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The Daily Telegraph: Connect lift-out 08/08/2007 By Stephen Fenech

"Look at the plans of any new house today and more often than not they will feature a home theatre. Alongside the garage and kitchen, a dedicated room for entertainment is a musthave for today?s home buyers.

And while it?s easier to plan and install a home theatre during the construction stage, it is possible to retro-fit state-of-the-art systems to an existing house.

Once a luxury, a home theatre is now in everybody's reach thanks to advances in technology coupled with tumbling prices."
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One of the hottest spots in the consumer electronics market currently and in the projected future is the home entertainment centre. Most consumers currently have a collection of various products that may or may not function together, but it would be nice to have greater integration.

Last August, Intel introduced a Viiv line of computers that would incorporate quick on-and-off similar to other entertainment devices, 5.1 surround sound with optional 7.1 surround sound support, and automatic transcoding of media files. Viiv technology will be a platform using Intel's dual-core technology within the PC in addition to High Definition Audio, the Intel PRO Client LAN, and Intel Matrix Storage technology.

The bigger idea is that two Viiv-certified products will work together, unlike most products today, which require a lot of work to achieve interoperability. Viiv technology will be integrated in set-top boxes designed to match stereos and DVD players.