Typical price: £300
What is it: Portable hard drive recorder for video, audio and photo playback
What we think: Television recordings play back fine, but viewing purchased and downloaded video is harder
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 14 May 2005
Tags: thomson, hard drive, television, audio files
We like:
Clear, sharp video; records video and audio from some analogue sources; slick interface; TV and stereo output; internal CompactFlash slot; slide shows with audio; timed recording
We don't like:
Can't record copyrighted VHS and DVD content; many features disabled in current firmware; lacks remote
CNET.co.uk judgement:
Television recordings play back fine, but viewing purchased and downloaded video is harder
Thomson Lyra PDP2860 History
10 May 2005 in Reviews
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