Panasonic and Samsung are two key players fighting for a spot in your lounge room. We compare 37 inch Full HD units from both brands.

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

The TH-46PZ81 shouldn’t be applauded only because of its features – it delivers a great plasma TV picture.

An older model, but in its day, everything about this set is big and clever. If you’re big and clever too, then you’ll want to get your wallet out

Panasonic's new business projector, the PT-LB10NTE is a stunning little unit for its price and size. It features a bright 2000 ANSI lumens rating - powerful enough that the projection is clearly legible even with the fluorescent boardroom lights on, and a wide 500:1 contrast ratio.

One of the few projectors to edge up to the $5,000 cut-off mark for this Labs, the Panasonic PT-AE300E proved to be bit of a powerhouse in our test suite.

This Panny 'corder can shoot stills at a resolution of 4-megapixels, which makes it a match for a still camera

The second Panasonic submitted, the PT-LC76E rated higher than its sister model -- with even better performance for both office and home real world tests - and came only second to the Hitachi CPS210 overall.

At just on $4,400, the 500A cannot really be considered a consumer DV camera, however, it is no doubt a camera a lot of consumers would like to own. However, the price and some annoying little problems stopped this camera from being the Labs Winner this month.

Panasonic claims this to be the world's smallest palm-type DV camera, and who am I to argue?

Now that Blu-ray has won the format war and recorders are hitting the shelves, Panasonic's DMR-BW500 HDD/Blu-ray recorder with twin HD TV tuners is looking mighty nice indeed. For high-def buffs this is one with the lot.

The SD1 looks stunning, and performs even better. If this is what AVCHD delivers, then we’re totally sold

Lightweight, resilient laptop with reasonable performance at a price tag that doesn’t break the bank.

The GX7A uses a 1.23-megapixel CCD and records stills to memory card. While general image quality was good, the optical zoom was only fair and the electronic image stabiliser was not as good as on some cheaper cameras. The optical zoom produced grainy images before reaching maximum magnification and the sound track was affected by wind noise more than some of the lower priced cameras.

The digital still camera is a treat to use.

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

A great next-generation camcorder, but it lacks editing support for the recording format

Getting on, but remains a fairly competitive buy

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

A good first stab at the semi-ruggedised laptop market. It isn’t up to the tough standards of others, though.