Make your home ‘smarter’
Want to retrofit 'smart home' technology into a house, but not sure what's involved? The first thing you'll need to do is figure out...
How to build a smart home
Interested in building a smart (or 'smarter') home? Here are 10 tips to help make sure you're doing it the right way.
Getting the right...
What is a smart home?
There's more to a truly 'smart house' than simply a clever TV or a sprinkler system on a timer - and an amazing range...
5.1 and 7.1 surround sound technologies
What's the difference between a 5.1 surround system and a 7.1 system, in practical terms? Which is right for your setup?
5.1 and 7.1 channel...
Wireless networks
Connecting your smart home's Internet-enabled devices via a wireless access point is fast, easy and inexpensive. Having said that, wireless Internet may also be...
Digital radio
Digital radio offers considerable advantages over conventional analogue AM and FM radio, including program guides, the ability to pause and rewind, and many other...
Digital TV
Digital TV offers a far higher resolution picture than the analogue TV sets of yesteryear. To access digital TV, you need either a set-top...
IPTV and Video on Demand (VoD)
In contrast to the traditional 'watch whatever's on' style of television, IPTV now allows you to choose what you'd like to watch, whenever you'd...
Streaming media
Streaming media is media that is stored in one location, which is able to be played back in another location over an internet connection....
Home audio performance considerations
The quality of your home audio is affected by a number of variables - impair one, and you alter the rest. Find out more...