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Subscription Free Digital Video Recorder

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<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Some terms are sometimes used interchangeably.  Vendors refer aPVR as digital video recorder (DVR); personal TV receiver (PTR); personal video station (PVS); and hard disk recorder (HDR).  Some manufacturers, such as Hauppauge, use the term DVR to describe a box that might not be stand-alone, requiring a computer to connect to.  The term PVR seems more frequently used with stand-alone units.''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''Some terms are sometimes used interchangeably depending on the source.  Vendors refer aPVR as digital video recorder (DVR); personal TV receiver (PTR); personal video station (PVS); and hard disk recorder (HDR).  Some manufacturers, such as Hauppauge, use the term DVR to describe a box that might not be stand-alone, requiring a computer to connect to.  The term PVR seems more frequently used with stand-alone units.'' == PVR, DVD-R, DVD Recorder == From [http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php/topic/52865-a-pvr-with-composite-input/ this thread on the DTV Forum], a PVR can only record from an internal ATSC tuner, while a DVD Recorder (DVDR) can record from external sources, such as your Dish Network satellite tuner.  Some DVD Recorders have an internal hard drive.
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