Save.tv or onlinetvrecorder - the differences

Both onlinetvrecorder and save.tv enable you to record your favorite TV programs online. We have briefly summarized the differences between the two video cloud services for you below.

The offer of Save.tv

• With save.tv you can record TV programs from around 44 TV channels.
• You can watch the videos on your computer as well as on your smartphone or tablet. The app is available for Android and iOS as well as for Kindle Fire.
• You operate save.tv on your computer via your browser, so the operating system is irrelevant. You can also play the films with media players such as the VLC player.
• The films are saved in H.264 HQ format.
• There are basically two forms of membership: Basic and XL. Both package variants are divided into three runtime models, which range from three to six to twelve months. The cheapest membership, the basic package with a term of twelve months, costs you 4.99 euros per month (as of February 2014).
• The minimum membership at save.tv is three months. Before that, you can test save.tv free of charge for 14 days.
• Your video archive is limited to 50 hours in the cheaper basic version, there is no limit with the XL version. You can download the films from your video archive - which is particularly recommended for the basic package - or of course you can also stream them.
• The recorded programs are ad-free on request.
• In the basic package, you always have to choose which programs you want to include for yourself. With the XL package, for example, you can have your favorite series or all films automatically recorded with your favorite actors. In the basic package you can book this option for 5 euros (as of February 2014).

The offer of onlinetvrecorder

• Onlinetvrecorder records the contributions of around 125 television stations from different countries every day. About half of the TV stations come from Germany and the others from the USA or England, for example.
• You can enjoy your recorded films on your computer as well as on your smartphone, tablet or TV.
• The TV programs are recorded in several formats, including MP4 and AVI as well as HQ for the 100 top films and HDTV quality for the films in the top 5 list.
• You can watch the TV films ad-free.
• There are two forms of membership for onlinetvrecorder: Beginner and Premium.
• "Beginner" is free; the premium membership costs 70 cents for 30 days. However, you can also compensate for this by clicking on various advertising banners.
• Of course, the premium version offers you significantly more features. It starts with the fact that you can watch 120 programs, but in the basic version there are only 15. And the MP4, HQ and HDTV formats are only available as a premium member. But with the really very low monthly contribution, probably nobody has to weigh it long anyway.
• Especially since the membership of onlinetvrecoder can be canceled at any time.
• Otherwise, downloading your programs will cost you another 12 cents per gigabyte. According to onlinetvrecorder, the download of around 16 feature films costs around one euro more. However, there are again numerous special features, such as the Happy Hour from 0 to 8 a.m., during which all downloads are free of charge. In addition, downloading via mirror servers is always free. (As of February 2014)
• You can download your films for at least 10 days
• With the help of the so-called wish lists, you can determine in advance which films or series should be automatically recorded for you.

Conclusion:

• One of the big differences between the two providers is probably the price and the cancelability of the membership.
• The provider save.tv is clearly structured and you also have your own film archive, for example. In addition, your films are always of the same high quality.
• With onlinetvrecorder you have to download or stream your films in about ten days and the quality varies depending on the film. Onlinetvrecord is considerably cheaper, you can cancel your membership at any time and the number of TV channels is about three times as high. However, there are many special features and you will have to invest a little time to familiarize yourself with all facets of the offer. But the time is worth it.
• Save.tv is aimed more at film fans who value comfort and also dig a little deeper into their pockets.
• Online TV recorder is more suitable for a younger target group. Here, however, you have to bring the time and enthusiasm to experiment - but the offer is much cheaper than the competition.

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