The Hollywood Take 2 is a 5.1 all-in-one DVD set-up,with a sub/sat speaker arrangement and a central unit that does all the hard work while retaining an air of dignified calm.

This glitzy setup may not be the cheapest system on the market, but it comes with Marantz's good reputation and an impressive selection of features.A separates-based system, the DVD player includes prog scan-capable component video outputs.

There's no doubt about it, Marantz's latest foray into the all-in-one market is gorgeous. Taking it out of the box brought back memories of the first Scalextric set I received for Christmas - lots of 'wows' and much stroking of sleek and shiny objects.