Mel wrote:

The problem is, you have to find the time to watch what you've taped, and if you put a couple of episodes on the back burner because, say, you're not in the mood at the time, it accumulates, and can very soon get to the point where it's nearly impossible to catch up.

Well, that's a different matter. We tape a lot of stuff, not just because we're not able to watch it at the time, but because, by taping it, we can shorten the time required to watch a Sky broadcast by about 30%. Having the stuff on terrestrial would have this effect, to some degree too, depending on the channel's fondness for advert scatterguns, but still, watching it live usually takes more time than watching it on a tape.

So, if you can't fit it in when it's taped, you wouldn't be able to fit it in otherwise, either.

Or - thinking further - does it mean that you can't watch prog X because you're already taping prog Y at the time?

steve