Thu, 13 May 2004 10:56:23 -0400, Tony D <sd@nospam.com> wrote:

>
>>> I don't seem to be doing that subtraction anymore. I can see that 21
>>> minutes or an hour show have elapsed and already know about how much
>>> has elapsed. For remembering the point (such as for returning to it
>>> later), time elapsed is just as useful as time remaining.
>>>
>> Good point! (Although I guess one could do this by time remaining,
>> too, but it would be backwards from the way most people think.) I
>> think what I'd want is for this to be configurable, but perhaps then
>> we'd be headed down the Microsoft trail -- add more functionality but
>> forget about fixing bugs or making the software actually work.
>>
> Most people work from the beginning, not the end. If i fall asleep
> watching something, I'll hit 20 jump to restart a show 20 minutes in if
> I estimate that's when I drifted off.

If you put both the time elapsed and the time remaining on there, it'd
solve all my problems.

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On Thu, 13 May 2004 10:56:23 -0400, Tony D <sd@nospam.com> wrote:

>
>>> I don't seem to be doing that subtraction anymore. I can see that 21
>>> minutes or an hour show have elapsed and already know about how much
>>> has elapsed. For remembering the point (such as for returning to it
>>> later), time elapsed is just as useful as time remaining.
>>>
>> Good point! (Although I guess one could do this by time remaining, too,
>> but it would be backwards from the way most people think.) I think what
>> I'd want is for this to be configurable, but perhaps then we'd be headed
>> down the Microsoft trail -- add more functionality but forget about
>> fixing bugs or making the software actually work.
>>
>Most people work from the beginning, not the end. If i fall asleep
>watching something, I'll hit 20 jump to restart a show 20 minutes in if
>I estimate that's when I drifted off.

I think using "elapsed" is more obvious, but would get used to the
other if that's what Replay used.

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anyone of civilized taste." -- Evelyn Waugh