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By What Hi-Fi? published 19 October 11

Product of the Year, Awards 2011. Superbly simple Freeview HD and Smart TV upgrade for older or more basic TVs

By What Hi-Fi? published 18 October 11

Best Freesat recorder, Awards 2012. Samsung has brought the Sky experience to this Freesat PVR

By What Hi-Fi? published 21 July 11

The tiny TVonics DTR-Z500HD PVR packs a huge hard drive

By What Hi-Fi? published 30 June 11

The Echostar HDS-600RS SlingLoaded is a clever streamer that gives you a Freesat HD fix wherever you go

By What Hi-Fi? published 1 June 11

Best cable recorder, Awards 2011. Virgin offers a powerful alternative to Sky+HD

By What Hi-Fi? published 20 April 11

Improves on the standard Sky box's picture performance, adding real refinement – but the price jump might be a bit too much

By What Hi-Fi? published 15 March 11

The Equinux Tizi will receive Freeview TV broadcasts and then transmit them to your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch via wi-fi

By What Hi-Fi? published 29 November 10

TVonics builds upon a previously good track record with this accomplished PVR. If you're after a Freeview HD solution, consider this

By What Hi-Fi? published 14 September 10

Given the ability of recent products in the highly competitive Freeview HD box market, there's little here to recommend this mediocre Sharp

By What Hi-Fi? published 21 August 10

Well kitted out, the Philips HDT8520 is a excellent Freeview HD+ box