No matter how easy the DVR and Tivo is to set, viewers would prefer to not have to do anything. And when shows go over their allotted time, these recording devices are not yet smart enough to automatically adapt. Just consider what happened this past week with the American Ido finale. Viewers that didn't add time to the back end heard Ryan Seacrest get cutoff as he announced that the winner was David ... How frustrating!
The downside to not pre-recording shows and relying on the cable VOD version of broadcast is that they can disable the trick features, including fast-forward. So you never miss a show, but you never miss the commercial either.
I still believe that most viewers would prefer to let their VOD manage all recording for them. Especially if it also enables the show to follow the viewer from TV set to TV set. The mobility of the recording is not yet offered with the DVR and this added flexibility could also be marketed as a benefit to the viewer. Start the show in your living room, finish it in the bedroom.
While I don't believe this broadcast VOD service would completely replace the DVR, it would enable viewers to watch shows that they forgot to record only to later here the water coller chatter the next day how funny or engaging the previous night's show has been. Or when the last 10 minutes were not recorded. Now the viewer can tune in and catch up with the shpw.
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