Moxi is a very good, very underrated DVR - people have not given it enough credit,
Or, you can buy a Moxi, TiVo or various other DVRs at Amazon.com:
Don't forget! If you are willing to dedicate a PC to be a "Media Center" device, also known as a "Home Theater PC" (HTPC) meaning, a PC that will stay in your living room, connected permanently to your TV, then you also can use it as a DVR! (Can also use a laptop instead of a PC).
1) Sit the PC next to your TV where you will be recording from
2) Make sure the PC has an HDMI (hi-definition) output (if not, you can buy a PCI or PCIeXpress HDMI card for the PC (for playing back your recorded shows)
Hook an HDMI cable from your PCs HDMI 'out' to the TVs HDMI 'in'.
3) Hook a direct cable from your cable box or via splitter, to the cable input on the TV tuner card
5) Make sure the PC has at least a 500 GB hard drive or larger, to be able to capture decent High-Definition TV shows and movies.
6) Now you can use either the software that came with the TV tuner card, if present, to record onto the PC, or you can use Windows Media Center's built-in DVR capability to record TV shows and movies to the PCs hard drive.
*) Optionally, you may want to buy a Media Center Remote, to make it easy to control the PC from a distance - or you can buy any a handful of similar remotes for that task.
A DVD Recorder that you purchase requires no service.
Basically, yes, TiVo is a type of DVr recorder. It allows you to record shows while you are not home or simply watching another channel on the same set; just as a dvr recorder.
The full form of DVR is Digital Video Recorder.
A TiVo DVR is a digital video recorder made to be used with a TiVo service. The best place to purchase a TiVo DVR would be from the TiVo website. You can also buy these receivers online at Amazon.
Some cable / satellite providers let you rent a unit for about 10 dollars / month. You can also purchase a DVD disk recorder with a built in hard drive which acts as a DVR though those units are disappearing. Tivo is a DVR.
A DVR recorder would be your best bet.
The DVR or digital video recorder was invented in 1997. Anthony Wood created the DVR through his company ReplayTV.
Yes, of Digital Video Recorder.
Digital Video Recorder
The best DVR recorder you can buy for $300.00 might be include in a packaged deal with verizon or times warner cable. You can check their sites to confirm.
You can connect the output of your DVR in a DVD recorder, such as the Samsung DVD-VR375. This will record your DVR programs directly to DVD.
There's no way to save videos off a DVR on to a disc. However, if you have a computer and a Tuner/Digital Recorder card (separate purchase required,) it's possible to record the videos on to your computer and then save them to a disc. Of course, how successful you are depends on your DVR brand and model, so please consult further before making a purchase decision.