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  1. The_Lillard_King

    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Ever watch baseball? They take a break every half inning . . .
     
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  2. BlayZa

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    ive tried to get into NFL a few times, but there are just so many stops in the game - so hard to get excited when every 2 mins there's another team coming on, or some flag about something, or just more and more ads. the ux is terrible imo. nba is heading that way too

    someone mentioned rugby union before, that is for the most part uninterupted - if there is a break its 1-2 ads max and that's fairly infrequent so you get close to continuous viewing
     
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    also whats the average broadcast length of a standard nfl or nba game, isnt the nba like 2hrs to play 48mins or something?
     
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  4. Mediocre Man

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    You need to try red zone channel if you have trouble following football
     
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  5. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Regularly broadcasted NBA games are 2:30

    Nationally telecasted TNT/ESPN games are about 3 hrs.
     
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    This will NEVER happen. Not even close.


    And football isn't just about action. No other sport requires as much strategy and game planning.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I just switched back to Comcast from Directv. Do not feel sorry for the Blazers TV contract anymore since Directv does the same with the NFL. Just had the basic channels before and now have everything at the same price.

    Directv does have a better DVR, but the capacity on the Comcast is bigger. Both are inferior to Tivo though.
     
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  9. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    My Comcast DVR could record 10 hrs of HD and 100 hrs SD

    My Directv DVR records 100 hrs HD and 400 hrs SD
     
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  10. Mediocre Man

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    I think when it comes to HD, directv is in it's own class. Comcast certainly has a cool dvr, but cable has to compress before it sends it out, while satellite does not. The HD quality is far better.
     
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  11. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    WHAT? Their DVR is horrible.
     
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  12. Mediocre Man

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    My neighbor has a tivo with his, and it's nice?
     
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  13. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    The TIVO is nice, but the Comcast provided DVR is by far the worst DVR on the market.
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Ah. I figured it was just what it came with. I am trying to ave money on stupid tv, internet and phone. It's a bitch
     
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    Directv must have upgraded too. The new Comcast DVR can record just over 60 hrs HD.

    I am not going to miss having to filter out all of the infomercial channels, but do miss having the sport scores handy.
     
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  16. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Good luck man, I know I just had a horrible experience with Comcast. I'm sure some people are very content with it though.
     
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