Humax Aura

Excellent recording and playback ; Full-bodied, exciting sound ; Useful Aura mobile app

No Netflix app ; HDR picture could be better ; A bit sluggish in use

As a Freeview PVR, the Humax Aura is solid, but its useability foibles and lack of Netflix give pause for thought

Great performance ; Built-in voice controls ; Slick and intuitive Android TV interface

No Netflix or Now TV ; Voice search doesn’t work across all apps

This is so nearly the single box that does it all. It’s a great Freeview Play recorder and comes awfully close to a brilliant 4K HDR streamer. However, the lack of Netflix and Now TV support is hard to overlook, and while the UI is generally...