So the start of a blog and where better to begin than the beginning. This is a bit generalised and simplified in places (sometimes techy) but maybe useful, or give another perspective which leads to greater understanding.
Tech products, whether it be Smartphones, PCs or set top boxes all follow the same construct and basis processes. What makes the differences is how well the construct is built. The quality of components and how well they digitally communicate is what makes a product. This is seen as Software and Hardware.