Choosing digital TV equipment

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What should you buy?

The equipment you need, depending on how you receive TV

How to buy

What to look for when buying a set-top box, DVD recorder or personal video recorder

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Explanations in plain English

Which? Best Buy set-top box

The Best Buy for receiving Freeview programmes

Which? Best Buy DVD recorders

Best Buys plus reliability information

How Which? tests

The rigorous tests we put TV recording equipment through

Which? Best Buy PVRs

Personal video recorders to make life easier, plus reliability

Sky, BT Vision and Top Up TV

We examine the other options

Which? Best Buy blank DVDs

We explain the different formats and pick the Best Buys

Brands in this Instant Download

1. BT Vision 1 model
2. Digihome 1 model
3. Humax 1 model
4. Logik 1 model
5. Panasonic 6 models
6. Philips 2 models
7. Sagem 1 model
8. Sky 1 model
9. Sony 6 models
10. Top Up TV 1 model
11. Topfield 1 model
12. TVonics 1 model
13. Virgin 1 model