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Posted by guv on 06/09/07 19:21
On Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:10:13 +0100, Peter
<peter@SPAMMERSGOTOHELL.allblue.f9.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>I would say thats about right - but add that a PVR in reality allows
>>>>scheduled programming to be recorded.
>>>
>>>Not sure what you mean by that, but I have both a PVR and a DVD
>>>recorder. Their recording capabilities are identical. Both have EPGs
>>>and the ability to program directly from EPG. Neither has
>>>series-linking capability (ie, you're stuffed if you want to record a
>>>programme, such as Dr Who, which varies its time slot from week to
>>>week).
>>
>>Then they are both PVRs.
>
>No, I don't think so. A PVR is *personal* video recorder - ie, the
>media cannot be removed and, say, played on a friend's machine. Since
>my DVD recorder has removable media (DVDs), it ain't a PVR.
>
>>A PVR doesnt have to be HDD.
>
>What other non-removable media are in use?
So are you saying that a device that uses flash memory wont be a PVR
because it has removeable media? Hmmm I dont think so.
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