Editing Digital video recorder (section)

==Types==

===Integrated television sets===
[[File:Intergrated LCD DVR3.JPG|thumb|Side view of an LCD monitor with built-in DVR]]
DVRs are integrated into some [[television set]]s (TVs). These systems simplify wiring and operation because they employ a single power cable, have no interconnected ports (e.g., [[HDMI]]), and share a common [[remote control]].

===VESA compatibility===
[[File:VESA Compatible DVR.JPG|thumb|Underside of a VESA-compatible DVR]]
[[VESA]]-compatible DVRs are designed to attach to the VESA mounting holes (100×100&nbsp;mm) on the back of an LCD television set (TV), allowing users to combine the TV and DVR into an integrated unit.

===Set-top boxes (STB)===
''Over-the-air'' DVRs are standalone receivers that record broadcast television programs. Several companies have launched over-the-air DVR products for the consumer market over the past few years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-17742_7-10019233-19.html|title=Most anticipated tech of 2014 (pictures)|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=CNET|access-date=2014-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322065924/http://reviews.cnet.com/2300-17742_7-10019233-19.html|archive-date=2014-03-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Some pay-TV operators provide receivers that allow subscribers to attach their own [[network-attached storage]] (NAS) hard drives or solid-state or flash memory to record video and other media files (e.g., audio and photos).

===PC-based===
Software and hardware are available which can turn personal computers running [[Microsoft Windows]], [[Linux]], and [[Mac OS X]] into DVRs, and is a popular option for [[HTPC|home-theater PC]] (HTPC) enthusiasts.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

====Linux====
There are many [[free software|free]] and [[open source software]] DVR applications available for [[Linux]]. For example, [[TV gateway]] interfaces to DVB tuners and provides network tuner and TV server functions, which allows live viewing and recording over IP networks. Other examples include [[MythTV]], [[Video Disk Recorder]] (VDR), [[LinuxMCE]], [[TiVo]], [[VBox Home TV Gateway]], and [[Kodi (software)|Kodi]] (formerly XBMC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=PVR|title=The XBMC Live TV and PVR/DVR Setup Guide |date=2013-07-03|work=xbmc Media Centre|access-date=9 December 2013}}</ref>

====macOS====
Geniatech makes a series of digital video recording devices called EyeTV. The software supplied with each device is also called EyeTV, and is available separately for use on compatible third-party tuners from manufacturers such as Pinnacle, TerraTec, and Hauppauge.

[[SageTV]] provided DVR software for the Mac but no longer sells it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geektonic.com/2011/06/whats-next-for-sagetv-customers-post.html |title=What's Next for SageTV Customers Post-Google? |publisher=GeekTonic |date=2011-06-21 |access-date=2011-11-21}}</ref> Previously sold devices support the Hauppauge HVR-950, myTV.PVR and HDHomeRun hardware with its DVR software. SageTV software also included the ability to watch YouTube and other online video with a remote control.

[[MythTV]] (see above) also runs under [[Mac OS X]], but most recording devices are currently only supported under Linux. Precompiled binaries are available for the MythTV front-end, allowing a Mac to watch video from (and control) a MythTV server running under Linux.

Apple provides applications in the FireWire software developer kit which allow any Mac with a FireWire port to record the MPEG2 transport stream from a FireWire-equipped cable box (for example: Motorola DCT62xx, including HD streams). Applications can also change channels on the cable box via the firewire interface. Only broadcast channels can be recorded as the rest of the channels are encrypted. ''FireRecord (formerly iRecord)'' is a free scheduled-recording program derived from this SDK.

====Windows====
[[File:MicrosoftGameDVR.png|thumb|A screenshot of [[VLC media player]] showing the metadata of a digital recording of the game [[Audiosurf 2]]. Note the "Microsoft Game DVR" as the artist.]]
There are several free digital video recording applications available for [[Microsoft Windows]] including [[GB-PVR]], [[MediaPortal]], and [[Orb (Software)|Orb]] (web-based remote interface).

There are also several [[Proprietary software|commercial]] applications available including [[CyberLink]], [[SageTV]] (which is no longer available after Google acquired it in June 2011), [[Beyond TV]] (which is considered discontinued despite an official announcement from SnapStream since the last update was October 2010 and they are concentrating on their enterprise search products), [[DVBViewer]], Showshifter, [[InterVideo WinDVR]], the [[R5000-HD]] and [[Meedio]] (now a dead product – Yahoo! bought most of the company's technology and discontinued the Meedio line, and rebranded the software Yahoo! Go – TV, which is now a free product but only works in the U.S.<ref>Please note:
Yahoo! Go for TV currently is only available inside the U.S., for Windows-based systems. [http://sites.mobile.yahoo.com/go/tv/download Yahoo! Connected TV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103191224/http://sites.mobile.yahoo.com/go/tv/download |date=2009-01-03 }}. ''Yahoo! Connected TV''. Retrieved 09 December 2013</ref>). Most [[TV tuner card]]s come bundled with software which allows the PC to record television to hard disk. See TV tuner card. For example, [[Leadtek]]'s WinFast DTV1000 digital TV card comes bundled with the WinFast PVR2 software, which can also record analog video from the card's [[composite video]] input socket.<ref>[http://www.leadtek.com/eng/tv_tuner/news_detail.asp?newsid=611&pronameid=382&lineid=6 "turn your PC into a powerful DVD video recorder" … "recording and capturing digital video from digital TV", Media Release, October 1st, 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413223032/http://www.leadtek.com/eng/tv_tuner/news_detail.asp?newsid=611&pronameid=382&lineid=6 |date=2016-04-13 }}. ''Leadtek''. Retrieved 09 December 2013</ref>

[[Windows Media Center]] is a DVR software by Microsoft which was bundled with the [[Windows XP Media Center Edition|Media Center edition of Windows XP]], the Home Premium / Ultimate editions of [[Windows Vista]], as well as most editions of [[Windows 7]]. When Windows 8 was released in 2012, Windows Media Center was not included with Windows 8 OEM or Retail installations, and was only available as a $15 add-on pack (including DVD Playback codecs) to Windows 8 Pro users.<ref>[http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_install/getting-windows-media-center-on-windows-8-bought/324dc94b-0750-44b0-8e78-08c59fd4130b Getting Windows Media Center on Windows 8 bought through DreamSpark]. ''Windows''. Retrieved 9 December 2013</ref>

The Windows Game Bar specifies all recordings made by it as being titled "Microsoft Game DVR" followed by the game or application's title.

===Embeddable===
[[File:1-Channel Embeddable DVR.jpg|thumb|Embeddable DVR with [[incremental encoder]] interface for position tracking]]
An ''embeddable'' DVR is a standalone device that is designed to be easily integrated into more complex systems. It is typically supplied as a compact, bare circuit board that facilitates mounting it as a subsystem component within larger equipment. The control keypad is usually connected with a detachable cable, to allow it to be located on the system's exterior while the DVR circuitry resides inside the equipment.