Aren't DVRs kind of a dying product category? They're only relevant if you have a cable subscription, and most people putting media PCs in their living room are relying on streaming services. I don't know anyone who uses a DVR anymore, but I know dozens of people with Netflix/Amazon/Hulu/etc. subscriptions.
Here in Europe the situation is mostly the other way around. Netflix is available in most countries for a year or two.
Amazon launched only a month ago in most European countries.
Also the author mentioned Eye TV which is DVR software.
Even cable subscriptions include DVR-like features.
> They're only relevant if you have a cable subscription
This is news to those of us who use DVRs to record over-the-air HD broadcasting. My homebuilt DVR is what makes NOT having a cable subscription workable.