Sony

First reviewed in HCC 161

Rating 3/5

Price: £70

First reviewed in HCC 161

Rating 4/5

Price: £230

Like robot servants, solar-powered hovercars and affordable energy bills, OLED has been touted as the future, but unlike those other examples, it's actually become a reality. Here the tech is wrapped up as a fully-functioning desktop television which will go on sale in the UK early next year, priced around £2,000.

Admittedly, it's in miniature form, with an 11in screen and titchy pedestal, and the whole package costs a small fortune (no pun intended), but it works, man. It works.  read more »

Even when the credit crunch starts to bite you really don't need to compromise in your quest for high-performance kit.

HCC auditions hundreds of components a year in a ceaseless search to find the best-performing AV gear in the land. But what kit stands out from the crowd without breaking the bank?  read more »

Sony’s long-awaited PlayTV PVR bolt-on for the PS3 promises to finally turn the console into a genuine multimedia hub. But is the Freeview recording peripheral really going to change the way people use the PS3?

When the Play TV gizmo arrived in HCC Towers we jumped on it to find out for ourselves. It transpires that the PlayTV is a sizeable, rather ugly twin tuner-equipped adapter. It's designed to let you watch and record Freeview channels using your console.

Sporting an aerial input and a single red LED, it connects to the console via a mini USB lead. It can be reasonably well controlled using the PS3 Sixaxis controller but if you have the PS3 Blu Ray remote you can use that with the button overlay provided.  read more »

First reviewed in HCC 154

Rating 3/5

Price: £1700

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First reviewed in HCC 149

Rating 4/5

Price: £625

First reviewed in WVTV 322

Rating 5/5

Price: £850

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