During the past 12 months we have seen a significant change in home theatre technology. The smart Hi Fi Companies like Denon and Kardon have realised that content and the delivery of content to the home theatre system is as equally important as the output however there are some Companies like Bose who are only just catching up to what was yesterdays home theatre system 5 speakers a sub woofer and a connectivity console.
In today's home theatre environment what is critically important is technology such as wireless, Ethernet connectivity and an input capability from an iPod player. Also important is the ability to plug in and play content from a USB storage device. Why? Because most consumers have either a PC or an iPod or even both and a great deal of consumers have content in a digital format or are storing content to a removable hard drive system or a USB storage device.