A new survey of 1,000 adults by Virgin Media suggests that more is being spent on digital gadgetry than on home improvements.

Three-quarters of those surveyed said that they had spent over ten grand on electronic equipment in the past year — seven times more than on their homes.

However, one in twenty people are letting these devices go to waste, because they don’t know how to set them up. That apparently includes the likes of plasma TVs (how hard can it be?).