This is one of two things I suspect, and I wouldn't go for a reboot without checking these two...
1: Slow-mo mode, pressing the play/pause button immediately below the "stop" on your remote should toggle this - but it has to be consciously enabled, it's not on by default.
2: Hard drive problems, which can be easily tested by pausing a live TV programme and watching it delayed by a short time.
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