DVR Comparisons Archives

Review: ReplayTV 5040 DVR

The ReplayTV 5040 is a step up in home network-ready digital video recorders with added impressive functionality.
ReplayTV’s entire 5000 series lets you distribute recorded programs within your home and share personal and non-protected video content with 15 friends and family members who own one of the ReplayTV 5000 series DVRs.
Among the ReplayTV 5040 DVR’s other [...]

Review: Toshiba DVR D-R410

Being relatively inexpensive, the Toshiba D-R410 is a decent DVR if you’re not looking for cutting edge technology in a DVD recorder.
This Toshiba DVR is fairly basic but meets the general requirements of a good DVR. It performs basic DVD recordings without a problem, upscales DVDs to 1080p and supports most recordable DVD formats including [...]

Review: Panasonic DVR DMR-XW350

The Panasonic DVR DMR-XW350 is a classy new device from Panasonic and offers the same functions as the heartier DMR-XW450, making it one of the most feature-packed DVRs on the market.
This Panasonic DVR has the added function of allowing users to browse and watch Picasa and YouTube videos over the internet, known as the ‘Viera [...]

Review: Samsung DVR DVD-HR755

The Samsung DVR DVD-HR755 is a capable enough player and recorder but tends to lack some of the features of a decent modern DVR.
In terms of design, this Samsung DVR bears the definite Samsung mark of style, with a glossy piano black shell and glowing blue power button that sits to the left of the [...]

Review: Philips TiVo DSR 708

The Philips TiVo DSR 708 DVR is ideal for TiVo subscribers needing an integrated DirecTV dual tuner with 70-hour recording capacity, full TiVo functionality and surround sound recording.

Review: Sony DVR DHG-HDD250

The Sony DHG-HDD250 is a high definition DVR with CableCard support and a 250GB HD hard drive. It boasts CableCard support for any digital cable system in the US and has also been released in a 500 GB model. Although the Sony DHG-HDD250 is half as capacious, it’s still a fair chunk cheaper than the [...]