A PVR is a box, or a function inside a TV box, that records television programmes onto a disk — not onto tape. You can pause live TV, record a show while you are out, and watch it later. The letters stand for personal video recorder.

A PVR isPVR是 a box or a function inside a TV box一個盒子，或是電視盒裡的一個功能 that records television programmes onto a disk可以把電視節目錄到硬碟上 not onto tape不是錄到錄影帶上。You can暫停 pause live TV可以暫停正在播出的節目 record a show while you are out在你外出的時候錄下一個節目 and 之後 watch it later再看。The letters stand for這幾個字母代表 personal video recorderpersonal video recorder（個人錄影機）。

In Britain people said PVR a lot when Sky+ and similar boxes became common. In the US, and in Taiwan too, people more often say DVR (digital video recorder): same kind of machine, different letters.

In Britain在英國 people said PVR a lot人們很常說PVR when Sky+ and similar boxes became common當Sky+和類似的盒子普及的時候。In the US在美國 and in Taiwan too還有台灣 people more often say人們比較常說 DVR (digital video recorder)DVR（digital video recorder） same kind of machine同一種機器 different letters不同的字母。

It took the place of the old VCR, which used cassette tapes you could hold in your hand.

It took the place of它取代了 the old VCR舊時的VCR which used cassette tapes you could hold in your hand那是用手可以拿著的卡帶式錄影帶。

Younger people who only stream may never need the word. Though actually, many TVs now hide the same job inside an app, so the separate box is already starting to feel old.

Younger people who only stream只看串流的年輕人 may never need the word可能永遠用不到這個字。Though actually不過 many TVs now hide the same job inside an app現在很多電視已經把同樣的功能藏進一個app裡 so所以 the separate box is already starting to feel old獨立的盒子已經開始讓人覺得老派了。