The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

A Blu-ray drive is just about the only justification for the Sony’s high price; it’s poor value overall.

A stunning way to enjoy HD DVD, but the wonderful design and features come at a price

Revolutionary features and stunning power: for anyone lucky enough to have the cash, the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds is the ultimate mobile workstation

The Sim2’s pictures are a thrill in every way – if $13,000's your limit, it’s the prime candidate

InFocus had to raise the bar, and it has – superbly. A desirable piece of projection tech that fully justifies the outlay.

The IN78 looks every bit as enticing from the outside, but its performance has slowly been surpassed

This is a fine projector: easy to set-up, quiet enough in operation, and capable of superb performance for its price. It’s a must-see.

Scintillating performance but at a high price. It’s this thrilling blend of affordability, flexibility and (above all) capability that makes the IN82 so special. Nothing else we’ve tested at this price gets close.

In a group of amazing quality, the JVC still stands out as an astounding performer at a very fair price

A stern challenger to pricier kit: this is an amazing projector for the cash

A very likeable projector, but not the last word in all-round ability

Offers much of the ability of more expensive projectors for a far more reasonable price

Homer Simpson’s home town of Springfield’s motto is: A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man. There must be a glut of noble spirit at Sony

If you must have the biggest, it’s great – but lose a couple of inches and you’ll get an even better performance

The most flexible TV we've tested - from its built-in network media player to optional hard-disk recorder, this is a sleek, stylish solution.

A quality design in many ways, and well worth an audition

Philips flagship TV from 2007 is a good benchmark, with plenty of worthwhile technology substance to fine effect alongside the original styling

An older model, and not the best 50in Pioneer, but still better than every other 50in on the planet in its day. If you can’t manage the top-end Pioneer, this is the set to go for