The HDR3500T Personal Video Recorder (PVR) is a digital video recorder which can record 2 shows at once onto the built in 500GB hard drive or record through the units two USB ports. The USB ports can play various multimedia as well including DIVX and MP3. It competes directly with Topfield, Beyondwiz and TiVo but is substantially cheaper – you can buy it from the Good Guys for $346!

The PiP (Picture in Picture) feature gives you the ability to watch 2 channels at once – something both the Beyondwiz DP-P2 and the Topfield TRF-2400 Masterpiece HD don’t do. This model also has the AV inputs to record from another video component such as a cable TV box, directly onto the HDR3500T’s hardrive.  If you have bought one, leave a comment on what you think…

Features – HDR 3500 Specifications
  • Dual High Definition Tuners
  • Dual Recording (manual, timer, EPG)
  • Record to external hard drive via USB port
  • PiP (Picture in Picture) View two channels on screen at once
  • Play music and photos via USB
  • In-built 500GB Hard Drive
  • 2 AV Inputs-record from an external video source
  • Tuner : HD / SD DVB-T
  • Recording : high definition / standard definition Hard Drive : 500GB
  • Aspect Ratio : 16:9 / 4:3
  • Max Video resolution : 1080p
  • HDMI : 1
  • Digital Audio : optical
  • RCA Audio Out : 1
  • Component (Y/Pb/Pr) : 1
  • Composite (AV) : 1 out / 2 inputs
  • RF input : 1
  • USB : 1
  • Ethernet : 1