Philips has just released to the public the new DVDR9000H Hard Disk/DVD Recorder with Pixel Plus Built-in digital TV tuner Guide Plus+ EPG. The 400 GB hard disk can hold more than 80 hours of TV programming in HQ (High Quality) mode and up to 650 hours in SEP (Super Extended Play) mode. To guarantee reliable recording of program material onto optical discs, the DVDR9000H features Philips’ new SmartAlgo optical recording algorithm. What this means is the intelligent algorithm automatically analyzes the recording properties of any optical disc inserted into the DVD drive and chooses the optimum write-strategy to ensure optimum recording quality and maximum playback compatibility whatever make or quality of disc is used not bad when you have bought budget disc’s and regretting that decision. High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) DVDR9000H achieves clear sound and picture quality through High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI. By eliminating the conversion to analog signals it delivers perfect picture and sound quality, completely free from noise. HDMI is fully backward-compatible with DVI. Pixel Plus is Phillips first release of their new technology. It utilizes a unique combination of picture improvement techniques to enhance the quality of virtually any video source by adding more detail, depth and clarity to the picture. . The DVB-T digital terrestrial tuner in the DVDR9000H also makes this unit ready for the roll-out of free-to-air DVB-T broadcast services in countries throughout Europe. Coupled with the DVDR9000H’s HDMI interface, this means that DVB-T signals received via a standard TV antenna are recorded in digital quality and can be played on a TV screen, thereby maintaining an unblemished picture quality. Because of the picture enhancement technologies built into the DVDR9000H, such as Pixel Plus and video up-scaling, DVB-T pictures can actually be improved over their standard digital broadcast quality.