Panasonic DMREX 88

The Panasonic DMR-EX88 comes with a high-end price tag, but its features are certainly up to scratch. A Freeview recorder PVR with a massive 400GB hard drive and a DVD recorder built in, it will also play Xvid and DivX files and upscale your DVDs. That sh...

Picture and sound quality; huge number of useful features; fairly easy to use

Only one tuner; slightly too expensive; LP and EP picture modes are pretty grim quality

A sturdy performer that will do virtually everything you could ever want a DVD player, recorder and PVR to do. The DivX and XviD playback from disc or USB is a really nice addition that improves the machine over previous iterations

Panasonic continues to impress with its Freeview recorders, with this DVD/HDD combo unit matching its peers in every imaginable way.

If you're looking for a recorder that combines the versatility of an HDD/DVD combi with the simplicity of Sky+ then you won't go far wrong with the DMR-EX88. It's packed with features, delivers superb picture quality and although it's more expensive than...

We feel that this Panasonic deck justifies its high price with its excellent performance and wealth of features

Good features and picture quality; Ease of use

Expensive; No WMA; Dull design

There are four recording presets, ranging from the top-quality XP mode, offering 89 hours' recording time on the HDD, down to the 712hr EP mode, while Flexible Recording squeezes a programme exactly into the remaining space on a disc