Home theatre system

Home theatre system

Of or relating to private home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce the cinema going experience with the help of video and audio equipment.

Industry: Consumer electronics

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Root mean square (RMS)

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

This is a measure of voltage or (incorrectly) power output. The latter is often quoted in the specifications for an amplifier or home theatre receiver. Measuring voltage is simple with direct ...

S-video

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

This is a special cable with four pin connectors at the end designed to carry video. Its virtue is that it keeps the luminance part of the signal separate from the chroma part, providing a ...

The colour component of a TV picture signal. This comprises of two colour difference signals (the CR and CB) matrixed together. While these two signals are carried separately on a DVD, if the signal ...

High fidelity (Hi Fi)

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

This is a tricky set of four letters. 'Hi fi' is frequently used a generic noun for any stereo sound system. But it should more properly be regarded as an adjective, taking due note of the Latin ...

Skate

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The rather unintuitive tendency of the stylus of a turntable cartridge to seek to slide towards the centre. This is due to the geometry of the tonearm and results in a greater force being applied to ...

Sweet spot

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The seating position or positions at which a stereo or surround sound system produces its best effect, particularly with regard to imaging.

Imaging

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The sensation produced in a stereo or surround system of sounds coming from between the loudspeakers. The imaging is described in various subjective ways relating to how tightly focused those sounds ...