They have seized on easy-to-use gadgets like digital video recorders, which increase their enjoyment of television.

他们学会了容易使用的数字电视录像机等科技玩意，增加了看电视的乐趣。

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Fewer people are watching network television and those that do can fast-forward past the commercials by using digital video recorders.

如今收看电视的人比以前少了，即使是那些看的人，也能利用数码录像机来快进，跳过广告。

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ALVISO, CA, Feb 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in advanced television services, including digital video recorders (DVRs), for consumers, television service providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2012.

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As for video-on-demand, News Corporation plans to store as many popular television shows and movies as it can on digital video recorders for instant playback.

ECONOMIST: News Corporation

Although they were recorded by the rather crude method of placing a tape recorder in front of the television, as was common in the days before video recorders, the quality is surprisingly clear.

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