Freeview HD Recorder

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What is a Freeview HD Recorder?

In simple terms, a Freeview HD Recorder can be thought of as a regular Freeview HD Box with a built in recording function. All Freeview HD Recorders come with an internal hard drive (usually 200GB+) which is used to store your recorded programs on.

The first Freeview HD Recorder will hopefully going to go on sale in April 2010, at which point we will be testing and reviewing them as and when they go on sale. As well as being able to record Freeview HD channels, the boxes will also be abel to record the regular Freeview channels. Depending on the box you choose you may also be able to pause, record, stop and rewind live TV as you are watching it.

We would reccomend buying a box that has a twin tuner built into it. This will allow you to watch one channel whilst recording another. Some Freeview HD Recorders will even allow you to record two different Freeview channels at the same time whilst watching a third! Some of the more advanced recorders will have a "series" recording option availiable so you can record every episode of your favourity TV series at the touch of a button.

Standard Freeview HD Boxes will have the ability to receive all the regular Freeview channels as well as the Freeview-HD ones. It is hoped that they will all have Ethernet and USB posts to enable interactive services when they become availiable.

Advantages of a Freeview HD Recorder

- Watch one channel while recording another

- Record up to two different channels at the same time, while watching a recorded show (advanced boxes)

- Simply browse through the coming week's TV schedule with the on-screen channel guide, choosing which shows to record.

- Ability to select certain recordings from your Freeview HD Recorder, and copy them off onto a video or DVD recorder.

- Follow a series - Some boxes will make use of the excellent 'Series link' can be used to record every episode of your favourite series automatically, keeping track of schedule changes, and avoiding repeats.

- Pause live TV - handy for when the phone rings, you need to pop to the loo etc.

- Rewind live TV, if you missed a piece of the action or want to watch your team score again.