Want to watch and record Freeview in crystal clear HD (high definition) ? Then why not have a look at the Sony SVRHDT500B – it’s massive 500Gb hard drive will let you record up to 300 hours of your favourite TV programs in normal definition, or up to 125 hours if you want to record in HD. Combined with a twin tuner that lets you watch one channel while up to 2 others are being recorded make this a very versatile Freview PVR.

Besides having all the features of Freeview+, it’s monolithic (you’ve seen 2001 a space oddity right ?) styling concept features luxurious materials with a cool, minimalist finish (if that floats your boat) to make it a perfect match with the BRAVIA TV.

So what do you get for you money ?

Freeview+ benefits of this PVR :

• An eight-day electronic programme guide (EPG)
• Series link – this lets you record an entire series with just the touch of a button
• The ability to record split programmes as one programme – eg if a film has a break in the middle to show the news, both parts will be recorded
• Offer to record related programme
• Can scan for alternative showing times if there is a time conflict between what you want to record and something else in your planner
• Schedule changes updated in standby – if the recorder is in standby mode it can still tell if the scheduled recording time is changed and make allowance for this
• Accurate recording because programmes are recorded based on signals from the broadcaster rather than scheduled time. As long as the broadcaster sends the correct signal !

On top of this the Sony SVRHDT500B Freeview+ HD Recorder can :

• Use its twin tuners to record one progamme while watching another. Or record two programs at the same time
• Pause, rewind and playback live TV
• Record up to 300 hours of SD quality TV, or 125 hours of HD quality on its 500Gb hard drive
• It’s got two USB ports that you can use to connect an external hard drive or USB stick to view photos or access JPEG images, MPEG movies or MP3 music. You can even use an external hard drive to back up your recorded programmes in the unlikely event that you start to fill up the internal hard drive

If you want to buy this recorder you can get it on sale on Amazon through this link.

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The Panasonic DMREX98 is a great multi-function freeview recorder with easy recording and playback from the VIERA link giving direct TV Rec Pause Live TV pauses a TV program with the same ease as pausing a DVD disc and you also get series record (more…)

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The DMR-EX89EB-K Freeview+ Recorder is easy to install and use, and is packed with features. It comes with a comprehensive 98 page manual that is clear enough so you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand it. The 400Gb HDD gives you plenty of room for recording (712 hours – if you record everything in the lowest-quality EP mode, SP mode gives 178 hours and in top-quality XP mode you’ll get 89 hours)
This all-singing, all-dancing has all the Freeview+ functions – series record, timeshifting etc. However, it only has a single tuner so you’ll either need a freeview box or TV that has a built in freeview tuner to be able to record one TV program while watching another (more…)

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The Humax PVR9300T Freeview Recorder is great twin tuner Freeview+ Recorder with a massive 320GB HDD which is good for 200 hours of recording.

It has all the Freeview+ features you would expect – including split-program (good when recording ITV, which often drops news bulletins halfway through movies), alternative showing recommendations if there’s a timer ‘overlap’ and automatic complete series recording.

Don’t miss your favourite programmes ever again. Equipped with the latest technology and a slimline design, the Humax PVR9300T freeview recorder provides digital terrestrial broadcast reception, and offers up to 200 hours worth of recording with its integrated 320GB hard disk drive. It enables you to record one channel while watching another and to record two channels simultaneously while playing back a previous recording. There’s also a Picture-in-Picture function so you can enjoy two of your f (more…)

The Digital Stream DHR8203U Freeview Recorder comes with Friewview+, HD, twin tuners and a 320GB HDD. On top of that and all its other features the price has been dropped by £130 making this a great bargain buy.

Besides the ususal Freeview+ features you’ll find stunning picture quality on the HD channels while the SD channels still offer an excellent picture.

The twin tuner means that you can record two programs at once – you can even watch a third channel while your doing this provided that it’s on the same multiplex as one of the recorded channels.

You’ll find the DHR8203U has plenty of connection options – it’s got HDMI, two Scarts, composite video, stereo audio, optical audio and a Common Interface slot for adding Top Up TV viewing cards.

You won’t miss your favourite programs thanks to its 8 day Electronic Program guide, and you’ll soon be wondering how you lived without its other features such as Split Recordings, Picture and Text, High Definition for superior picture quality and Dolby Digital Plus for excellent sound quality, Auto re-tune, Power Saving Mode, and Picture in Picture which enables you to watch one channel while previewing another.(more…)

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DMR-EZ28EB-K DVD Freeview Recorder an easy to use freeview DVD recorder with giving excellent picture quality thanks to its selection of quality settings : the highest quality setting will allow a maximum of one hour recorded onto a standard single layer DVD, the ‘Standard play’ setting allow 2 hours of recording, ‘Long Play’ allows 4 hours and ‘Extended Play’ allows 6 hours of recording.
It’s a very simple machine to set up and you can easily change from wide screen to oridinary screen. The Freeview Recorder can display the full FreeView program guide for all channels and (more…)

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The Sagem DTR68270T Freeview Recorder offers all the usual advantages of Freeview+ including pause, rewind and record live TV, series record at the touch of a button, 8 day electronic program guide.

Plus there’s a 250gb hard disk recorder that means you never have to miss your favourite programs again, together with a twin tuner which means you can watch one digital channel while recording another, or record two channels simultaneously whilst watching a previous recording.
Add to this Dolby Digital Plus sound, Parental contril, over 50 TV and radio channels with no contract and no bills at a great price and we think the Sagem DTR68270T offers great value.

You can even use the USB port to export your favourite programs or music to an external hard drive so you could access them on your media player.
The only niggles that we have a about this freeview recorder is that the electronic program guide (EPG) can be a little bit clunky to use.

Another great feature of our Sagem Freeview + recorder is Picture in Picture, watch one programme displayed on your TV screen in full and at the same time have another program displayed in inset window, great for when you want to watch the end of your favourite programme and are waiting for another to start on a different channel (more…)

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The Toshiba DVR19DTKB2 Freeview+ DVD/VCR Recorder Combi is the ideal machine for you if you have a large collection of recorded VHS tapes as it comes complete with a VHS video recorder for short term recording and playback.

As well as the VHS recorder, the Toshiba DVR19DTKB2 Freeview+ DVD/VCR Recorder Combi also comes with a DVD recorder and built in Freeview tuner giving you a large choice of TV channels and radio stations through your existing television aerial. The digital tuner means it’s ideal for the digital switchover with no need for a separate digital set top box. If you’re worried about your VHS tapes ‘going off’ then it’s a simple matter to copy them to blank DVDs.

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The LG RHT497H is a good value mid-range do-it-all digital freeview recorder with 160GB HDD at a great price.
It comes with a built in Freeview+ tuner, DVD recorder and 160GB hard disk to give a maximum recording time of 477 hours or 43 hours in best quality – fine for most people but if you’re a telly addict you may be able to fill it up with a little effort !
In addition, this device burns optical discs and can read almost all DVD and CD discs, including ones with DivX and mp3 files. A built-in digital Freeview tuner enables viewing and recording of digital TV channels for further flexibility.

Other useful features of the affordable LG RHT497H include support for the most common subtitle formats, Dolby Digital and DTS audio decoders, a USB port for connecting external hard drives, and even Full HD 1080p upscaling. The latter converts Standard Definition video to High Definition for better viewing on HDTVs.
With all these features and more, the LG RHT497H DVD Recorder with Hard Drive is a smart choice for bringing your TV recording into the digital age!
It’s easy to set up and to operate in basic modes – recording, playback, DVD player. The remote control can even be set up to activate basic TV functions such as changing channels and volume control.
One of the advantages of Freeview+ is series recording – the LG RHT497H will even adapt to slight schedule changes. Get full details from Amazon

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The Topfield TF5810 is easy to set up and use (the operating instructions are easy to follow and written in plain English) and the twin digital tuner means you’re able to record 2 programs whilst watching a third on TV. If you have a reasonable digital signal the picture quality is perfect.
This Freeview recorder also features HDMI with HD upscaling of Freeview to 1080i, a huge 500gb hard disc (up to 250 hours of recording), two digital tuners for simultaneous recording and viewing of multiple channels and file transfer to/from a PC via USB.
The eight-day electronic programme guide enables you to (more…)

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The Toshiba RD-XV59DT (RDXV59DTKB) is a great VHS, all-in-one DVD and Hard Disk recorder with Freeview. It does it all, is easy to use (once you’ve mastered the slightly over complicated user manual) and comes at a great price making it perfect for the digital switchover. If you’ve got a lot of prerecorded VHS tapes it’s the ideal machine for copying them to DVD.
It’s got an amazing feature list – HDMI connectivity with full 1080p HD upscaling, component video and Scart connections, playback from and recording to DVD, VHS cassette and its built-in large 250gb hard disk. This freeview recorder (thanks to Freeview+) even has ‘Chase Play’ and ‘Pause Live TV’ options.
It has an easy to use EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) to show you the coming week’s programs (more…)

With an enormous 320 Gb Hard drive the RD329DT can record up to 424 hours of your favourite TV, plus you can play and record at the same time and even record to the hard drive while you watch a DVD (and vice versa !).

There RD99DT has lossless transmission of video and audio content thanks to its HDMI connection, and you get great image quality from your present DVD collection thanks to upscaling -  standard definition DVDs are upscaled to 720p and 1080i to 1080p. The versatile DVD recorder is compatible with DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/-RW.

The digital tuner gives you access to Freeview +, with its usual exciting choice of up to 48 TV Channels and 24 digital radio stations, all available through your existing aerial. Freeview playback lets you pause, record and rewind digital TV channels with no subscription and no set-top box.

Simultaneous operation of multiple devices from a single remote control via HDMI connection is managed by the Regza Link provided they are compatible. The RD329DT also has a JPEG viewer, the ability to play MP3 files and the latest downloaded content off the internet, compressed with DivX®.

Product Features and Specifications

• 320 GB hard disk drive for versatile recording up to 424 hours
• Digital Tuner -Ideal for digital switchover no need for a separate digital set top box
• Freeview + -Access Upto 48 Digital TV Channels, Pause, Record & Rewind Live TV
• Upscaling upto 1080p-Delivering Impressive image quality from your DVD collection
• Divx,Jpeg,Mp3 Playback- Play all your digital Media including your music and photos.
• Item Weight: 3.9 Kg
• Boxed-product Weight: 5 Kg



If you want to buy this recorder you can get it on sale on Amazon through this link.

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This excellent digital recorder combines a hard drive recorder, dvd recorder and freeview+ to create a freeview recorder which is one of the most versatile on the market today.
It has a 250GB capacity hard disk which gives a maximum recording of 710 hours or 36 hours if you use the HQ+ recording mode, and BRAVIA Sync automatically controls TV and Home Cinema. The main downside is that is only has a single digital tuner (more…)

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The DMr-EX769EB-K gives you a complete solution to your recording requirements. Record to its 160Gb hard disk or onto the multiformat DVD recorder. You can fit from 35 hours (top quality XP recording mode) up to 279 hours (lowest quality EP mode) onto the hard disk. It has only one Freeview tuner so you’ll still probably need a Freeview set top box or TV equipped with a built in digital tuner, but the good news is it’s Freeview+ so you get the full range of features including series recording, pause live TV and split recording.
The instruction manual is a little complicated at first glance but once you know what you’re doing it’s easy to use (more…)

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The Humax PVR9150T 160GB is great twin tuner Freeview Recorder for a great price. It lets you to record one channel whilst watching another, watch two channels simultaneously by using the Picture in Picture (PiP) modes or record two channels simultaneously whilst watching a previously made recording.
The PVR9150T also has loads of easy to use playback features. You can pause and rewind live TV, watch in slow motion, skip commercials in recordings and easily browse the channel listings. Timer recordings be set using the simple Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) which shows you what’s on for the coming week.
There’s plenty of room for recording too – the PVR9150′s 160GB hard drive will give you up to 100 hours of recording!
With superb (more…)

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Cheap and cheerful bargain basement price freeview recorder AND it comes with twin tuners.
It’s got a 250gb hard disk which gives you a maximum recording time of about 120 hours, and Freeview+ features such as series record and pause live TV (more…)