aka PVR, DVR and Digital Video Recorder. Similar to a VCR although with much greater capabilities. A PVR records to an internal hard disk drive. It can record and play back a different recording simultaneously. With it you can pause live television and in some cases record more than one show simultaneously. It allows for easy set-up to record a program one time or on an ongoing basis. While once a subscription product available from a small number of companies like Tivo or Replay, many cable companies and satellite systems are now offering the service.
See Digital Video Recorder (DVR).
A device that plays TV, Radio, DVD and other input signals digitally, it records onto a Hard Disk or onto DVD.
A generic term for a device that is similar to a VCR but records television data in digital format as opposed to the VCR's analog format. PVRs encode video data in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 formats and store the data in a hard drive. Also known as DVR.
A consumer device which uses a hard disk drive to record television programs based on the user’s preferences. Also provides pause of live television feature. Or a set of equipment that allows a user to timeshift television without removable media.
Product that tracks viewing habits, records programs and has other interactive features such as pause and rewind.
Digital Video Recorder with advanced functionality such as an Integrated Programming Guide, One-Touch Recording, and the SageTV exclusive, Intelligent Recording. PVR software compresses incoming video streams from a cable or satellite provider and writes it to your PC hard drive. From there you can playback files at your convenience.
System that records video onto a hard drive. PVRs offer many new opportunities, including the ability to hold 80 hours of programs, the ability to pause live TV and the ability to automatically suggest TV shows you might like and record them for you.
A device that can record and play back television in digital format, as opposed to the analog format recorded by a VCR. Also called "digital video recorder."
STB which records programs onto an internal hard-drive to be played back at viewer's convenience (e.g. TiVo system or ReplayTV).
A set-top box that stores video information in digital form.