Quote Originally Posted by kpzbee
I live in Ohio & have a local cable service, not a big name service (i.e. Comcast or Time Warner). I have no cable box so my on screen guide is broadcast on a channel. If I want to record a show, I have 2 options. 1 - If the program is starting when I'm watching, I can hit quick record & it will start recording instantly. As you hit the button, it will start at 30 mins, hit the button again & it will go to 1 hr & so on up to 6 hrs I think. 2 - If I know a program is going to be on later, I can set the timer recording to start at whatever time & channel. It's pretty quick & easy to do. It's easier than my VCR was.

If I would have the digital service, I would have a box. Yes, the recorder will do it. It's no different from what I'm told. I asked the cable company if I can use my recorder with their digital box & they say yes. We might subscribe to the digital service later this year. For now, we belong to Netflix as we like to watch a lot of movies. For $18 a month, we get the movies we want to watch, when we want to watch them. A better deal than the movie channels IMO.
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We pay $40 for expanded basic cable. I looked into a dish several times in the last couple of years & it would end up costing me more, due to having to pay extra for local channels. We cannot pick up stations coming from Cleveland because we live in a valley. Plus, I have cable internet through the same place, that is very reasonable. I would have to pay more for the internet without the tv service. It's all a balancing act!

I have the same HD DVR service from Time Warner that hershon has. I have grown really fond of the on demand channels. It is really great to be able to look through a list of shows and pick on and it will start whenever I want. Along with I think 12 HBO channels I get to just pick movies on the on demand HBO channel and just start right away. I don't like to wait...I am impatient.