Re: Olbermann Get's Lucrative New Contract

Evelyn wrote:
"Islander" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:KoCdndJRGeAYR7_UnZ2dnUVZ_oDinZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
emily2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:02:10 -0800, Islander <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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emily2@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:37:58 -0800, Islander <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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I do find that it makes me very aware of how much TV time is taken up with commercials. 3 min is pretty typical, although often the commercial segments are 4-5 min long, that is 8-10 pushes of the jump forward button! I've noticed that a few programs actually tell you how long it will be before the program resumes, probably much to the consternation of the sponsors!
Wow, I haven't come across any that informed me how long it would be.
I'm right on that Skip button as soon as I smell a commercial coming,
and it's amazing how much TV you can view in an evening.
I've often wondered why they don't continue those crawler things at
the bottom of the screen during the commercials. They might actually
get someone to watch some of them then.
I like to watch Bob Schaeffer's Sunday morning news show and it is preempted by some dumb football game this time of year. No problem, it simply picks it up when replayed later in the evening.
That's interesting. On our DishNetwork, none of the network shows are
ever rerun later in the evening. PBS, MSNBC, Discovery, History,
Biography, etc. all rerun theirs in the wee hours.
We had DishNetwork originally, but dumped it when they went to the two satellite system and left us without many of the shows that we like. I much prefer DirecTV. We visited with some friends to watch one of the debates and they have the latest version of DishNetwork and it seemed to me that it was still inferior to DirecTV. We have not upgraded to the HDTV version yet and are quite happy with what we have with one exception. I've noticed that PBS is now broadcasting everything in 9:16 format and we lose the left and right edges of the picture.

We have HDTV and everything that's HD is missing the right and left
edges. I assumed there was some way to fix this, but haven't found it
yet. For that reason, any time I have a choice, I go for non-HD
except with nature programs.
We will probably be forced to upgrade sometime soon and I want to use that occasion to incorporate a computer, a wireless keyboard and other accessories at that time. I'd like to also get the equipment to convert our library of tapes to CDs. Don't know how much longer our VCR is going to continue to operate.

After I got the first DVD recorder -- not the DishNetwork DVR but a
freestanding one -- I transferred a bunch of things I had on video
tape but it goes frustratingly slowly when you're used to being able
to copy a whole CD on the computer in just a few minutes. I collect
movies and have tried to replace all the ones I had on video tape with
new copies from the DVR to DVD but there are a dozen or so of my very
favorites which I don't think are ever going to show up on TV again. Why do you want to incorporate a computer in your video setup? I may
be missing some possibility here. DishNetwork says you can hook an
external hard drive to the DVR to store more programs, which I might
do someday, but for now the system I've got is workable.

TV and the Internet are a natural team and I'm surprised that there has not been more done on compatible applications. I would basically like to be able to easily move back and forth between the two forms of media. There are often things that come up on TV that I would like to check further without going to the next room where my computer is located. Some shows also are now interrupting what I think is an interesting discussion after their designated time slot is over and continuing it on the Internet. Finally, some venues are now including opportunity to participate in a discussion related to a specific show.


My stepson has the computer in the basement set up so that there is a TV window he can watch while he is at the computer. I know you have to have cable to do it, but I have no idea how it is done. Perhaps if I remember, I will ask him how.


There are a number of ways that he might have done it. Video tuner cards for computers have been available for quite a while and simply allow you to select a channel for viewing. Cable is not necessary, but probably desirable for this. There are now products available which distribute a video signal over an in-house network.

I presently distribute video throughout the house with a simple device called a modulator. I can connect any device capable of displaying video in any room from any source. It is now old technology and I will need to upgrade to HDTV capability at some point.
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