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home cinema, n. Chiefly Brit.
Brit. |ˌhəʊm ˈsɪnɪmə|, U.S. |ˈˌhoʊm ˈsɪnəmə|
[‹ home n.1 + cinema n.]
Equipment designed to reproduce at home the experience of being in a cinema, originally an apparatus for film projection, now usually television, video, and audio equipment typically including surround-sound stereo speakers and wide-screen sets. Also (in early use): the process of making (or showing) amateur films for viewing at home on such equipment; home movies.
[1920V. Steer Secrets Cinema 115 Home cinematography holds out many alluring possibilities.] 1933J. P. Lawrie (title) The home cinema. 1933J. P. Lawrie Home Cinema ii. 12 Most of the home cinema films (16mm)..are subjected to a reversal process which turns the negative into a positive copy. 1945N. Collins London belongs to Me i. iv. 49 If I had a thousand a year..I'd have a radiogram and a cocktail cabinet... I'd have a home cinema. 1978Economist 4 Nov. 88/2 (heading) Home cinemas... Films will be the key ‘software’ for the cassette video recorder. 1981B. Coe Hist. Movie Photogr. 166/1 The Spirograph was intended only as a home cinema apparatus, and no camera was available for amateur use. 1984UNESCO Courier Aug. 15/1 The reels were of 9.5 mm film, a gauge invented for home cinemas. 1993What Hi-Fi? Oct. 61/3 The Kenwood receiver is..stonking value for anyone wanting to take their first steps into home cinema. 1997T3 Jan. 15/1 For home cinema freaks, a 40 inch telly gives convincing 3D images for a couple of people at a time. |