The world’s most popular sporting event kicks off today and for the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, several games will be broadcast live in 3D. So, does this mean England’s Wayne Rooney, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and other prominent international football stars will be bending balls to your couch? Well, sort of, if you have the right TV and cable/satellite set-up.

Who says bigger is always better? The German speaker manufacturer, Teufel, has been quietly producing some of the world’s best THX Certified Speaker systems for more than a decade. Now, they are claiming a “THX world’s first”: the smallest THX Ultra Certified Speakers ever manufactured.

THX has been synonymous with great movie sound for decades. Now, THX sets the bar for picture quality for the world’s top TV manufacturers, including Panasonic and LG. Here are five reasons why THX Certified TVs kick ass.