Topic: The DVR was a very temporary piece of magic. It couldn’t last.
Anonymous A started this discussion 1 hour ago#134,560
Now that streaming services all have blaring and unskippable ads. Funny that the characteristically dumb congressional act against blaring ads only included broadcast TV and can’t seem to get an update.
The DVR let you skip ads. You could watch a football game later for a mere hour time sink. No need to be abused by crass commercials.
Of course you can pay extra for ad free tiers, the same extortive service tier business model that airlines use for what used to be basic service.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 1 hour ago, 5 minutes later[^][v]#1,432,349
Cable TV offers old fashioned hard drive storage. My remote even has a commercial forward. Often requires a bit of time reset for perfect elimination of commercials.