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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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phase
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
The alignment or otherwise of two signals in time. 'In phase' means that they are aligned. 'Out of phase' means that one or the other is shifted in time by one half the period (inverse of frequency) ...
resolution
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
The amount of detail a system is capable of recording or producing. For digital audio, it is largely determined by the bit depth. See also Picture Resolution.
power
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
The amount of energy expended per unit time. The common unit is the watt. Power (in watts) in a DC circuit equals voltage times current (in amps).
resistance
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
The aspect of impedance which remains constant regardless of the frequency of the signal it is affecting. In the case of DC voltages, the resistance is the same as the impedance. Measured in ohms.
reactance
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
The aspect of impedance which varies according to the frequency of the signal it is affecting. Measured in ohms.
treble
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
The audible frequencies typically constituted by frequencies above about 5,000 Hertz, although the dividing line between midrange and treble is one of opinion. The human ear is less sensitive to ...
DVD+R
Consumer electronics; Home theatre system
A write-once (ie. once recorded, it cannot be overwritten) recordable DVD. This format is supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.
