Digital Video Recorders

A digital video recorder, or DVR, is an electronic device to record tv and video signals directly to a hard drive-based digital storage system. Digital video recorders typically are stand-alone set-top boxes that allow users to program television shows to be recorded. Many personal computers now come with the option of Windows Media Center which turns the computer into a television and a digital video recorder. The advantages of digital video recorders over older video recorders are primarily the use of the hard drive which can store many hours of high quality video without having to swap out tapes. Digital video recorders also allow users to pause live TV and easily skip commercial advertisements. Increasingly popular are dual tuner digital video recorders which allow the viewer to record two shows at the same time or record one show and watch another show. Shop for digital video recorders online and save.