Things To Know About DVD DVRToday's technology is changing the way we do many things. From the way we talk on the telephone to the way we keep healthy, even the way we watch television, many things are all changing with the times. One recent technological advance that has been embraced by a wide audience is the invention of the DVD DVR. DVD DVR or DVD + Digital Video Recording has modified the way many people watch and record their television shows. A short while ago, the only way to record a television program for future viewing was by using a VCR and recording on an analog tape. With the invention of the DVD and the higher-quality, digital format of many television programs today, a better system of recording shows for future viewing was needed. The DVD DVR was the answer to that problem. A DVD DVR records television shows and video programs digitally, saving the program to a hard drive within the system or recording automatically to a DVD. The video signal is compressed using the same type of video encoder that is used for DVD movies, mainly MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 formats. By recording the program in either of these formats, the digital quality of the program is retained, a quality that is lost when recording to an analog VCR tape. The programs accessed and watched from the hard drive of the DVD DVR have all of the same functions as if watching the program from a DVD, including the ability to pause, fast forward, or rewind the program. A DVD DVR is ideal for anyone looking to record television programs to keep on DVD for repeat viewing. By adding the ability to record programs to DVD to the already popular DVR technology, manufacturers have enabled consumers to record whole seasons of their favorite programs and then save them to DVD to keep for an extended period of time or share with friends and family. A set top DVD DVR can range in price from under $200 to over $1000, with the price variation usually depending on the size of the hard drive and the brand name being purchased. A larger hard drive means that the consumer can record more hours of programming before either deleting the programs or recording them to a DVD. As technological advances change the way we do our routine activities, a DVD DVR will ensure that we do not miss the television programming that we enjoy the most. |