High definition video is the next big thing for Australia. We explain the essential technologies for your TV or living room PC, and what to expect from our broadcasters.

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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.

With free video services like MSN and Skype, you’re missing out if you don’t have a webcam.

A high end DVD-based camcorder for quick and clean shooting.

Enjoy your music on the move: we try out five of the best flash-based MP3 players on the market.

A decent LCD in its own right, but the speakers are poor and the dock isn’t much more than an expensive gimmick.

There is barely an area of consumer electronics that Sony does not have a hand in, and its contributions are seldom substandard in quality.

Camcorder, still camera and portable media player all in one sleek package.

A wireless music player that performs audio magic through its LCD enabled remote control. It’s easy to use, quick to setup but lacks video functionality. But we still really liked it.

Who would have thought that this projector would be this cheap.

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

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

A decent PC with media abilities bolted on, transforming this into a good lounge machine.

The Hi-Grade Xperian can simply be described as a bundle of essential technology ingeniously put together in one desirable package.

Nominating Sato as our winner for the desktop machines this month was fairly straightforward, especially when compared to deciding the outcome of the closely-fought notebook war. Because, even though the Sato was outdone by one or two systems in terms of performance, nothing beat it on pure value for money.

New HDR-TG1 Handycam weighs in at 280 grams - or less than two iPod Classics. Add a titanium body and 10x optical zoom and we're drooling.

Webcams have been around for some time and they are now emerging as a truly accessible and useful device.