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Find the best PVR for you from 44 tested and check out the 6 Best Buys
Humax, YouView, Virgin TIVO and Sky+ PVRs tested - find the brand that suits you best
Freeview, Freesat, Sky Digital and Virgin Media PVRs reviewed

- Best Buys The top 6 PVRs we recommend

We've reviewed 44 PVRs

Ordered by most recent launch date

Pure
Avalon 300R Connect
From £339.00

Launch: Jan 2013
Manhattan
Plaza HDR-S 320
From £149.95

Launch: Nov 2012
Sandstrom
SHDFSAT12
From £159.99

Launch: Nov 2012
Humax
HDR-1000S
From £228.99

Launch: Oct 2012
Logik
L5SSTB12
From £89.99

Launch: Oct 2012

Sky Digital
Sky+ HD 2TB
From £149.00

Launch: Oct 2012
Logik
L1HSTB12
From £159.99

Launch: Sep 2012
View21
Freeview+HD Smart Digital TV Recorder
From £210.00

Launch: Sep 2012
Bush
Freesat HD Digital TV Recorder
From £170.00

Launch: Jul 2012
Bush
Freeview+ HD Digital TV Recorder
From £200.00

Launch: Jul 2012

Philips
HDTP8530
From £169.95

Launch: Jul 2012
Sagemcom
RT195-500
From £159.99

Launch: Jul 2012
YouView
DTR-T1000
From £221.21

Launch: Jul 2012
Panasonic
DMR-HW220
From £199.00

Launch: Jun 2012
Panasonic
DMR-PWT520
From £249.99

Launch: Jun 2012

BT
Vision 2
From £0.00

Launch: May 2012
Echostar
HDT-610R
From £180.00

Launch: May 2012
Panasonic
DMR-BWT720
From £349.99

Launch: May 2012
Panasonic
DMR-HW120
From £139.97

Launch: May 2012
Sagemcom
RT190-320
From £180.00

Launch: May 2012

Samsung
STB-E7900
From £299.00

Launch: May 2012
Samsung
STB-E7500M
From £253.89

Launch: Apr 2012
TVonics
DTR-HD500
From £99.99

Launch: Apr 2012
Bush
B320HDPVR
From £149.00

Launch: Jan 2012
Goodmans
GD11FVRSD50
From £139.28

Launch: Sep 2011

Panasonic
DMR-HW100EBK
From £186.49

Launch: Aug 2011
Samsung
BD-DT7800-XU
From £197.99

Launch: Aug 2011
Icecrypt
T2400 HDPVR
From £200.00

Launch: Jun 2011
Panasonic
DMR-BWT700
From £439.00

Launch: Jun 2011
Premier
AKDVB30
From £18.00

Launch: Jun 2011

Samsung
SMT-S7800
From £259.99

Launch: Jun 2011
TVonics
DTR-Z500HD
From £115.00

Launch: May 2011
Virgin Media
Tivo
From £100.00

Launch: Apr 2011
Sony
SVR-HDT1000
From £263.30

Launch: Jan 2011
Sharp
TU-T2HR32
From £200.00

Launch: Sep 2010

Digital Stream
DHR8203U
From £189.99

Launch: Aug 2010
Goodmans
GDB1225DTR
From £90.00

Launch: Jun 2010
Sagem
DTR94320S
From £119.97

Launch: Jun 2010
Philips
HDT8520
From £120.00

Launch: May 2010
Sagemcom
RT190-500
From £170.00

Launch: Apr 2010

Humax
HDR Fox T2
From £186.95

Launch: Mar 2010
Sky Digital
Sky+
From £0.00

Launch: Sep 2009
Virgin Media
V+ HD
From £0.00

Launch: Sep 2009
BT
Vision+
From £0.00

Launch: Jan 2007

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