If you want HD Freeview then get a Humax HDR Fox T2.
It does the record2 + watch a third trick LexDiamond mentioned.
It's straightforward to transfer SD recording to a PC for editing (it has USB + network connections and you can add a wifi dongle) and fairly straightforward to transfer HD recordings.
More info at
http://myhumax.org/forum/forum/fox-hdr-t2