Add a TV tuner and you can make the most of Media Center, which is bundled with Vista Home Premium and Ultimate.

From watching iView on your mobile to live Australian TV while overseas, to Freeview, Foxtel IQ2 and TiVo, Stuart Andrews and Zara Baxter perfect the menu for takeaway TV.

In the mid-1990s a debate raged over whether we would eventually end up watching television on our computers, or whether television would take over from the PC. In 1995 a PC called the MyGeNie went on sale boasting that you could watch TV while you worked...

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Philips flagship TV from 2007 is a good benchmark, with plenty of worthwhile technology substance to fine effect alongside the original styling

Two TV tuners on a single PCIe board, without the usual headaches and hassle.

An HD screen, Blu-ray drive, TV tuner and competitive price result in an excellent-value entertainment laptop.

Award-winning TV with exceptional picture quality, although it has now been replaced by Panasonic's 2008 range

Decent quality at a great price make this a bargain, but you'll need extras to appreciate it.

A good-looking, ergonomically excellent laptop with a wealth of multimedia capabilities for home users.

A fine TV that offers a rich, warm picture but comes up just a tiny bit short against rival sets from Sony and Philips

We think this TV is a real bargain - a good few quid cheaper than comparable models and every bit as impressive

An older TV, but if you’re planning to add a digital set-top box or DVD player, this small analogue set is a bargain buy

An older LCD. A bargain option, but not one we’d recommend as once we might have

Intriguing styling makes this near-silent media-centre PC stand out, but it has its foibles

MSI's MegaBook L61OI lives up to its 'mega' moniker with a large 15.4-inch widescreen TFT, desktop CPU, excellent graphics and pumping audio. The model we looked at was a pre-production prototype notebook and as such was a little shaky and did not come with all the inclusions a final model will have. As a proof of concept, however, the notebook is quite good.

One of the better Dual TV tuner cards.

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

Teac has announced new LCD TVs with integrated digital tuners, two with integrated DVD and media file players, and a new iPod docking station.