DVD and PVR Reviews

Reviews and advice on DVD players, DVD recorders, hard drive recorders and portable video players

Review If you're looking for a Freeview HD receiver, the HD-FOX T2 is currently your only option, so it's just as well that it does a cracking job. It's expensive and Freeview HD content is still thin on the ground, but it offers generally good picture quality, it's lightning-quick and its interface feels like a breath of fresh air

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Sony BDP-S360 review

Review The BDP-S360 is a highly pleasing Blu-ray player at a delightfully low price. Both its pictures and design are easy on the eye, and, although it's short on features and won't set the world alight with its load times, it's a great option for those looking to dive into the high-definition waters

Best Blu-ray players

Tags: LG, Philips, Samsung, Samsung BD-P4600, LG BD370

Round-up Blu-ray players are no longer exorbitantly expensive and other problems, such as long movie loading times, are being ironed out too. Here are four you should definitely consider

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TVonics DTR-HV250 review

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Review Pour some Earl Grey into your favourite Queen's Jubilee porcelain mug and sing the national anthem, for the British-made DTR-HV250 is a spiffing Freeview+ PVR. It's costly given its relatively meagre 250GB of storage, but it's built like a Challenger tank and its AV performance is top banana

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Panasonic SC-BTX70 review

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Review The 2.1-channel Panasonic SC-BTX70 home-cinema system with built-in Blu-ray player is a curious-looking specimen, and its virtual 7.1-channel surround-sound processing isn't entirely convincing. But its picture quality is fantastic and its super-slim main component will suit those who like to mount their equipment on the wall

Sony BDP-S760 review

Tags: Sony, Sony BDP-S760, picture quality, Dolby TrueHD, upscaling

Review At last, Sony has delivered the awesome stand-alone Blu-ray player that we always knew it was capable of making. Aesthetically, the BDP-S760 is about as original as cake, and a few other recent players may have more features, but it delivers the best Blu-ray pictures we've seen this side of £500

LG BD390 review

Tags: LG Electronics, LG BD390, HDMI, AAC, Ethernet

Review LG has done a sterling job of creating an affordable Blu-ray player that packs in the features, including Wi-Fi connectivity, without compromising on performance. Those who love movies and want to break down the barrier between their PC and TV should check it out

Sony HTP-BD3IS review

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Review We chortled as we prised the HTP-BD3IS from its box, titillated by the ridiculously tiny speakers of this 5.1-channel, Blu-ray home-cinema system. But the smirks were soon wiped off our faces by its physics-defying audio and outstanding picture quality. The HTP-BD3IS succeeds in offering both style and substance