Typical price: £260
What is it: DVD recorder with a built-in 160GB hard drive and Freeview receiver
What we think: A great all-round hard disk PVR, DVD recorder and Freeview receiver in one
Compare the Panasonic DMR-EX77
Panasonic DMR-EX77 compared to other DVD/hard drive recorders
 Panasonic DMR-EX77 |
 Panasonic DMR-EX85 |
 Panasonic DMR-EX75 |
 Toshiba RD-XS34 |
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| Review date | 14 Mar 08 | 20 Nov 06 | 21 Jun 06 | 14 May 05 |
| Editor's rating |
7.7
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8.6
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8.3
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8.3
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| Price range | £260 | |||
| Review summary | A simple but very useful DVD and Freeview PVR that offers great upscaling performance for DVDs and has plenty of space to record TV programmes from Freeview 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 |
Toshiba's previous model, the RD-XS32, set the template for the combined DVD/HDD recorder. Now, with a bigger hard drive and enhanced editing facilities, the RD-XS34 is the power user's recorder of choice. If it had Freeview integrated into the box it would be approaching perfection, but the hard drive size, ease of editing/recording, and image quality mean this should be at the centre of your AV setup Read full review |
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