So you have to set your DVR to record a desired show on the streamed channel. So how is that better than just being able to stream the show directly? Two major disadvantages are 1) you have to provide your own storage space (hard drive, etc.) and 2) you have to remember beforehand to DVR the show (if you forget, you're hosed).
I guess I just don't understand why people are so fixated on "channels" -- probably because that is how shows were traditionally broadcasted to viewers and people aren't comfortable with a new paradigm.
Kurt
I am an IT Tech. I have no issues whatsoever with any new type of technology and am comfortable with all of them. My wife, on the other hand is not and I also have to take that into consideration. That being said, yes, I find it easier to remember 4 things (channels) than 50 things (individual shows).
My DVR is from the cable company, not streaming. The wonderful thing is once programmed, I don't ever have to remember, even from season to season. Set it once and it will tape (copy if you prefer) as long as the show is on. And the reason for preferring channels is that I can pick one of the 4 channels and scan through them to decide what to tape. So much easier than trying to remember the name of 50 different shows every week.
Remember one thing though just because something is new doesn't necessarily make it better. Just like the reason we have streaming TV and cell phones and such. It wasn't to give the people a better product, it was an effort to utilize bandwidth more efficiently. Personally, I'd rather have a little snow on the TV from a slightly weak signal that to have the picture freeze and pixelate.
