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

Let me give you an example.

If you haven’t ever watched TV with a DVR, or a TiVo, you don’t know what you are missing. You have complete 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 hit the pause button. Go make your food, and come back when you’re ready, even if it takes an hour!

Then when you begin watching the program again, you will have the added advantage of fast forwarding through any commercials that come up. Zip right through them each time they pop up! I don’t think I’ve seen a full commercial in three months.

Now here is how I get the most out of my digital video recorder setup. I don’t even like to channel surf anymore. I simply set up my DVR to record the shows I like. Even when watching football, I set the digital video recorder, then I sit down about an hour after the game actually starts. That way, I can skip through all the commercials, and watch a football game in about 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 my DVR, all I have to do is pick the record series choice, and each time the show comes on, my Direct TV DVR finds it night or day, 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 high definition 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.

While other companies like AT&T U-verse and Verizion Fios have also begun to offer DVR service, satellite TV companies like DIRECTV pioneered the product.

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