Once high-end luxury items, satellite receivers with two tuners are now fairly common. The feature tends to go hand-in-hand with an integrated HDD, so that one channel can be viewed while another records

A large LED display is clearly legible from a distance sitting next to a large control wheel. A flap on the right flips down to reveal two common interface slots. Either is suitable for inserting the Top Up TV conditional access module...

The Topfield 5010 earns top spot in our affections for its all-round ability and versatility. The eye-catching black casing houses a twin-tuner PVR that comes with an optional 160GB or 250GB hard disc.

Competing at the budget end of the digital satellite market has never been harder, but when the BBC and ITV finally launch their Freesat scheme to complement the success of Freeview, there will be a big demand for cheap, free-to-air satellite receivers

The TF5800 is a twin-tuner model packing a 160GB hard disc (or 250GB for an additional £20) and a CI slot for the Top-Up TV CAM and card. Similarly, it's not short of features

The TF5010PVR will record two channels while you watch a third live (if the third is on the same transponder as one of the others) and it will allow two channels to be watched at once with PIP