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The emphasis with the latest televisions and TV recording devices is very much about making them as easy to use as possible. And since buyers have become much more used to being able to record programmes for later viewing, the number of different types of media onto which this can be done has grown.
Of course, many of us still have large collections of video tapes and DVDs which we like to scour, and dig out from time to time to watch.
But the advent of the new generation of personal video recorders (PVRs) has meant that a large amount of the programmes, films and other features which we used to have stored on tapes or discs can now be kept in electronic form, on a hard disk. In much the same way as we download content from the internet onto our computers for watching either immediately or later, the same is now possible directly onto our televisions, thanks to the PVR.
These have in-built digital tuners, which mean they can pick up all the television stations we're used to watching in full, digital quality. A separate handset allows us to access a full programme guide containing information on and schedules for upcoming programmes, and to set the PVR to record them, usually at the touch of a single button.
A great feature of a PVR is the ability to record a whole series of programmes by just setting the recorder once. This feature is a great time-saver, and means that if there's a particular series you don't want to miss, you can record each episode as it goes out, and then watch the whole series in individual parts or, if you're feeling really self-indulgent, in one sitting. Or it gives the scope to record a series of programmes which are broadcast perhaps late at night, and watch them at a more reasonable time.
Another great bonus of a PVR is that it allows the viewer to record one channel while watching another, doing away with what was one of the most frustrating shortcomings of most video recorders.
The fact that recording TV programmes has now become so easy, and has been freed from the restraints of using tapes or discs, though, only leaves many people with a further dilemma how do they find the time to watch everything that they have recorded, as well as those programmes they choose to watch as they are transmitted? It could be said that it's a very nice problem to have.
Go online to check out the full range of DVD recorders and PVRs available. There are many different models available, at prices to suit most budgets as well as modern LED TVs to watch them on.
