TV with built in PVR? Twin tuner?

psbrett

Im looking for a TV that has a built in PVR and Freeview. I am aware of the LG 32LT75 LCD TV with Freeview Playback PVR. Unfortunately you can only watch one channel whilst recording it.

Does anyone know if one exists that has a twin tuner?

espresso

psbrett wrote: »

Im looking for a TV that has a built in PVR and Freeview. I am aware of the LG 32LT75 LCD TV with Freeview Playback PVR. Unfortunately you can only watch one channel whilst recording it.

Does anyone know if one exists that has a twin tuner?

According to the spec it has twin tuners:

Twin Digital Freeview Tuners enable you to record 1 digital program whilst watching another simultaneously

psbrett

Thank you, I wasn't sure about that. Do you know if there are any others as the TV doesn't have the best sound from what I have read

Basil1234

all lcd tvs when i was looking around have stereo throwing it around in one form or another so i bought a seperate 5.1 home cinema system which handy for dvds tv etc makes all the differance but will add on about £300 on top my old crt had 5,1 built in

almillar

That's the first and only TV I've heard of with a PVR built in, and I've always wondered why there aren't more. People do like one-box solutions. So if that's what you really want, you might be stuck with the sound. See if you can find out what the reviewers were comparing with - if it was other flatscreens, ok, but if it was CRT, then sort of ignore it. Flatscreens have awful sound compared to CRTs because there's no room for decent speakers. It's quite a comedown. If you were serious about sound from your TV you'd have it connected to your hifi/home cinema by now anyway...

Bikertov

The advantages of a seperate PVR are:

1) If it breaks (and they do ...) it it is integral, you are 'stuffed'. If it external, you can just replace it.

2) With an external PVR, you can record 2 channels, and watch a THIRD live.

3) You can upgrade and external as technology improves (HD Freeview one day, etc)

4) You can move an external box elsewhere if you wish - not so for integral.

My money is always on seperate items like this - it give more flexilbility, and it allows you to choose the equipment and features you want.

vyle

The last LG tv with a PVR we stocked at work was so unreliable, we stopped selling them after about 2 weeks. LG are a brand i'd avoid like the plague, because they always look good on paper and are cheaper than more competent brands, but there's always a catch with them, somwhere.