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		jaywalk on Dec 19, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Almost everything on computers is perceptually slo... No, it's absolutely not normal for a regular cable DVR to tie authorization for DVR functionality to an Internet connection.

criddell on Dec 19, 2019 [–]

My last two have been like that. Try unplugging your internet connection then playing something you recorded earlier. If you have an AT&T or DirectTV DVR, it won't play.

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