I.e., has having a PVR increased the variety of programmes you watch? It certainly has mine. For example, I watch more documentaries than I used to because in the past I'd find that they would clash with entertainment fare that was more immediately appealing. Now I just press the red button or set up a series link and watch them sometimes weeks later at my leisure. Ditto with old series on the likes of ITV4.

I have found a similar thing. I still can't believe how good having a twin PVR is and that having paid for the item is then costing nothing.

I remember reading on the forums that people watched less and less live TV due to PVRs and having now experienced them would agree.

Same here - in fact last night I watched/recorded three factual programmes at the same time!

I watched BBC3 and recorded ITV1 and Five - marvellous!

I had Sky+ for a few years and recently ditched Sky and bought a Freesat PVR. Having a twin tuner PVR has changed my TV viewing forever. I watch practically nothing live now. I even chase play when watching F1 so I can zip through any safety car laps.

I set everything I want to see to record on series link then watch - sometimes live sometimes recorded, often weeks later. Prefer recorded, you can zip through the ads. Somehow I still don't avoid that insurance tenor.

Same here. The live stuff I do watch tends to be the news channels and sports.

I agree with everybody. I watch things now that I couldn't be bothered with in the past. This didn't happen with my Sky+, but since having the Humax I have become more interested in the way I watch TV - That must say something special about the Foxsat.

Robert

All PVR's will help the viewer to make a better choice to what show or channel to see live or record.

As you now know that you can see one show and record another with one or two buttons a PVR will be in all home in the end, with so many channels and shows that a person may like to see. PVR's also help in the family with no one missing a show too.

I Have ...
1 Top up TV PVR.
2 soon to be 3 TV Drive ( V+ ) Virgin PVR.
1 FreeSat PVR. ( Humax PVR )

I find that the idea that you can record a show at anytime and even set up the PVR to record all episode of your serials.

Also they can hold a show live for a time, so you can talk on the phone or make a tea.

I like that FreeSat Humax PVR can work with HD shows like my virgin PVR's do, as HD is the way forward for all TV.

Yep have had humax HDD tuners since they first came to market (freeview now Sat) and have enjoyed the freedom to watch what I like when I like, no longer bound to schedules or suffering the endless annoying adverts on ch5 marvelous

I also watch 'event tv' now. Previously I never watched anything that was on every night of the week as I knew I'd miss at least 1 episode.

I had Sky+ since (about a month after) day one, I now have Sky+ HD and a Foxsat HDR. Now, although I agree with the postings above, I have a bit of a confession. My viewing has become...... for want of a bettter word, restrictive. I almost never stumble across new progs I might want to watch because I am watching "my own channel". Being Human is an excellent example, a great prog; however, it was only through a chance conversation at work that I found out about it. I must have missed dozens of new progs through my attitude. Also, because I don't miss "my" progs, I probably have less time to watch, discover, try or read about new stuff.

I CANNOT be the only person who has found themselves in this situation? Or am I?

I seem to have lost my series link to Crossroads though!

Agree, I loved "Coming Of Age" but only found it when the series was nearly completed - HDD recoreder is excellent but you need to be on the watch for new programs coming along. I guess Tivo had/has the answer to this in that you can tell it the kinds of categories you like and it'll start recording things for you based on that.

I agree there is a danger of only watching the programmes you know about - I tend to go through the listings in the Radio Times and Observer on Sunday both to check that my series recordings are still in place and see what they recommend for the forthcoming week. During the week I can then programme my own channel from these recordings or DVDs so as to have something worth watching every night.

I signed up at the Locate TV site and set my provider to Freesat. There are a number of such sites around but this one is nicely designed and you can set up reminders. The only problem is that I don't always have the time, or just plain forget, to visit the site.

Ironically it's owned by News International. Let's hope they keep it free!