In all, this is a great piece of convergence kit and a glimpse at what set-top boxes might become. Look out for internet deals on the price. Panasonic DMR-BW880 is tagged with Panasonic, Blu-Ray and freeview. Select a tag (Panasonic, for example) to...

Superb recording and playback quality. Feature-laden. Well built and finished.

Sheer complexity. Outdated menus. Pricey.

The DMR-BW880 is a fine recorder and player but needs to be less complex, have a better menu system and shed a fair few more dollars to be seriously competitive.

Twin HD Tuners, Records Dual Layer Blu Ray Discs.

Does what we want, relatively easy to set up and use, and if its anything like our other panasonic HDD PVR which has so far never let us down, I will be more than happy. The hand set is well laid out compared to most other we had tried. We have had...

A little slow when changing between menus

Picture quality is excellent

operating instructions are difficult to follow, could be made simpler.