Is your monitor starting to look a bit tired? This cracking 17in flat screen from Acer recently won a Web User Gold Award and could be yours for less than £200. more..

Once you've got it set up, you shouldn't need to fiddle with it too much on a day-to-day basis. more..

This NEC MultiSync model forgoes any relatively useless additions like speakers, leaving an elegant looking screen with a minimalist silver surround. more..

A Media Center PC from Sony, built into a stunning 20in widescreen and bundled with everything you're likely to need to make the most of your home entertainment.
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Windows Media Center 2005 enables you to integrate your PC and entertainment systems, but you'll need to buy a new computer – here's one that doesn't cost the earth more..

This HP computer comes pre-installed with Windows Media Center 2005 to cater for all your home entertainment needs. more..

A high-quality PC with a 17in flat screen, 200GB hard disk and 1GB of memory, all for £1,000. more..

A fantastic looking compact PC designed to catch the eye of all passers-by, along with an excellent specification and a smashing price. more..

With the matching mouse and keyboard, the general size of the system and its attractive black colour and silvery trimmings, this is an imposing PC with a great specification for the price. more..

A great value system for someone looking for a fast route into editing digital video. more..

It's a little bare in terms of internal features, especially when compared to the other budget machines on offer here, but if you think small is good, looks are more important and you're an under-confident beginner, its got things on offer that its rivals don't have. more..

Perhaps the most glaring omission is its lack of a FireWire port, though this isn't too much of an issue – those without a device requiring the standard (like a digital video camera) won't miss it, while anyone else can use one of the case's four spare expansion slots and add the hardware cheaply and without too much fuss. more..

Special features include the largest hard disk on our test at 250GB, which is good news for fans of gaming, video editing or anything else that takes up a lot of disk space. It also has an impressive 17in Philips monitor included in the price. more..