You can even watch a third channel while two others are recording, provided it’s on the same Freeview multiplex as either of the channels being recorded. Combining catch-up, live and forthcoming TV in a single menu makes it far easier to find the shows you love, and the fact it’s all available without subscription through your rooftop aerial makes it all the more appealing. As a Freeview PVR, the PWT550 is a perfectly capable twin tuner entry with all the usual features you would expect, including season records, simultaneous recordings and chase-play capability. The DMR-PWT550EB is enabled with Wi-Fi so it can access a range of online applications from Netflix, YouTube, BBC iPlayer, ITV Player and All 4 to social media like Facebook and Twitter.

And it's soon apparent why, the front panel needs to be pulled down to expose the tray, only then should you select the open/close option on the top right of the player. We would expect nothing less than pristine Blu-ray performance from a Panasonic player and that’s precisely what the DMR-PWT550 delivers in both two and three dimensions.

The main exclusions are: cosmetic and malicious damage, costs that you may incur due to your product being unusable, and installation and disposal charges for a replacement product. This lets you watch recordings and live TV over the internet – via Panasonic’s Media Centre app – on a smartphone or tablet, or record programmes while you’re out and about. The 500GB built-in hard drive will allow you to record up to 258 hours of programmes in SD or 129 hours of HD content. Turned the unit on and followed the very easy instructions, everything went according to instruction and well less than 10 minutes it was up and working.

Connect to your home network via the built-in Wi-Fi or Ethernet to enjoy a wide range of Smart networking options. As per the PWT655EB, Demand 5 is also missing from the roster of catch-up apps when it is available on Panasonic’s dedicated PVR boxes. The twin TV receivers mean that one TV channel can be watched while another is being recorded or tow channels can be recorded. This extended warranty is on the same basis and terms as the manufacturer’s original warranty, where possible using the same official service providers, giving you total peace of mind for the extended warranty period. Quick Start" needs to be set to "ON" and "Power Save for Network Standby" needs to be set to "OFF" to activate "Quick Start".I really like that any BBC programme that you start watching after it starts means that I can press a button and it restarts from the beginning on iPlayer - brilliant! The Perfect Freeview Box I had originally just got this box for my teenage sons bedroom but I have been so pleased with it I think I will be moving it back downstairs.

The Panasonic DMRPWT550 lets you take control of your recording, even when you're hundreds of miles from home with Remote Recording. The list below indicates the standard warranty period supplied by each manufacturer along with which products are covered by our free 5 Year extended warranty.The DMR-PWT550EB benefits from Panasonic’s fine heritage as makers of video processing electronics and scales standard definition content in a very accomplished way. The DMR-PWT550 is a terrific machine in many ways, particularly its generous feature list, solid Freeview/Blu-ray picture quality and foolproof operation. Such a shame, as the recordings are great and blu Ray plays well, just let down by a crippled menu guide, to guide and severe lack of network features.