This section is devoted to the boring techy bits such as details of make and model of all equipment used. Links to manufacturer web sites are provided where possible.

Sky Digital - Pace decoder
Sky have gone for lots of channels, picture quality sometimes suffers (blocky) as a result.

Thomson TiVo
TiVo is excellent ! Never miss a programme on terrestrial or satellite. It even learns what you like and starts recording things that you would not even think about... Integration with Sky Digital via Infra Red could be better.
TIVO Community
Reviewed in Home Entertainment magazine
Reviewed in Home Cinema Choice magazine

Sony SLV-E70 VCR
This is sooo old, Sony have probably forgotten all about it. Well it was cheap at the time and did everything we wanted it to.

SONY Tuner
Ditto.

SONY VPL-HS1 Projector
Cheap, bright, everything you need from a projector.

DVD Player - Pioneer DV-626D (pioneer web site)
Very well reviewed when it came out.
Reviewed in Home Cinema Choice magazine

Amplifier/Decoder - Arcam Alpha 10 + DAVE module
Power amplifier - Arcam Alpha 10P3
Excellent for both stereo and home cinema.
Arcam web site

Phillips Pronto Remote
What a gadget ! Cram all your remotes into this nifty touch screen learning remote. Even comes with software that allows you to build you own screens using your PC.
Philips pronto site
Remote Central

KEF Ci reference 2000 left, centre and right front speakers
Difficult to say how they compare to anything else, other than that we like them very much.
Forget reviews, this is so specialised I have never seen any...
KEF Ci reference 2000 on the web

KEF Ci 200 QT rear speakers
With a little jiggery-pokery, these speakers will go up in the ceiling when you don't need them and drop down when you do.
Forget reviews, this is so specialised I have never seen any...
KEF QT200 on the web

Yamaha YST-150 Subwoofer
Here we go again, Yamaha probably forgot all about this.
Yamaha on the web

X10 bits and pieces
X10... need to do more in this area, here is what we have at the moment.
1x Appliance module (responsible for controlling the Ci 200 QT speakers)
1x Lamp module (controls one light in the lounge)
1x Infra-ref to X10 converter (Pronto takes control of X10)
1x X10 Mains interface (Plug your computer into the network and start controlling your house...)
Buy all this from Let's automate.

Our home cinema is now complete... It has taken us a long time.

Things such as a wedding tend to put a dent in progress.

Saying that though, we have been at it since Dolby Pro-Logic was available and have gone a long way since.

Take a look at the details on the left to see what we have achieved...