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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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phonogram
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
An old name for a record player, that is, a combined system with turntable, amplifier and speakers, usually all contained in one cabinet.
tip ring sleeve (TRS)
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
Another name for a 6.25mm (or 1/4") stereo jack. This terminology tends to be used in professional audio and these plugs tend to be wired for balanced mono operation.
infinite baffle
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
Another term for acoustic suspension. The term is descriptive, in that if the baffle of a loudspeaker were to be infinitely extended in all directions, there could be no movement of air between the ...
packed pulse code modulation (PPCM)
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
Another term for MLP. Frequently displayed on the OSD of DVD Audio players as the audio type for MLP material.
over the air (OTA)
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
Any programming that can be received using a conventional indoor/outdoor antenna.
multichannel sound
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
Any system designed to deliver more than two channels (stereo) of sound to the consumer. The most common forms these days deliver 5.1 channels of audio. Some systems can process two channels, or even ...
firewire
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
Apple Computer's name of a high capacity digital connection standard, capable of delivering up to 400mb/s. Frequently used for transferring video and audio from digital video cameras to DVD recorders ...
