<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Linuxguy123 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:linuxguy123@gmail.com">linuxguy123@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Thu, 2008-10-23 at 10:21 -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:<br>
> I tend to think of channel surfing<br>
> as something that's a relic of analog TV.<br>
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</div>I'm running a Sonicview Elite 360 FTA receiver. 2 tuners, full PVR,<br>
with time shift, great EPG, PIP, super fast change times, etc. Its a<br>
channel surfer's delight.</blockquote><div><br>Not really to the point he was making. Regardless of the content, tuning speed, or features, the advent of PVR and on-screen guides have made the habit of channel surfing a relic of the past. <br>
<br>Guide: Why surf when you can browse what's on via the guide and choose what you want to watch changing channels once?<br>PVR: Why browse when you can record anything you want to watch and let priorities and auto-expiration manage the data?<br>
<br>Kevin</div></div><br>