Consumer electronics

Consumer electronics

A broad field of electronics that are purchased for casual use or entertainment rather than for professional use; such as TVs, VCRS, DVD players,mp3 players, hi fi stereos, games consoles as well as Internet appliances.

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direct pickup

Consumer electronics; Television

Undesired broadcast station ingress from the air and into the cable television system or customer equipment

diplexer

Consumer electronics; Television

In broadband, a device that combines or splits differing frequency carriers.

dipole

Consumer electronics; Television

A one-half wavelength center fed antenna consisting of two radiating elements.

demodulator

Consumer electronics; Television

An electronic device used to remove the intelligence riding a carrier wave so that it may be displayed or processed.

cycle

Consumer electronics; Television

A complete change in a waveform from zero to a negative peak to zero, then to a positive peak and back to zero.

core shrink-back

Consumer electronics; Television

When the center conductor of a coaxial cable or the entire cable itself pulls out of a connector due to temperature related contraction, also known a "suckout".