Re: [Chrysler300] Barrett-Jackson

["Michael Reed" <mrreed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, Roger. The DVR is the way to go, especially for B-J, what with the incessant and lengthy time devoted to commercials. Would like to comment on a couple of your comments however, for the benefit of the other 300 afcionadoes who might be considering a DVR.

Personally, I don't believe Tivo is the way to go when purchasing a DVR. The monthly fee required for the Tivo turned me off. I purchased a RCA DVR a few years ago, for about the same price as a Tivo, but without any monthly fee. I thought the monthly fee was a rip-off -- you don't get anything for the monthly fee that isn't available on other DVRs free. The RCA gives me everything Tivo has, the constantly-updated guide as to what's playing on all channels, the sort/search/record/etc. functions, ad infinitum, without any fees. And it has a DVD player built-in, as well as a USB port for playing MP3 files and displaying JPEG images -- both of which may be stored/recorded on the DVR's hard drive. Maybe this is why Tivo's stock isn't doing too well.

FYI -- standard broadcast cable and standard broadcast satellite have the quality picture and sound. just as HDTV cable and HDTV satellite have the same picture/sound quality. My DVR is not connected to a cable box, or anything else of the sort -- which is why I have cable. You can have cable service to as many TV sets, DVRs, and VCRs as you like, with each one tuned to a different channel (and recording a different program, if desired), with no receivers, special remotes, etc.

Mike Reed / Michigan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Schaaf 
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; moparpjf@xxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 15:29
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Barrett-Jackson


  Up until now I have Tivo'd all of Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and 
  Tivo is currently working away on 10 hours for Saturday.  I watch at my 
  leisure, skip all commercials(they are long and repetitive), skip all cars 
  of no interest, shorten viewing time by skipping past a lot of the time to 
  watch cars of some interest go thru their auction.  I can at my choice dump 
  these Tivo'd auctions off to DVD or Tape for archiving.  All of this is at 
  quality exactly as broadcast(no degradation as on VCR's) and I can watch 
  when I want, not when Speedchannel thinks that I should.  Also can pause 
  action or reverse for second viewing in event I missed some dialog or wish 
  to zero in on some particular aspect of an auto(such as door gaps, engine 
  detailing, license plate number, pretty girls etc). Also can in 30 seconds 
  or less skip to any point in an 8 hour auction(for example if a car was 
  destined to go off at 4 Saturday afternoon, I would not have to view 4 hours 
  of earlier auctions(and commercials)) to take a look of a car of particular 
  interest.

  Also use Tivo for recording of all the very interesting Automobile shows 
  that are on Speed, TLC etc., not to mention my wife's Desperate Housewives 
  and my 14 hours of CNBC(and Fox) each day that I can scan thru in 30 minutes 
  or less.

  This all applies to Satellite broadcasts with Tivo, cannot speak to cable, 
  but should be close except sat quality will be much better because of the 
  method that Tivo much tie into cable boxes verses integrated Sat/Tivo box.

  I realize that some may think that I am a broken record on Tivo.  However if 
  you have never taken a look at it or tried it, you are missing the best bet 
  since the advent of the hemi engine or at least the internet.

  Full disclosure, I have 4 Tivo's(they are very inexpensive, except for the 
  Hi Def one, which is superb) and own a 1000 shares of their stock which I 
  paid 7 bucks for and is now worth 6.

  Roger Schaaf
  300 B  Calyfornua


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <moparpjf@xxxxxxx>
  To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 11:23 AM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Barrett-Jackson


  > It is now 2:21 EST and the auction is up to lot number 1235, so I have to
  > assume that Clelland's car will go off somewhere betwen now and 3:30.
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