Digital TV Recorders - All products
Daewoo DSD9503TFPB
Guide price: £79.99
A great 160Gb HDD product that is easy to set up and use. Parental controls via a PIN allow you to control viewing.
Buy at: Amazon
TVonics DTR-Z500
Guide price: £194
The quiet and compact, space saving TVonics DTR-Z500, has a 500GB disk drive offering a massive 250 hours of recording time. With a sleek Piano Black aluminium casing and high gloss facia, the DTR-Z500 is easy to set up and very easy to use with a simple to navigate on screen TV guide and recordings library. The easy grip universal remote control offers one touch recording and control of main brand TVs. Energy Savings Trust approved and able to record 2 channels at the same time. British designed and manufactured.
Buy at: John Lewis TVonics
Sharp TUTV252H
Guide price: £170
Digital TV Recorder with Freeview+ and Top Up TV. A stylish DTR with Twin Digital Tuner and 250GB Hard drive . Key Features include one touch recording, 8 day TV guide, Pause and rewind live TV, Simultaneous 2 channel recording whilst watching a pre-recorded programme.
Buy at: Dixons
Wharfedale LP160DTR
Guide price: £79.99
Well priced energy efficient black unit with 160Gb hard drive for up to 80 hours recording time.
Buy at: Argos
Panasonic EX768EBK
Guide price: £229.99
The Panasonic DMR-EX768-K features a built-in 160GB hard disk drive that will provide an additional recording capability of up to 284 hours. It also has time slip recording which will allow you to start watching a programme before it has finished recording to the end.
Buy at: Amazon Comet
Hitachi HDR082
Guide price: £83.18
A good entry model. Easy to operate as well as navigate. Small 40Gb hard drive is a draw back as is the relatively high power consumption.
Buy at: Argos
Goodmans GHD1621F2
Guide price: £97.86
160Gb twin tuner recorder with all the standard features. Picture in picture menu means you can watch the action whilst surfing channels and coaxial output allows you to hook it up to the stereo for superior sound. Not the most user friendly but by no means difficult.
Thomson DTI6300-16 Top Up TV
Guide price: £89.99
Stylish and cheap 160Gb digital TV recorder that also allows you access to Top Up TV programmes and movies whch are downloaded overnight for an additional monthly charge. For further details please go to www.topuptv.com. Possible to also sign up to sports content via Setanta far an additional cost. Contact www.setanta.co.uk for more information. Unit occasionally freezes which is easily fixed by turning it off and then on again.
Buy at: Comet
Sharp TU-R162H
Guide price: £122.21
Stylish DTR with twin digital tuner, 160Gb hard drive and picture in picture display
Buy at: Asda
Techwood 80Gb DTR
Guide price: £69.97
This basic Freeview+ box has all the features you should expect and provides around 40 hours of recording time. Brilliant value if you purchase at Tesco as you get a bonus 500 Clubcard points.
Buy at: Tesco
Luxor TUTV2500
Guide price: £78
Thus 250Gb digital TV recorder is a popular model with all the usual features. You also get one month free subscription to Top Up TV channels which gives you access to some great channels such as MTV, Living TV, UKTV Gold, Paramount Comedy and Hallmark Channel, plus the PictureBox premium movie channel. Retaining Top Up after a month will incur a subscription. Refer to service provider for details. Some retailers offering Setanta Sports 1 for 9 months (subject to a £20 connection fee payable directly to Setanta ) See retailer sites for details.
Buy at: John Lewis Comet
Sagem 67250 ECO
Guide price: £139
250Gb digital TV recorder with HDMI connection. Menus and remote are eay to navigate.
Buy at: Comet Argos John Lewis Dixons
Humax PVR 9300T
Guide price: £199
Same features as the Humax PVR 9200T but with a sizeable 320Gb hard drive.
Buy at: Comet Argos John Lewis
TVonics DTR-FP1600
Guide price: £139.99
The quiet and compact, space saving TVonics DTR-FP1600, has a 160GB disk drive offering 80 hours of recording time. The DTR-FP1600 is easy to set up and very easy to use with a simple to navigate on screen TV guide and recordings library. The easy grip universal remote control offers one touch recording and control of main brand TVs. Energy Savings Trust approved and able to record 2 channels at the same time. British designed and manufactured. Can be installed horizontally or vertically.
Buy at: TVonics
Topfield TF5810PVR
Guide price: £299
Topfield digital TV recorder features a HDMI output for upscaling to 720p and 1080i and twin digital tuners for simultaneous recording and playback. Building on the success of the 5800 model, the 5810 has a massive 500GB HDD for storing up to 250 hours of programming.
Buy at: Comet Amazon Dixons
Panasonic DMR-EX98-V VCR/HDD/DVD
Guide price: £439
This all in one entertainment system combines a DVD player/recorder, VHS deck, hard drive recorder, music jukebox and Freeview tuner.
Buy at: John Lewis
LG RHT399H
Guide price: £293.60
This DVDR + HDD produt has a massive 320Gb hard drive and can record on to most types of disc, including DVD-RAM. It has a narrow body and sleek finish. The unit has great connectivity with DV, composite, stereo audio and USB ports, which let you stream video, music or photos from a flash memory device or transfer them to the hard-disk.
Buy at: Dixons Comet Currys
LG 42PG6900
Guide price: £604.50
This 42 inch plasma TV has a 160Gb hard drive and meets the Freeview+ specifications. With dolby digital sound from hidden speakers and 1080p input for blue ray this is a great product for a proper cinema experience.
Buy at: Amazon
Samsung DVD-SH875M
Guide price: £280
When you can’t decide which programmes to watch, record them onto DVD or directly into the 250GB hard drive which will hold up to 420 hours of material. Also upscales your DVDs to near high definition quality.
Buy at: Argos Comet Currys Dixons John Lewis
Sony RDRHXD890B
Guide price: £280
This DVD recorder (DVD-R) with hard drive from Sony offers simple 3-step on-screen timer to record onto a DVD. Can’t find a blank one? No problem. You can record up to 80 hours of TV directly into the 160GB hard drive.
Buy at: Argos
Toshiba RDXV48DTKTB
Guide price: £ 250
This versatile Toshiba combines DVD recorder, video recorder and recording onto a 160GB hard drive
Buy at: Argos
Philips HDR3700 05
Guide price: £200
Philips digital hard drive DVD recorder with 160GB hard drive
Buy at: Comet
Panasonic DMR-EX78
Guide price: £220
This Panasonic DVD recorder has 1080p DVD upscaling, 250GB hard drive capacity, USB terminal
Buy at: Amazon
