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AverMedia A16A

Microsoft's Media Center Edition (MCE) operating system is notoriously picky about the hardware it supports. The system should work straight out of the box, and it's…

23/05/2005

£90 inc VAT

Samsung YH-999 PMC

The arrival of the Samsung YH-999 PMC (portable media center) provides the first serious challenge to Creative's well-received Zen PMC. Many industry analysts…

19/07/2005

£399 inc VAT

Creative Zen Vision

Creative was one of the first companies to back Microsoft's Portable Media Center standard, with its Zen PMC (see Nov 04 issue). Now it's back with a new addition to…

31/10/2005

£300 inc VAT

Creative Zen Vision:M

Creative isn't new to the portable media player market – the Vision:M represents its third model with video playback capabilities, while arch-rival Apple is still on…

27/01/2006

£250 inc VAT

Compro VideoMate U3

Here is that rarest of beasts: a product that does something useful and does it well – and for an eminently reasonable price tag. If you spend a lot of time on the…

15/03/2006

£47 inc VAT

iRiver U10

If small, ultralight media players are your bag, iRiver's U10 could be right up your street. The flash-based device weighs just 70g and is the size of a stack of…

22/04/2006

£140 inc VAT

Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT

Plug the Cinergy 2400i DT into your PC and you can watch one Freeview channel while recording another. You can also use time-shifting features to pause a live…

24/04/2006

£94 inc VAT

SanDisk Sansa e260

Another day, another iPod imitator. This time around it's SanDisk doing the honours.

21/07/2006

£140 inc VAT

Acer Aspire iDea 500

It's safe to say that early experiments in media centre PCs weren't entirely successful. Large, hideous, beige machines with loud fans… But Acer has come to the rescue.

22/09/2006

£899 inc VAT

Microsoft Zune review

The timing of the Zune's appearance in the UK remains shrouded in mystery. Are European consumers missing out on a gadget that's, well, unmissable? Not exactly.

15/12/2006

Netgear EVA700

Put briefly, the Netgear EVA700 acts as a link between your TV or hi-fi and the digital media stored on your PC.

06/01/2007

£190 inc VAT

Devolo dLAN 200 AVdesk Starter Kit

Devolo's Powerline starter kit supports Homeplug AV, a fast, encrypted standard designed for streaming high-definition TV around your house.

22/01/2007

£179 inc VAT

Archos 604 Wi-Fi

This Archos Wi-Fi is a good all-round media player, combining excellent sound and visual quality with the ability to access the internet and email.

16/02/2007

£320 inc VAT

PlayStation 3 review

Sony is pushing the PS3 as an all-round entertainment console, with a remit that goes well beyond the realm of gaming.

01/03/2007

£300 inc VAT

Acer Aspire 9813WKMi

Weighing in at a whopping 7.8kg, the Acer Aspire is a beast of a laptop. Fortunately, it's intended as a desktop replacement rather than a portable system.

05/03/2007

£999 inc VAT

Buffalo LinkTheater

The LinkTheater is a network media player that sits between your TV or hi-fi and your PC network, relaying digital media between the two.

08/03/2007

£100 inc VAT

SanDisk Sansa Connect: part II

SanDisk's Wi-Fi-enabled Sansa Connect is the first significant rethinking of the portable media player - and the way we acquire digital media - since the introduction…

02/04/2007

£131 inc VAT

Apple TV

Apple TV is a nice concept and, in some ways, it’s capably executed - it’s the first media-streaming device we could imagine less technical users enjoying.…

03/04/2007

£199 inc VAT

Sling Media SlingPlayer Mobile

When we first reviewed Sling Media's Slingbox the technology seemed groundbreaking. It's a ‘place-shift' enabling set-top box that lets you access anything playing in…

03/04/2007

£99 inc VAT

SanDisk Sansa Connect: first preview

SanDisk's Wi-Fi-enabled Sansa Connect is the first significant rethinking of the portable media player since the introduction of the iPod.

12/04/2007

£131 inc VAT