This is a guest post by Martin Henning

You’ve probably never been asked the question, “How Do You Use Your DVR?” before, but thinking about it can give you some insights into your TV watching habits. I personally enjoy being able to record my favorite movies–I don’t record TV shows so much, but my girlfriend does. I like to have classic movies and new releases in the DVR memory, but generally delete them after a year or so.

We also enjoy being able to use our DVR in conjunction with our satellite TV setup. Having all those channels makes it difficult to watch all the TV we want to, so having the DVR unit be able to record multiple shows regularly helps us get all we can out of our unit. There simply is too much quality TV going on to be able to watch it all. Another great thing about DVR is that you can fast forward through commercials, pause and replay programs. Then you don’t have to sit through a bunch of annoying commercials. Sorry, advertisers!

I don’t think I would want satellite TV without having a DVR unit. So I looked up satellite vs cable in Utah to research some differences. What is it worth if your TV watching time is a few hours nights and weekends? If someone asks me, “How Do You Use Your DVR?”, I would say “quite regularly and happily”. I really can’t imagine going without it at this point.