Beautifully designed with a clear interface, but format support is limited

Two TV tuners on a single PCIe board, without the usual headaches and hassle.

A promising start for Apple’s living-room takeover, but we’re still waiting for the best bits.

Where incremental steps forward are becoming commonplace, the Sony is a giant leap – simply stunning

Intriguing styling makes this near-silent media-centre PC stand out, but it has its foibles

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

A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

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

An older screen, but affordable and stylish, though picture quality isn't up to the high standards set by the competition

An older TV, but in its day one of the best picture performances we'd ever seen

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.

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

If you’ve the money and dream of owning a humungo-wall-telly, then the Panasonic will go a long way to fulfilling your dreams

Slightly older model, but the best 42in TV you can buy, full stop. Not cheap, but the quality is all up there on the screen

We think this TV is a real bargain - a good few quid cheaper than comparable models and every bit as impressive

Terrific value and a high-quality set – it’s not Full HD, but at this price, you won’t miss it

Small screen, but it's packed with features, including DivX playback, slot loading DVD, HDMI, and a digital TV tuner.

A poor performer in the face of HP’s similarly-priced, touch screen-enabled rival.

A flexible and powerful livingroom PC that ticks almost all the right boxes, as well as being great value.

Another cracking Panasonic flatscreen, which impresses with both its integrated TV tuners and external sources