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The DMR-EX79 is one of the better Freeview personal video recorders out there. We wish it were cheaper and sported a second Freeview tuner, but it's a sturdy machine that offers plenty of recording flexibility thanks to its 250GB hard drive and DVD ...

Decent styling ; good picture and sound quality ; DVD writer adds virtually unlimited storage capability

Expensive ; lack of second Freeview tuner

The Panasonic DMR-EX79 is a good, sturdy machine that's a pleasure to use. It is, however, let down by its relatively high price and the fact that it offers only a single Freeview tuner. Due to its good performance, though, we're more than happy to ...

The Panasonic DMR-EX79 is one of the best DVD/HDD combis we've encountered, particularly for under £300.

Freeview box + is great

Having spent some considerable time reviewing various of these 'freeview box+' recorders I decided to purchase the Panasonic woith the 250GB hard disk. The price from Amazon was fabulous, cheaper than the equivelent 160GB box from elsewhere even though I...

Panasonic DMR-EX79EB-K Freeview+ 250GB Hard Disc Drive 1080p Upscaling DVD Recorder

This is a well-designed piece of kit which acts just as it should. It was bought to improve the ease of recording FreeView programmes and it does just that.

Very good hardware, disappointing software

First and to be fair, I must say the quality of the image seems to be much better than with our previous Humax freeview box. Now, I have the feeling Panasonic tends to build very good products, but then fails in the software department. There are a few a...