The digital home is a difficult concept to define. For the most part, it's defined by your budget, but certain concepts remain the same regardless of cost.

We're talking about media and information of all sorts being shared seamlessly around the home, without loss of quality. We're talking style, and we're talking ease of use.

So what are the main ingredients? Well, we'll assume you already have a PC, or at least some form of storage for digital media like music and photos. And we'll assume you have broadband too - an essential for any digital home. But where to next?

We've picked out our seven favourite digital home essentials and listed them here. There are many other great products we could mention too, but for us these represent the core of what the digital home is about.

In the end the modern digital home need only be restricted by your imagination - and of course your budget.

High-definition TV: Panasonic TH-65PX600

No single item in the digital home makes more of a statement about both form and function than a television. If money is no object, and you have plenty of space, make that statement in style with Panasonic's monstrous TH-103PF9 . It truly doesn't get bigger.

On a tighter budget, Sharp's LC-52XD1E is a truly outstanding LCD for under £2,000. But our ideal choice would be the superb Panasonic TH-65PX600. At 65 inches across this gorgeous plasma certainly has presence. It also has three HDMI 1.3 sockets and delivers knockout picture performance.

In months to come, look out for Pioneer's eighth-gen plasmas, which should redefine high-definition picture performance.

PVR: Sky HD

If you want the combination of good quality high-def programming, the best content and the means to record it all, Sky HD is your only real choice.

The Sky Anytime video-on-demand service is still in its infancy, but it's the only area of digital TV where Sky isn't easily the best on the market. Certainly the Sky HD box's versatile list of connections can't be beaten, and will suit any home cinema setup.

Wi-Fi Router: D-Link DIR-655

The wireless-N saga has been grinding on for so long that everyone now seems to be just getting on with it, and we're seeing more maturity in the latest draft-N routers on the market. D-Link's DIR-655 is our choice for the ideal digital home, although there are plenty of strong contenders.

Our main reservation would be its looks - it's hardly a picture of digital home elegance in its black and white casing. But for speed and usability it's an excellent choice. A worthy alternative if looks really do matter that much would be Belkin's classy N1 .

Networking: Devolo dLAN 200

If there's one word that perfectly sums up the concept of the digital home, it's 'connected'. So why not harness a network that's already in every home - the power network? Devolo's range of Homeplug products do just that.

The dLAN 200 AVdesk Starter kit will get the ball rolling, but you can continue adding further adapters to bring all your networkable products into the fold wherever they are in the house. A theoretical maximum speed of 200Mbps gives you an idea of what's possible. You'll certainly have no trouble piping high-definition video and audio, as well as your internet connection, around your digital home.

Digital photo frame: Kodak EasyShare EX1011