Samsung STB-E7500
Just Tested
TVs
Panasonic TX-L47DT65B
It has its drawbacks, but this Panasonic is easy to live with and has an insightful and dynamic picture performance – it’s a great set
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Home cinema amplifiers
Denon AVR-X2000
The AVR-X2000 brings Denon back to the AV receiver top table in this ultra-competitive price category
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Soundbars
Otone Sonora AV-Lance
A decent, affordable effort from Otone but sound quality is tainted by a distracting brightness
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In this month's mag
July 2013
SUPERTEST: Soundbar solutions £250-£450
GROUP TEST: 46-47in smart TVs
GROUP TEST: Standmount speakers £350-£450
© 2013 Haymarket Publishing
Comments
Can you set this to record remotely over the web?
For a similar price you can get the Panasonic DMR-PWT420 which includes a Blu-ray player and has similar features. All the new 2012 Panasonics have really quiet hard disks and are very stable. I am surprised What Hi-Fi have scored this Samsung so high as it would seem to be a 4 star item not 5.
Agree with the general overview but the one key point that they missed out is that harddrive is as noisy as hell, even when not recording or in playback. I have this in the bedroom, and I can hear it over the TV speakers. It drives me crazy and for that reason alone I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.
Strange how this, and other Samsung PVRs, get such mediocre reviews on Amazon...
I'm hoping HD PVR prices will drop after the Olympics so will consider this along with the Humax Freeview HD one.
On my 2nd one after the 1st failed to record anything, Amazon replaced with no hassle. 2nd unit is great, it took a while for the smart features to come along but iplayer and lovefilm are now supported. Very pleased.