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You're Watching Less TV

Posted by timothy on from the my-gosh-it's-full-of-stars dept.

NickFusion writes "With a plethora of online games, chat, IM, email and, well, Slashdot, who's got time to watch television? Evidently, not men ages 18-34. The NY Times (free reg, etc) takes a look at the issue and comes to conclusions that will shock, I say shock, the average Slashdot reader. Meanwhile, Fox Broadcasting Corp. is calling for a recount. Disclosure: I'm quoted in the NY Times article, and so is one Rob Malda. Mom will be so proud!"

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  1. Fox... Why am I not surprised by red+floyd · · Score: 5, Informative

    Wasn't it a Fox exec who commented that not watching the commercials was theft?

    Obviously we must ban video games and the Internet because they are stealing potential revenue from the media companies!

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  2. Re:Tivo... by w3weasel · · Score: 5, Informative

    Build your own... I did, and despite the fact that it can cost in excess of $500, it is well worth it. SageTV offers predictive recording, which is quite excellent, and the real bonus is that using DScaler and FFDshow, you can render the analog TV signal at near DVD quality, far more clear than is offered by TiVo.

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