The amount of increasingly hi-tech equipment on the home entertainment market could see the internet start to play a "central role" in home entertainment, it has been claimed.
And those who spend money on kitting out their home with the latest hi-tech equipment may want to check that their
home insurance policy covers their new purchases.
Executive editor of Techwatch.co.uk Brian Turner said that it is "inevitable" that, one day, the internet will become a big part of home entertainment systems.
Figures from the Europe Logs On: Internet Trends of Today & Tomorrow report from Microsoft show that almost half of Europeans have an internet connection.
Next year, internet use will average 14.2 hours every week per person and is expected to overtake people's television use, which the report puts at 11.5 hours each week in 2010.
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