TV pause only an hour

no25

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Sep 24, 2004

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Stevens Point, WI

• Mar 29, 2007

• #1

I have a 625 and the TV pause is 2 hours and on my 622 it is only an hour why would they change that?

 

Cyclone

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Sep 9, 2003

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• Mar 29, 2007

• #2

Because HD pause is too much disk space.

 

no25

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Stevens Point, WI

• Mar 30, 2007

• #3

I could agree with that answer but not all of the channels are HD

 

Tom Bombadil

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• Mar 30, 2007

• #4

This was my greatest disappointment with the 622. I used to pause entire movies, now if it looks like I need more than an hour, I hit the record button to record the entire buffer and the rest of the show and watch it from DVR playback.

 

Pakbackr

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Aug 28, 2006

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Fuquay Varina, NC, United States

• Mar 30, 2007

• #5

When I was Directv customer with Tivo HD, I had only 30 minute pause. So when I switched to Dish and found that my 622 had double that time, I thought that was great. Just goes to show you that everything is relative.

Be thankful for what you have and the "Secret" says you will get more of it

 

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sprintcarcrazy

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• Mar 30, 2007

• #6

I hope you turn off the TV in that hour or 2 pause !!!!

 

sfollenius

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• Mar 30, 2007

• #7

Depends on the type of tv

 

Cyclone

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• Mar 30, 2007

• #8

no25 said:

I could agree with that answer but not all of the channels are HD

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Ok, how about this answer.

Because HD pause takes up too much diskspace. To keep the function of the DVR uniform between SD and HD they are both capped at a 1hr pause buffer.

 

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8bitbytes

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NoVA

• Mar 30, 2007

• #9

Yes, its only 1 hour BUT you can do that at the same time on both tuners!

Yeah, the 721 I had would pause for two hours but my 942 and now my 622 only one. Have to get in and out of that bathroom quicker!

 

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Jared Twomey

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• Apr 2, 2007

• #10

8bitbytes said:

Have to get in and out of that bathroom quicker!

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i only WISH i had that much free time in my day

 

Jim5506

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• Apr 2, 2007

• #11

If you're pausing for an hour, why don't you just record the program?

 

h2ouup2

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• Apr 2, 2007

• #12

I don't think it's so much as pausing the program as it is coming home late and re-winding the program 1-2 hours to catch a movie etc.

This way if the TV is on the correct channel you can start watching Prime time 2 hours late and get done by the time the Late Night show comes on, skipping all the commercials.