I have three shows recording on DVR at once at 8pm
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52189)
Staten Island, New York
April 8, 2019 6:56pm CST
I have three shows recording on my DVR tonight at 8 pm - American Idol, The Voice, and Shadowhunters. I didn't even know that I can record more than two shows at once.
I wonder if I can watch TV while these three shows are recording. Or better yet, I wonder if I can watch one of the shows that's recording while all three are doing that... It would be nice to get one show out of the way, so that tomorrow I have less to catch up on, especially since I have three shows recording on DVR tomorrow at the same time.
I can't watch all the shows right after they finish recording because hubby will come home from work and he will want to watch other stuff, which will probably be reruns of all the Star Trek series.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
9 Apr 19
You should be able to watch TV while the shows are recording. Yes, you can watch a show while you are recording it. I do it all the time. Our DVR needs to be fixed and can only record one show at a time.
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@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Apr 19
it used to be when we had FIOS that you can only record two shows at once and if you have two shows recording you can't watch TV unless it's one of the channels the show that's recording is on. Now we have Spectrum, which seems to be different. I had no idea three shows can record at once. Thought it was only two. And I am not sure we can watch TV when three shows are recording.
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@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Apr 19
@LindaOHio Seems we can record three shows at once while watching another channel. We tried that out a few days ago.
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@LindaOHio (222534)
• United States
10 Apr 19
@lovebuglena Our DVR isn't working; so I couldn't begin to help you! All I know is that I can record ONE show at a time and watch TV too. Anything more than that doesn't work!
@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Apr 19
How many shows can you record at once?
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@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
10 Apr 19
@lovebuglena I know that the number depends by the kind of contract you signed. I think that we can record up to 5 at once.
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@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
12 Apr 19
@LadyDuck That's a good number if you watch a lot of shows that happen to air on the same day at the same time.
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@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Apr 19
That's what I am wondering about... I have no idea how our DVR works.
@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
11 Apr 19
We tried doing it a few days ago. Hubby came home and decided to watch a baseball game while I had three shows recorded. All three shows recorded and there were no issues with the recordings. And he was able to watch baseball without issues either. So I guess we can record three shows and watch another at the same time.
@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
9 Apr 19
Yeah you can. I watch tv while I tape movies and tv shows.
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@lovebuglena (52189)
• Staten Island, New York
9 Apr 19
Does it matter how many shows are recording for you to be able to watch TV while the recordings are in progress?
