A DVR or digital video recorder is a device that records video in digital format. With the DVR, television program recording is made easier. The DVR stores programs on the hard drive. There are actually a lot of DVR applications on the market. Read on to know some of the popular DVR applications for Linux.
MythTV
MythTV is a free and an open-source application. It was released in 2002. It's actually one of the first homebrewed DVR applications. MythTV is available in Mythbuntu, KnoppMyth, and Linux Live CD with MythTV preloaded.
LinuxMCE
This one is a free and an open source software with a user interface which allows a computer to act as a home theater PC. It has VOIP-compatible phone system that can support video conferencing.
VDR
The VDR or Video Disk Recorder is a Linux open source application. This one was designed to allow a computer to act as a digital video recorder. In VDR, the broadcast can be recorded to the hard disk and played back at once.
