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On May 2, 2015, at 2:32 AM, Daniel Koć <daniel@koć.pl> wrote:
>> "electronics" says Tandy / Radio Shack / Maplin to me - with
>> components, boards and soldering irons and cables/connectors.
>
> For me that would be "electronic_parts" or "electronic_components" these
> days.
+1 - these are totally electronic_components.
>
> So we have a generic term and many other specific terms for the most popular
> classes of electronics, like "mobile phones", "computers" (and even
> "PCs/laptops/tablets" if we want to), "home entertrainment" ("TV sets",
> "Video/DVD/Blu-ray players", then also "Hi-Fi" including "tuners", "CD
> players", "speakers", "heapdhones" and special cables), "industrial
> electronics" etc.
All of this already has a well established name : consumer electronics. "CE"
In Japan they have electric goods stores - "denki shops" - they sell every
single item that uses electricity in your house - computers, air conditioners,
fans, toasters, washing machines, cameras, hair curlers, light bulbs, and
everything else - which is broader than almost any "electronics shop" in
America. Every country has slightly different kinds of each shop, and a couple
combinations that don't exist elsewhere.
For the Hifis, it can be broken out further: Home Theater or Home
Entertainment. This includes tvs and sound systems that go with them, or stand
alone receivers.
A shop that just sells audio(phile) gear is "home audio". I don't think there
are shops for industrial audio supply (except maybe in Hollywood) - not too
many people running out to pick up a half million dollar mixing board.
Usually a shop that sells audio streaming gear will also sell receivers and
speakers and the rest of the "home audio" gear.
CE doesn't include industrial electronics - as consumers don't buy assembly
line management computers, embedded computers to be installed in cars (engine
management), or other stuff people would use to build products, run machinery,
or embed in other products. Those are not really in any "shop".
Computers are usually a separate category (though they are a CE device now),
however that line is blurring more every day - Apple was a computer company,
but currently makes 85% of its profits from "CE devices" (phones tablets, and
now watches)
Javbw.
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