home entertainment

noun

, Electronics.

1. the aggregate of appliances, as stereo systems, televisions, DVRs, game consoles, or computers, used for diversion in the home.

Word History and Origins

Origin of home entertainment¹

First recorded in 1895–1900 (in reference to a Graphophone, i.e., a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on a wax record)

Example Sentences

What she hoped for in her original essay was “one massive Spotify-like catalog of music that will sync to my phone and various home entertainment devices,” albeit “hopefully with more money going back to the artist than the present model.”

From Los Angeles Times

Lionsgate has a long-standing relationship with Coppola and his American Zoetrope banner, having previously handled home entertainment releases of his “Apocalypse Now Final Cut,” “The Conversation,” “The Cotton Club Encore,” “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” and “One From the Heart: Reprise.”

From Los Angeles Times

Target CEO Brian Cornell told reporters Tuesday that shopping patterns are normalizing, with customers gravitating toward services and out of home entertainment, which cuts into spending on discretionary items.

From Seattle Times

Broadcast television won’t be any less challenged as new technologies muscle into home entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times

The market for film festivals — and the kinds of adult-oriented arthouse movies and documentaries they promote — has become challenged as audiences have more options for home entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times