Receiving and Recording
Digital Terrestrial Television is most commonly received by means of a compatible Set-top box or Integrated Digital Television (IDTV), connected to an appropriate receiving antenna. In most cases, reception is possible using existing aerials originally used for analogue television.
Transmissions may be recorded in many ways – such as via the connection of a set-top-box to an existing 'analogue' VCR or DVD recorder, or by the use of newer models of such recorders which have built-in digital tuners. Alternatively, an increasingly common option is by the use of set-top-boxes which incorporate a hard disc drive, and allow the recording of the digital signal directly to disc, for later replay. Recording on such boxes, known as Personal Video Recorders or PVRs, is often more convenient, as programmes may be easily selected for recording from an on-screen programme guide, with no need to specify explicit start and end times for recordings, and no need to program more than one piece of equipment.
Many television services which incorporate DTT channels in their service offering – e.g. Top Up TV, BT Vision, and TalkTalk TV, offer set top boxes with such a recording facility. Non-subscription DTT PVRs are also available and are often sold under the 'Freeview+' banner (formerly Freeview Playback.)
There also exist a variety of solutions to enable the viewing and recording of DTT programmes on personal computers, with various TV cards or USB tuners available for use with a variety of software packages, including MythTV and Windows Media Center. Most cards or tuners include their own software in the package also.
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