Hard Drive Recorders are an alternative to Sky+ or Virgin Plus boxes. You get most of the functionality that you would find from Sky or Virgin but without the subscription. Most hard drive recorders come with freeview included too so there’s no longer a need to wire up your freeview box to the HDD Recorder and add to the already large amount of cables behind your TV. Not only that but you can pause live TV and some are DivX compatable which means they can play AVI files downloaded from your PC only useful of course if your hard drive recorder has an SD slot or has DLNA compliance to allow streaming or transfering direct. We’ve looked at 5 of the best selling hard drive recorders sold on Amazon.
Humax Freeview playback Digital TV Recorder PVR-9150T 160GB Twin Tuner PVR
Equipped with the latest technology and a slimline design, the Humax PVR-9150T provides digital terrestrial broadcast reception, and offers up to 100 hours worth of recording with its integrated 160GB hard disk drive. It enables you to record 1 channel while watching another and to record 2 channels simultaneously while playing back a previous recording. There’s also Picture in Picture so you can enjoy 2 of your favourite programmes at the same time. The Humax PVR9150T has a highly sensitive tuner for excellent reception and a live 8 day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), for even better programme information on all channels. It also enables subtitles, digital teletext, and interactive features. The USB 2.0 connection allows viewers to enjoy digital photos on a large TV screen or to listen to MP3 files downloaded from a PC. Installation is simple, just plug in and play.
Technical Details
160GB Hard Disc Drive Recorder
Upto 100 hours recording
Twin Tuner
Series record
Humax PVR9300T 320GB Twin Tuner, PVR
Equipped with the latest technology and a slimline design, the Humax PVR9300TB 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 favourite programmes at the same time.
The Humax PVR9300TB has a highly sensitive tuner for excellent reception and a live eight-day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), for even better programme information on all channels. It also enables subtitles, digital teletext, and interactive features. The PVR9300TB is also compatible with broadcasts carrying the Audio Description service, which offers a useful narration for sight-impaired people. The USB 2.0 connection allows viewers to enjoy digital photos on a large TV screen or to listen to MP3 files downloaded from a PC. An HDMI output allows you to connect to a compatible HD Ready TV for best picture quality. Installation is simple, just plug in and play.
- Digital set-top box with Freeview+ – enables simultaneous viewing of one channel and recording another channel
- Up to 200 hours of recording on an integrated 320GB HDD
- Pause & Play live TV (Time Shift Recording)
- One touch record scheduling in EPG
- Picture In Picture (PIP) for viewing 2 programs on 1 screen
Toshiba RDXV59DTKB Freeview+ 250GB Hard Drive Drive DVD/VCR Recorder Combi – Black
Blending the old and new, this do it all model can play VHS and DVD. The DVD recorder ideal for long term archiving and a great way to transfer recorded tapes to DVD, making an existing collection more portable and more adaptable. On top of all this iT possesses a 250 GB hard disk drive for versatile recording up to 284 hours at the touch of a button without searching for unused tapes or disks
The RDXV59DTKB has an HDMI connection for the lossless transmission of video and audio content, up-scaling standard definition DVD’s to 720p, 1080i and 1080p, delivering impressive image quality from your existing DVD collection. This model offers simultaneous play and record, allowing you to watch a DVD, whilst recording to the HDD and vice versa.
As well as offering ‘Chase Play’ and ‘Pause Live TV’ the RDXV59DTKB takes care of your home entertainment needs with an analogue and a digital tuner for access to Freeview through your existing aerial. With Freeview+ you’ll get the benefits of tape-free digital recording on top of access to Freeview’s great range of TV and radio channels. All you need to do is plug it in and away you go. The real plus is there’s no subscription to worry about, just sit back and enjoy free TV whenever you want. With the great functions available from Freeview+, TV viewing has never been better. You are free to control your TV entertainment experience. Pause, record and rewind live TV to fit around your work and play. You’ll never miss a thing especially as you can now record an entire series at the touch of a button
The addition of a DV input allows you to connect your digital camcorder to make a permanent record of your footage. Top all these great features with the recorders ability to play MP3 files, compressed audio and video content form the internet with DivX compression and let you view all your photos archived to disc with a JPEG picture viewer and it’s easy to see why this model is hard to beat for value.
- DVD player with 250 GB hard disk drive for versatile recording up to 284 hours
- DVD Recorder- Upto 8.5 hours recording onto one disc
- VHS Recording -Great way to transfer recorded tapes to DVD
- 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
Panasonic DMR-EX769EB-K Freeview+ 160GB Hard Disc Drive DVD Recorder 1080p Up Conversion
The Panasonic range of DIGA DVD recorders enables you to watch your favourite films, making it an essential part of your entertainment hub. With the simple sophistication that is the hallmark of Panasonic products, DIGA offers you the platform to store and playback all of your films, photos and music. To store movie data from your digital video camera (HDD model or SD Memory Card model), simply connect it to the USB terminal of your compatible DIGA recorder and movie data can be transferred and stored directly on to the hard disc drive.
- 160GB HDD
- Freeview+,7 Day EPG, Series Record, Accurate Record, Schedule Change
- 1080p Up-Conversion
- Deep Colour
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New Adaptive HD Enhancer
Panasonic DMR-EX79EB-K Freeview+ 250GB Hard Disc Drive 1080p Upscaling DVD Recorder
- 1080p Up-Conversion and Adaptive HD Enhancer
- VIERA Link
- Environmental Friendly (Intelligent Auto Standby/ Standby Power Save)
- Silent Technology
- Navi Link Search and Free Word Search
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