The DVD standards battle on, and prices continue to drop, so is it worth buying a DVD burner now? We put an assortment of DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW drives to the test to answer that very question.

With no sign of the end of the format war coming to pass anytime soon, prices continue to fall and we’ve got the latest models to take a look at.

Now more than ever before bulk optical storage is available to the masses with the steadily falling prices of both the drives and media. This month we look at the feasibility of ditching that CD-RW drive in favour of updating to something with a little more room to grow.

CD-RW drives have been a mainstream PC peripheral for a considerable time now, and in most cases, can be found as a standard component in a typical entry level PC rig. We are also well past those frus

Digital video camera technology is constantly changing. The transition from analog to digital has been slow, with tape still being the standard. But, while the Mini DV tape may be the most popular recording media today, many experts tip that within a few years most of us will be recording direct to disk. Already several companies are producing DVD-based camcorders and with the introduction of Blu-Ray disks in coming years it seems the days of tape may be limited.

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

This month we’ve taken 12 of the fastest optical drives, run them through their paces and sorted the award winners from the less than impressive performers.

Turn on and tune in with cards that give your PC a whole new lease of AV life.

Pocket-sized digital camcorders are becoming more capable all the time. We round up ten of the best

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?

Finding a good PC or notebook for the family is not as hard as you might think. PC Authority  puts the latest models to the test.

You don't have to settle for printer that just prints. PC Authority tests six of the latest all-in-one devices.

Hard drives used to be the coolest thing - in the olden days, when all home PCs were slow, a hard drive was often a measure of how 'good' your computer was. For quite sometime, however, processor and graphics technology stole the limelight. Hard drives have been taken for granted - an ambient component that accompanies your sparkling graphics card and gi-normous heat sink.

Back in 1997 Intel CEO Andy Grove made it clear that in order to boost personal computer sales and usage, Intel was specifically targeting the television as its direct competition in the home. To quot

How much notebook will $2500 actually buy you? The PC Authority Labs team investigates.

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

Stuck for storage space? Upgrade to one of the latest disks and you’ll benefit from better performance too

Print, scan, copy and fax with one single device. We put 10 all-in-ones through their paces.

Buying a digital video camera is a tough task, but you’ll be well prepared with our comprehensive guide.

Many people upgrade their PCs by adding the latest CPU or more memory, but leave their old hard disk in place. The humble hard disk is one of the slowest components inside a PC (in fact, only optical