Dragging your notebook around to watch movies? The alternative low tech approach is to throw away the notebook bit with a portable DVD player, and this one has DivX playback. Simple, yet somehow we like it.

DivX playback seems to be the flavour of the month in LCD-land, with Teac's new The 19” Teac LCDV1955HD and the 22” LCDV2255HD TVs supporting the format.

Samsung's Series 7 LCD TV has USB 2.0 inputs, plays Mpeg4 movies (DivX- compatible), streams RSS feeds from the Internet and include built-in content libraries.

Dvico’s new range of TViX boxes will need all the help they can get if they’re going to take on the likes of Tivo and Foxtel in the PVR market. Fortunately these new media units can play DVD ISO images and VOB files without self-destructing.

An inexpensive 10.4" digital photo frame from Alsotech, the Ultraview boasts DivX video playback, mp3 functionality and USB.

Can’t decide between an Eee and a Wind? A Mini note or an Aspire One? Believe it or not, there’s a bunch of old school smaller laptops that may do the job for less money. We took a look at 7 old school ultraportables.

We've put both mini-notebooks through their paces, and while Linux fans may disagree, the winner is clear.