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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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Home theatre system

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Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

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syndicat francais des constructeurs d'appareils radio et television (SCART)

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A large connector, carrying 21 pins, designed to connect VCRs and DVDs to TVs. The cable has the convenience of carrying both audio and video. Most modern SCART-fitted equipment can use the cable for ...

rear projection television (RPTV)

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A large screen TV which does not use a direct view CRT, but three single-colored CRTs, the light from which bounces off a mirror within the TV and illuminates a flat translucent screen from behind. ...

horn loaded driver

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A loudspeaker driver in which a horn is placed over the front of the driver. The primary advantage of this is to increase the efficiency of the transfer of mechanical energy from the driver to the ...

three-way loudspeakers

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A loudspeaker which divides the incoming signal into three different frequency bands for distribution to drivers. It sends high frequencies to the tweeter, the middle frequencies to the midrange ...

two-way loudspeakers

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A loudspeaker which divides the incoming signal into two different frequency bands for distribution to drivers. It sends high frequencies to the tweeter and low frequencies to one or more woofers.

passive loudspeaker

Consumer electronics; Home theatre system

A loudspeaker without built-in amplification for all the drivers. Most loudspeakers are passive, not active.

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