by Tim Douglas
I have no idea how we ever watched TV without DVR. One of the toughest decisions to make just might be choosing basic TV and cable without DVR. It makes me sick just to think of not being TV shows and sporting events.
As football season rolls around the corner, those of us with DVR don't have to worry about missing a single down, from kickoff to the final whistle. We don't have to race home from church on Sunday afternoons in hopes of not missing anything. Without DVR, if you miss your favorite programs the first time, it might be hard to catch it at all.
It seems hard to believe there was a time when TVs didn't come with a remote control and you had to get up and turn the knob in order to change the channel or turn up the volume.
If I had to think of and advantage to going without DVR, it's definitely the money, and not just because of the price of cable.
Recent reports state that DVR and other cable boxes use more energy than a refrigerator. Boxes that remain on all the time use about 446 kilowatt hours per year while a newer model fridge use up to about 416 kilowatt hours per year. Consumers in America pay about $2 billion annually for cable and satellite boxes that stay on 24/7.
With the current economy in America, many people are always looking for ways to save as much money as possible, and a good chunk of dough can be save by cutting down on electricity usage. As hard and as unfortunate as it may be, the best route in saving money on your monthly energy bill might just be to stop or reduce the usage of the DVR and cable boxes.
Who knows, maybe one day the satellite and cable companies will make a box that we can run all day and be just as sufficient with energy and not have to worry about paying an arm and a leg for it.
Obviously we don't live in a perfect world and therefore we can't have it all but it's OK to dream from time to time.
Tim Douglas is an electricity consultant who does an excellent of keeping up with the times, and latest technology. He loves reading up on the latest news, information and technology. To read some of his favorite technology pieces, feel free to visit <a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/us/26cable.html?pagewanted=all'>NY Times DVR</a> or <a href='http://www.discountelectricity.com/1896/do-dvrs-waste-electricity/'>DVR Waste Electricity</a>
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