Humax HDTVs With In-Built Recorder August 16, 2007

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French TV maker Humax is no stranger to combo devices and is one of the pioneers of cramming personal video recorders (PVRs) into skinny TVs.

The company has now announced two additions to the range, the 40in LP40-TDR1and the 32in LP32-TDR1, both sporting generous 160GB hard disk drives and twin digital TV tuners so there’s no need for a separate set-top box or recorder.

What’s better is that they are both Freeview Playback-certified, which means they include a number of cool features that Sky+ subscribers already get – just without the subscription fees. These include one-touch recording, pause and rewind live TV, recording and watching separate channels and Series Linking, which lets you easily record an entire series.

The Humax TVs can display 720p and 1080i content and feature picture-in-picture and dual-screen modes. The prices are very keen too with the 32in and 40in models priced at £800 [with free glass stand] and £1,150.

The downside – and it’s a real shame – is that the they only come with one measly HDMI slot.-Martin Lynch

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