Some new TV's have twin tuners, USB record 'anytime', freeview plus, etc.
Has anyone found their smart TV is good enough to do away with the freeview recorder box?
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The answer to that question is very much "it depends".
In my experience using a smart TV isn't as powerful and flexible as a good dedicated recorder, and certainly not when compared to a HTPC. Personally, I like my recorders and would replace one if it died.
However:
It's a case of horses for courses really.
The Sony TV freeview is awesome.
We have a 250GB hard drive connected to our 2year old 55" Samsung for recording. Works very well.
We usually use it to record movies only and use a freeview recorder for normal programs.
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