Sony RDR-HXD870

sony rdrhxd870 review: The Sony RDRHXD870 appears to offer an impressive range of features -- including 1080p upscaling and a USB port -- for an attractive price.

You could almost hear the cheering when Sony introduced the first ever Freeview-equipped DVD recorder to the UK, banishing fuzzy analogue images and hailing a new era of easy EPG recording.

Impressive feature set, Friendly user interface, Picture quality from DVD and recordings in HQ+ mode

Relatively small HDD, Poor panel display

A good all-rounder, but we'd like to see a larger hard drive

If this exciting new HDD/ DVD combi deck is anything to go by, Sony's latest range could finally oust Panasonic from the top spot. It boasts a comprehensive feature set and a realistic price tag. But does it have the performance?

Recording quality, Ease of use, 1080p upscaling, Edit controls

Guide Plus+

A staggering array of features and blinding performance make this a superb combi recorder at a surprisingly reasonable price

Crystal Clear DVD Quality Very Good Energy saver Easy to Setup Lots of input ports! Superb movie quality! Sleek Design

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Had trouble setting this equipment up because of Sky connections. I do not use Dgital as reception is poor but this Recorder is probaly ideal if you do use it. The instructions whilst comrehensive are a nightmare to follow at times especially when you hav...

Has a good specifiaction, looks good

Difficult to set up, instructions far to complicated.

You can easily skip through commercials during playback. Link channels works well.

You can only record one program at a time. You can't watch freeview whilst recording a program on a different channel.

I was very disspointed with this product though it is my fault for not reading the details properly as I thought the facilities on my old PVR recorder (Humax 9200T) were standard now on all PVR's. Beware that if you want to watch one freeview program whis...