On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Brad DerManouelian <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:myth@dermanouelian.com">myth@dermanouelian.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div><div class="Ih2E3d"><div>On Jan 14, 2009, at 11:32 AM, <a href="mailto:jarpublic@gmail.com" target="_blank">jarpublic@gmail.com</a> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite">I thought this study might be of interest to the MythTV community, since commercial skippings is a big part of the MythTV. <br>
<br><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090114-dont-touch-the-dvr-commercials-help-us-enjoy-the-show-more.html" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090114-dont-touch-the-dvr-commercials-help-us-enjoy-the-show-more.html</a><br>
<br>Apparently even though we all hate commercials, having them regular interrupt our shows actually makes watching the shows a more enjoyable experience.</blockquote><div><br></div></div>Isn't that was the Pause button is for?</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br>It is still surprising the pausing and doing something else improves the experience over watching it straight through. <br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div></div><div class="Ih2E3d"><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite">They did show that it doesn't need to be commercials, even switching back and forth between two shows improves the enjoyment. Maybe it is time we create a MythTV channel surfing simulator, that would switch back and forth between a few different recordings. My wife would love that. ;-)</blockquote>
<br></div></div><div>Or hit the pause button once in a while.</div><div><br></div><div>I have to admit I don't mind watch hulu with a 30-second ad every several minutes or so. The countdown to when the show will resume is a nice touch, too. Then I know how much time I have to run and get a drink or if I have to hit pause to change over the laundry or something. :)</div>
<div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>-Brad</div><div></div></font></div></blockquote><div><br>I do feel like I am missing stuff sometimes (new show promos, the
occasional funny commercial, or products I would be interested in, etc). I don't mind commercials that much actually. It is the fact that I have to see each commercial so many times. I would be fine if there was some way for me to see the commercials once and then never been shown them again. Sometimes it seems like that use the exact same set of commercials and just repeat it for each commercial break.<br>
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