Everybody Hates Chris

Joseph T. Cool

Administrator

Anyone going to watch this show tonight?

It's about a teen Chris Rock attending a mostly white school in 1982.

Rock is played by Tyler Williams in what I think is his first big role.

Every review I have read from the critics so far has been positive.

Anyone care to give us their thoughts and/or comments?

Mr. Kennedy

It looks ok and there is nothing else on I want to watch so i'll probably check it out.

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Miakal

It's on UPN, remember.

I heard a clip on the radio and it really didn't sound too funny at all. However, that was on the radio and things tend to suck on it.

Narc

Anybody else watches this? I find it really funny at times. The guy that plays the father is by far my fave character on the show. Young Chris Rock also plays a great role.
I think this show will last awhile.

Mr. Kennedy

I watched the pilot episode and it was really funny, but after that I always seem to forget that the show is on. I'll try and remember tommorow.

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DMW

It's a solid show. I Tivo it.

IRALB

What is this "Tivo" I've been hearing so much about?

Mr. Kennedy

TiVo

The TiVo (tē-vō) personal video recorder is a consumer video component allowing users to capture television programming to internal hard drive storage. TiVo systems can function similarly to VCRs, but use non-removable hard-disk storage, and contain much more sophisticated software to record programming - not only programs the user specifically requests, but also other material the user is likely to be interested in. Additionally, live programs being viewed may be paused and replayed, and a program may be viewed without waiting for the "recording" to complete (time shifting). The device was created by TiVo Inc. a company started by veterans of Silicon Graphics and Time Warner's Full Service Network digital video system.

TiVo can also refer to TiVo Inc., as well as the TiVo service, which is the network that the recorder itself communicates with.

In the United States, TiVo is sometimes used as a verb to describe the digital recording of a television program with any DVR hardware or software (e.g. "Could you TiVo Star Trek for me tonight?"). The TiVo company discourages use of TiVo as a verb for fear that it could cause the name to become a genericized trademark.

TiVo is available in consumer electronics devices and also integrated into DirecTV digital video recorders. The TiVo service is only available to the United States and the United Kingdom at present, but has also been modified by end users to work in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and The Netherlands. However, boxes are no longer sold in the United Kingdom, the service is provided only for those boxes still in service.

DVR functions
TiVo DVRs allow a user to specify programming to record by time, program name, genre, or other more complex parameters. Utilizing an internal programming guide (updated nightly via phone or network connection to TiVo headquarters), the TiVo DVR selects and records the desired programming. Programming may be stored until the large internal hard disk is filled to capacity, at which time the unit will dispose of older or less desired programs in favor of space to record new ones. This practice of automatically recording programs for later viewing is often referred to as time shifting. The name TiVo is formed from a combination of the well known abbreviations TV and io: Television Input/Output. This is essentially the concept of the product.

Besides recording programs specified by the users, the units also can automatically record programs that are based on interests of the users; each time the users are watching a program, they can tell TiVo whether they favor that show or not. That is used as a profile and TiVo can start to record programs that might fit to preference of the users without explicitly specifying such programs. This helps the users to discover programs they have never heard of but would find interesting. This innovative feature was intended to change the way people watch TV.

In addition to recording specific programs, the TiVo unit constantly records the incoming television signal, allowing users to pause or rewind "live" TV within a short (generally 30 minute) buffer. This allows the users to watch shows that are still being recorded. The classic way to watch "live" TV with a TiVo unit is to start watching 10-15 minutes after the program you're interested in has started. Thus the TiVo has a 10-15 minute buffer built up that you can use to fast-forward through commercials as the program progresses. This is one of the most obvious advantages of TiVo over traditional VCRs. Seasoned TiVo users hardly ever watch 'live' TV.

Another advantage over traditional tape based recorders is that users can watch a recording from a TiVo unit as it records another program. In addition, unlike generic DVRs, TiVo Series2 units may be connected to a home network, which allows TiVo users to schedule recordings via a web browser, transfer recordings from a TiVo unit to another TiVo unit or to a home computer, and use some other home networking features.

Newer Tivos can now get what is called a "season pass." This season pass allows the Tivo to record a show every time it comes on. The user can also tell the Tivo not to record reruns. Tivos can also be told to record something from any computer that has an internet connection. Tivos can also view pictures and play music stored on home computers through a home network.

In January 2005, TiVo announced a long-term strategy that includes support for HDTV recording, integrated tuning using CableCARD technology, the ability to download and view content from the Internet, and a program allowing third parties to develop applications for the platform. The company has stated that the first HD/CableCARD unit will ship in early 2006.

Tivo has continued to expand their offerings as a media convergance device. January 2005 saw the release of Tivo To Go, a feature allowing the transfer of recorded shows from Tivo boxes to Windows PCs. Tivo partnered with Sonic in the release of MyDVD 6.1, a software program which allows for the editing and conversion of TTG files. Other means of manipulating files are described at the Tivo To Go Unleashed tutorial.
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AudioSavior

Anyway, It is a DVR or PVR. A recorder with a harddrive.

Joseph T. Cool

Administrator

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