The Buffalo LinkTheater is packed with features, including support for high-definition, progressive scan, wireless networking, and compatibility with just about every popular media format imaginable.

An inexpensive digital PVR, the OpenTel lacks anything to really knock your socks off.

A great entry-level home theatre, Pioneer's HTZ151DVD is an excellent option for newcomers, delivering everything you need to get into home theatre at a very affordable price

A decent convergence device. Not too flashy, but with plenty of display options. It's not really the choice for the hard-core videophile, but for the rest of us the V5500 covers most of the right bases.

Despite a few faults, the LST-6100P comes good in the end, giving users access to the full digital TV experience.

Although we feel it could do more, Apple TV is a simple and effective way to get content from your PC or Mac into your lounge room.

A good budget offering from LG that will suit those wanting a decent 5.1 DVD system at a good price.

Perfect for teens, the CD-SW200E delivers less than stellar sound quality, but makes up for it with simple and easy to use features.

While we like the LinkSYS Media Center Extender with DVD Player DMA2200, we found using Media Center too unreliable to replace our Freeview boxes, let alone a service such as Sky+. And although media streaming and DVD upscaling make this a fully-featured device, its Media Center foundation prevents it from reaching its potential.

We're happy to recommend the Terratec Noxon iRadio, a neat and compact music-streaming and Internet radio device rolled into one. It's incredibly easy to get up and running and a pleasure to use. The only potential problem will be deciding what to listen to.

This SRT5390 provides excellent digital TV reception and adequate recording, timeshifting and playback functions. It lacks a USB port for transferring recorded programs to a PC.

The HT-CN650DVW is a well-priced home theatre system, which has a very musical sound and plenty of punch.