This isn’t your average set-top box. The Virgin Media powered by TiVo box is a massive shot in the arm to Virgin’s home cable service and has the potential to change the way we watch TV.

Price: £27.30 monthly contract | Virgin

It comes loaded with catch-up TV services like iPlayer and 4OD and boasts access to Virgin Media’s impressive array of on-demand movies and TV shows. With this gadget, the days of watching TV by appointment with TV networks are over.

The Virgin TiVo box also recommends shows it thinks you’ll like based on a ratings system that allows you to give a thumbs up or thumbs down to content.

This is a set-top box so good, it could actually beat out Sky HD to become the king of the UK subscription TV market.