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DVRs and Media Player Reviews
Find the best TV recorder or set top box for your needs from our reviews of the best DVD recorder with digital tuner, HD digital video recorder, PVR, HD set top box, Freeview box.
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Samsung SMT-S7800 Review
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Samsung joins the Freesat PVR party with a 500GB machine that impresses but feels like a missed opportunity
Review Price: £169.95
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Panasonic unleashes its first Freeview HD PVR, a 320GB, network-enabled machine with a whole host of funky features.
Review Price: £299.00
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Samsung BD-DT7800 Review
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Exclusive first UK review of Samsung’s ‘smart’ twin-tuner PVR.
Review Price: £229.00
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Media players often suffer a trade off betwen functionality and usability. The PBO Core player is no different.
Review Price: £49.99
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Dion VSTBAW10 Review
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A cheap and cheerful SD Freeview box with Trove’s Channel Zero as the feature highlight.
Review Price: £17.97
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Panasonic’s latest Blu-ray/HDD recorder combi, packs in twin Freeview HD tuners, Skype and built-in Wi-Fi among its staggering array of features
Review Price: £713.99
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If you want a capable media player that fits in your pocket for under £40, look no further.
Review Price: £39.99
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Sony SMP-N100 Review
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Turn your dinosaur of a TV into a multimedia-streaming, Bravia Internet Video-enabled, high-tech dream machine with this nifty set top box from Sony
Review Price: £99.95
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The Digital Stream DPS-1000 gives your TV access to the BBC iPlayer and LoveFilm's streaming service.
Review Price: £89.99
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We look at the new set top box from Virgin Media and check out if its claim of knowing us better than we know ourselves is really true.
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The TVonics DTR-Z500HD PVR will let you watch and record Freeview HD broadcasts.
Review Price: £224.99
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Samsung BD-D8500 Review
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We take an exclusive look at Samsung's new Blu-ray player/Freeview HD recorder, and marvel at its mind-blowing feature list.
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A capacious, feature-packed Freeview HD recorder with top-drawer TV pictures.
Review Price: £325.99
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Toshiba RD329DT Review
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The RD329DT is DVD/HDD recorder that does a good job at the basics without pushing the boat out.
Review Price: £184.99
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Toshiba SDP94DT Review
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A portable DVD player with a built-in Freeview tuner should keep the kids quiet for a while.
Review Price: £169.95
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Humax HDR-FOX T2 Review
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It's more expensive than its rivals, but it's also one of the best Freeview HD PVRs out there.
Review Price: £289.00
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Sharp TU-T2HR32 Review
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When it comes to fundamental Freeview HD functionality this PVR is hard to fault.
Review Price: £249.00
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Philips HDT8520 Review
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Despite the lack of alluring features like USB media playback or HDMI switching, the HDT8520 remains a very likeable Freeview HD PVR.
Review Price: £219.99
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TVonics DTR-HD500 Review
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It's the first Freeview HD product from UK-based manufacturer TVonics, so let's put it through its paces.
Review Price: £279.99
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A pricey yet feature-rich Blu-ray and hard disk recorder with twin Freesat tuners.
Review Price: £759.99
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Technisat HDFV Review
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Undoubtedly one of the best Freeview HD boxes on the market.
Review Price: £149.95
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Panasonic shows that Freeview+ HD inside a Blu-ray/HDD recorder is a winning formula.
Review Price: £699.00
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Could the Technisat HDFS be the best Freesat receiver money can buy? We think so.
Review Price: £149.99
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The DMR-EX83 puts many of its rivals to shame.
Review Price: £329.99
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A simple, functional Freesat+ PVR.
Review Price: £267.00
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We try out the Freesat version of the BBC iPlayer.
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The TVonics DTR-HV250 is a class act through and through.
Review Price: £199.00
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It's not packed with features, but the DR19DT DVD recorder does perform its upscaling and basic recording tasks well.
Review Price: £139.80
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Banish those VHS tapes once and for all with the freeview-enabled Panasonic DMR-EZ48V recorder.
Review Price: £225.06
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If the Blu-ray based DMR-BS850 was a little too dear, its DVD based cousin, the DMR-XS350, might be for you.
Review Price: £599.00
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