| Ganoncrotch said: If it wasn't for games I would be happy around the 250gb mark I would wager.... but even still, the majority of the TV watched in our house is from Netflix or one of the other streaming services, terrestrial channels here in Ireland are just gone to shit, not only are they funded by a 160per year fee but they also incorperate advertisments which can almost double the run time of shows, big bangs 20 min episodes are over half an hour here because of it, after streaming without adverts I found it impossible to go back to such disjointed entertainment. |
I haven't watched commercials since hdd recorders became available. The one we just upgraded to can record 8 channels simultaneously and links to other terminals to stream in house. The ffwd button on the remote is well worn. So it's not that different from streaming, except that's it all new programs instead of the old stuff we get on Netflix. (However the 'free' on demand streaming from the cable provider has unskippable commercials, ffwd locked out, useless)
I use both anyway. Currently watching Star trek Enterprise on Netflix, and Dr Who on cable, records automatically when a new episode airs. Start watching about 20 minutes after it starts and you'll catch up at the end while skipping commercials. Everything starts on the hour (or half hour) here, so that 42 minute runtime per episode gets padded with 18 minutes of commercials.
The tech guys that were over to plug in the boxes said they expect it all to change into streaming in a few years. They'll need to lay fiber first though, although it's impressive they manage to pump over 600 channels simultaneously through basically 2 copper wires, plus hi-speed internet.
