Some live TV streaming services give you unlimited DVR storage.
But is unlimited DVR totally unlimited?
Which Platforms Have Unlimited DVR?
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Most cable providers, like Cox, provide a physical DVR box for recording content.
Because your shows and movies are saved to the box’s hard drive, there is finite storage space.
Think of a traditional DVR box like a smartphone or laptop.
Meanwhile, unlimited DVR is possible because your recordings aresaved in the cloud.
Think of saving your recordings to cloud DVR like adding a file to Google Drive.
Most commonly, the time limit is nine months.
Providers, including Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, and YouTube TV, fall into this category.
However, Philo lets people keep recordings for up to one year.
Auto-Deleting
Programs are usually auto-deleted when you get to the end of the time limit.
And it usually happens without a reminder.
This limitation is rare, but it might make it hard to record multiple seasons of the same show.
DIRECTV STREAM only lets you keep a maximum of 30 episodes of the same show.
By comparison, a physical DVR can’t be wiped by your cable provider.
