As of May, 2008, 23.7% of homes boast a DVR and it's extremely popular with soap fans, particularly those that follow soaps that compete in the same time slot.
Beginning in the late 90s and growing in 21st century popularity, the DVR and TiVo services allow viewers to program their satellite or cable boxes to directly record the shows they want to see.
General Hospital fans may not be able to watch their episodes every day, even with the VCR, the DVR and episode clips that are featured on the Internet.
If DVR television frequently, then you may miss some of the better trailers for upcoming episodes.
If it's within your budget to get TiVo or some other DVR that allows you to record programs while you are away, then you are set.
If you wish to watch episodes on your television instead, you may want to consider buying TiVo or another DVR service.
If you're like most fans though, you'll read the scoop and set your DVR to record because most fans just need to see things for themselves.
If your DVR goes on the fritz some night, you might be looking for One Tree Hill transcripts.
In a lot of ways the Apple TV can be compared to Tivo or a DVR box from a cable or satellite company.
In fact, the mobile app can also be used to control everything for your home TV and DVR as well.
Most fans DVR episodes in order to keep up with favorite shows.
Tape, TIVO, or DVR the program in case other holiday activities get in the way.
The advantage to this is that you can find nearly everything you missed, if you forgot to set the DVR or VCR, or are in a circumstance where it's easier to watch TV on your computer rather than your television set.
The Apple TV redefines the term DVR as it combines digital recording with pay-per-view movies when you download movies and television shows to stream back later.
The cameras offer night vision for clarity and can be connected to any DVR, VCR or TV to record the images of your baby sleeping.
The rest, well, unless you record the movie on your DVR and watch it later, you will have to suffer through the commercials.
Unfortunately, most of us lead very busy lives and don't have the time to sit down and watch a five hour General Hospital marathon on our DVR's or on SoapNet.
While early serials were really aiming at the stay-at-home wife and mother, the modern inventions of TiVo, DVR, VCR, Internet and SOAPnet, let fans catch up with their favorite daytime dramas anytime.
While the unit is intriguing, the cost is higher than a DVR system.
Yes, but scoops like these keep all the fans tuning in - or at least setting your DVR to record episodes that are anticipated to be especially juicy and eventful.