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RIC240's avatar
RIC240
Newbie
2 months ago

Will the Roku TV get a DVR device?

I was wondering with all other streaming out there will roku get a DVR device to record shows so u don't have to wait 3 to 5 months for it to come back around on a restart on some shows or at least think about getting it

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  • atc98092's avatar
    atc98092
    Community Streaming Expert

    Highly unlikely. The Roku TV does support pausing live TV when a USB storage device is connected, but that's not the same as a DVR. The Roku OS is designed to be extremely small, so it's unlikely there's even room to add DVR recording functions. 

    • JWS9518's avatar
      JWS9518
      Roku Guru

      And even the big companies like Comcast and Spectrum have struggled with making a reliable cloud-based DVR as they learned quickly you couldn't just slap together a server and run a consistent recording service without a big investment and new good quality equipment.  This is something I am not sure Roku has the resources or capabilities to do at the moment, nor do they probably have the inclination as it would require a number of agreements with third party channels to allow for such recordings.