Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Freeviewer Diaries: Family Unity https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address James Littlewood* https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140305#post140305 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140305#post140305 Hi all. Sorry, struck down by germs yesterday. Thanks for feedback.

a significant chunk of child-caring-age women watch Coronation Street

Yep. That's us alright.

different people prefer different things

*Sigh*. Is it not enough for folks to just view stuff the way it was shot and cut?

in a box…

]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:16 +1300 Gareth Ward https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140113#post140113 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140113#post140113

The earlier Mad Men is the new season, I believe, while the later one is a repeat of an earlier season

Right, cheers. As I haven't seen any of them, I need to decide if I let both seasons fully record then go back and watch them in episode order...

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:30:28 +1300 Paul Campbell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140109#post140109 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140109#post140109 if your box makes a hum that's probably the hard drive (and maybe a fan) – putting it in a box behind a glass door may not be a good thing – they can get toasty warm – unless the back of the box is appropriately open.

Why do you…

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:23:47 +1300 Danielle https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140104#post140104 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140104#post140104

We have a fan in our house who's usually pre-occupied with baby-care when it screens (like, that would happen in the coro audience).

Au contraire! Although its audience does skew older, a significant chunk of child-caring-age women watch Coronation Street. Says Jane Clifton in this 2005 article in The Listener:…

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:55:39 +1300 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140093#post140093 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140093#post140093 I should note that I've taken possession of a TiVo as part of their beta programme and will review that presently.

I'm not entirely impressed with its performance, but it is in beta and I'll see how I go ironing out the kinks before I write about it.

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:14:48 +1300 Gareth Ward https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140087#post140087 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140087#post140087 The MySky box does do the "whoops, can't do that" warning and gives you options as to which one to cancel. I've only come across it the once (I think they're extending the number of simulataneous records via firmware updates?)

What's getting me at the moment, is that there isn't…

]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:58:10 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140086#post140086 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-freeviewer-diaries-family-unity/?p=140086#post140086 Discussion from blog post.

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