<s>
InterVideo	B-Device
WinDVR	I-Device
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	B-Application
)	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
PCs	B-Device
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
TV	O
set	O
and	O
a	O
DVR	B-Application
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
hardware-based	O
TV	O
turner	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
electronic	B-Device
program	I-Device
guide	I-Device
(	O
EPG	B-Device
)	O
that	O
is	O
updated	O
via	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
InterVideo	O
posted	O
a	O
replacement	O
product	O
named	O
WinDVD	O
Recorder	O
4.5	O
,	O
offering	O
discounts	O
to	O
the	O
users	O
by	O
upgrading	O
from	O
WinDVR	B-Device
3	O
or	O
WinDVD	O
Player	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
WinDVD	O
Recorder	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
98SE	O
or	O
ME	O
(	O
only	O
2000	O
and	O
XP	O
are	O
supported	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
reason	O
WinDVR	B-Device
continued	O
being	O
sold	O
,	O
although	O
without	O
any	O
further	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
can	O
convert	O
video	O
from	O
VHS	O
tapes	O
to	O
DVD	O
or	O
video	O
CD	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
capture	O
screen	B-Application
shots	I-Application
from	O
a	O
program	O
and	O
save	O
them	O
as	O
a	O
bitmap	O
image	O
to	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
or	O
other	O
storage	O
medium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EPG	B-Device
works	O
with	O
Decisionmark	O
's	O
TitanTV	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Fast	O
TV	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
IEPG	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
MPEG-1	B-Algorithm
,	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
,	O
NTSC	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
VCD	O
,	O
SVCD	O
,	O
and	O
DVD	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time-shifting	O
feature	O
allows	O
pausing	O
of	O
live	O
TV	O
,	O
and	O
creation	O
of	O
instant	B-Application
replay	I-Application
,	O
or	O
fast-forward	B-Application
through	O
commercials	O
with	O
InterVideo	O
Home	O
Theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WinDVD	O
Recorder	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
WinDVD	O
Player	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
:	O
battery	O
life	O
extender	O
,	O
hyper-threading	O
technology	O
,	O
Movie	O
Encyclopedia	O
,	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
correction	O
,	O
time-stretching	O
,	O
DivX	B-Application
support	O
,	O
playlist	O
creation	O
,	O
preset	O
display	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
TruSpeed	O
.	O
</s>
