I recorded Saturday Night Live (musical performance by Pearl Jam) for my friend Alex (he's a fan) using my DVR (Windows Media Center 7). I set the schedule earlier today, and a while ago I just checked, and found that the show has been recorded. So I copied the 10Gb media file (direct 1080p HD signal) to my portable hard disk in 10 minutes so that I can bring it to Alex on Monday.
Suddenly I realized that to do the exact same thing 5 years ago was an extremely clumsy process. To tape a show for a friend back then, I have to set up my VCR with complicated programming setting, and when my friend watch the show on a VHS tape, it will be a lower quality video. Now I get the exact original quality in my DVR, with programming schedule extremely easy to be done, and I still have the show on my DVR after making a copy to my friend.
Digital technology makes it all possible.
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