Sony SVRHDT500B Freeview HD Personal Video Recorder with Twin Tuner

I purchased one of these a few days ago from Amazon to replace an old Daewoo unit which fried it's own circuits. It is a surprisingly small piece of equipment - perhaps the biggest surprise (to me at least) was the fact that it comes with an external...

Bought this in April 2012. It has now failed. The unit has frozen and deleted all recorded programmes. There is a software update for this item released after purchase but it has to be downloaded to memory stick and then inserted into machine. As it 18...

This is far easier to use than my previous Sagemcom (which had to be returned as it was faulty). The remote is clearly marked so setting up programmes to record is child's play. Both the tv and freeview box can be controlled with the same remote so...

I was really pleased with the spec of this recorder and it's glossy looks. However, less than a month into owning it I became increasingly frustrated. I was experiencing some of the problems that have been noted in other reviews, We were getting poor...

I purchased the SonySVRHDT500B in March 2011. 15 months later the disk started playing up and then it 'died'. Repair cost £253. Complete hard disk failure. Problems in finding Sony complaints contact details. Once contacted completely unhelpful....

Summed up in one word "EXCELLENT". Sony have once again produced a first class item of electrical equipment. This item has provided my Sony tv with High Definition which I previously didn't have. It is easy to use, it provides one hand control that can...

Bought this with Sony Bravia TV in Sept 2011. Very pleased with the Picture/sound quality. Disappointed with slight whine from fan and not being able to edit recordings, like with my old Sony HD/DVD recorder. About a month ago it started to malfunction...

Having favoured Sony for TV's, videos, home cinema and more recently hard disk recorders for decades I'm now disappointed to say I'll never buy anything Sony again. They were renowned for innovation and quality but I'm afraid the quality has now gone....

I bought this as a special Anniversary gift for my parents. They live in UK and I live in Portugal so Amazon was the obvious choice. I've been a loyal Amazon customer for quite a few years now, have often had good reason to praise their speed, breadth...

Picture quality excellent however, a total hard disc failure within 18 months is not what I would consider to be anything like what one should expect from Sony and "these things happen" is hardly the kind of feedback one expects from the manufacturer....