The DNLA play has poorer file support than my four year old panasonic TV and there is a quirk whereby you cannot stream across the local network (DNLA) at the same time as recording freeview.

Had good reviews on several sources and was already familiar and happy with panasonic firmware operations. The Panasonic DMR-PWT550 is another in the long line of multi-purpose devices from the Japanese manufacturer.Start paying for your goods from the first month and pay the same amount every month with a standard interest rate charge.

The DMR-PWT550 is styled mostly in black metal but the drop-down, frosted flap at the front is plastic and conceals a tray disc-loading mechanism and is transparent where the display panel resides. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. When new Smart Blu-Ray Player products are launched, there may be also be a delay before certain Apps become available.You can even access MPEG, AVCHD and JPEG files on the Panasonic’s hard disk from other DLNA devices – it happily let me watch TV recordings on my laptop using Windows Media Player. The service went live on 1 December 2015, so you might need to update the firmware to add Freeview Play functionality. The twin TV receivers mean that one TV channel can be watched while another is being recorded or tow channels can be recorded. The DMR-PWT550 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. A top quality Blu-ray player and fully networked digital set-top box all in one - the Panasonic DMRPWT550EB is a versatile performer.

In theory, at least, TV Anywhere is a feature to allow you to set and access recordings anywhere you have an internet connection but in our experience it’s beyond flakey. The TV guide that is cumbersome to use, and needing to hold down the channel button to skip a page is madness when you consider how easy it was on a Virgin Box. Registered Office: 4th - 6th floor Wellington Buildings, 2-4 Wellington Street, Belfast, BT1 6HT (Northern Ireland - company number NI032565). Scroll back past the current programme and you can browse programmes on a selected channel from the past seven days.

Enjoy an 8-day forward and 7-day backward programme guide, and keep track of your shows from one screen. This achieves a stunning picture which displays images in a more vibrant colour and in more detail too.