PPV Time Limit--- clarify for me?

[cparker]

Ok I did use the search, but I'm old and need it spelled out. The other day my wife was about to get a PPV movie, but got a message that (and she didn't give it to be exactly, but if you've seen it you'll probably know it better than me) said something to the affect of:

This movie will erase in 24 hours. Available until May 31st.

Something like that. And she asked me, "So which is it? It disappears off the DVR tomorrow or it stays until May 31st?"

After searching I THINK it works like this:
If you don't start playing back that movie, it will stay on the DVR until May 31st.
Once you start playing it back you will have to watch the whole movie within 24 hours or it will erase.

In other words, she can't watch a movie, keep it, and watch it again with her mom or something in a couple days.

Do I have this right?

thanks

 

[j8.]

i hearrd something like this im not possitive but i think if u record a ppv it will erase off your dvr/ hard drive in 24 hrs i think dish has something on software that erases the movie in 24 hrs so u need watch movie before 24 hrs is up if im wrong please someone correct me..

 

[Dah-Henny]

It was my understanding that the movie will disappear 24 hours after it is watched.

 

[HIFI]

that is the limited recording that E* has to follow due to the content providers fear that they loose money

 

[PKII]

In other words, she can't watch a movie, keep it, and watch it again with her mom or something in a couple days.

Do I have this right?

thanks

Exactly right. I just moved it over to a DVD before the 24 hours was up and watched it when I wanted then tossed the DVD when I was tired of it. Same as having it on the DVR saved.

 

[MikeD-C05]

I found that the regular pay per views , not the ones recorded on DISH's portion of the hard drive, can be moved to the external hard drive and saved to be watched any time later. I have had FRED CLAUS from 3 months ago along with Mama Mia and The Mummy 3. I even have a older movie from last spring on my external hard drive.

 

[ehren]

I have a 211 and extrernal hard drive, even if it says "limited recording" I can still keep it? I thought I got the message because I am running component instead of HDMI.

 

[Awohar]

it stays on until the date mentioned, however, once you play it back, you have 24 hours to complete it.

i guess hollywood's motive is to limit some low-rent swap meet bootlegger's ability to duplicate the movie to as many times as he can do in a 24 hour period.

 

[lakebum431]

I found that the regular pay per views , not the ones recorded on DISH's portion of the hard drive, can be moved to the external hard drive and saved to be watched any time later. I have had FRED CLAUS from 3 months ago along with Mama Mia and The Mummy 3. I even have a older movie from last spring on my external hard drive.

The time limit is also true for "limited recordings" in the regular PPV area (not the dish side of the drive).