Sony DVD & PVR

Sony RDR-HXD995

Despite all the awful shopping channels, there's a wealth of great TV to record on Freeview. For maximum flexibility you'll want a DVD recorder and PVR with plenty of storage space, and that can record cable or satellite from a number of inputs. The Sony RDR-HXD995 fits the bill, with 1080p upscaling to boot

Editor's rating 7.5

Sony BDP-S500

The Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray player is an excellent performer. Both standard definition and high definition material alike looks beautiful, providing scenes with sharpness and strong colour. Audio quality is also crisp, but does this player measure up to the PlayStation 3?

Editor's rating 7.0

Sony DAV-IS10

Sony's DAV-IS10 5.1 home cinema system offers the ideal balance between discreet aesthetics and outstanding performance. It includes a compact upscaling DVD player and an integrated amplifier. Plus, with its tiny speakers, it won't take over your living room

Editor's rating 8.6

Sony STR-DA1200ES

Sony recognises just how good a receiver the STR-DA1200ES is and has extended its shelf life. It offers outstanding ability with practically everything you play and has all the features you'll need. The sound quality on film soundtracks is sensational, even at high volumes

Editor's rating 8.4

Sony DAV-DZ830

The Sony DAV-DZ830 is a stylish home-cinema system with a full 5.1 speaker arrangement and integrated DVD player. Rear speakers are wireless, which gives the set a clean appearance and setup is automatic. Uspcaled pictures from DVDs offer good black levels and balanced, natural colours

Editor's rating 7.4

Sony BDP-S1E

The Sony BDP-S1E is a medium to high-end Blu-ray player leading the way with sublime performance, exceptional picture quality, fine detailing, rich colours and crisp fluid motion. It has a sturdy build, good audio with hi-fi levels of quality and has support for 1080p/24

Editor's rating 6.3

Sony SVR-S500

Sony's SVR-S500 is one of the few PVRs that feature dual integrated TV tuners, which let you watch one programme while you record another. It's attractively designed and performance is impressive, with good detail and contrast even in the lowest quality mode. If you can ignore the few usability issues, this is a good buy

User rating 3.3

Editor's rating 7.8

Sony RDR-HX725

The HX725 offers the versatility of disc and hard drive recording, a full range of easy to use functions and superior style and build quality -- and recordings are impressively accurate to the original. It is lacking an integrated digital tuner though, and this exclusion causes usability and performance issues

Editor's rating 7.3

Sony RDR-HX510

Sony's RDR-HX510 is a dual-layer DVD recorder, meaning you can record high-quality movies to a single disc. It's stylish and easy to use, but its small hard-drive size and lack of Freeview tuner limits its functionality.

Editor's rating 7.0