Charles Angelich wrote in a message to Roy J. Tellason:

TW>>> Now I do have a VCR for Time Shifting things I might want to 
TW>>> watch to MY Schedule instead of theirs. 

RJT>> Right. And since you don't have to sit there and watch the 
RJT>> commercials at normal speed, it actually takes *less* time than 
RJT>> it would if you didn't do it that way. And since we've all got 
RJT>> only so much time, not wasting it strikes me is kinda nifty. 

CA>> If you are doing this recording and then fast-forwarding through  
CA>> the commercials it heats up the motor quite a bit more than just 
CA>> watching a video rental.

RJT> I don't think so. 

CA> You "don't think so" what? You don't think fast forwarding 
CA> increases the heat at the motor? 

I don't think that fast forwarding through the commercials heats the motor
to the point of it being destructive...

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