Despite being an attractive, feature-packed and modestly priced combi, we can't help but wonder how much better the DVDR3577H could have been with a digital tuner on board. As it stands, the analogue tuner will no doubt make many people overlook this otherwise superb recorder in the run up to digital switchover.
We could understand it if the DVDR3577H was the token analogue model in an otherwise digital-ready range, but this isn't the case - none of Philips' latest HDD recorders comes with built-in Freeview, which only serves to highlight the superiority of recorders from the likes of Sony and Panasonic.
This is a real shame as there's plenty to admire about the DVDR3577H, particularly the brilliant Time Shift Buffer feature and 1080p upscaling.Read full review
Overall
7/10
By Danny Phillips
Reviewed 20 December 2007
Updated 07 February 2011