samsung ht-x715 review: The Samsung HT-X715 is very easy to set up and it does make your movies look and sound good. We just didn't care for the music sound quality with flabby sounding bass.

Styling, Picture quality, Movies sound great

Subwoofer lets down the music reproduction, Separates system would produce a much better sound on all material

The Samsung HT-X715 is very easy to set up and it does make your movies look and sound good. We just didn't care for the music sound quality with flabby sounding bass.

samsung dvd-hr755 review: The Samsung DVD-HR755 should only be of interest to those in analog TV reception areas. Everyone else can (and should) do better.

250GB storage, HDMI interface

Analog tuner, "HD Compliant" is a weasel word, Poor menu structures

The Samsung HR755 should only be of interest to those in analog TV reception areas. Everyone else can (and should) do better.

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.

Panasonic's DMR-EX85 is crammed with more recording and playback features than you can imagine, including an enormous 250GB hard drive, universal disc compatibility and integrated video scaling.

Deals elegantly with streamed media, UPnP support, Good quality internal components, Excellent playback quality, 250GB storage space, Universal disc compatibility, Upscaling video, User-friendly functionality, Excellent recording and playback performance

Fiddly setup for external video, Poor USB port placement, Intermittent erratic behaviour, Server software prone to crashes, Comparatively pricey, Poor analogue tuner

Panasonic's DMR-EX85 is crammed with more recording and playback features than you can imagine, including an enormous 250GB hard drive, universal disc compatibility and integrated video scaling. The impressive on-paper specification is supported by qualit...

The long-awaited follow up to the TF5000PVRt is a dual-HD tuner recorder with 250GB of hard disk space.

Looks great, Smaller remote, Can update ICEGuide via USB flash drive, Faster channel switching time

Lacks WiFi connection for EPG updates, USB port is on the back of the system, No more TAP support

Topfield's PVR line improves with the TF6000PVRt, but the wireless capability and general setup could still do with some improvement.

Good PVR functions, Can add lots of cool functions with TAPs, Wirelessly update ICEGuide, Dual Tuners

Setup can be frustrating and/or buggy, Some instability with program signals, Standard Definition tuners only, No HDMI

The Samsung DVD-R135 is a relatively inexpensive and stylish DVD recorder with HDMI upscaling, but it's not quite as good as the competition.

Relatively inexpensive, HDMI upscaling to 480p, 720p, and 1080i, Flexible recording length, FireWire input, DivX support, Solid disc compatibility, Adjustable length commercial skip2.6

No support for recording on DVD-RAM or dual-layer discs, HDMI performance isn't as good as that of some stand-alone players

Yamaha is ignoring the high-def DVD scuffle, choosing to release two HDMI DVD players capable of displaying resolutions up to 1080p.

An easy to use personal video recorder suitable for those wanting to upgrade their VCR but avoid the costly high-definition path.

Massive 200GB hard drive for around 100 hours of recordings, USB 2.0 for archiving programs, Attractive, funky design

Can't record two channels at once, PVR software doesn't support Mac, Changing channels is slow, No component, DVI or HDMI ports, Doesn't automatically bookmark recordings

An easy to use personal video recorder suitable for those wanting to upgrade their VCR, but avoid the costly high-definition path. Dual SD tuners will satisfy TV addicts or families that need to record one channel while watching another.

An expensive unit offering twin HD tuners and large capacity storage, but with average recording quality.

HDMI output, Large hard drive, Twin HD tuners

Expensive, Lacks USB or Firewire adaptors, Pixelated recordings