Sony RDR-HXD890 DVD/HDD Recorder features both a DVD recorder and hard-disk. With great recording quality, a slick operating system, loads of features and an alluring price tag, reviewers think this is one of the best DVD/HDD recorders on the market, which is hardly surprising given its similarity to the Pioneer’s machines. There are a few niggles, such as the removal of RAM recording and the inability to play DivX from USB devices or transfer them to HDD, and as ever the inclusion of a single Freeview tuner on board is a major limitation.

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