The TV networks want you to watch their programmes - but they do not want you to record them !
The whole purpose of machines that record TV programmes was to allow watchers to record one and watch another prime show that appears at the same time. Or to have access to a favoured show when you are engaged in some other activity - and not sitting in front of your TV set.
It seems that the three commercial networks - and their recently opened second channels - are deliberately sabotaging the use of recorders by staggering the starting and finishing times of programmes. The official programme guide is useless - and as a result viewers get missed endings and a virtual time warp.
The only channels that stick scrupulously to time are the ABC and SBS.
The day is fast coming when recorder manufacturers will beat the networks by developing recorders that record all channels on a 24/7 basis, allowing viewers to review the weeks programmes and cherry-pick the shows they want, irrespective of the time frame in which they are shown.
The electronic world quickly rises to all challenges !
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