Nobody wants to spend good money on bad technology. And justbecause something's expensive, doesn't mean it's any good.

We don't easily give out five-star verdicts here on Tech.co.uk- even Apple's all-conquering iPhone only managed four.

We've taken another look at the very best products we'vecome across over the last couple of weeks, and pulled out seven five-starproducts you can make huge savings on by shopping cleverly online.

Don't forget - these products were good enough to get topmarks at the manufacturers' list price, so they really are deals not to bemissed.

Click on the product name to read our rave review and findlinks to the cheapest online vendors.

ToshibaHD-XE1 (reviewed by What Home Cinema)

Toshiba's second HD DVD player builds on the ground brokenby the original HD-E1 and carries the format's hopes forward admirably. Nowthat Blu-ray and HD DVD players are starting to build a little momentum, priceis becoming increasingly more important. Happily, you can knock almost a fullthird off the HD-XE1's list price of £650. It certainly shouldn't cost you morethan £450.

RoxioEasy Media Creator 9 (reviewed by PC Answers)

Media-management and disc-burning programs are loaded withever more features these days to cope with the sheer variety of ways there arefor viewing and sharing media and information. Easy Media Creator has been oneof the best for years. And this ninth version continues the trend with all thefeatures you're ever likely to need. Roxio say it's £60 - we say you can pickit up for £34.

Panasonic TH-37PX70 (reviewed by WhatVideo)

This is about as small as plasma gets, but don't thinkyou'll be missing out on anything with this 37-inch beauty. The customaryPanasonic image-processing wizardry is all here, and the results areastounding. What Video said it was one of the easiest 5-star verdicts they evergave, and that was at £999. Knock over £300 off that and it's high-def qualityat a virtually unheard of price.

CanonHV20 (reviewed by Digital Video)

The HV20 has to be the perfect embodiment of what thehigh-def revolution has brought to the camcorder market. Picture quality isexceptional, and the HV20 got the better of the Sony HDR-HC7 in our high-defhead to head . Home movies will never look the same. And even though this is ahot-ticket item, you can already save at least £50 on the list price of £750 bylooking around.

SonyKDL-46V2500 (reviewed by What Plasma)

A 46-inch Bravia LCD represents the ultimate in high-defindulgence. It looks great, it performs superbly, and it's the perfectcentrepiece to the modern digital home. The only problem is, they tend to be alittle on the pricey side. At £1,700, we'd tend to agree, although it didn'tstop us from awarding it top marks. In the real world, though, you can buy thisstunning LCD for just a shade over a grand.

DenonDVD-1730 (reviewed by What Video)

Denon is the kind of home entertainment brand that tends tobe out of range of the ordinary consumer. Certainly this superb DVD player hasall the hallmarks of a more expensive piece of equipment, when in reality youshouldn't have to go past £100 for one. None of the other high-end brands arelikely to be found anywhere near this end of the price scale.

SharpLC-52XD1E (reviewed by What Plasma)

We're already well-established fans of the Sharp XD1E range.In every guise it's appeared in it has left a lasting impression. But even bythose standards, this 52-inch LCD is special. What Plasma enthused that this isas good as bigscreen LCD gets. The list price of three grand is perhaps inkeeping with that verdict. In fact, you need to spend just £1,700 for thisexceptional LCD.