Digital video recorder

<p>A digital video recorder (DVR), also referred to as a personal video recorder (PVR) particularly in <a href="/facts/Canadian_English/H6Kz0B0T">Canadian</a> and <a href="/facts/British_English/ymJR5Rnd">British English</a>, is an <a href="/facts/Electronic_device/E4JhgISq">electronic device</a> that records video in a digital format to a <a href="/facts/Disk_drive/hnsXRb5X">disk drive</a>, <a href="/facts/USB_flash_drive/Jv0qmTCF">USB flash drive</a>, SD <a href="/facts/Memory_card/Rwy2lKS2">memory card</a>, <a href="/facts/SSD/aMHBy8gU">SSD</a> or other local or networked <a href="/facts/Mass_storage/p4DHVtbY">mass storage</a> device. The term includes <a href="/facts/Set-top_box/hAsUsw67">set-top boxes</a> (STB) with <a href="/facts/Direct_to_disk_recording/fw2W1t8K">direct to disk recording</a>, <a href="/facts/Portable_media_player/2yHdHHKv">portable media players</a> and <a href="/facts/TV_gateway/MJPoemBY">TV gateways</a> with recording capability, and digital <a href="/facts/Camcorder/yhvxrblz">camcorders</a>. Personal computers can be connected to <a href="/facts/Video_capture/D4HgJ7As">video capture</a> devices and used as DVRs; in such cases the <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">application software</a> used to record video is an integral part of the DVR. Many DVRs are classified as <a href="/facts/Consumer_electronic/cJ8g9NXh">consumer electronic</a> devices. Similar small devices with built-in (~5 inch diagonal) displays and SSD support may be used for professional film or video production, as these recorders often do not have the limitations that built-in recorders in cameras have, offering wider codec support, the removal of recording time limitations and higher bitrates.
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Digital video recorder