tech.co.uk staff

At first glance, this is as comprehensive as a combi should be. It has a 250GB hard drive, a DVD recorder, VHS VCR and even an SD card slot

Convenient but basic combi at a nice price

A cut-price option that doesn't sacrifice performance

Get your tech bits talking to each other

Good sound and features but gimmicky styling

Onkyo's latest marks a renewed focus on stereo values

Stream music from a Mac or the web around your home

While capable of producing some of the finest performing DVD players around, Sony hasn't tended to look as comfortable at the ultra-budget end of the market as some of its rivals

The Thor 4-Way HDMI Selector lets you route up to four HDMI-equipped sources to a single HDMI input - very useful as most TVs still only offer a single HDMI socket.

ViaMichelin is a company that makes satellite navigation devices. Its X-970T (£247 inc. VAT) is a mid-range unit, and offers an excellent specification within a portable casing

I often get an attack of deja-vu on the sofa, usually the result of too many days spent in a darkened room with nothing but cinema snacks for company. But I've definitely seen this Onkyo before...

Exposure takes the traditional route to amplifier design

Apple reckons its reinvented the stereo, but has it?

Now with DAZ Studio integration and HDRI support

Part space station, part iPod speaker - not a good look

Acer's latest networked multimedia client goes hi-def

Quality in all the right places

Performance comes first with this tasty 1080p player

Updated Back in the 1980s and 1990s an electronics engineer called Richard Hay designed a number of amplifiers under the Nytech and Ion Systems brandnames that gained an almost cult following

It can't actually exist, but we're sure glad it does

It may be small, but the iAudio D2 sure packs a lot into its slight frame. Not only does this compact gizmo play audio and video files, but it also features an FM tuner and SD/MMC card reader slot

Top quality 2.1 sound that won't destroy your bank balance

Having conquered the US, Funai now enters the UK market

A non-valve Unison amp that still manages to please

High-quality receiver at an unlikely price