This DVR does exactly that for which it is intended, no problem. The menus are very clear and very well made, it is intuitive and thus usable without reading the manual. I do not understand at all the people who say that it is complicated to use ... Probably in computer neophytes .... Upon commissioning, it looks alone and finds the strings. He recognizes bcp formats including .avi and .mkv, very popular now. It is very quiet compared to the previous LG we had (no fan noise). Of course, it reads the video in full HD (1920 * 1080). The absence of Péritle outlet is not a problem because the SCART does not carry HD. If you want to connect multiple HDMI devices above, provide a HMDI switch.