PVR

Records live television

PVR stands for personal video recorder, a device that records television programs to a hard drive for later viewing.

Unlike older VCRs that used tapes, PVRs allow pausing live TV, skipping commercials, and storing many hours of content.

TiVo popularized the technology in the late 1990s, though the function is now built into most cable boxes and smart TVs.

Also called DVR (digital video recorder).

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Light-casting display device

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abbreviation

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Categories
Opposites
viewing mode

PVRlive broadcast

Transmission happening right now

linear TV · live streaming · streaming service · Netflix · broadcast television

content delivery model

PVRstreaming service

Internet media delivery platform

Netflix · video on demand · VOD · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video

media technology era

PVRVCR

Tape-based video recorder

Betamax · VHS · analog recording · cassette recorder

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G