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Digital video recorder

Recorded year1999

A set-top box records TV onto a hard drive, so people can pause live shows, skip adverts and watch programmes when they like.

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Built on

Electronic televisionRecorded · 1927enables
Information theoryRecorded · 1948requires
Hard disk driveRecorded · 1956enables
DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971enables
VHS home videoRecorded · 1976enables

Led to

No connections of this kind are recorded.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.