Introductory Consumer Electronics Technology Series

This material is originally from the Philips/Magnavox Electreference Web site which has long since disappeared without a trace. Even their employees have no idea of where it went. I will be happy to link directly to a Philips/Magnavox Web site if one exists and appreciate Mail from anyone who has more information about these articles or those that went along with them (e.g, audio equipment).

Table of Contents

Basic Principles

• The Sound and Light Spectrum
• Luminosity
• Color Mixing
• Additive Color Mixing
• Light Refraction
• Color Temperature
• The Human Eye

The TV Set

• Introduction
• The Picture Tube
• Color Transmission Systems
• Sound
• The TV Tuner
• Screen Developments
• Digital Image Processing
• On-Screen Features
• The Color Test Pattern
• Wide-screen TV
• Other Television Standards

The Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)

• Introduction
• How The VCR Works
• Video Systems
• Sound Recording
• Super-VHS
• VCR Connections to TV Sets
• VCR Features
• The Video Tape
• High-Speed High-Quality VCRs

The Camcorder

• Introduction
• The Image Sensor
• The Lens
• Recording Part
• Other Features

Optical Disc Technology

• Introduction
• Digital Technology
• Laserdisc
• CD-i
• Other Compact Disc Technologies
• Connecting the LD/CD-i

Satellite Reception

• Introduction
• Communication Satellites
• Transmission Process
• The Satellite Tuner
• The Dish Antenna
• Considerations Regarding Choices
• Digital Satellite

Connections

• Introduction
• Levels of Signal Processing
• Connectors

[TABLE OF CONTENTS ] - [BASIC PRINCIPLES ]

[THE TV SET ] - [VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERS (VCR)] - [THE CAMCORDER ]

[OPTICAL DISC TECHNOLOGY ] - [SATELLITE RECEPTION ] - [CONNECTIONS ]