<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
PVR	O
)	O
,	O
software	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
:	O
this	O
is	O
may	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
DVB	B-Application
software	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
listed	O
packages	O
have	O
recording	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Name	O
Windows	B-Application
MacOSX	B-Device
Linux	B-Application
BSD	B-Operating_System
Android	B-Application
Price	O
License	B-License
Latest	O
stable	O
release	O
Notes	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
4.9.3	O
(	O
Build	O
6535	O
)	O
Not	O
compatible	O
with	O
DVB	B-Application
tuners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Snapstream	O
is	O
providing	O
minor	O
fixes	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
they	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
actively	O
updating	O
and	O
developing	O
the	O
software	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
focusing	O
on	O
commercial	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVB	B-Device
Dream	I-Device
3.7.1	O
Focused	O
on	O
DVB	B-Application
and	O
live	O
TV	O
DVBViewer	B-Device
6.1.5	O
Emby(formerly Media Browser )	O
(	O
client	O
only	O
)	O
4.6.7.0	O
Compatible	O
with	O
SiliconDust	O
HDHomeRun	O
tuners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EyeTV	B-Device
3.6.9	O
(	O
build	O
7521	O
)	O
Bundled	O
for	O
no	O
extra	O
charge	O
with	O
all	O
Elgato	B-Device
USB	O
tuners	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
sold	O
separately	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
other	O
tuners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hauppauge	O
WinTV	O
8.5	O
(	O
build	O
37122	O
)	O
Bundled	O
for	O
no	O
extra	O
charge	O
,	O
only	O
works	O
with	O
Hauppauge	O
TV	B-Device
cards	I-Device
and	O
peripherals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InterVideo	B-Device
WinDVR	I-Device
5.2	O
Discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jellyfin	B-Application
(	O
unofficially	O
)	O
(	O
client	O
only	O
)	O
10.6.0	O
JRiver	B-Operating_System
Media	I-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
29.0.22	O
DirectShow	O
video	O
player	O
,	O
madVR	O
,	O
LAV	O
filters	O
,	O
HD	O
audio	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
10	O
foot	O
GUI	O
,	O
Remote	O
control	O
,	O
DLNA	O
,	O
Android/iPhone	O
interface	O
,	O
automatic	O
meta-data	O
lookup	O
for	O
Audio	O
,	O
TV	O
and	O
Movies	O
,	O
fully	O
customizable	O
database	O
Kodi(formerly XBMC )	O
18.4	O
"	O
Leia	O
"	O
Cross-platform	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	O
software	O
media	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
application	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
watch	O
live	O
or	O
recorded	O
TV	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
photos	O
and	O
has	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expansive	O
collection	O
of	O
plugins/addons	O
,	O
enabling	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
do	O
anything	O
from	O
browsing	O
the	O
web	O
or	O
downloading	O
movies	O
,	O
to	O
dimming	O
the	O
lights	O
in	O
the	O
sitting	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediaPortal	B-Application
MP1	O
:	O
1.23MP2	O
:	O
2.2.2	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
.NET	O
2.0	O
Framework	O
MythTV	B-Application
Limited	O
31.0	O
Under	O
heavy	O
development	O
since	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
now	O
contains	O
most	O
features	O
one	O
would	O
expect	O
from	O
a	O
good	O
DVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NextPVR	O
(	O
client	O
only	O
)	O
Personal	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
application	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	O
and	O
Docker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
use	O
requires	O
a	O
license	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
SageTV	B-Device
(	O
client	O
only	O
)	O
9.2.2May	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
Java	O
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SageTV	B-Device
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Google	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
converting	O
to	O
open-source	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Showshifter	B-Device
3.12.2945	O
Supports	O
some	O
older	O
TechnoTrend/Hauppauge	O
boxes	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
BDA	B-Device
compliant	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dec	O
2000-t/3000	O
-s	O
and	O
first	O
generation	O
Nova-t	O
USB	O
boxes	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
unsupported	O
by	O
other	O
PVR	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
tvtime	O
1.0.2	O
High	O
quality	O
television	O
application	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
video	O
capture	O
cards	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
tvtime	O
processes	O
the	O
input	O
from	O
a	O
capture	O
card	O
and	O
displays	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
monitor	O
or	O
projector	O
Video	B-Application
Disk	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
2.4.1	O
TV	O
Done	O
Right	O
,	O
VDR	O
can	O
use	O
one	O
to	O
eight	O
video	O
cards	O
and	O
support	O
DVB-S	O
,	O
DVB-C	B-Device
and	O
DVB-T	O
.	O
Record	O
and	O
read	O
any	O
DVB	B-Application
flux	O
with	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
plugins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
6.3.9600.16384	O
Included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Home	I-Application
Premium	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Home	O
Premium	O
,	O
Professional	O
,	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Was	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
Pro	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Pro	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Media	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
Pack	O
add-on	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
unofficially	O
through	O
a	O
windows	B-Application
command	O
script	O
installer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
RT	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVR	O
Subscription	O
free	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
Power	O
management	O
Multiple	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
cards	I-Device
support	O
CableCARD	B-Application
support	O
CAM	B-Device
support	O
ATSC	B-Device
tuner	O
support	O
Automated	O
commercial	O
skipping	O
Teletext	O
Schedule	O
timed	O
recordings	O
Personalized	O
intelligent	O
recording	O
and	O
schedulingA	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
DVR/PVR	O
application	O
to	O
record	O
programs	O
based	O
on	O
past	O
viewing	O
habits	O
and	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DRM	O
support	O
DVB	B-Application
(	O
T/T2	O
,	O
S/S2	O
,	O
C	B-Device
)	O
tuner	O
support	O
Smartphone/tablet	O
playback	O
Smartphone/tablet	O
syncing	O
Smartphone/tablet	O
remote	O
control	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
To	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
operating	O
system	O
power	O
management	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
the	O
main	O
user	O
interface	O
must	O
be	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EyeTV	B-Device
External	O
add-on	O
WinTV	O
Kodi	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	B-Application
)	O
NextPVR	O
Natively	O
supports	O
broadcast	O
EPG	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Able	O
to	O
use	O
alternative	O
EPG	B-Device
,	O
like	O
XMLTV	O
and	O
Schedules	O
Direct	O
in	O
countries	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
provide	O
a	O
decent	O
broadcast	O
EPG	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
content	O
broadcast	O
as	O
'	O
copy	O
freely	O
 '	O
(	O
DRM	O
Free	O
)	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
Using	O
Plugin	O
MediaPhoenix/ShowShifter	B-Device
MythTV	B-Application
Supports	O
hardware-based	O
CAMs	O
supported	O
by	O
LinuxTV	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
any	O
tuner	B-Device
card	I-Device
supported	O
by	O
LinuxTV	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
about	O
what	O
video	B-Application
codecs	I-Application
are	O
implemented	O
natively	O
(	O
without	O
third-party	O
add-ons	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
PVRs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVR	O
MPEG-1	B-Algorithm
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
MPEG-4	B-Application
ASP	I-Application
(	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
Part	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
DivX	B-Application
,	O
XviD	B-Algorithm
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
AVC	I-Application
(	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
Part	I-Application
10	I-Application
)	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
(	O
H.265	B-Algorithm
)	O
VP8	B-Algorithm
VP9	B-Algorithm
WMV	B-Device
AVI	O
ASF	B-Application
QuickTime	B-Application
MP4	O
RealVideo	B-Algorithm
MKV	O
Beyond	B-Device
TV	I-Device
EyeTV	B-Device
WinTV	O
NextPVR	O
Kodi	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
XBMC	B-Application
)	O
MediaPortal	B-Application
Possible	O
with	O
third-party	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
about	O
what	O
video	B-Application
codecs	I-Application
are	O
implemented	O
natively	O
(	O
without	O
third-party	O
add-ons	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
PVRs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVRs	B-Application
require	O
TV	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
cards	I-Device
to	O
receive	O
signals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
DVRs	B-Application
,	O
as	O
seen	O
above	O
,	O
can	O
use	O
multiple	O
tuners	O
.	O
</s>
