Sharp produces one of the best Freeview+HD recorders around

Decently priced Freeview+ recorder ready for Top Up TV

With digital switchover looming, the powers that be in charge of digital terrestrial TV have come up with a new badge for the AV industry: Freeview Playback. Put simply, it means that any kit sporting the logo can record TV programmes in a manner akin to the much-publicised and widely adored Sky+ box.

The advent this year of the Freeview Playback badge was designed to clear-up consumer confusion about PVRs and the differences between them. This deck from Sharp proves that, so far, it hasn’t worked.

If you haven't yet made the leap from analogue to digital TV, this Freeview PVR could encourage you to do it in style. For a start, it features two DVB-T tuners, so you can watch and record two different TV programmes at the same time