The digital video recorder has to be the greatest add-on to my television. Ever since I got connected to DirectTV and their top of the line HD DVR, my television viewing habits have changed.

Let me explain what I'm talking about.

If you haven’t ever watched television with a digital video recorder, or a TiVo, you don’t know what you are missing. You have total control over everything you decide to watch. If you are watching a program, and all of the sudden you realize that you are hungry, you can just pause the program. Go make your food, and come back when you’re ready, even if it takes 15 minutes!

Then when you begin viewing your program again, you will have the added advantage of fast forwarding through any commercials that come up. Zip right through them every time they come up! Some days I don't even see a single commercial.

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Now here is how I get the most out of my DVR. No need to channel surf anymore. I simply set up my DVR to save the shows I like. Even when watching football, I set the digital video recorder, then I sit down about half an hour after the game starts. That way, I can fast forward through all the advertisements, and watch the game in half the time.

Finally, I can always see new episodes of my favorite series. An example, new episodes are coming out soon of Friday Night Lights. On the digital video recorder, all I have to do is select the record series option, and every time the show airs, my DVR finds it day or night, and saves it for me. I can set it to record all of the episodes, or just the first-run editions. All of this in beatiful hi def too!

Then, when I have time to watch TV, all of my shows are waiting there for me to watch, minus the commercials of course. No need to rearrange my schedule around the networks, not with my new TiVo and Direct TV.

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