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.

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High definition television (HDTV)

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

While Standard Definition TV provides the same vertical resolution as analogue PAL system (576 visible lines), HDTV will provide greater resolution. Broadcast digitally under the DBV standards.

Voice coil

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The coil of wire that is attached to the back of the cone or dome of a loudspeaker driver. This is surrounded by a strong, close magnet so that when electricity is fed into the coil, it moves to and ...

Seamless layer change

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

With dual layer DVDs there is normally a pause partway through the movie as the laser reaches the end of one layer and has to refocus on the other layer and find the correct starting point. However ...

Excursion

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The degree of fore and aft movement of a mechanical component in an audio system. Loudspeakers, for example, produce sound by vibrating their drivers' cones or domes. The distance between the ...

Power supply

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

Within a home entertainment device, the section that provides a suitable voltage and current for the operation of the device. This typically consists of a transformer, rectifier (to turn AC into DC) ...

Posterization

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The display of "bands" of colour rather than a true gradient. Sometimes called "false contouring" it is typical a function of inadequate contrast ratio. Makes coloured gradients appear as a series of ...

Track

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

The divisions within a Group on a DVD Audio. Navigation is most easily achieved by using the forward and reverse 'skip' keys of the DVD player's remote control. Alternatively, the divisions within ...