What HD recorder is best suited to my tv?

[peachy7]

Hello all.....

Ive done as much research as i can but im getting soooooo lost. Basically i have a Panasonic viera TX-L42FT60B tv and ive jsut cancelled my sky tv subscription. So im now in the market for a freeview HD recorder which has twin tuners so i can record two channels and wifi with lovefilm attached too into the bargain as panasonics smart tv's dont have lovefilm jsut netflix.

Those are the only important things i need. im not bothered about drive space really , i jsut need it to work well with my tv. I was initially looking at samsung and youview players but im at a loss as to what im really doing and looking at.

Any help greatly received.

 

[RobinKidderminster]

Google is yr friend. Humax is always recommended. Panasonic or Samsung are fine. Depends if u want a combined bluray.

 

[professorhat]

If Lovefilm is key then YouView is out I think as I don't believe any of these boxes come with that app. Otherwise I would heartily recommend the Humax YouView box - there's a new one being released soon with a 2 TB drive in it which would provide a lot of space for recorded programmes - if you don't need that much, I suspect this will mean the 1 TB box will drop in price.

One of the big benefits of YouView is the ease of watching up catch-up TV through BBC iPlayer, ITV Player etc. Instead of going into a portal, then searching for the programme you want, you just rewind the guide to when the programme was on (assuming it was within the last 7 days), then select it and click Play - very simple. It also has an iPhone / Andriod app that lets you schedule recordings while you're out and about which I find very useful.

 

[abacus]

You View does not have Love Film or Netflix, however it does have Sky Now (Films only for £8.99 a month with no contract) and Sky Store (Pay as you view films).

A retail BT version can be had for about £160 (it just a rebadged Humax DTR1000 which has the same features as the DTR1010 with just a few software variations from BT)

NOTE: You Do NOT need a BT Internet contract to use it.

Hope this helps

Bill

 

[daveh75]

Hello all.....

Ive done as much research as i can but im getting soooooo lost. Basically i have a Panasonic viera TX-L42FT60B tv and ive jsut cancelled my sky tv subscription. So im now in the market for a freeview HD recorder which has twin tuners so i can record two channels and wifi with lovefilm attached too into the bargain as panasonics smart tv's dont have lovefilm jsut netflix.

Those are the only important things i need. im not bothered about drive space really , i jsut need it to work well with my tv. I was initially looking at samsung and youview players but im at a loss as to what im really doing and looking at.

Any help greatly received.

You mention Freeview, but do you have an aerial? You maybe better off with Freesat as you already have the dish.

I would recommend the Humax HDR-1000S and Freesat <freetime> also integrates catch up into the EPG like Youview.

Lovefilm (now Amazon instant video) isn't available on any STB as far as I'm aware, they certainly don't list any

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/ontv/devices