At the centre of Evolve Media’s sprawling eco-system of media servers is the one-room AV hub, LifeStation. This box of tricks draws together your digital world, playing and ripping Blu-rays, hoarding your digital music and photos, acting as a DVR, allowing access to the web and acting as part of a multi-room set-up. Time to lock the door, batten down the hatches and start consuming.

See below for 10 Reasons to buy the Evolve LifeStation

1/ Record TV
With two Freeview and two digital satellite tuners it can record four TV channels simultaneously, as well as pausing and rewinding TV.

2/ Operating system
A tailored Windows 7 64-bit OS with Media Centre is at the heart of the interface.

3/ Add-ons
Connect the LifeStream (£1,957) or LifeStream Mini (£1,276) for multi-room AV.

4/ Multi-channel
Support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD audio codecs means you can hook up a 7.1-channel speaker system.

5/ Design and build
The unit oozes high-end hi-fi build quality.

6/ Music
Transfer your existing digital music library, download from online stores or rip CDs. MP3, AAC, WMA, FLAC and WAV are all supported.

7/ Discs
CD, DVD and Blu-ray discs can be stored to its hard drive for instant access.

8/ Storage
The 1TB of storage can be expanded by a further 4TB (£3,400), 10TB (£3,320) or 20TB (£7,660) by adding one of the LifeStore add-ons.

9/ Remote control
As well as compatibility with universal remotes, LifeStation can be controlled by iPhone, Touch and iPad via a free app.

10/ 3D
A software update later this year will let you watch 3D movies in full stereoscopic glory.

Evolve LifeStation price: £2,800
Buy the Evolve LifeStation now: www.evolvemedia.eu