So Much TV Fail

First off, I love the DVR overall. Being able to set recordings and fast forward through commercials has revolutionized how I watch TV. With that said, Comcast’s DVR boxes are absolutely horrible. Two things about the boxes really piss me off:

1. Horrible interface lag: I don’t know who designed the POS software that these boxes use, but the interface regularly lags for over 10 seconds. This is extremely frustrating as it happens very often. I’ve read that Comcast has acknowledged the lag problem. That’s good, but I’d like a solution; it doesn’t help that there are posts from 3 years ago regarding this problem…
2. Inability to understand the word “Repeat”: I hate when you tell the DVR to only record new episodes and it still goes ahead and records the whole evening of The Hills reruns that Bunky (not I!) has already seen. It’s not even a matter of poor guides, as the digital guide clearly states that the episodes are repeats. However, I have heard that this is a problem for other DVR-type services as well.

Some rumblings I’ve read say that this is not all Comcast’s fault. Whatever, the interface is still a piece of crap.

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