Digital TV Recorders - All products

TVonics DTR-Z500

Guide price: £200

A 'Best Buy' according to Which, 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

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TVonics DTR-Z250

Guide price: £160

This decievingly compact digital TV recorder has a 250GB hard drive, giving you up to 125 hours of recording. You can record an entire TV series, (so you'll never miss an episode) and you can also record 2 channels at the same time.

Buy at: TVonics Comet

Alba ALDTR160

Guide price: £78

The Alba ALDTR160 is excellent value for money, with twin tuners, 160GB hard drive and up to 80 hours recording time. It is a simple and easy to install DTR and features include auto set up and auto scan for new channels, 7 day EPG with now & next function and 2 SCART sockets.

Buy at: Argos

Hitachi HDR163

Guide price: £124.99

The Hitachi HDR 163 is a very versatile DTR that has 160GB hard disc drive, auto set up and auto detection of new channels. Some of the extra features include series link and accurate recording time. With a well prompted TV Guide it is easy to set and select favourites and straightforward to record. The Hitachi is also very envirnmentally friendly, as it has a very low power consumption when on eco mode.

Buy at: Argos

Thomson DTI6300-25

Guide price: £100

The Thomson digital TV recorder is a top-up TV and a digital TV recorder. You can watch all Freeview channels as well as record, pause and rewind live TV. The twin tuner is capable of recording 2 channels at once, record 180 hours of programmes without the need for discs or tapes. So you can record a complete series to view at a later date. 14 day electronic programme guide included. It also features a large 250GB hard disk drive, twin tuner, two SCART sockets and a top-up TV viewing card slot.

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Grundig GDB20USB3

Guide price: £70

This compact and user friendly digital TV recorder is the lowest priced DTR on the market. The 3 USB ports on the front panel allow you to record to a portable storage device, such as a USB stick or external hard drive. Every 2GB of memory gives you up to an hour of recording time.

Buy at: Play.com Tesco

Sagem DTR67320T

Guide price: £150

Now you'll never miss your favourite shows, sporting events or those way-past-bedtime classic movies. This Sagem digital TV recorder has a 320GB hard drive with up to 160 hours of recording.

Buy at: Comet Argos John Lewis

Humax PVR 9300T

Guide price: £195

This Humax TV recorder comes with a 320Gb hard drive. It is capable of recording one channel whilst watching another. With up to a 100hrs recording time, it also includes an 7/8 day electronic program guide. Other features of this DVD recorder include 2 SCART socket, MP3 compatibility and an RGB output.

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Sharp TU-TV502H

Guide price: £199

This Sharp Digital TV Recorder comes with twin digital tuner and 500GB hard disc 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 and TopUp TV viewing card slot.

 

Buy at: Argos Richer Sounds

Sharp TU-R252H

Guide price: £150

This Sharp Digital TV Recorder comes with twin digital tuner, 250GB hard disc 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, Picture in Picture and HDMI Output.

 

Buy at: Comet John Lewis

Sagem DTR 67500T

Guide price: £180

This digital TV recorder comes with a large 500GB hard drive, giving you up to 250 hours of recording time. The recorder also has an HDMI output, which means it can upscale to 720p/1080i giving you a near HD experience.

Buy at: Comet Dixons

Humax 9150T

Guide price: £150

This humax digital TV recorder comes with a 160GB hard drive, giving you 100 hours of recording time. You can also plan your TV viewing and recording for the week with the on-screen 8-day electronic programme guide.

Buy at: Amazon Humax Direct

TVonics DTR-HV250

Guide price: £200

This digital television recorder looks great and is really easy to set up, with a useful help button on the remote should you need further guidance. A handy HDMI switch will also allow you to connect another two devices to the box and have only one cable connecting to the TV.

The generous 250GB hard disc drive will give you up to 125 hours of recording, (enough to save the entire season of that new TV series you’re glued to each week!).

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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.

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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.

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Philips DTR7510

Guide price: £180

The 160GB hard drive in this Philips digital TV recorder gives you a reasonable 78 hours of recording time. An added benefit is that you can record two channels while watching a third, or even while watching a recorded programme.

Buy at: Argos Comet

Fetch Smartbox 8000

Guide price: £219

The FetchTV SmartBox is one of a kind, using your broadband connection, the Smartbox provides access to thousands of hours of Movies and TV on demand. You can watch a range of web video services as well as access to Catch Up TV services like BBC iPlayer directly on your TV. Enjoy up to 48* channels of free free-to-air digital terrestrial channels, pause, rewind and record live television, and store • up to 80 hours of recordings and archive programmes directly to USB hard drive or network storage. This is very easy to install and operate piece of equipment that manages to combine various technologies in one neat package.

Buy at: John Lewis Fetch TV