Back in my college days I first noticed an advert in a technology magazine about a new invention called a Digital Video recorder. This new invention was supposed to be able to record television programs without the need for cassette tapes; it would store them on a hard drive.
The idea sounded ludicrous, but still I hoped it was true because I was forever running out of tapes to record things on. I was always having to delete things before I could tape something new, and I must admit that using fast forward and rewind was a bit of a chore. Perhaps Digital Video Recording was what I had been waiting for.
There was also the beauty of being able to record a television show automatically, even when you were not in the house, and that the quality was just as good as if you were watching the original show, as everybody knows the tapes did tend to get a little worn and the picture could become very unclear at times.
Obviously like with any new technology the price was astronomical at first, but over a period of time the price did drop, and I eventually managed to be able to afford a DVR. They were just as good as they were reported to be, with only one drawback: you had to continually dial up a number to get the latest listings on your DVR.
But I must admit that was the only thing that did not impress me at the time; it was certainly a lot better than my Video Tape Recorder of the time.
Now you can get even more programs on the hard drives, and this is because the hard drives just keep getting bigger and better.
Funnily enough it seems a long time ago when the DVR was first introduced, but it was not that long ago really. But just like more recent inventions such as the cell phone it is hard to imagine life without my DVR.
This is probably one of the best ideas in recent years, and I for one am glad to have a DVR in my house.
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