Leigh Dyer lets rip on digital TV, video conversion tools, aspect ratios and video formats.

Bring PC-based intelligence and automation to your home with this complete guide. It's cheap and easy to now have the 'Jetsons' house.

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.

Make your slideshow from any JPEG file - camera original or edited. TVwriter is a Windows program...

It turns out that Microsoft [I]is[/I] bringing out Windows XP Media Center Edition in Australia, but until such time as it materialises -- and Microsoft Australia is being very sketchy on the dates -- those of us looking to integrate our PC media files with our televisions and hi-fi systems have to turn to bridging solutions.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

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

Creative finally delivers a portable media player that trumps them all.

This version brings some real improvements, but there are still a few features missing.

Nero 7 Premium Reloaded adds mostly esoteric features to regular disc burning.

One of the first Next G handsets arrives in the labs. Hello Mobile Foxtel!

Share and back up music, photos, video and documents on your network with a high-capacity NAS drive.

After enjoying the Satellite 2800 (reviewed issue 42, p80) so much, the Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 is a disappointment. This is surprising in that the general belief would be that the more powerful machine would be more appealing to the technically inclined than the Celeron-based Satellite 2800.

Why bother buying a big screen that takes up part of your wall, when you can buy a cheap projector and take up the entire wall?

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

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

Although similar products have been available (with much controversy) in the US for a few years, the Samsung DVD-H40A is the first Personal Video Recorder (PVR) to reach our sunny shores.

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.

Some intriguing new technology and genuinely useful features make Home Server one to watch.