So instead of buying/renting movies directly on a digital service, you subscribe(d) to a cable service that costs probably $60-100/month, wait for the movie you

So instead of buying/renting movies directly on a digital service, you subscribe(d) to a cable service that costs probably $60-100/month, wait for the movie you want to be played on a schedule and be recorded to a DVR hard drive in your house, and then you watch the movie along with content and aspect ratio edits, reduced bitrate, and a channel watermark. I can’t understand how you you tolerate or prefer this setup, whether it be now or in the past.