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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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downlink

Consumer electronics; Television

The signal transmission from a satellite to an earth station.

downstream

Consumer electronics; Television

The signal flow direction in a CATV system when it travels from the headend to the service subscriber.

digital light processing (DLP)

Consumer electronics; Television

A process to enhance picture quality. A DLP chip contains a rectangular array of up to 2 million hinge-mounted microscopic mirrors; each of these micromirrors measures less than ...

distortion

Consumer electronics; Television

Undesired changes in a signal waveform caused by the inherent nonlinearities of active devices and other processing elements of the transmission system.

distant signal

Consumer electronics; Television

A television broadcast signal that is received outside of its Grade B contour.

dish

Consumer electronics; Television

A reference to a parabolic antenna commonly designed for use at microwave frequencies.

directional coupler

Consumer electronics; Television

A passive device used to divide signals with the "through" port experiencing minimum loss, the "tap" port having a greater specified loss, and a high isolation loss between these ...