digital video recorder

Shows-on-demand box

A digital video recorder is an electronic device that records television programs to a hard drive for later viewing.

Often abbreviated DVR.

Unlike older VCRs that used tape, DVRs allow pausing live TV, skipping commercials, and storing many hours of content: I set the DVR to record the whole series.

hardware

TiVo

Digital video recorder brand

  • PVRTelevision recording device
  • HDMIAudio-video interface standard
  • tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies

firmware · interface · 1080p · 4K · USB · receiver · component · input · output · coaxial

recording

capture

Take into custody

scheduled · timer · pause · rewind · fast-forward · playback · storage · library · buffer · skip

television

cable

Heavy-duty woven line

guide · prime-time · sitcoms · sports · movies · documentaries · news · programs · shows · schedule

surveillance

security

Protection from threat

  • CCTVSurveillance camera network
  • camerasVisual recording devices
  • footageRecorded video material

monitoring · evidence · continuous · loop · timestamp · backup · review · incident · alarm · sensor

Opposites
recording technology format

digital video recorderVCR

Tape-based video recorder

videocassette recorder · Betamax · cassette recorder · tape recorder · camcorder

content delivery method

digital video recorderlive television

Programming shown as recorded

live broadcast · live streaming · broadcast television · must-see TV

media ownership/storage model

digital video recorderstreaming service

Internet media delivery platform

Netflix · streaming platform · video on demand · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video

Family

digital, digit, digits, digitize, digitized, digitizing, digitization, digitally, video

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G