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Twin-Tuner (Dual Recording) PVR Comparison Table                                                                                                                                      
  Matsui M1602PVR Daewoo DSD-9502T DigiFusion FVRT200 Panasonic TUCTH100 Sony SVRS500 Humax PVR-9200t Topfield TF5800t Topfield TF5800t (TAPS) Inverto IDL7000t Thomson DHD4000 Thomson DTI6300-16
 
Manufacturers warranty 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 2 years 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months 12 Months
High Street price (HS) / Online prices (OL) from £150 HS £145 OL £140 OL £150 OL £150 OL £169 OL £199 HS £240 OL £240 OL £150 OL Discontinued? £180 without TUTV Anytime
Released Aug-06 Dec-06 Jun-05 Mar-05 Jul-06 Oct-05 Mar-05 Mar-05 Jun-05 May-04 Dec-06
Recording M1602PVR DSD-9502T FVRT200 TUCTH100 SVRS500 PVR-9200t TF5800T With Taps IDL7000 DHD4000 DTI6300
hard disk size (80GB=about 45hrs) 160GB 80GB 80GB 80GB 80GB 160GB 160GB 160GB 80GB 40Gb 160GB
Record 2 channels at once + playback a recording √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Record 2 at once + watch a 3rd live channel x x x x x √ √ √ x x x
Recording in standby i.e. audio & video is not output when a timer recording is started √ ? √ √ √ √ x x √ √ √
Record radio √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Record subtitles √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ x
Records programme synopsis √ ? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Possible to include live TV buffer on instant recording  √ ? √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Extend recording end time of recording already started √ ? x Instant recordings x Instant recordings √ √ √ x x
Accurate Recording feature (like PDC) x √ x x x x x x x x x
Timer recording starting does not switch TV to PVR input √ ? √ √ √ √ x x √ √ ?
Record consecutive programmes when timer start/end times have been padded √ ? Fail if tuner2 not free √ √ √ √ √ When not in standby Fail if tuner2 not free √
Record from external sources connected to the PVR  e.g. NTL, SKY, Camcorder etc x x x x x x x