We may be watching more videos on phones and tablets these days, but if you really want to enjoy a great movie or TV show at home, nothing beats watching it on a really good telly. TV technology is changing at a rapid pace, however, so it can be tricky to choose the right model …

As TVs have become slimmer and slimmer, manufacturers have less room to fit in decent sized speakers. The result is that most of today’s plasma, LCD and LED TVs have sound that’s thinner than a cheese slice, and less tasty too. If you can’t go the whole hog of adding a full surround-sound system to your lounge, a more compact …

In the red corner, the reigning British champ of online movie streaming, Lovefilm. In the blue corner, the heavyweight challenger from the States, Netflix. These two bruisers have been talking a good fight, but the time has come to see which is the true champ. Round one went to Netflix, which landed its first jab, launching a single subscription package …

If you’re looking for a movie or boxset as a gift for someone of a geeky persuasion, you’re in luck — 2012 was a bumper year for film and TV geekdom. There were hugely anticipated superhero and sci-fi releases at the cinema, while classic geeky TV shows continued to go from strength to strength. I’ve rounded up the best of …

If you’re tired of having TV schedulers tell you what you should watch and when you should watch it, you’ve probably already moved away from broadcast TV and are enjoying an all-you-can-eat telly and movie buffet, served up by various Internet services. Just what exactly is the best way to get these online offerings onto your big-screen TV? It really …

When a young upstart picks a fight with an undisputed heavyweight champion like Apple, you’d better pray the plucky underdog has been chasing chickens and punching enough cow carcasses to be primed for the pummeling. In this media streamer dust-up, the rookie Roku 2 XS is pitted against the Apple TV. Both of these players are designed to let you …

Mobile phones, eh? Once the brick-sized preserve of city-slicking business types, every Tom, Dick and Harry has one nowadays, and there are more different models knocking around than ever before. Choosing which phone is the one for you can really do your nut in, so we’ve put together a comprehensive buying guide for your delectation. Without further ado, let’s get …