Is slow channel changing when surfing normal?

[MikeD-C05]

Most older people are technophobes. They are afraid of anything new or different when it comes to technology.

My dad bitches because it takes 3 seconds to turn the channel with dish. I told him to use the guide and then he could get information about the shows in advance before he selected what he wanted to watch. He will surf around and watch shows from the middle or end and rarely watches from the beginning. I even gave him a 510 dvr and he won't use the recording features. He had used my stand alone tivo before with the ota antenna and Directv and he hated the fact that the Tivo would try to record things it thought he wanted to watch. ( I hated this feature too and turned it off) My mother can actually use it better than him and often will record shows she wants to watch.

All that being said I rarely will use all the computer technology because I really don't care much about it. I guess it depends on what you are interested in and how you use it or don't use it in your life.

[Stargazer]

If you start using electronics/computers earlier in life (such as the current young people) then they will be more used to it and more willing to accept it whereas the older people are used to things being simple.