HD Headache

A few weeks ago, I decided to try my cable's DVR service. Mostly, I wanted to see how my HDTV looked in HD and be able to record more than one program at a time. It looks swell, and I like not having to make a choice between shows like My Name is Earl and Bones.

I'm still getting used to the settings and playback, but I probably won't keep the service for much longer. Tonight, when I tried to watch the two episodes of Charmed that I recorded on TNT because season one is replaying in the morning airings, I got an error message. The DVR might be dead.

I'm half-tempted to tell the cable guy who comes to "repair" it later this week to take it back and cancel my subscription.