If the kitchen is the heart of your house, the living room is the soul. It sets the mood for the rest of the home. For some, it doubles up as the entertainment zone with the TV and music system finding space here, others use it as a place to meet, greet and interact with the rest of the family.
Enter cool gadgets and chic gizmos, and it transforms into a state-of-the-art room that can be enjoyed by everyone. There is a market full of options. From thin LED TVs to health conscious air purifiers, there are several electronic gadgets ready to live in your room. Here are some of the tech toys.
1. Sony Bravia W95D Android TV
What a show window is to a store, a living room is for a home. Therefore, devices with a good design always top the purchase list. In fact, this is the reason why Sony has been able to woo so many customers. We recommend Sony Bravia W95D Full HD Android TV. A slim bezel carries a 43-inch LED panel in the front and hides all connectors and buttons at the back. People say a picture can speak a thousand words, however, a moving picture can speak a million words. It scores in picture quality, contrast and colour.
Price: Rs 82,900
2. Philips Air Purifier AC3256
Let’s face it. Our cities are polluted and we have to keep ourselves and the family healthy at all times. An air purifier like this one, in the most used room, at home makes sense. It is great for medium to large rooms, as it purifies at a blitzkrieg pace. Also, displays real-time PM25 levels so that you know how clean air you are breathing.
Price: Rs 32,995
3. Harman Kardon One
One can always turn on the television and listen to music channels. However, if you do not want to listen to music on TV and would want to play some of your own melodies then a speaker as this one is what you need in the household. The speakers offer clear,loud and crisp sound. Bass quality is good and the mids and highs are excellent.
Price: Rs 14,999
4. BenQ W3000 Projector
The highlight of many a family life is coming together to watch a major sporting event like the World Cup cricket finals, the football matches of the UEFA 2016, or just movies. That’s where projector comes in. Pick up the BenQ W3000 because the ell-designed projector with dual tone body is made from plastic fibre that is lightweight, while stunning to look at. With 2000 ANSI lumens of brightness, it is capable of reproducing bright images and vivid colours that look great even on non-white and textured surfaces.
Price: Rs 1,50,000
Byte this: Don’t buy that 4K TV yet
4K televisions basically support double the resolution of a Full HD TV, which are at 1920×1080 pixels. Yes,the picture reproduction and colour vividness on the 4K TV sets is far superior,but only with 4K content. Right now, 4K content is hardly available and supported by TV channels or most set-top box manufacturers. If you play HD content on this thin tubes, the TV jut upscales it to 4K and you are likely to see a pixelation. Also, there is the case of an exorbitant price tag that comes with it. A Suggestion is that to wait it out, 4K contents are freely available, which will take 3-4 years. Pick up a full HD TV instead and spend on DTH, Netflix subscription or a gaming console.