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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. If you want to connect your Cable Box, or Satellite TV box into a DVR so that you can use it like the old VCR to timer record programming, then you will want to buy a DVD Recorder with an internal hard drive. Basically there are two different types of recorders (1) PVR/DVR and (2) a DVDR. There are many variations of PVR - most only recording FTA TV, others only pay TV, a few recording both and a few with external inputs like a VCR. The [http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php/topic/161206-the-basics-of-digital-pvrs-dvdrs-for-beginners/ DTV Forum Essay on Digital Pvrs and Dvdrs] explains the differences as well as touching on Subscription Free Digital Video Recorders. The problem with AV Forum Australia is that Australia uses a different television broadcast standard than does North America. Information on AV Forum Australia is good to gain a fundamental understanding of the technologies, but use caution in product recommendations as they are centered around that regional marketplace and not the United States. * AV Forum Australia - The leading audio visual and home theatre forum → Audio Visual & Home Theatre Equipment → Recorders, Players & DTV Receivers → [http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php/forum/8-pvrs-hdd-dvd-recorders/ PVRs, HDD & DVD Recorders] Units such as the Panasonic DMR-EH59GC-K are DVD Recorders with an internal hard drive. Units like these are very few. The Panasonic DMR-EH59GC-K was manufactured in 2012 and seems to be the most recent as of early 2015.