Best Hard Drive Video Recorder.. ?

[UncleDave]

I've been searching for a while for a good hard drive video recorder but i'm finding hard to actually narrow it down.

Wondered if anyone has had any personal experiences with them..

One touch operation would be a good feature on this occasion.
Hard drive size of anything 80GB or more is fine.

Don't need any fancy features but would like some kind of PC Connectivity via USB or Firewire or something..

Any help much appreciated

Dave.

[anonymous-user]

can't help but hi.

[E31Shrew]

I have a store selling a variety of DVD recorders and to be honest find the Panasonic EX768 the best value all round. Had zero problems with them unlike the Samsung models we have also sold.

[hugoagogo]

i have a philips one, it seems to regularly 'crash' and just freeze up, has to be switched off and on at the wall

bit annoying

[dave_s13]

sky+

Unfortunately, it just works perfectly.....shame you have to pay the b@stards at sky for the pleasure.

[AdeTuono]

Humax 9200. End of.

[E31Shrew]

If youre really bored Dave go to avforums.com

[wackydo]

AdeTuono said:

Humax 9200. End of.

+1

[Oilchange]

Another vote for Humax.

Sky is ok if you watch loads of sport or films but I don't and got rid of it last year. Plus it costs an arm a leg and one of your b0ll0cks too!

I haven't looked back with Freeview and a Humax PRV9200T. It records 2 channels and allows you to watch a third. Rewind and play the one you're recording, too.

As good as or better than the Sky+ thing and I sold the Sky+ box for £70 on Ebay so it payed for the installation. Now I pay £0.00 for TV with loads of channels.

(except the licence GRRR...)

Edited by Oilchange on Saturday 9th August 19:25

[CommanderJameson]

Got VM cable? Get a V+ box.

Dead good, it is.

[Davi]

AdeTuono said:

Humax 9200. End of.

another fan here - even the missus can use nearly all it's features so it really must be simple.

please don't let her read this, please don't let her read this, please don't let her read this, please don't let her read this,

[Jasandjules]

[quote=AdeTuono]Humax 9200. End of.[/quote

Yep, we have the Humax PVR - very good unit IMHO.

[Pickled Piper]

Davi said:

AdeTuono said:

Humax 9200. End of.

another fan here - even the missus can use nearly all it's features so it really must be simple.

please don't let her read this, please don't let her read this, please don't let her read this, please don't let her read this,

What they said.

pp

[E31Shrew]

Agree..the 9200 is a cracking piece of kit. Slight downer is the length of time it takes for the EPG to load and I dont believe it has an HDMI interface as it doesnt contain a DVD player. Otherwise the twin tuners are a great feature [ if you really can find 2 programmes worth recording!]

[Tom55]

I have a Sony, which is generally good, but for some reason doesnt like BBC, every time I tune to any one of the BBC channels its like watching a dvd with afault, not got to bottom of it yet

[eldar]

What about Freesat, supposed to to HD, and is free. Don't know if there is a PVR for it yet....

[E31Shrew]

Apparently Humax are releasing a Freesat box with built in recorder in nov 08

[Justayellowbadge]

Have a Humax, with an Archos plumbed in for mobility/ extra recording capability.
Archos comes with emitter and software, so if needed can record 2 streams on the main box, and another on the PVR.


Great functionality. Never used it yet, obviously, but good to know it's there.

[spitfire-ian]

Another vote for Humax

[dan1981]

on these hard drive recorders can you do like you can with sky plus and pause and rewind live tv?

also - i have virgin broadband, and don't want their TV package - but i don want V+ so any chance that they will just let me have a box?