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

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.

While not quite as heavy duty as some hard disk DVD recorders, the pioneer DVR-720H is more user friendly than most.

If you're in the market for a universal remote, you won't find one that gets you more for your money than the Harmony 880.

A simple way to get your movies, music and stills from your PC and onto your TV without having to set up a network or media server to do it.

The Marantz SA11-S1 really is the complete package: stunning sound quality, gorgeous looks and dreadnought build quality

A good FM tuner, but DAB support is not yet useful

If you're a headphonist, or would like to be, get one of these headphone amplifiers.

While a quality player, it doesn't quite stack up to its competitors in the same price range.

When it's plugged in, it just works. It's good for someone wanting to watch an AV source, like cable TV in another room on another TV.

Too may cables, radio tuning is problematic