Comments on: Channel 4 + 1: The brits way of dealing with time shifting http://almaer.com/blog/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:06:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matt http://almaer.com/blog/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting/comment-page-1#comment-37532 Matt Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:46:30 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting#comment-37532 It was good running into you on the train, but be careful calling someone from Texas a Yank. ;) It was good running into you on the train, but be careful calling someone from Texas a Yank. ;)

]]> By: Jonathan O'Connor http://almaer.com/blog/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting/comment-page-1#comment-37531 Jonathan O'Connor Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:01:14 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting#comment-37531 I use the +1 trick all the time. Mostly, I watch the last half of the program, and then switch to the +1 channel to see the start! During the last Winter Olympics, BBC were offering 4 different sub-channels on BBC1. And about a year ago for the final few episodes of 24, Sky were broadcasting it every 15 minutes. So you could start watching at any of about 12 different times. Of course, as more and more people get Sky+/Tivo, it will become less necessary. In fact, just today I received the offer of a free PVR with NTL (a cable company in Ireland). Of course, there is always my law of television: Regardless of the number of TV channels, there is still the same number of quality shows. so we don't get more choice of what to watch, rather when to watch it. I use the +1 trick all the time. Mostly, I watch the last half of the program, and then switch to the +1 channel to see the start!

During the last Winter Olympics, BBC were offering 4 different sub-channels on BBC1. And about a year ago for the final few episodes of 24, Sky were broadcasting it every 15 minutes. So you could start watching at any of about 12 different times. Of course, as more and more people get Sky+/Tivo, it will become less necessary. In fact, just today I received the offer of a free PVR with NTL (a cable company in Ireland).

Of course, there is always my law of television:
Regardless of the number of TV channels, there is still the same number of quality shows. so we don’t get more choice of what to watch, rather when to watch it.

]]> By: Codepope http://almaer.com/blog/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting/comment-page-1#comment-37530 Codepope Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:51:49 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting#comment-37530 The +1 channels can be really useful even with a PVR. With many new shows being plonked in primetime, the time when 3 programmes clash becomes more regular. If one of the clashes is on a +1 you can record that one.... The +1 channels can be really useful even with a PVR. With many new shows being plonked in primetime, the time when 3 programmes clash becomes more regular. If one of the clashes is on a +1 you can record that one….

]]> By: Rumble http://almaer.com/blog/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting/comment-page-1#comment-37529 Rumble Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:01:23 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog2/channel-4-1-the-brits-way-of-dealing-with-time-shifting#comment-37529 This is getting pretty common now on Sky Digital - most of the popular channels now have a "plus one" varient. PVRs, even Sky+ aren't as proliferant in the UK as Tivo is in the US. This is getting pretty common now on Sky Digital – most of the popular channels now have a “plus one” varient.

PVRs, even Sky+ aren’t as proliferant in the UK as Tivo is in the US.

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