What is a PVR / DVR ?
DVR stands for Digital Video recorder. A DVR is a unit that can record television programmes using digital media (a hard disk or memory) rather than video tape. PVR stands for Personal Video Recorder. A PVR does the same job as a DVR but has more features such as being able to find programmes for you to record from the day’s TV listings. I have a video, why would I need one of these ? Your PVR will not only record a programme when you set it up to record, but can also be programmed to find programmes that you like. You can give it the name of a series and it will record and store all the episodes. You can pick an actor, a director or even a key word like the name of a company or your favourite football team and it will record all the programmes that match your options. How about if you forget to set your recorder to ‘tape’ that important show ? Lots of these systems can be set by you going to a web page, sending an email or even using your mobile phone! These systems have been worked o
