CD players don’t come much stranger (or pricier) than this. Crafted by Chinese company Shanling, it’s a £12k player with four amp valves, gold plated tube legs and an aluminium alloy skin. Oh, and two remotes (no, us neither), and lots and lots of lights.
Out now | £12,000
Shanling (via T3)

Fed up of watching the last seven days’ telly on your computer? Then fear not - Virgin Media just launched the BBC’s iPlayer on its cable TV service.

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Looking for a simple to set up cinema system? Sharp’s got you covered. It’s just launched the HT-DV50H home cinema system, packing a DVD player with support for almost every format going (including DivX and MP3), as well as beefy 250 watt speakers and a 100 watt subwoofer. Around the back, there’s HDMI output and a USB input. The only downside is that its radio is FM rather than DAB. Other than that, it’s pretty much perfick!
Out late April | £400
Sharp

Don’t fancy Sharp’s super-simple home cinema? Then check out Sony’s latest Bravia system. Inside the DAV-F200 is full 1080p upscaling from DVDs, Bravia Sync technology, so you can control your entire AV set up with one remote, and a whopping 405 watt output for thundering sound. Best of all, DVDs load vertically in the side of the unit. Perfect for posers, and those with wall-mounting needs.
Out June | £TBC
Sony

Wall mounting a flatscreen TV, but don’t want cables dangling out the back? Then you need Sharp’s new box of tricks. It’s been made in partnership with AMIMON, and sends full HD pictures in uncompressed form from any source to Sharp’s new X-series LCD TVs. It’ll work up to 30 metres, and even beams pictures through walls. It’s on sale in Japan with the new TVs already, but there’s no word on when it’ll hit the UK. Yet.
TBC | £TBC
Sharp

Using your PC as a monster media centre? Slap Sony’s new speakers into your set up and you’ll get an instant upgrade to your aural experience. The SRSZX1 speakers come packing 40 watts of power, and an all aluminium shell. There’s also a compact remote, so you can twiddle volume from across the room. Inside there’s Sony’s special Mobius Duct technology to minimise wind noise while enhancing bass, as well as a Sigma-Type magnetic circuit to give the speakers more oomph overall.
Out April | £TBC
Sony

Tune in to BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV 1, Channel 4 and Five using just your computer and a broadband connection. Zattoo is a new web-based TV service, and lets you stream live shows from all five terrestrial broadcasters for the first time. As well as the big five, you’ll get BBC Three, BBC Four and the BBC News channel. There’s also kids TV and news from around the world. We set up the app in less than a minute. It’s fast. It’s free, and means you can watch Neighbours without a TV tuner. Result!
Out now | £free
Zattoo

The BBC’s hugely successful iPlayer internet catch up service is preventing competition in the broadband TV market, according to rival Sky.

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