Typical price: £240
What is it: DVD recorder/player with built-in Freeview and 160GB hard drive
What we think: A good set of features and a sturdy performer, but let down by a slightly clunky menu system and sluggish performance
Philips DVDR5520H Full Specification
General
| Product type | DVD/hard drive recorder |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 435 x 340 x 67 mm |
| Weight | 6.5 kg |
| Colour | Black |
| Included cables | Full Scart cable, Antenna cable, Interconnect cable (for RF passthrough), IR Blaster (for controlling sat/cable box) |
| Included accessories | 2x AAA batteries, remote control |
DVD player/recorder
| DVD type | DVD recorder |
|---|---|
| Playable media | MP3, WMA, JPEG, CD-R, CD-RW, DivX, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM |
| Recordable media | DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-RW |
| Recording quality modes | 7 |
| Timeslip function | Yes |
Hard drive recorder
| Hard drive size | 160 GB |
|---|---|
| Freeview tuners | 1 |
| Recording quality modes | High Quality (HQ) , Standard Play (SP) , Standard Play Plus (SPP) , Long Play (LP) , Extended Play (EP) , Super Long Play (SLP) , Super Extended Play (SEP) |
Audio system
| Digital audio format | Dolby Digital |
|---|---|
| On-board decoding | Yes |
Connections
| Composite | 1 input, 1 output |
|---|---|
| S-video | 1 input, 1 output |
| RGB Scart | 1 input, 1 output |
| Component | Yes |
| HDMI | Yes |
| Stereo audio | 1 output |
| Coaxial audio | 1 output |
| USB | Yes |
| Aerial | 1 input, 1 output |
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