Personal video recorders (PVRs) are usually quite expensive – and for good reason. This is the device you are entrusting your favourite entertainment to: shows like 24 and Lost, that crucial sporting fixture or last summer’s Hollywood blockbuster that you missed at the cinema and are desperate to see.
What if your PVR runs out of space and is unable to record anything on the one night you’re kept late at work and can’t make it home to watch your team in the cup tie of the century? Even worse, what if your PVR’s hard disk fails completely, losing that entire series [...]