JVC DR-MH300 Expert Reviews

Versatility ; HDMI connectivity ; advanced editing functions ; accurate recordings ; excellent playback

Unimaginative design ; no integrated Freeview ; poor analogue tuner pictures

JVC's DR-MH3000 is flexible and functional with tonnes of features. If it wasn't for the absence of an integrated Freeview tuner the specification would compete with the class leaders, but if you can find it for under £300 it's well worth your wages

A handsome-looking recorder, the DR-MH300 is also reasonably well-built. As with the LG and Toshiba machines reviewed elsewhere, it's multiformat - albeit not quite as flexible; the DVD drive will only record onto DVD-R/RW and DVD-RAM.

Easily JVC's best DVD recorder yet. The RGB Scart input enables it to make natural-looking recordings from digital sources, while GuidePlus makes for easier timer programming. Editing facilities are up to the expected standard

This JVC's predecessor, the DR-MH200, proved a bit of a disappointment. It wasn't that it was a bad deck - far from it - but it made the fundamental error of eschewing an RGB Scart input.

Good connectivity, Decent pictures, Good sound

Difficult to use

If you're sticking to higher-quality material, this JVC will meet your needs admirably

The strength of the DR-MH300 lies in ease of use. A consistent menu navigation and, not least the Guide Plus + system can guarantee uncomplicated handling [...]

highly recommended

Gut

BEFRIEDIGEND

PRICE / PERFORMANCE: good

well

Function Timeshift permanent output DV

Strong consumption in standby mode