DVR

A digital video recorder (DVR) or a personal video recorder (PVR) is a device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB keydrive, sd memory card or other memory medium within a device. Some of the popular companies which offer DVR technology are TiVo, Humax, Dish Network, Hughes, Motorola, Phillips.DVR technologies are becoming very popular with the masses because they offer users the choice to pause and rewind live tv, to be watched at a suitable time. It also allows users to record a program while another one is being watched.DVR includes stand-alone set-top boxes, portable media players (PMP) and recorders (as camcorders that record in memory card) and software for personal computers which enables video capture and playback to and from disk. Some consumer electronic manufacturers have started to offer televisions with DVR hardware and software built in to the television itself; LG was first to launch one in 2007.