Freeview

Freeview+ should be considered a must-have for those without Sky TV, as it offers all the recording flexibility that the satellite broadcaster (and Ross Kemp) has been boasting of.

Two tuners, hardware blind search and internal HDD support herald this revision of a recent hi-def favourite

Long-awaited follow-up twin-tuner PVR delivers the goods

Not the most stylish of receivers, but fine picture quality makes this box a winner

Great style and usability from this Freeview receiver wins us over

Philips has only recently started putting DVB-T tuners inside its recorders, but this neat set-top box looks confident enough to take you to digital switchover

The MFR-300 allows users to convert an ageing analogue TV to digital without the need for a Scart, which explains the absence of such an output on the rear.