An excellent home cinema system that performs well in every aspect

Users putting together a high-end home entertainment system should definitely check out these speakers. They produce clear sound and a heck of a lot of bass.

The ideal AV receiver for a home theatre enthusiast

The DVD-37 is a good fit for a high-end home entertainment system. Those who can afford it won't be disappointed by its quality.

If you can put up with the terrible remote and a slightly longer than normal setup, the HS 500 is a great home theatre system. Its price means it won't be within everybody's budget, but those after high quality audio will not be disappointed with this product.

Another excellent AV receiver from Harmon Kardon, easy to use with a wide range of features and a slick design.

The DEC2000T is a handy two-in-one purchase, giving you both a PC-based tuner and a standalone digital set-top box in one hit. It would have been great if you were able to access the PC-based capabilities of the box (such as recording and time-shifting) from your TV set.

The X3000 is a powerful media streamer, but ultimately a frustrating one at the same time. Performance is excellent, but offset by a difficult interface.

Although the Hifidelio offers excellent sound and a range of useful features, it's extremely pricey--especially considering its limited storage capacity.

While the lack of HDMI and a tower case design are sore points, the m8090a is nonetheless a solid media centre PC. It offers more than enough power to perform most tasks and even packs in some grunt for playing games.

For its price the HP Pavilion m8075a is a neat little unit with some good basic features for the budding media happy user. It's clearly not a high end machine for power users, but for those looking to get a little extra media functionality out of their next PC purchase the HP Pavilion Media Center m8075a PC is a reasonable selection.

The Humax PVR-8000T is unspectacular, but does a decent job as both PVR and digital set-top box.