Obviously to have a fully integrated home you need a fair smattering of equipment, but knowing which bits to buy and what will work with what, can be a nightmare. CRN, the technology site, has produced a shopping list of recommended components and what they will do for you.
Encompassing the usual favourites – projectors, plasma displays, wireless cameras, wireless routers – the list helps clear up some of the confusion in the bewildering array of compatible (and incompatible) equipment out there today.