Re: TV commercial timing?

On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:08:02 GMT, ebenZEROONE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Hactar)
wrote:

>In article <lqrp04de6mtf60gi60i47lp5qfgil7c35n@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>Neal Eckhardt  <neckhardt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:08:01 GMT, ebenZEROONE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Hactar)
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <bc8p04pmc3hjphcc7kp9ovp39dg32rv468@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> >Neal Eckhardt  <neckhardt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> I can watch a one hour show in 40 minutes on my DVR. So most shows
are
>> >> about 1/3 commercials. 
>> >
>> >My former DVR software (something branded by ATI) had a feature where
it
>> >could speed up or slow down playback by a quarter or a third without
>> >affecting pitch.  I miss that.  But yeah, 1-hour shows take 44 minutes
or
>> >so.  They're shorter if you skip the opening sequence and/or credits.
>> >0:40 is pretty short.  How do you do that?
>> 
>> I've gotten really good at bypassing commercials  without having to
>> back up or go forward to hit the next show segment. I also skip
>> opening and closing credits. I'll time it again to be sure.
>> 
>> I can go through American Idol in even less time. I fly by the fluff,
>> like the stuff that happens after the judges give their opinion. I
>> believe they have more than the normal number of commercials too.
>
>My DVR software has pretty good commercial detection, and I can hit a
>button that skips to the next ad break start/finish.  Unfortunately, it
>doesn't detect things like in "Law & Order" or "Corner Gas" where the
>title screen and some credits come after a bit of show.  But, in L&O that
>is always followed by ads, so I can skip-to-next there and end up at the
>continuation of the show.

OK, I timed it. I watched CSI: Miami which appeared to have an average
number of commercials, not the excessive American Idol number of
commercials.

It took about 42.5 minutes to get through it.

-- 
Neal

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