 bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | reply to owlyn
Re: [Rant] On Demand and Commercials said by owlyn:The FF is disabled, but the skip ahead 5 minutes is not. Call me a noob but when I hit skip key (next) it does nothing.
BTW I do not have a DVR so that may be why skip does not work. |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to dolphins
said by dolphins:OK, just so there is no misunderstanding. I'm not singling out Comcast it just so happens that Comcast is my current provider is all.
At one point, a high-ranking exec somewhere in the content cartel (Paramount?) publicly likened use of the Fast-Forward button on digital recordings to thievery. So, to give the devil his due, I don't envy Comcast one iota in having to negotiate with these psychopaths...
That said, while OnDemand was once an OK/nice service to have - taking the good and the bad, things evened out - it only went downhill with every change. I gave up on it even before they signed on with FOX/ABC/no FF. |
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quatrixPremium
join:2005-02-11
South FL
kudos:2 | reply to dolphins
said by dolphins:No, there's something more involved here, most likely greed. Yeah, can't stand those evil companies trying to make money. They should be obligated to provide entertainment for free. |
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 sortofageekNot TroublePremium,Mod
join:2001-08-19
There & Then
kudos:14 | reply to yhp
And I am glad to have it instead of the extra cost of DVR. But then, I'm greedy.  |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to quatrix
said by quatrix:said by dolphins:No, there's something more involved here, most likely greed. Yeah, can't stand those evil companies trying to make money. They should be obligated to provide entertainment for free. Comcast "On Demand" isn't free. If it were, it would be available with a Digital Economy subscription, yet it is not. And content availability on Comcast "On Demand" is often contingent upon the packages/premiums the subscriber buys monthly. For money.
As for the rest - network shows, etc. - ad-supported entertainment is ad-supported entertainment, everyone knows what it is at this point, and everyone has the option of not bothering.
But to quote from Xfinity's front page -- right now:
Over 75,000 On Demand shows and movies on TV or streaming
online – and half are free.
"Ad-supported" is not free. |
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bohratomJersey Shore will rise again
join:2011-07-07
Red Bank NJ | said by yhp:"Ad-supported" is not free.
But then people say over the air DTV is free....  |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to sortofageek
said by sortofageek:And I am glad to have it instead of the extra cost of DVR. But then, I'm greedy.
Depending on one's cable config, DVR service is only an extra $7/month, not an extra $17/month ... depends on whether your tier gets you nickel-and-dimed for "HD Access" at $9 or $10 a month. At the tiers which represent what I'm willing to spend on TV, "HD Access" is definitely an itemized $9 or $10/month.
I actually didn't mind the commercials in sitcoms on OnDemand - they are a 30-minute artform made to be interrupted and delivered in a certain rhythm. OnDemand had far more serious problems than the occasional commercial you couldn't skip. |
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yhp
join:2006-12-27
Philadelphia, PA | reply to bohratom
said by bohratom:said by yhp:"Ad-supported" is not free.
But then people say over the air DTV is free.... An off-the-shelf DVR + OTA TV == you can fast-forward through ads. |
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 dolphinsClean Up Our OceansPremium
join:2001-08-22
Westville, NJ
kudos:3
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Follow the link I posted here »Re: [Rant] On Demand and Commercials
Do you think it's fair that 23 minutes of the original movie was cut out to allow for commercials? The movie had been edited so much that the original storyline and entertainment factor was missing.
Where do you draw the line and say enough is enough?
You can't argue the fact that the entertainment industry and the advertising industry are making money hand over fist. They still rake in the cash even when the economy is in the dumper. So forgive me if I'm not sympathetic to the plight of the exceedingly rich and wealthy.
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2 edits | So you basically now are finding out all that "FREE On-Demand" is NOT really FREE then - hello, it's also 2012 now. That's exactly why I would NEVER use OD as a "DVR substitute" myself, & why I've never understood why people are so geeked up about it. (not to mention the lack of compelling prog, at least for myself, IMHO)
And just so this isn't sounding like I'm "dumping on CC" - my comments apply to OD from ALL providers in general, including DirecTV & DISH. (their OD is even more of a joke, since you HAVE to have a DVR to use it, as you have to wait for it to start buffering on the hard drive before you can even start watching it; of course, your wait time depends on your internet connection...)
And of course it's outrageous there's THAT much commercial time on network prog - but there IS a solution. Spring for a DVR & you CAN skip all the commercials you want - problem solved.
I'll even go 1 better than that - want to cut the (cable) cord & NOT have to pay (monthly) for all those OTA commercials? Here's a DVR solution w/NO monthly fees, & you can skip commercials to your heart's content:
»www.channelmasterstore.com/HD_DV···7400.htm |
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The Q
join:2008-06-26
Collegeville, PA | reply to bohratom
said by bohratom:said by owlyn:The FF is disabled, but the skip ahead 5 minutes is not. Call me a noob but when I hit skip key (next) it does nothing. BTW I do not have a DVR so that may be why skip does not work. Page up-page down keys (skip ahead-skip back) when in on demand only work to skip ahead-skip back in comcast motorola areas (not SA-Cisco areas) AFAIK. Those buttons do work in all areas for doing the skip thing for DVR content. |
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ABC and NBC also the show are free vs paid if no ads |
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Russ
join:2011-03-17
Houston, TX
kudos:1 | reply to The Q
said by The Q:said by bohratom:said by owlyn:The FF is disabled, but the skip ahead 5 minutes is not. Call me a noob but when I hit skip key (next) it does nothing. BTW I do not have a DVR so that may be why skip does not work. Page up-page down keys (skip ahead-skip back) when in on demand only work to skip ahead-skip back in comcast motorola areas (not SA-Cisco areas) AFAIK. Those buttons do work in all areas for doing the skip thing for DVR content. In the SA/Cisco areas, the skip ahead-skip back buttons do not work in on demand. With On-Screen Guide 2.0, the skip ahead-skip back buttons should work with on demand in the SA/Cisco areas, also. Currently, sometimes the skip back button does not work for DVR content and the DVR needs to be rebooted before it will work again.
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SA 8300 HD DVRs with Patched S25 Guide
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