<p>On Sep 8, 2011 8:50 AM, "Ronald Frazier" <<a href="mailto:ron@ronfrazier.net">ron@ronfrazier.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> You mean a dumb recorder, like a VCR, just recording a specific time<br>
> regardless of what's actually airing? That option already exists. I<br>
> believe it's call a manual recording or manual schedule (something<br>
> like that).</p>
<p>True! But I don't think the expectation is to record the timeslot stupidly.</p>
<p>I just informally asked a handful of non-technical tv fans what they would expect.</p>
<p>All agreed that they would want "record in this timeslot" to select an entire show from its scheduled start to finish, if any part of the show's schedule fell within the timeslot. Can't do that with a dumb recorder.</p>
<p>They all also agreed they would be surprised ("upset" was the word one used) to miss a "timeslot" show simply because of a few minutes offset. </p>
<p>Not a scientific survey, but an illuminating result (I thought, anyway). Take it for what you will.</p>
<p>$0.02,<br>
Eric </p>