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Panasonic DMR-EX88 review
The Panasonic DMR-EX88 comes with a high-end price tag, but its features are certainly up to scratch. A Freeview recorder PVR with a massive 400GB hard drive and a DVD recorder built in, it will also play Xvid and DivX files and upscale your DVDs. That should clear out some space under the TV Read more
29 July 2008 by Ian Morris
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TVonics DTR-Z500 review
The Freeview+ DTR-Z500 digital TV recorder offers a generous 500GB of storage, a good selection of features and impressive picture quality, although it lacks an HDMI output. Overall, it's a great device that will suit those looking for a simple but comprehensive recorder Read more
23 February 2009 by Ian Morris
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Thomson DTI 6300-16 review
Freeview PVRs are a great way of getting the most out of digital TV, and prices are coming down. The Thomson DTI 6300-16 comes with a Top Up TV starter pack, which increases the amount of TV you can receive, all for under £100 Read more
30 August 2007 by Ian Morris
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Sony SVR-S500 review
Sony's SVR-S500 is one of the few PVRs that feature dual integrated TV tuners, which let you watch one programme while you record another. It's attractively designed and performance is impressive, with good detail and contrast even in the lowest quality mode. If you can ignore the few usability issues, this is a good buy Read more
25 September 2006 by Richard Arrowsmith
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Pioneer DVR-540HX review
The Pioneer DVR-540HX boasts integrated analogue and digital tuners, universal disc compatibility, a full range of user-friendly functions and the recording performance is excellent if you ignore the lower quality modes. It is slightly pricey, though, and the design is somewhat chunky -- if you want a DVD recorder that looks impressive, you may want to look around Read more
27 September 2006 by Richard Arrowsmith
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Sagem DTR 67500T review
Although the DTR 67500T Freeview personal video recorder doesn't have the best design or most attractive menu system we've seen, we can't fault its actual performance. Easy to use, it offers plenty of storage space and excellent picture quality, while the ability to transfer your recordings to a USB stick is very welcome Read more
20 July 2009 by Ian Morris
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Panasonic DMR-EX83 review
The DMR-EX83 is a thoroughly decent Freeview PVR that can record either to its 250GB hard drive or to DVDs, so you can take your recordings on the road. It can't record Freeview HD broadcasts, but its picture quality is excellent, its design is appealing and it's extremely easy to use Read more
12 April 2010 by Ian Morris
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Humax PVR-9150T review
The Humax PVR-9150T is a no-frills, standard-definition Freeview recorder for those still enslaved by Scart. It's dull, but it's quiet and it does what it says on the tin. Read more
15 August 2011 by Steve May
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Humax PVR-9200T review
Humax's PVR-9200T is the most feature-packed and spacious recorder yet. With a 160GB hard drive, dual tuners and a Dolby Digital 5.1 audio output, this is the power user's machine of choice -- in fact, we can't see Freeview getting any better Read more
30 November 2005 by Guy Cocker
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Sony RDR-HXD995 review
Despite all the awful shopping channels, there's a wealth of great TV to record on Freeview. For maximum flexibility you'll want a DVD recorder and PVR with plenty of storage space, and that can record cable or satellite from a number of inputs. The Sony RDR-HXD995 fits the bill, with 1080p upscaling to boot Read more
29 August 2008 by Ian Morris
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