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

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.

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.

Our first impressions of FoxTel's new HD box are positive - four TV tuners means more HD than you can handle, though it does miss some of the tricks of the TiVO.

Chunky, powerful and intimidating. Everything you want in a PC, but not what you'd want in a media centre.

Tim Dean thinks we need to look to notebook technology to save the day

Dan Chiappini delves into multimedia jargon in our monthly tech term glossary.

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

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

Another cracking Panasonic flatscreen, which impresses with both its integrated TV tuners and external sources

Leadtek's WinFast PVR 2000 is one of the two analog TV tuners we've looked at, but while it lacks Compro's power-on functionality it makes up for it with DirectBurn (the ability to burn recorded programs direct to CD or DVD) and an FM tuner.

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 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

A fantastic Media Center PC at an extraordinary price.

A stylish all-in-one media centre that effortlessly handles all tasks thrown at it. But it’s disgracefully priced.

Foxtel’s upcoming HD set-top box stakes a claim as the must-have accessory for HD TVs.