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Network television

Broadcast television might be out of fashion these days, but it’s still the best place to find some of your favourite content — especially live sport. Yet as our homes get increasingly networked and connected with IT cables or Wi-Fi, the humble antenna connection is getting sidelined. Instead of an antenna socket in every location you might want a TV, now you might have an Ethernet socket instead, or just Wi-Fi. What are you supoposed to do for live TV — shove a pair of rabbit ears on top? It’s hardly the high-tech dream.

Equipment

The $299 HDHomeRun Connect Quatro aims to solve the problem — distributing live TV all over your home via the IT network. And not just playing, and not just to televisions. It aims to

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