Editing Digital video recorder (section)

====Digital video recorders tied to a video service====
At the 1999 CES, Dish Network demonstrated the hardware that would later have DVR capability with the assistance of Microsoft software, which also included access to the [[WebTV]] service.<ref name="microsoft.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/jan99/echostarpr.mspx |title=WebTV Networks and EchoStar Communications Introduce First Internet TV Satellite Product and Service |publisher=Microsoft.com |date=1999-01-07 |access-date=2011-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221221342/http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/jan99/echostarpr.mspx |archive-date=2009-02-21 }}</ref> By the end of 1999 the Dishplayer had full DVR capabilities and within a year, over 200,000 units were sold.<ref>{{cite news|author=Stephen Manes, 06.11.01, 12:00 AM ET |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/0611/146.html |title=Forbes |date= 2001-06-11|access-date=2011-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.satelliteguys.us/655841-post51.html |title=Judge Stops Countersuit against TiVo |publisher=SatelliteGuys.US |access-date=2011-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206004749/http://www.satelliteguys.us/655841-post51.html |archive-date=2008-12-06 }}</ref>

In the UK, digital video recorders are often referred to as "plus boxes" (such as BSKYB's [[Sky+]] and Virgin Media's [[V+]] which integrates an [[High-definition television|HD]] capability, and the subscription free [[Freesat+]] and [[Freeview+]]). [[Freeview+]] have been around in the UK since the late 2000s, although the platform's first DVR, the Pace Twin, dates to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seenit.co.uk/from-recordable-freeview-to-youview-in-a-decade/|title = From recordable Freeview to YouView in a decade|date = 30 September 2012}}</ref> British Sky Broadcasting marketed a popular combined receiver and DVR as Sky+, now replaced by the [[Sky Q]] box. [[TiVo]] launched a UK model in 2000, and is no longer supported, except for third party services, and the continuation of TiVo through [[Virgin Media]] in 2010. South African based Africa Satellite TV beamer Multichoice recently launched their DVR which is available on their DStv platform. In addition to ReplayTV and TiVo, there are a number of other suppliers of digital terrestrial ([[Digital terrestrial television|DTT]]) DVRs, including [[Technicolor SA]], [[Topfield]], Fusion, [[Commscope]], [[Humax]], VBox Communications, [[AC Ryan Playon]] and [[Advanced Digital Broadcast]] (ADB).

Many satellite, cable and [[IPTV]] companies are incorporating digital video recording functions into their set-top box, such as with [[DirecTiVo]], DISHPlayer/DishDVR, Scientific Atlanta [[Explorer 8300|Explorer 8xxx]] from Time Warner, Total Home DVR from AT&T [[U-verse]], [[Motorola DCT6412]] from Comcast and others, [[Moxi (DVR)|Moxi]] Media Center by Digeo (available through Charter, Adelphia, Sunflower, Bend Broadband, and soon Comcast and other cable companies), or Sky+. [[Astro (satellite TV)|Astro]] introduced their DVR system, called [[Astro MAX]], which was the first PVR in Malaysia but was phased out two years after its introduction.

In the case of digital television, there is no ''encoding'' necessary in the DVR since the signal is already a digitally encoded MPEG stream. The digital video recorder simply stores the digital stream directly to disk. Having the broadcaster involved with, and sometimes subsidizing, the design of the DVR can lead to features such as the ability to use interactive TV on recorded shows, pre-loading of programs, or directly recording encrypted digital streams. It can, however, also force the manufacturer to implement non-skippable advertisements and automatically expiring recordings.

In the United States, the FCC has ruled that starting on July 1, 2007, consumers will be able to purchase a set-top box from a third-party company, rather than being forced to purchase or rent the set-top box from their cable company.<ref>{{citation |author=Wildstrom, W. H. |url=http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2007/tc20070630_146146.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070705061608/http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2007/tc20070630_146146.htm |archive-date=2007-07-05 |title=An Early Independence Day}}</ref> This ruling only applies to "navigation devices", otherwise known as a cable television set-top box, and not to the security functions that control the user's access to the content of the cable operator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Cable/News_Releases/1999/nrcb9009.html |title=FCC Press Release |publisher=Fcc.gov |access-date=2011-11-21}}</ref> The overall net effect on digital video recorders and related technology is unlikely to be substantial as standalone DVRs are currently readily available on the open market.

In Europe [[Free-To-Air]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telesystem-world.com/web/it_en/electronic/catalogue/184/witv/955/turn-iphone-and-ipad-pc-windows-tablet-and-smartphone-android-into-a-pvr-tv.html|title=Turn iPhone and iPad, PC, tablet and smartphone Android into a PVR TV Wi.TV – TELE System Digital Srl|work=TELE System}}</ref> and [[Pay TV]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vboxcomm.com/digitenne-and-canaldigitaal-to-ip.html|title=Digitenne and CanalDigitaal live TV across your home|work=vboxcomm.com}}</ref> [[TV gateway]]s with multiple tuners have whole house recording capabilities allowing recording of TV programs to [[Network Attached Storage]] or attached USB storage, recorded programs are then shared across the home network to [[tablet computer|tablet]], smartphone, PC, Mac, Smart TV.