markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Many fans complained about the staring time of the South Carolina vs UConn. "Too late" was the common complaint. Fans are now complaining that today's final between SC vs Iowa is too early! Hello fans. You can record the game and watch at your convenience! Duh!! I seldom watch sporting events live. We'll record today's matchup and begin watching about 1.5 hours after the TV starting time. We've been doing that for years. Have it "your way"!

Mark

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

If it's a late game, we tape it and watch it in the morning before hearing the score. Get to skip commercials and half-time. We're up by 5am, so it's easy for us.

Lol, if we're not that super interested in a game it also allows us to catch the score before deciding if we want to watch. Too old to sit on the edge of my chair for two hours awaiting the outcome!

For years we have been taping shows and watching them later while skipping commercials.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

We’ve been doing same for years.
Mark

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

No DVR. It interrupts my lawn mowing schedule. But I’ll watch anyway.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

I did not know DVR's could also mow lawns!

ImageCreator Loc: Northern California

I record it and check the score. If my team has won, then I watch it. If not, I don’t. Less stress.

Laramie Loc: Tempe

It was a good game. I rooted for Iowa, but Iowa could not stop Cardoso, who played a great game.

Flash Gordon

How do you tape a program now? What equipment do you use? My old analog vcr was easy. I get local, network channels with my antenna. Other stuff via internet connection. So, how do you do it?

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Ditto….Mark…. I also DVR games. If a game is the first of two, I start the recording on time and add an hour at the end. Same for the second. Going in, I know I should (?) have it covered. If I simultaneously watch, I’ll join the game about an hour and skip commercials. Lastly, if my team loses and I accidentally hear the score before I settle in, I don’t watch. I joined the Iowa v UConn game using my delay method and it still broke my heart. Sigh….

ImageCreator Loc: Northern California

I use a Dish TV DVR and it automatically adds and hour to every sporting event.
So easy even a Caveman can do it.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

I've still got the Michigan-Alabama and Michigan-Washington games on DVR. Now when I watch them I can really enjoy them....esp. that Alabama game.

Flyerace Loc: Mt Pleasant, WI

I record EVERYTHING and watch at my leisure. I haven't watched an ad (except Clydesdales) for years. Nothing is live tv anymore for me.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

Me too!
Mark

jfdnp Loc: Coastal Connecticut

Actually Mark, it was UCONN vs Iowa

Bret P Loc: California

Folks on this thread seem to be using DVR, Digital Video Recorder.
For most, that means paying a few extra bucks a month to their service, they may have Comcast, Spectrum, Direct TV, Frontier, You-Tube, Sling or similar, those paid services offer to "record" things for you if you pay for DVR service.

For your antenna, you could buy a stand-alone DVR. It's simliar to your VCR but no tape, just pixels on a hard-drive/SSD), like this one (or there are many others with different features):
https://us-store.tablotv.com/products/tablo?variant=44315140096298&currency=USD&utm_campaign=shop&utm_source=search&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=shoppingnonbrand_google_launchboth__&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwztOwBhD7ARIsAPDKnkCMFAy2C7MV9NYF3VQqyDmC3yf5FjvOBqY8zM-imd2ND-q2q4tEnOUaAu-wEALw_wcB

Those can be fairly easy to use and offer scheduled recordings. You can record Live TV and only the Free streaming videos on the internet (Not paid ones like Netflix).

Some smart TVs have built-in recording (like some LG TVs), I think that is only for cable or antenna, not internet.

For recording paid (like Netflix) videos on the internet, I think you'd need an SVR (Streaming video recorder software), like EaseUS or PlayOn—I don't know much about those so no link, Google it. You have to use your computer as the "DVR" and can connect your smart TV to your computer if you don't usually watch on your computer.

Or you could do what I do, LOL, and use adapters and splitters to hook up my old VCR to my cable box/antenna and to my Roku, but that's not simple, especially if I want to schedule a recording when I'm not there. And the old VCR quality is like an old tube TV, not HD. You could also use a DVR this way and get HD quality.