All Digital Media Receivers

The Bottom Line: Philips's Streamium SL300i lets you enjoy your digital video, images, and audio in any room of the house.

Specs: Digital multimedia receiver, Remote control

The Bottom Line: The high-end MCX-1000 is an audiophile-friendly CD ripper, recorder, and wireless music server, but PC MP3 hoarders will want to look elsewhere.

Specs: Digital audio server, Stereo, Remote control

The Bottom Line: Lovely but flawed, the HomePod's MP3-only handicap puts it light-years behind other iPod knockoffs.

Specs: Network audio player with radio, Stereo, AAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, Network audio player - MP3, Remote control (Infrared), 7 in x 2 in x 5 in, 15.3 oz, None, -1

The Bottom Line: Philips's network-friendly home-theater system covers the basics, but serious home-theater and digital media fans will want more.

Specs: Home theater system with digital multimedia receiver, Surround sound, Remote control, JPEG photo playback

The Bottom Line: If you have a large DVD/CD collection and wads of cash, you can't go wrong with Escient's DVDM-100 DVD and music manager, which supports up to three compatible DVD/CD changers.

Specs: DVD/CD manager / digital multimedia receiver, Universal remote control

The Bottom Line: The Omnifi DMS1W combines superior wireless stability with solid support for online audio services--except iTunes.

Specs: Network audio player, Stereo, Network audio player - MP3, WMA, Remote control (Infrared), Black, 11 in x 6.8 in x 2.2 in, None, -1

Editors' Take: We preview Sharp's 20-inch flat-panel LCD TV, which has a built-in DVR.

Specs: LCD TV with digital multimedia receiver / HDD recorder, Stereo, None

Editors' Take: We take a first look at Pinnacle's ShowCenter.

Specs: Digital multimedia receiver, Remote control

The Bottom Line: The Linksys WMLS11B streams your digital music to any room in the house, but you'll want to use your own speakers.

Specs: Network audio player, Stereo, Network audio player - MP3, PCM, WAV, WMA, Remote control (Infrared), 16 in x 8.5 in x 3.4 in, 3.1 lbs, None

The Bottom Line: The Omnifi DMS1 combines superior wireless stability with solid support for online audio services--except iTunes.

Specs: Network audio player, Network audio player - MP3, WMA, Remote control (Infrared), 11 in x 6.8 in x 2.2 in, None