Personal Video Recorder, mostly digital contraptions that allow you to pause live shows, schedule recordings based on a digital programme guide, skip ads, etc.
Resources:
- myTV.PVR - somewhat cheesy, but worthy of note.
- SlingBox - not really a PVR, but relevant here.
- XMLTV - grabs TV listings from most of civilized Europe.
- TiVo - the PVR. Accept nothing less.
- Freevo
- myHTPC
- MythTV - a complete entertainment system, also somewhat available for the Xbox, which is interesting
- XBMC - an Xbox-only solution.
- EyeTV - for the Mac, but not completely standalone
- Dreambox
- Plextor ConvertX PX-TV402UC