[mythtvnz] Going cold turkey (was: MythTV upgrade, bleeding code, ready for tester)

[Steve Hodge]

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Aaron Drysdale <
Aaron.Drysdale at provencocadmus.com> wrote:

>  >I think that having TV dictate your schedule is a habit for a lot of
> people and habits are hard to give up. I had a few disagreements with >my
> wife over watching TV live but in the end she came round and I'm sure she'd
> agree now that it's better not to be tied to the box. It's >certainly better
> never having to waste time on advertising.
>
>  I agree with the comment on advertising, however I’m curious to know
> whether my experiences are the same as everyone else. I find that now that I
> have adopted the “new paradigm” I actually watch less TV. Before, I would
> watch a program because “that’s when it’s on”, however now I might go and do
> something else. Make the kids lunch, do the dishes, read a book – whatever;
> just because I know I can watch the program later. Half the time, I end up
> deleting the program because I’m just never in the mood to watch it. Less TV
> has got to be a good thing.
>
> We watch more TV - probably at least twice as much. Before MythTV I finding
I was watching less because it wasn't always convenient to watch programs
when they were on but recording (VCR) was too error-prone and annoying. The
advertising was definitely turning me off as well. I suspect that there are
more quality programs around now than there were 5-10 years ago as well
(though there is still plenty of crap of course).

There's definitely nothing wrong with watching less TV though!

> However, I also find that sometimes you’re just in the mood for watching
> some mindless TV, ads and all. I still get the urge to watch Live TV –
> either when I’m not in the mood to watch anything else, or when I only have
> 30 minutes to spare and I don’t want to start anything.
>
Why watch some random thing on Live TV instead of something you've recorded?
We record a bunch of stuff specifically for this purpose - stuff which is
mildly interesting but not requiring complete attention. We watch it when we
just want something on in the background or just want something mindless.

It seems weird to me that you record stuff that you presumably have some
interest in and then end up deleting it, and yet you still watch live TV
when you want something mindless - wouldn't it make more sense to keep the
stuff you thought you might like and then watch that when you don't feel
like anything else?

Cheers,
Steve
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