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.

Time to push security up the IT agenda.

The Hercules RADEON 9800 PRO managed some very impressive scores in 3DMark2001SE Pro at high and low resolutions, and again in 3DMark03, although it suffered a little at high resolutions.

Aztec’s PC is a very different take on our $4000 PC A-List challenge.

Tim Dean explores the jargon and acronyms of monitor technology in our monthly tech term glossary.

Flat CRT technology is all the buzz these days, and there are three main competing technologies. While LG, with its Flatron range, offers a completely flat screen, it has run into a couple of problems.

High-performance digital cameras are appearing thick and fast at the moment. Take the innocent-looking Fuji MX-2700 (reviewed issue 21) and the Sony CyberShot DSC-55E (reviewed issue 22, p95): both are slim and sexy, yet boast resolutions of over two megapixel and features by the truckload.

This GeForce2 card has a lot to commend itself. It came in as the cheapest of the 32Mb GeForce2 cards by a long way...

Great performance at an appealing price, although the 9600 GT encroaches on its turf

The first place to start tweaking is your BIOS. Enter your BIOS by hitting a key combination on system boot (look out for F1, Del etc). A word of warning though, the BIOS is a very powerful tool, but can cause damage if pushed the wrong way.

As a PC Authority reader you probably spend an inordinate amount of time in front of a computer. For many of you it's not only a tool for working but also a source of endless hours of entertainment. But basking in the warmth of a monitor's glow will eventually lead to tired and sore eyes, not to mention the possibility of a host of other problems.

A 21" widescreen LCD that hits the sweet spot for gaming.

ResoluWeb is for testing your HTML pages at different resolutions.

A tool to help web developers check to see how their web pages look on screen resolutions of 640x480...

It used to be a case of whoever had the largest CCD was going to sell the most cameras.

It used to be a case of whoever had the largest CCD was going to sell the most cameras.This may have held true when there was only a handful of digital still cameras on the market, but today it is a different story.

Blistering speed in 3D and a multitude of multimedia features makes the 3500 an excellent card for video enthusiasts and gamers alike.

Different screen-size configurations for testing web pages. Although, when designing web pages, the...

HDV support and seven video tracks make this a massive upgrade, but only for the plus version.

A nondescript looking scanner that admits to a 36-bit colour depth, enhanced to 48-bit through its drivers.