OT: TV delivery alternatives (was: DirecTivo vs. 'New Direct TV DVR'?)

[Dan Jenkins]

Ben Scott wrote:
>   Alternative #1:
>
>   Stop watching TV.  Radical idea, I know, not buying a product you don't like.  :)
>   
It's been well over a decade since I've watched television. Do get a lot 
more reading done. Does cut down on "water cooler conversations" though. 
Does mean I have to research modern pop cultural items to understand 
common references; I actually had to look up "American Idol" in 
Wikipedia to see what it was. :-) Just had no time for TV (or leisure, 
in general) for a few years, and lost interest. For me, definitely not 
worth the cost in money nor time.

Of course, voting with your wallet, when no one knows, isn't that 
effective. Not that that was the reason I stopped watching.

Since Ben Scott wrote:
>   I used to be proud to say that I had never seen an episode of
> "American Idol" or "Survivor", but Am Idol was on a TV in a bar I was
> in once, and so I caught a few accidental glimpses of it.  My
> therapist says I may eventually recover.  ;-)
Now I know I can thank my blessings. ;-)
See what going into bars go do to you!
Hope you feel better, Ben.

--Dan Jenkins