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Asus O!Play HDP-R1
Asus O!Play HDP-R1 review
Media streamers

Not our outright favourite media player, but its support of DVD menus in ISO files makes it a decent choice for some.

Published :
£90 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-BD60
Panasonic DMP-BD60 review
Blu-ray players DVD/blu-ray drives

Viera Cast and an SDHC slot make the DMP-BD60 stand out, but its slow performance and high price mean it misses out on an award.

Published :
£175 inc VAT
Panasonic SC-BT200 review
DVD/blu-ray drives Home cinema systems TVs

Impressive speakers and YouTube access make the SC-BT200 great value, but performance and format support could be better.

Published :
£414 inc VAT
Asus P7H57D-V EVO
Asus P7H57D-V EVO review
Motherboards

If you want all the latest storage technologies, support for HD audio and expansion space, this is the board for you

Published :
£152 inc VAT
Intel Core i5-661
Intel Core i5-661 review
CPUs

A decent dual-core processor with integrated graphics, but true quad-core models are available for less.

Published :
£154 inc VAT
Encyclopaedia Britannica 2010 Ultimate Edition DVD review
Software

The quality of Britannica's multimedia elements is mixed, but you can depend on the articles.

Published :
£40 inc VAT
Sony Alpha A380L
Sony Alpha A380L review
Cameras DSLRs

A few welcome touches, but the 14-megapixel resolution does more to damage image quality than improve it compared with the similar A330.

Published :
£460 inc VAT
Solwise SEC-C1002-IR review
Technology

This budget camera is primarily designed to capture stills, but its excellent night vision and build quality make it a good choice.

Published :
£98 inc VAT
Netgear Stora MS200 1TB
Netgear Stora MS200 1TB review
External hard drives NAS drives

Netgear's Stora MS200 is a good-value NAS. It's fast enough for most uses and has plenty of useful features, but it supports only RAID 1.

Published :
£176 inc VAT
Sony BDP-S360
Sony BDP-S360 review
Blu-ray players DVD/blu-ray drives

A decent Blu-ray player, but the BDP-S360 lacks the video and music format support that other players have.

Published :
£135 inc VAT