Difference between TiVo and DVR

Key difference: TiVo and DVR are digital video recorders, that are connected externally to the television, and vary in the sizes of their hard drive . TiVo recorders are private recorders of TiVo, Inc, whereas DVR (sometimes, referred to as personal video recorders (PVR)) are general consumer electronic devices.

TiVo TiVo is a digital video recorder, produced and marketed by the TiVo, Inc. It was introduced in the year 1999, and was launched in United States. It provides an on-screen guide of scheduled broadcast programming of television programs. The television programs include the "Season Pass" schedule feature, which records every new episode of a series. The "WishList" allows the user to search and find the record shows, by matching the type of key words. The TiVo DVR, when connected to the television provides a range of downloaded features such as the movies, television shows and programs. It also provides and supports the other features like the advanced search, personal photo viewing, music offerings and online scheduling. The TiVo DVR device is made up of the hardware design which is Linux-based and consists of TiVo software.

DVR Digital Video Recorder (DVR) is a consumer electronic device. It is also sometimes referred to as, personal video recorder (PVR). It’s an Application Software, which records the video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, and SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. It facilitates the television set-top boxes (STB) with various multiple features, some of which are: the disk recording, portable media players (PMP) with recording, and the camcorders that record into the secure digital memory cards. It also provides software for personal computers, which features the video capturing facility. It proves to be more advantageous in cost aspect, over the other comparable devices, as it provides the comfortable features like the consistent image quality and transferring of data to a computer, CD, or DVD. The convenient search function allows users to quickly locate the show, or specific scene, that they want to watch.

Comparison between TiVo and DVR:

	TiVo	DVR
Introduction	TiVo is a digital video recorder developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc.	DVR is a type of common consumer electronics.
Specification	TiVo is a brand of DVR.	DVR generally stands for Digital Video Recorder.
Functionality	It obeys, as well as suggests the extra commands.	It obeys the instructed commands.
Payable	The user has to pay for TiVo.	The user does not have to pay for the DVR boxes.
They are	TiVo is more advanced in many technical aspects as compared to the DVR.	DVR is a home-basic device, which facilitates the normal basic components at basic level.
Internet	TiVo supports internet capability.	DVR does not support internet capability.
Downloading amount	On specific conditions, only one series can be downloaded at a time.	More than one series can be downloaded at a time.
Cost factor	It is expensive as compared to DVR.	It is affordable as compared to TiVo.