With more and more TVs now being hung on walls, it makes sense for companies to devise sympathetic wall-mountable AV gear. But so far the attempts to cater for this vertically challenged revolution have been surprisingly few and far between.

Sharp's latest range of home cinema systems includes some of the bestlooking models around, and the brand's HT-X1H boasts sophisticated styling that belies its £250 price tag.

With its funky, upright styling and blue-backlit Perspex panel, Sharp's SD-PX15H has to be one of the most eye-catching one-box systems we have seen. The main unit's amazingly compact dimensions are due to Sharp's 1-Bit digital amplifier technology.

Sharp introduced us to upright home entertainment with the launch of the upright record deck back in the 1980s. In the highly competitive world of home cinema it's important to stand out from the crowd...