digital video recorders

TV capture devices

Digital video recorders are devices that record television programs to a hard drive, allowing viewers to watch later, pause live TV, skip commercials, and rewind.

Often abbreviated DVR.

The technology largely replaced VCRs in the early 2000s: I set the DVR to record the game.

Now increasingly supplanted by streaming services.

technology

TiVo

Digital video recorder brand

  • DVRTelevision recording device
  • HDMIAudio-video interface standard
  • 4KHigh-resolution video standard

1080p · codec · H.264 · firmware · streaming · bandwidth · bitrate · resolution · transcoding · Wi-Fi

entertainment

binge-watching

Rapid consecutive episode viewing

  • moviesFeature-length filmed entertainment
  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • sitcomsHumorous television series

documentaries · sports · episodes · marathon · catch-up · primetime · premieres · watchlist

surveillance

CCTV

Surveillance camera network

alerts · evidence · playback · timestamp · perimeter

recording

capture

Take into custody

  • playbackReproducing recorded media
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • rewindReturn to beginning

fast-forward · schedule · timer · episode · series · program · broadcast · live · on-demand · time-shifting

storage

capacity

Maximum amount containable

library · footage · deletion · space · backup · expansion · retention · catalog · indexing · retrieval

Opposites
recording technology format

digital video recordersVCRs

Magnetic tape playback devices

Betamax · film cameras · videocassette recorders · cassette recorders · reel-to-reel

content access model

digital video recordersstreaming services

On-demand video delivery platforms

video on demand · Netflix · Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · digital downloads

temporal viewing mode

digital video recorderslive television

Programming shown as recorded

live broadcast · linear TV · broadcast television · live streaming · simulcast

Family

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