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They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button. Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

On 2006-03-21, Seth wrote:
"Nog" wrote in message
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They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be
instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button.
Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

Then get rid of your DVR.

Or, understand that A) it spools a second or 2 and B) it goes through a
conversion process (digital to analog for DirecTiVos, analog to digital and
back to analog for standalones).

Another option is to simply watch less (or no) live TV. This methodology
is working great for me (I don't even know if I have slow channel changes
or not because I don't watch live TV).

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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 02:44:01 +0000, Nog wrote:

They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button. Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

The you are going to go nuts when everything goes digital. Takes about 3-5
seconds to change channels even if you aren't recording. So get used to
it.

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In article [email protected], Nog
wrote:

They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button. Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

Sorry it takes 2 seconds to start to decode the new MPEG stream. Even
digital Cable is slower than analog.

"Nog" wrote in message
news:[email protected]
They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be
instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button.
Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

www.klennex.com

Seth wrote:

"Nog" wrote in message
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They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be
instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button.
Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

Then get rid of your DVR.

Or, understand that A) it spools a second or 2 and B) it goes through a
conversion process (digital to analog for DirecTiVos, analog to digital
and back to analog for standalones).

Yes, but it's traveling at 186,000 miles a second (light speed). The delays
are built in and stupid.

"Nog" wrote in message
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Seth wrote:

"Nog" wrote in message
news:[email protected]
They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be
instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button.
Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

Then get rid of your DVR.

Or, understand that A) it spools a second or 2 and B) it goes through a
conversion process (digital to analog for DirecTiVos, analog to digital
and back to analog for standalones).

Yes, but it's traveling at 186,000 miles a second (light speed). The
delays
are built in and stupid.

Then get rid of your DVR and make a better one. It still takes time to
spool the hard drive and then the A--D process.

PFFFFFFTTTTT LOL
Yea it's done on purpose just to **** you off!
shakes fist at Evil TiVo Engineers

Nog wrote:


Yes, but it's traveling at 186,000 miles a second (light speed). The delays
are built in and stupid.



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"Bob" wrote in message news:a6VTf.46151
You probably don't remember the old days when you had to get your butt up
off the couch to change the channel. And to turn up the volume. And then
turn it down. And then to adjust the vertical hold. And then to change the
channel back. And again to raise the volume because now it's too low. And
then to turn the set back on after the brat in the family turned it off on
everybody. And then to readjust the vertical hold.

It was a vicious cycle.






Yes- but at least we got some exercise out of it.

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Bob wrote:

"Nog" wrote in message
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They can't make the channels change faster on these piece of **** boxes?
It's the electronic age. Pressing another channel button should be
instant.
Instead there is a ****ing delay with that blue **** box covering stuff.
I should see the next channel the very instant I press the button.
Anything
less is unsatisfactory.

Life's a bitch.

You probably don't remember the old days when you had to get your butt up
off the couch to change the channel. And to turn up the volume. And then
turn it down. And then to adjust the vertical hold. And then to change the
channel back. And again to raise the volume because now it's too low. And
then to turn the set back on after the brat in the family turned it off on
everybody. And then to readjust the vertical hold.

It was a vicious cycle.

I remember those days. One thing for sure, when you changed the channel the
next one came on instantly! Why are the newer electronics slower?