A great, although expensive mid range speaker and receiver package that excels when it comes to watching movies.

If you can afford it, the Panasonic DMR-BW500 is a wonderful addition to any high definition home entertainment setup. It offers dual HD tuners, a 500GB hard disk and Blu-ray writing capabilities making it a perfect all purpose device.

Exacting build quality and retro styling make the A-S2000 feel like a vintage model from the 1970s. Everything internal is nice and modern, however, resulting in a clean analytical sound that's able to be pushed to incredibly (and we mean incredibly) loud volumes without the slightest hint of distortion. Just don't try to move it around without a pal.

Expensive for a streaming audio system, but has unique features and an elegant design lacking in other systems.

We like the new form factor, we like the Blu-ray player and we like the HDMI output, but the external USB TV-tuner should really be an internal device. That aside, the TP2G is a good performer and has a reasonable amount of space on board for media enthusiasts.

A fantastic effort from Marantz. It has excellent features and reasonable power in a small package.

The TX-SR805 can provide some of the best audio you're likely to hear outside a theatre — once you've managed to set it up.

The Acer Aspire E700 Model S manages to work on both levels, as a PC and as a media centre. It has some upgrade potential, but the configuration we tested will easily handle a wide variety of functions.

The best looking home theatre system currently on the market, but it is let down by having a mass of components and not have the substance to match its style.

A truly fantastic AV receiver, one sure to last for a long time to come, the LX60's only major drawback is its price.

Acer has done a great job of disguising this PC as a set-top box. It's easy to setup and simple to use. We would highly recommend waiting for the Core 2 Duo refresh before purchasing this product. However, if you need something right away it will still handle most tasks easily.