Pioneer DVR-545HX review

Typical price: £410

What is it: DVD/hard-disk recorder with integrated Freeview and video upscaling

What we think: More than capable, but not the best around

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8.1

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	Pioneer DVR-545HX	Panasonic DMR-BS750	Panasonic DMR-EX85	Panasonic DMR-EX75
Review date	12 Apr 07	19 May 09	20 Nov 06	21 Jun 06
Editor's rating	8.1	9.0	8.6	8.3
Price range	£410	£515.30 - £786.78
Review summary	Pioneer's DVR-545HX offers all the recording and playback features you're likely to use. But, in this competitive market, there are similarly priced rivals that do the same thing but better Read full review	We've given this excellent machine a score of 9, but it comes with the obvious 'but', which is simply that it's far too expensive. £900 is more than enough to buy a £300 freesat PVR and a £200 Blu-ray player and still have pots of cash left over. Sure, the Blu-ray recording is unique, but is it really that valuable to you? Read full review	Panasonic's DMR-EX85 is crammed with more recording and playback features than you can imagine, including an enormous 250GB hard drive, universal disc compatibility and integrated video scaling. The impressive on-paper specification is supported by quality performance in practice Read full review	Panasonic's DMR-EX75 is a hybrid recorder with an impressive specification and superb functionality. Recordings using either the 160GB hard drive or universal disc formats offer flexible control. And both recording and playback performance is excellent Read full review
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