
Disclosure: Post and giveaway sponsored by XFINITY, but all opinions are my own. Please see below for additional disclosure. As always, thank you for supporting the companies and partnerships that keep Kelly in the City up and running!
When I was a teenager, I distinctly remember getting ridiculously excited about new episodes of my favorite TV shows: “Gilmore Girls,” “Friends” and “Dawson’s Creek.” (I’m dating myself, I know.) I never missed an episode, and I was glued to the television whenever the shows came on.
So much has changed since then. Life no longer revolves around a TV schedule, as I’m constantly on the go. And even if I’m home when the shows air, I forget to tune in. It’s only a matter of time before I’m a month behind on my favorite shows. My former self would have been horrified! ;)
XFINITY, though, is working to make missing favorite shows a thing of the past. With the new Cloud DVR feature, available to X1 customers in specific markets, you can now stream and download recorded DVR programs to any internet-connected device on the go, and turn any device into a TV in your home–complete with the ability to live stream tons of channels, On Demand options, and the whole X1 experience. And what does all of this mean? That you can watch your shows whenever and wherever you want.
Mitch and I have already started utilizing the Cloud DVR. There are a few shows that I simply can’t handle because of the violence–“Game of Thrones,” for example, and “True Detective”–but I desperately want to hang out with Mitch while he’s watching them. (Soaking up as much “Mitch Time” as possible before he goes back to school in September!) So I sit next to him with the iPad and headphones, and use the Cloud DVR. It’s great. (Currently I’m watching “Love It or List It” on HGTV… and “Gilmore Girls” reruns, haha.)
While Mitch and I use it that way, I feel like there are a bunch of other useful applications, too: downloading your favorite shows and taking them on the plane, setting up kids with movies on tablets for long car rides, getting the full TV experience on any screen in your home, and catching up on your favorite shows on the subway or train.
Want to get started?! Download the XFINITY TV app for X1: iPhone / Android
And now for the fun part! Today, XFINITY and I are teaming up to give away another $100 AmEx gift card. To enter, all you have do is comment in the comment section below. What would you use the Cloud DVR for?! (Be sure to include “giveaway” in your response!)
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Love this! We have a lake house so it would be wonderful to be able to tape things at home and watch them when we escape for the weekend :)
I would record a few of my daytime programs, then watch them on my laptop in the evening. jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
all my favorite childhood shows – Full house and Saved by the Bell at the top of the list!
I would love to be able to take current TV shows on an airplane, in the car, or even to a waiting room! What a great idea!
I would record my favorite TV shows and watch them when I have free time
elena150980 at yahoo dot com
I would record some of the late night shows that I don’t stay up to watch and then binge watch them on the weekends.
groogruxking40 @ gmail dot com
I’d record shows from during the week to be able to watch on the weekend!!
To watch my favorite shows on my next plane ride!
I know I would use the DVR when my husband is watching football this fall. I tried to like it, but there are only so many games I can watch in a row! I can imagine watching reruns while he is engrossed in his sports.
-Kristen
http://Www.pugsandpearls.com
Congratulations, Kristen! You’re the winner! I’ll email you shortly :)
I would record my favorite reality shows.
POKERGRL8 at gmail.com
I would use it to record all of my favorite shows and plenty of movies for me and the kids to watch
I would use it to save movies for my next flight.
i think that’s an awesome extension of the on demand option xfinity has already! i would definitely use it for my 10P programs, because well all know this old lady falls asleep way too early..and that way i can watch it when i get home or maybe even on my lunch break :D
I would use it to record my fave shows.
I would record my day time shows and watch them at night or on the weekend.
cshell090869 at aol dot com
I would record and catch up on Golden Girls reruns!
Oh wow! I definitely need to have a Gilmore Girls marathon. I would love to use it for cooking shows like Top Chef.
I work nights so I would record all the shows I can’t watch live! Thank you for the giveaway!
I would use Cloud DVR for my favorite shows like Real Housewives of OC and How to get away with murder! :) What an awesome giveaway!!! would love to win.
email- perezashley60@hotmail.com
I would use this for watching my favorite shows when I’m on the road for business. *fingers crossed*
I would use the Cloud DVR to watch shows on my iPad while taking a bath . What a great giveaway!
So awesome!! I would record reruns of old sitcoms (Friends, Seinfeld) to watch when I have down time on weekends!
I would record my favorite reality shows and watch them when I travel. Thanks for the giveaway!
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
I would use the Cloud DVR to record my daughter’s favorite shows on PBS so she could watch them when we are traveling or waiting for appointments.
kellywcu8888ATgmailDOTcom
I will use Cloud DVR for recording my favorite tv dramas to enjoy later on while traveling. Thank you for sharing the giveaway. kraftmaking at gmail dot com
I would use the Cloud DVD to mainly record my favorite TV shows.
Great idea! There are quite a few shows that I watch that Chris doesn’t (and vice versa–The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones being a couple of them that he loves!). I would definitely use it when he has one of his shows on and I’m dying to watch one of mine (I love Dance Moms and Fixer Upper!). Thanks for the great giveaway!
Thanks for the great giveaway! I would use the Cloud DVR to record the grandkid’s favorite cartoons and shows for when we travel. They would love it!
rhonda 0662 at gmail dot com
I would use the Cloud DVR for recording TV shows for later. Thanks for sharing the giveaway! kraftmaking at gmail dot com
I would record “Fixer Upper” from HGTV! Chip and Joanna are the cutest, and my mom and sis love to watch it with me every time it comes on- Dad’s a little outnumbered ;)
P.S. I’m OBSESSED with Friends, Kelly!! Best show ever invented in my opinion.
I would use it to record all my late shows that come on during the fall (the ones past 10 pm ET) like Castle and How to Get Away with Murder.
I’d use it to watch shows when I’m sitting somewhere boring waiting….
I too love Gilmore Girls! I have all of the collected seasons on DVD, but I also have a DVD player where the only button that works is play. I’d definitely love to use Cloud DVR to watch the Gilmore Girls episode of my choosing, without having to watch the previous three.
Forever classic, I’m always too busy to watch Gray’s Anatomy, so watching it Saturday morning while having a lazy start would be 10x better than Saturday morning cartoons from when I was a kid.
-Becca
It would be great to entertain my kids when we are out and about or maybe for some quiet time at home. Awesome giveaway. Thanks for the chance to win!
turtleemiwee(at)hotmail(dot)com
Fun giveaway! I would use this to catch up on programs on my tablet while the rest of my family watches football this fall.
I’d love it for catching up on shows on lazy Sunday mornings!
Neat! I travel so much that I run out of things to watch on the plane (when you resort to rewatching Disney movies on the flight home from Amsterdam, it’s time to start preloading your devices :)
Such a fun giveaway – I’d definitely be watching Scandal!
For this giveaway I would use the Cloud DVR to record all the late night shows and daytime shows I can’t catch up on. cricketlady29@hotmail.com
I would use it to watch movies or tv shows while on my lunch break at work. Giveaway.
dlatany at gmail dot com
Thanks for the giveaway! I would use it for back to school shopping!
I would use it to record workout shows, yoga shows, and movies. “giveaway”
Would use the Cloud DVR to watch shows on my tablet while sitting on the patio . Thanks for a great giveaway!
I would use it to record shows and watch them on my ipad in my back yard. Thanks for the giveaway!
rounder9834 @yahoo.com
I would use it to record my fave shows! Thanks for this giveaway!
lindilala at aol dot com
I would record Conan..I can never stay up late enough to watch! Awesome giveaway
I would watch my favorite shows when I am ready, and even watch them while on the treadmill at the gym!
Thanks for the giveaway!
wildorchid985 AT gmail DOT com
I only watch tv in the winter, and then I binge watch. I would love to store up my sitcoms and documentaries all year for the cold. Like they were acorns!
I would use the Cloud DVR for catching up on my wrestling and what my husband refers to as my “stupid shows” that he can’t stand like The Big Bang Theory and Todd and the Book of Pure Evil. Thanks so much for the giveaway :)
i would use the cloud dvr to be able to save my shows while i’m out. giveaway heavensent1988 at yahoo dot com
Awesome giveaway as always! I would use it to tape Shondaland Thursdays :) aaand also Gilmore Girls reruns because I can watch that show a million times and it’ll never get old. Might have squealed when I saw Lorelai and Rory on a Kelly in the City Post haha…. I have to ask, Team Dean, Jess, or Logan??
Good review and giveaway! My husband and I work opposite shifts so we would record our shows and watch them on our days off together when we have time!
This is a great giveaway and I would use the Cloud DVR for watching and rewatching my favorite shows.
I would love to watch my old favorite shows such as Gilmore Girls and Full House. Awesome giveaway
I would record shows that air while I work.Thanks for the chance to win this Giveaway.
I would record shows that I am not home to watch and watch them on my tablet if I won. Thanks for this giveaway!
prettyinhotpink6 at gmail dot com
If I won this giveway I woud use it when we go camping. vandenbossche3@hotmail.com
Fun giveaway! I’d DVR HGTV shows…although I need new show suggestions since I have a baby on the way. Hello 2 a.m. feedings!
I would record my kids tv shows and let them watch them on their tablets on the road #giveaway
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Great giveaway that would be superb for recording shows
Fun giveaway- I would watch my favorite shows that I miss while at work
I would definitely record my fave shows if I won this giveaway
I would use it to record Parks & Rec episodes!! It is my favorite show.
Great giveaway and if I won I would watch my fave shows!
Even though we have two tv’s and two kindles, I still rank pretty low on the ability to watch “my” shows so a cloud dvr would be fantastic addition. This giveaway would be fantastic to win.