As logical as they are, TVs with PVR technology inside are still pretty scarce. There’s the ludicrously expensive Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 9, the comparatively cheap Medion Life TV, and now JVC’s first screen with built-in TV recording, the DE9 series.
Inside the slim chassis is a 160GB hard drive and two Freeview tuners. That means, unlike the Life TV, this model will record one programme while watching another.
As you’d expect, there’s a full seven day EPG and all the usual Freeview+ features, such as pausing and rewinding TV.Unusually, JVC has packed in an analogue tuner too, so while the quality won’t match that of Freeview, there’s the option to record or watch a third show (at least, until switchover in 2012).
A full complement of three HDMI sockets, two Scart connectors, component input and digital audio out make the new range a good choice for square-eyed minimalists. Plump for the top of the range 32 inch LT-32DE9 and you’ll get JVC’s Slim Oblique Cone Speakers thrown into the bargain too.
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