Many DVRs are classified as consumer electronic devices such devices may alternatively be referred to as personal video recorders (PVRs), particularly in Canada. Personal computers are often connected to video capture devices and used as DVRs in such cases the application software used to record video is an integral part of the DVR. The term includes set-top boxes with direct to disk recording, portable media players and TV gateways with recording capability, and digital camcorders. V+, a combined digital video recorder and cable TV receiver.Ī digital video recorder ( DVR) is an electronic device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device.
