[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

And when your cable box is recording the live show it is coming in as live to the cable box. You may not see it live but your Tivo did and it was able to recognize commercials and cut them out.

Do we not have the technology for our TV to recognize a commercial and turn the volume down? And if we do would you support a private solution or a government intervention?

Come on man, I've had TIVO for 10 years, I know how it works. There are a myriad of reasons one would want to view a program live. In my case, one reason to watch sports live, is because I talk about the games with their happening with my friends and I follow the Fantasy scores online. Were I to do that while watching a pre-recorded game there would be no suspense and thus no reason to watch the sporting competition in the first place. There are many other reasons in addition to that.

If there were a private solution, that wouldn't cost me any money, and would be ready sooner than the government can force broadcasters to lower commercial volume then yes, I would support it. Outside of that, I'm all about letting the govt force them to do it. If the government weren't already in control of broadcasting then no, I would no support this venture. But what's done is done, the govt will not be getting any smaller, and I'm tired of being screamed at while enjoying a broadcast.