Original Airdate: January 12, 2008

Steve explores the main components of the digital living room. He demonstrates the seamless integration between HD TV and the Media Centre PC, and explores some of the impressive features that HP’s
MediaSmart High-Definition Television has to offer. The TV comes with three HDMI inputs so you’ll be able to connect all of your HD peripherals, like Gaming systems, cable or satellite boxes, or DVD players and receive the highest quality image. With it’s built-in
wireless Ethernet capabilities, there is no need for media extenders or other extra devices, so running cables through your house is now a thing of the past.

The heart of the Digital Living Room is the Media Centre PC. The Media Centre PC is designed to replace some of the traditional components like PVR’s and DVD players. The new version of the Media Centre software that is part of Vista has been upgraded, so you can playback multiple media types in both music and video, and watch or record tv. You can even setup future recordings based on the show’s title, or record everything with your favourite actors.

Later in the show, Steve looks at Snapfish, which is an online way to backup your photos, so your precious memories will never be lost.

On Tech Toys, Caroline looks at the Yagi antenna, a device that can help you amplify weak Wi-Fi Signals, so you can get an internet connection in areas where you may not have been able to in the past.