Typical price: £190
What is it: Freeview Playback digital video recorder with 250GB hard disk
What we think: A good Freeview alternative to Sky+, with loads of disk space and good quality picture and sound
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Reviewed on: 15 June 2007
Tags: tvonics, sort, matter, boxes
We like:
Large hard disk; picture and sound quality; ease of use; ability to compensate for last-minute schedule changes
We don't like:
Styling is not to everyone's taste; no HDMI; can't record two channels at once; price
CNET.co.uk judgement:
A good PVR that offers lots of features -- albeit at a price -- but good picture quality will appeal to people looking for a PVR to go with their flat-panel TV
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November 16, 2007
Posted by: conjunction
"All style, no substance"
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