DVR users, are you constantly developing your ninja skills?
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February 26th, 2011
I have a DVR system and I love the way I can fast forward past the adverts. Sometimes I’m ‘in the zone’ and can judge the end of the adverts really well. Sometimes I just can’t seem to get it right. Are the TV stations fighting back, putting hidden cues that make you THINK the adverts are done, and then putting something like a preview of another program and then a couple of more ads in? Or, am I just having a bad day with my DVR ninja skills?
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It really seems like it, doesn’t it? It’s so frustrating to think you’ve got the right moment, but then you realize that there are more ads coming. My remote has a skip back button, which skips back 8 seconds, so it’s not so bad.
It is intermittent reinforcement—very powerful. I love it when I hit it right on.
The sad thing is when I attempt to fast forward through the advertisements when I am watching a show in real time.
I don’t have a DVR, but back when it was just muting in real time or fast forwarding through tapes (I had every episode of Charmed as a teen, thank you very much) I was Queen. Now, yes, I find them to be putting in some of those “ques” – like the ad for a show on that network – about ¾ of the way through so they trick you.
It’s just like parallel parking—at least three tries.
Ive gotten really good at just fast forwarding a bit into the show and quickly hitting the rewind a couple seconds button to land me at the start of the show.
@uberbatman Me too
So I guess my ninja skills are at a black belt level. This has crippled me because I refuse to watch commercials now. I would rather watch a show later than it comes on than watch commercials. man that’s bad
@uberbatman LOL that is funny, I even know that if I start watching the show anytime after 28 min on a 1hr show I can avoid all the commercials. How’s that for a ninja skills?
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