HD camcorders enter the mainstream once and for all. With image quality like this, there’s little reason to spend more.

Sony's first CMOS based consumer HD camera brings control and fidelity to images in a package that's hard to beat.

We put every current model from ATI and NVIDIA through its paces to find out which offers the best performance and value.

Breathe some life into your old PC in time for a Vista upgrade with these budget AGP video cards.

An exciting glimpse at future performance, but by the time games appear to make them worth buying, the price will have plummeted.

One beautiful camera, with one awful flaw.

Two new addons just around the corner, now, with HDR support!

Our poor receptionist didn’t quite know what to do when Altech’s monolithic machine turned up. She had a point.

Nick Ross straps himself to ATI’s would-be SLI killer and asks does it deliver the goods?

Easily one of the cheapest 60GB hard drive cameras, but its image quality is cheap too.

Too expensive for the performance on offer.

With its limited editing features, it would be hard to see anyone choosing PowerDirector 5 over the Adobe, Pinnacle or Ulead competition.

A stunning piece of hardware that will tempt more than just the high-end designers it’s intended for.

A great combination of power, features and downright value.

Nvidia’s 8800 GTX graphics card is the crowning glory of this very-fast, great-value, PC.

The 512MB makes little difference but the heatsink is quieter than XFX’s.

Price drops for the X1800 GTO make this new card obsolete from the start.

Potentially Much faster than a X1900 XTX in games with large textures yet it costs the same. At over $100 less than Nvidia’s 7950 GX2, it’s a fine card.

It’s expensive, but Baddog’s Lanbox comes with personality and outstanding support.

HD DVD support is the big new feature, but the automated ad-removal tool and enhanced menu customisation make this a great app for the money.