Digital video recorder (DVR) devices allow you to record and save television broadcasts to the unit’s hard drive for later viewing. Most DVRs have a FireWire port on the back of the unit used to connect it to an external source, such as a Mac computer. With the DVR connected to your computer via the FireWire, you may transfer noncopyrighted DVR recordings stored on your DVR’s hard drive to your computer’s hard drive. Writer Bio
