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
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 22 May 2008
Tags: Philips, Philips DVDR5520H, controller, hard drive, inputs
We like:
Picture and sound quality; design
We don't like:
Menus are quite slow at times and rather annoying
CNET UK judgement:
Not a bad all-rounder. We like the picture and sound quality and there are enough features to justify the asking price, but we were annoyed by how the menu system operated at times
Full review:
We're all for reducing the number of boxes under our TVs, so products such as the Philips DVDR5520 are perfect because they offer DVD, Freeview PVR and even some limited support for video you download from the Internet. Continue Reading...
Philips DVDR5520H History
13 May 2008 in Crave
Philips DVDR5520H: Records TV, performs miracles
The new Philips DVDR5520H makes some outrageous claims on the box, but even so, we like that offers the flexibility to record oodles of TV and burn it to DVD later
Latest user reviews
April 7, 2009
Posted by: Lloyd
"A sad apology for a product"
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