Hardware and software

This handy lead has a SCART plug at one end and 3 phono plugs - for composite video and stereo audio - at the other. It can be used to link compatible camcorders to your AV equipment such as a television or VCR.

This versatile lead has a 3.5mm male jack plug at either end, and can be used to connect an MP3 player to your hi-fi or other compatible music device.

This verstatile audio connector has 2 male phono connectors at either end. It can be used to connect your hi-fi seperates, or other audio/visual components, to your stereo system.

This clever phono to phono coax cable is used to connect compatible digital music devices such as CD/DVD players and home cinema sound systems. Because the audio is transferred in digital form the resulting sound quality is superb and results in storming soundtracks or magnificent music.

This versatile John Lewis Antenna Coax Lead can be used in a variety of set ups. Use it to connect your Freeview box, television, FM tuner, VCR or DVD recorder to the aerial socket in the wall. Or use it as part of a chain of devices, getting one aerial signal to another. Includes a handy coupler adaptor.

The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station is the perfect wireless access point for your home. Blazing fast, it delivers up to 2.5 times the performance and up to twice the range compared to 802.11g routers. And you can use it with both Macs and PCs. Connect your DSL or cable modem to the AirPort Extreme Base Station, then quickly set it up with the easy-to-use AirPort Utility, which is available for both Mac OS X and Windows. Within minutes, you and up to 50 others can use your Macs or PCs to surf the web, stream video, share photos, and more - without wires

They say good things come in small packages and that?s certainly true of the Sony DAV-IS10 DVD Home Cinema System. The main unit itself is an ultra compact black glossy box, with just a slot for loading a DVD or CD. Each of the 5 satellite loudspeakers may look no bigger than a golf ball, but together they will fill your living room with glorious 5.1 digital audio from the latest Hollywood movie. A separate subwoofer, which can be hidden behind the sofa or in a corner, adds oomph. This box of delights can also take your DVDs and upscale them to 720p and 1080i, via the HDMI output. This ensures you?ll get the best picture from your films or the latest smash US-TV box set, when used in conjunction with an HD Ready television. Set up is a breeze thanks to the Digital Cinema Auto Calibration feature, which sets optimum surround parameters in just 30 seconds. Portable Audio Enhancer improves the sonic reproduction of compressed music files, guaranteeing your MP3 tracks will always sound their best.

The John Lewis S-Video cable carries video data as two separate signals (brightness and colour), for high resolution picture reproduction. Please note this cable does not carry any audio.

The Slingbox Solo allows you to watch and control your favourite TV source ? including your High Definition content ? from anywhere in the world on your laptop or mobile phone. So now you can watch your DVR, digital cable, satellite receiver, or DVD player wherever you like. This utterly unique device will transform the way you watch TV. The Slingbox is a compact, state-of-the-art electronic device that connects to the back of your TV. It redirects, or ?placeshifts?, the TV signal from your video source to your computer or laptop of choice, no matter your location ? so long as you have a high-speed Internet connection. This means you?ll be able to watch and control your TV anywhere in the world. Slingstream technology will dynamically adjust your video quality to provide the best possible clarity. It automatically adjusts the compression level, video bit rate, frame rate, and other settings to create a continuous quality video. To get started with your Slingbox you?ll need a Windows PC, a high-speed Internet connection and a home network router. See below for full system requirements. The package includes: Slingbox Solo AC adapter (100-240V 50-60Hz) SCART to RCA adapter Ethernet cable Quick Start Guide Composite AV cable Remote control IR cable System requirements: PC: Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Intel Pentium IV 1.3 GHz processor 1GB RAM for Windows Vista and 512MB for Windows XP 150MB available disk space for installation Graphics card (24-bit color) Sound card (16-bit) Network connectivity Mac: PowerPC G4/G5 800 MHz or Intel processor Mac OS X v.10.3.9 (or higher recommended) 512MB RAM (1GB recommended) 150MB available disk space for installation Network connectivity Network requirements: (Where the Slingbox is installed) Cable or DSL modem (for out-of-home viewing) 256Kbps upstream network speed recommended (higher upstream network speeds yield higher quality video) Home network router ? wired or wireless (UPnP compatibility highly recommended)

This ingenious Scart switching box allows the connection of 3 Scart-enabled devices to a television with only one Scart connection.