PVRLib > TiVo Begins Overlap Protection Rollout

[Zatz Not Funny. . .] (For example, one program ends at 8:33, while the next program begins at 8:30) When you turn Overlap Protection on, the DVR automatically clips the lover priority recording by just enough minutes to allow both programs to record. When scheduling new recordings, the DVR notifies you of any recording conflict and gives you options for resolving it.

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Pvrblog.com[Pvrblog.com] NBC launching attack on competitors by tweaking PVR owners? | PVRblog: It appears that NBC might be doing this to tweak PVR owners wanting to record CSI or Survivor over on CBS opposite their shows. If you had a season pass for both CSI and ER (both shows would likely have audiences that overlap) and you wanted to record ER you wouldn't be able to tape CSI during the preceding hour, thanks to the minutes of overlap that would produce a conflict.

Reviews.cnet.comhttp://reviews.cnet.com [Reviews.cnet.com] Alpha - Blog.CNET.com - CNET.com: Time Warner Cable may have taken the first step toward getting the genie back in the bottle, offering a trial service to 9,000 customers in San Diego who subscribe to both cable TV and high-speed Internet access from the company. Trade mag Broadcasting and Cable (and earlier, the San Diego Union-Tribune) reports that users will be able to view full-screen, full-resolution content from 75 basic cable channels on their PCs via a special, protected RealNetworks feed, without needing any TV tuner hardware.

[People.etango.com] Ravings of an Intermittent Fool: television Archives: This is a few weeks late, but the great PVR Blog has a very nice review of Beyond TV. It is a PC based DVR system that I would like to add to my office/exercise room to supplement the ReplayTV in the living room.

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