SesamTV Media Center is an all-in-one multimedia software designed to be viewed on a TV set (nice T...

Media Center is here but Tim Dean thinks it totally and utterly doesn't live up to expectations, but there might be some hope for the future.

Play your video, photo and music files on your TV from a networked PC. We put five network players to the test

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

How will you be computing in the next 12 months? PC Authority brings you 2005's big technology stories - before they happen.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Add a TV tuner and you can make the most of Media Center, which is bundled with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

An old PC is like putty in your hands. Tim Dean looks at how you can shape it into a new system with a few easy upgrades.

Stack your system full of software without paying a penny, with our guide to essential downloads

Want to break free from a Microsoft world? Leigh Dyer looks at the alternatives.

A Media Center PC and 32in LCD TV all-in-one.

The latest initiative to revolutionise your digital media has arrived - this time from AMD

A good-looking, ergonomically excellent laptop with a wealth of multimedia capabilities for home users.

It's a close race between this draft-n Vista Media Extender and the Xbox 360 for getting HD video to your TV. If you watch video from your Vista PC, read on.

A Media Center Extender, upscaling DVD player and great games console

Flexible, beautifully designed and reasonably priced. An excellent attempt to attract the masses.

MSI's MegaBook L61OI lives up to its 'mega' moniker with a large 15.4-inch widescreen TFT, desktop CPU, excellent graphics and pumping audio. The model we looked at was a pre-production prototype notebook and as such was a little shaky and did not come with all the inclusions a final model will have. As a proof of concept, however, the notebook is quite good.

Microsoft has always included a number of bundled applications with Windows, but Vista takes it further than ever. Here’s a look at the main attractions.

Altech's Maestro Pro is a Home Theatre PC based on Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.