The march of Freeview continues with digital tuners appearing in different products each month, from plasmas to DVD recorders. This 26in LCD from digital TV specialist Humax has all the benefits of being ultra flat and it saves you even more space by building in two Freeview tuners.

Aesthetically, the thick, glossy black frame dominates the screen and you'll have to get the viewing angle just right as there's no handy swivel function to the tabletop stand.

Perhaps the shrewdest thing is that as well as being Freeview compatible, it includes an analogue tuner, which is especially useful for old-style Teletext, which still has some pages that don't appear on snazzy digital text equivalents.

The LGB-26DTT also has an eye on the future by being high-def ready due to the high resolution LCD panel and its DVI digital input. All other typical AV sockets are offered, too, including analogue component, three Scarts (two RGB) and an optical digital audio output for a direct connection between the digital tuners and a suitable hi-fi. Unlike most existing set-top boxes, there is also a slot for Top-Up smartcards.

Twin tuners

Despite having twin digital tuners, there's little you can do with them. Although you can output via Scart to a recorder, you can't switch to another digital channel without affecting any recording.

DVD recorder users should also note that the output quality is only composite video, making it much worse than standalone digiboxes. There is,however, a split-screen or picture-in-picture facility for tracking two channels, so you can even drive yourself insane by having both Sky News and BBC News 24 at once.

The onscreen menu and remote control are almost identical to Humax's 32in IDTV with built-in hard-drive recorder.The user interface is attractive and logical, but although the main buttons on the remote are well laid out, the whole thing is very long. Rather than cram everything into a smaller handset, Humax provides a 'simple' alternative remote with basic channel up/down, volume and menu controls.

Decent reception

Humax did well to include an analogue tuner in this TV as the standard aerial reception is decent. Digital performance is mixed and highly dependent on the amount of picture information being broadcast, as well as the quality of the source material.