Not to defend annoying advertising, but the only time I pause is when I leave the room; and if I'm fast-forwarding I'm not savoring the full unadulterated picture and wouldn't much care about some bar ad being there. Seems like that's the best possible place to put an ad -- I'll never notice it or care. I'd be more upset if I were the advertiser.
I'm the opposite--the most common reason for me to pause is because I want to take a closer/longer look at what's on the screen. The most common example is The Simpsons, since they hide fleeting visual gags in most episodes. If I have an ad atop the scene I'm attempting to examine, that would get old FAST.
The permanent removal of the progress bar is a really bad solution, as I usually use that bar to navigate my way especially through sporting events. Not cool.
The best way around this that I can figure is the part where they say the ads only appear once per recording. If you see an ad, unpause then repause and it should be gone. However, I bet it's only a short matter of time until TiVo puts them there during every pause.
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Not to defend annoying advertising, but the only time I pause is when I leave the room; and if I'm fast-forwarding I'm not savoring the full unadulterated picture and wouldn't much care about some bar ad being there. Seems like that's the best possible place to put an ad -- I'll never notice it or care. I'd be more upset if I were the advertiser.
I'm the opposite--the most common reason for me to pause is because I want to take a closer/longer look at what's on the screen. The most common example is The Simpsons, since they hide fleeting visual gags in most episodes. If I have an ad atop the scene I'm attempting to examine, that would get old FAST.
The permanent removal of the progress bar is a really bad solution, as I usually use that bar to navigate my way especially through sporting events. Not cool.
The best way around this that I can figure is the part where they say the ads only appear once per recording. If you see an ad, unpause then repause and it should be gone. However, I bet it's only a short matter of time until TiVo puts them there during every pause.