usability, design, price

reliability, size

53% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Great styling and display ; detailed, vibrant HD and SD pictures ; solid sound ; 500GB HDD

EPG could have more features ; the Digital Stream DHR8205U has an even better picture

Stylish and feature-laden, the Philips is an excellent Freeview HD+ box

Picture quality, speedy interface

LED lighting, no Top-Up TV, no online features

Quick, functional and sporting good quality SD and HD pictures, Philips HDT8520’s benefits hugely from a new software update to become a good value Freeview HD recorder. There’s few bells and whistles - missing features include Top-Up TV, media...

A nice unit with good sound and picture quality even in standard definition in HD it is truly excellent, it is virtually silent in use

Smart set top box manages to keep its energy consumption low, despite the bright blue LED strip. It also has a simple on screen menu system and a great remote control that allows one touch and series recording. The big 500GB capacity means you can...

Slight lag when channel surfing

keeps freezing

picture quality very good easy use timer

no picture in picture when looking at the tv guide

Lots of storage, easy to use, great design

Series link records +1 and subsequent repeats

Straightforward setup, Indication when powering up and down. Easy to patch to current release level 7.21. -...

EPG cuts off current channel (No Picture in Picture or sound) until cleared when it returns unless altered.

it looks good

if all you want is the equivalent of a video recorder then this is for you. If however you want something more like Sky + then avoid. Bite the bullet and get yourself a Humax.