re: Guys pick one for the rest of your life HDTV or DVR

Posted by Croacka

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 1:28 pm to The Vaught

hd, because dvr will soon enough be obsolete because everything will be on demand eventually

Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 1:34 pm to tigerguy121

This argument will be moot in 5 - 10 years when TiVo/DVR's are full blown media PC's and you're HDTV is seen as little more than a sweet arse computer monitor. You just won't be able to think of them seperately.

Posted by CocomoLSU

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 1:37 pm to tigerguy121

Great question, but it's gotta be HD for me.

Posted by SimonSlick

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 1:38 pm to CocomoLSU

DVR, no question.

Posted by Phate

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 1:47 pm to tigerguy121

HD

If I miss any show I can always find it online.

Posted by Hulk Hogan

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 1:57 pm to mmjones87

HDTV, I can also watch show i miss online

Posted by Hum95

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 2:24 pm to Hulk Hogan

Hd hands down

Posted by Rickety Cricket

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 2:25 pm to tigerguy121

HD, and for me it's not even close.

Posted by bbap

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 2:26 pm to tigerguy121

i could do without HD but not DVR. DVR easily imo.

Posted by Rickety Cricket

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 2:27 pm to bbap

nap you're forgetting about the interwebz. If you miss a show just catch that shite online. HD makes sports and certain shows 100x better.

Posted by bbap

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 2:28 pm to Rickety Cricket

im not forgetting it. i just hate watching shows online. plus i mean i could probably go online and watch something in HD as well. its kind of a copout to the general hypo imo.

Posted by Boondock Saint

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 2:30 pm to tigerguy121

Really tough for me, but it has to be DVR....it has completely changed how I watch TV. No HD would suck, but I suspect most of the people answering HD either don't have a DVR or just don't watch mutch TV.

ETA:None of this watching it online bullshite...in this hypothetical world there is no internet TV (besides, you can watch a lot of internet TV in HD, so it fricks up the original question).

This post was edited on 4/1/09 at 2:32 pm

Posted by CocomoLSU

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 4:05 pm to tigerguy121

Bump.

After reading the "FFWD through commercials" thread I thought this thread would be good for the movie/tv board.

Posted by BhamTigah

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 4:27 pm to CocomoLSU

Gotta go with DVR. I have 5 year old twins, and when we're at the grandparents, it drives them crazy that they can't pause a show to go pee.

Now if they can come up with a device that let's you fast forward through commercials while watching live, life will be really good..

This post was edited on 4/1/09 at 4:28 pm

Posted by CocomoLSU

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 4:31 pm to Boondock Saint

quote:
of this watching it online bullshite...in this hypothetical world there is no internet TV

Whoa, you can't say that.

Posted by TigerinATL

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Posted on 4/1/09 at 4:43 pm to CocomoLSU

quote:
Whoa, you can't say that.

Sure he can. I think it's pretty clear this isn't HD vs. DVR but "next gen" picture quality vs. easy time shifting. Choosing HD because you really like HD more than DVR is fine, but choosing HD because you use the Internet as a DVR is not.