Big screen HDTVs are beautiful, but if you’re looking for an upgrade at the moment, you will have come across the killer question: LCD or plasma?

This phone can do it all, but it’s exceedingly frustrating to use, and that counts it out

A feature-rich SLR at a good price. If you can live with the weight and design quirks, that is

A fine touchscreen phone, but held back by Windows Mobile and a slightly disappointing snapper

A good price for an HD camcorder, but poor design makes it awkward to use

An excellent player from Samsung, combing outstanding innovation with great sound and picture clarity

If you want an alternative to Apple, here’s a great (and cheap) place to start

Not everyone is sold on Windows Mobile Professional, but if you're a fan, then Samsung's latest QWERTY phone is worth a look. We size up the Samsung i780 with Blackberry's Bold to see how they fair.

A good all-rounder and a fine budget recorder – if you can stomach the lack of a digital tuner

The brand and the price could prove this camera’s downfall. Who’d buy a Samsung when you can get Pentax for less?

A lovely compact cam and a decent HD camcorder in one

We like this camera a lot, and for a rugged day out it’s one of the most reliable snappers out there. We just wouldn’t shoot our best mate’s wedding on it.

Not worth the extra money for the media ability, but a solid performer

Gotta love that revolving screen – but remind us again what exactly the point of it is

Full marks for effort but the i6 is trying to do too much, without doing anything very well

An older plasma, that isn't flawless, but it offered fantastic picture quality and a quite phenomenal performance-per-pound ratio for its day.

It seems every phone these days is marked as a ‘touch’ responsive handset, but few live up to the hype. The U900 packs its fair share of features, works well and ultimately does the job.

A ‘two-way slider’ phone that feels a little like an iPod and has a speaker for your tunes. Samsung tries to get you to do away with your MP3 player.

Slim and well connected, but ease-of-use issues limit its appeal.

Baby steps inch the UMPC concept forward, with the Q1 Ultra the best version yet. But it’s still undeniably niche