Toshiba HDR5010

Good HD erformance ; HDMI switcher ; Large hard drive ; Extremely quiet

USB media layback for hotos only

Generous 500GB hard drive ; Simple to use ; Quiet operation ; Integrated HDMI switcher

USB only reads photos ; Dormant Ethernet

Overall, the HDR5010 works well. It's a shame that the USB inputs are blind to anything other than photos, and that the Ethernet is snoozing, as both would add some welcome clevery-dickery to proceedings. But if you're looking for a PVR that's simply...

There is no getting away from that fact that having a Sky HD or Virgin HD subscription can get expensive, which is why Freeview HD is set to dominate over the coming years. The Toshiba HDR5010KB allows for full reception (aerial dependent) of...

To be honest, there isn’t much in this box to find fault with. If we had to pick something, it would be the build quality. The box is sturdy, however the front panel feels a little cheap and the power button feels like something you would press on a...

If you are looking for a box that will deliver a great feature set at a decent price, you can’t go far wrong with this PVR. At a shade under £200 it can add a new lease of life to an old LCD TV and gives a feeling of technological excellence well above...

good sound and picture, low energy use, arial feedthough even in standby, easy to set up, very quiet

poor remote control, very slow at channel switching, poor front display, inadequate skip function, poor technical support

Good picture, EPG simple to use, recall programs from the library simple, excellent value for money

none as yet

Easy recording,excellent library features(instant access),superb picture quality

Fast forward/rewind a bit fiddly

Simple to use ; Not noisy in operation

can be slow, but if you are patient it isnt really a problem ; quite a bright and highly visible standby light

recordings 98% of the time start exactly at the beginning. for some reason only the gadget show begins after the credits. it doesn't have claim a time slip feature but you can time slip ; nice guide

slow to start up, unless already recording ; not so good when 3 recordings clash; ie; 2 recordings about to start and one to finish. it has locked up twice

Very good recording options including 2 program record facility ; Very quiet while recording i.e. no disc noise

The remote control cannot be set up to operate the Volume and Mute for my Panasonic Plasma TV so 2 remote controls are needed. Toshiba has not offered a solution