PANASONIC DMR-HWT150EB Freeview Play HD Recorder - 500 GB

Schedule set on 2006. No way round this.

Able to watch boxed sets and catch up

Every time switched on asks that updates be made

havn't got any

it is to difficult to work when you are older

Simple initial setup

Instruction manual not very user-friendly, and could be clearer on most procedures. A more comprehensive index would make it less frustrating to use.

Can access Netflixs and Amazon prime.

You can't pause a program you are also recording. You can't scroll through the tv guide a page at a time. If watching a program you have paused, you can't do much else unless you exit back to watching live tv. You can't stop or delete a program from...

it's compact, looks good and handles ok.

the guide is too slow to load, even in quick succession it still needs to reload. Also the text size is too small to read at normal distance. Finding and using recordings is clunky and less intuitive than I expect for latest technology.

Being able to record two channels and watch a third.

Can't page down the guide or go to next day schedule

Great menu and visuals.

similar in operation to my old Panasonic DVD recorder so not too hard for an old lady to figure out!

No clock or time counter when playing recordings or using catch-up TV, so no idea how long until the end of the programme.

Buttons not easy to access, often hit the wrong button as too close for usage.