PRODUCT TERMS - WHAT IS

WHAT IS - AN INDUCTION HOB?

The induction heating process is a non-contact technique which provides localized heating through custom-designed coils. Because the heat is transferred to the product via electromagnetic waves, there is no product contamination. This process allows the right amount of heat to be applied exactly where it is needed for an exact period of time, ensuring controlled and accurate performance that can be easily repeated.

Speed: up to 60% faster than electric hob

up to 50% faster than ceramic hob

up to 20% faster than gas hob

Cleaning: Because surface does not heat, spills do not burn and hob surface can be cleaned immediately.

WHAT IS - FAN ASSISTED COOKING?

In conventional cooking upper & lower elements are utilized to cook food on one level of the oven. In ‘ Fan Assisted' cooking a fan in the back of the oven circulates the heat from the upper & lower elements evenly throughout the oven, which is perfect for baking on two levels. With ‘Fan Forced' cooking there is an element around the fan as well as the upper & lower elements, which produces perfect heat distribution throughout the oven, perfect for baking on three levels.

WHAT IS - FROST FREE?

If you have an older refrigerator you will have seen the frost that forms around the coils that cool the freezer. If it builds up long enough, the frost can get very thick!

Frost free refrigerators provide at least two individually controlled temperature zones, with a powerful fan positioned above the freezer coil which quietly circulates sub-zero air throughout both the refrigerator and freezer compartments. The positive flow of chilled air inhibits the formation of ice particles, leaving the freezer liner and its contents frost-free. Fan forced frost free also enables quicker temperature recovery, especially on hot days when the door is opened repeatedly

With CYCLIC DEFROST the refrigerator section needs no defrosting and the separate freezer compartment only requires defrosting occasionally.

MANUAL DEFROST is still used with some smaller capacity refrigerators.

WHAT IS - FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL?

Fuzzy Logic Control in Washing Machine contents of a load sensor and micro-processor located in the control panel to detect laundry load and set optimum washing conditions such as water level, wash time, etc.

Fuzzy Logic in general is an approach to computing, based on “degrees of truth”. It includes “true or false” as extreme cases of truth, but also includes the various states of truth in between.

WHAT IS - LCD?

LCD (liquid crystal display) is the technology used for displays in many everyday items – calculator, microwaves, computers, watches, TV's, etc. A LCD's consists of a matrix with many pixels that can be manipulated to present information. LCD TV is practical for applications where size (as well as weight) is important, because it consists primarily of two glass plates with some liquid crystal material between them. LCD's consume less power than some other types of display technologies because LCD works on the principle of blocking light rather than emitting it.

WHAT IS - PLASMA TELEVISION?

Unlike conventional CRTs or Projection TVs, Plasma displays are extraordinarily slim relative to their large screen. They also extremely light in weight. These factors make it ideal for wall mounting installation. Plasma also has a wide viewing angle of 160° both vertically and horizontally, and being completely flat there is no image distortion. Plasma displays are also free from magnetic influences, so the picture will always remain natural, with no colour irregularities.

A plasma display panel works much like a fluorescent lamp, being constructed of two glass panels only 0.1mm apart, each with its own electrodes. A gas is injected between the panels and when voltage is applied to the electrodes the gas becomes charged, resulting in the “Plasma phenomenon”. This generates ultra violet rays which strike the red, green and blue phosphors to create the image you see.

WHAT IS - OPTICAL ZOOM?

The optical type zoom physically moves the lens, giving a closer view with no loss of quality. With greater magnification, the light is spread across the entire CCD sensor and all of the pixels can be used. In comparison with the digital zoom, optical zoom gives the true zoom that would improve the quality of the picture. The digital type zoom enlarges the pixels in the images, which might cause reduced quality.

WHAT IS - SURROUND SOUND FORMATS?

What do the different terms mean? Dolby Pro Logic is a matrix decoder which decodes 4 channels of sound that have been encoded onto the analogue stereo soundtracks of Dolby Surround formatted VHS movies or TV programs. Dolby encoding puts left, centre, right and mono channels onto a stereo soundtrack. With a Pro Logic decoder you hear the 4 channels, but without it the soundtrack plays in regular stereo.

Dolby Pro Logic II offers five-channel surround sound - two full range left & right channels as well as centre. It can also derive 5 channel sound from any stereo soundtrack whether it has been specifically Dolby Surround encoded or not, which means that it can operate on music CD's and deliver a wider sound field. Virtual Dolby Surround and Virtual Dolby Digital is a method where multichannel soundtracks can be played over just two speakers. The signals are processed by a 'virtualizer' and mixed back into the left and right channels, resulting in a phantom centre channel and virtual surround imaging.

AC3 or Dolby Digital 5.1 offers 6 discrete channels of digital audio for cinema like sounds. Front left, centre and front right channels provide dialogue and most of the sound track, with the rear left and right channels delivering atmosphere and ambient sounds, and the sixth channel giving deep bass for special effects and action sequences.

WHAT IS - FRONT LOAD WASHING MACHINES - SAVE ENERGY & WATER!

Front load washers offer a positive opportunity for water conservation and environment care. They use different types of washing action to get clothes clean, and their gentle wash action means cleaner clothes with less wear and tear. We are all consumption conscious, so why not buy a washer that consumes up to 60% less water, 30% less energy and 50% less detergent than front loading machines?

WHAT IS -SMEG - WASHING TECHNOLOGY WITH STYLE?

Smeg introduces their new NO AGITATOR, 6.5kg Washing Machines.

Main benefits:

• increased washing performance
• spacious Inner washing bowl
• easy loading and unloading, especially for bulkier items
• more gentle to cloths

The NEW Smeg Washers are also very energy efficient with 2.5 Stars Energy rating, has a 3 stainless steel filters and spin speed of 850 rms.

WHAT IS - INNOVATIVE WASHING FROM LG?

The Innovative LG TURB o Drum Washers without agitator offer improved washing efficiency, maximised space in the wash bowl and is gentler on clothes.

In comparison with the Conventional Drum Washers, where the drum stays fixed during all washing operations, the innovative Turbo Drum from LG turns in opposite direction to the Washing Wings. This makes the water current flow in two directions which at rapid speed produces powerful water whirls. The wash performance is also improved by continually cascading water into the wash bowl from small outlets above washing bowl.

WHAT IS - INNOVATIVE WASHING FROM SMEG AND LG?

Smeg and LG offer innovative washers that do not have an agitator.

The benefits of these washers are:

• Gentler on clothes (they don't physically beat them)
• Improved washing performance (cleaner clothes!)
• Maximised space in the wash bowl (no agitator taking up space)
• Low wash cycle water consumption (Smeg 56 litres/LG 61 litres approx)
• Good energy efficiency
• and easier loading and unloading (especially for bulkier items)

How does it work?
In Conventional Drum Washers, the drum stays fixed during all washing operations.

LG -

The innovative Turbo Drum from LG turns in opposite direction to the Washing Wings. This makes the water current flow in two directions which at rapid speed produces powerful water whirls. The wash performance is also improved by continually cascading water into the wash bowl from small outlets above washing bowl.

Smeg -

Also innovative, Smeg applies a different cleaning process, utilising a fixed drum and powerful jets of water that flow from the bottom of the bowl to the top to achieve excellent cleaning whilst using minimum water consumption. The NEW Smeg Washers are also very energy efficient with 2.5 Stars Energy rating, and have 3 stainless steel filters and spin speed of 850 rms.

 

WHAT IS - SOPHISTICATED SIDE X SIDES?

Now there is an alternative to having to decide between ‘Top-Mount' or ‘Bottom-mount' refri ger ators! Now you can have the convenience of the fridge and freezer being ‘side x side' in one cabinet (as we have seen for years on American television shows!).

A great range of size options are available to suit your needs, as well as different cabinet depths to suit your existing kitchen, or your new kitchen.

Other options include:

Icemaker/Cold water models –

These need to be ‘plumbed-in' and include a water filter, ensuring that your family will have access to continuous great-tasting water on demand all year.

Icemaker models offer you the option of crushed or cubed ice on demand

Entertainment Centres:

A ‘refreshment centre' built into the door enabling direct bar serving without opening the fridge door.

SEE US FOR SIDE X SIDES!

WHAT IS - SUPERB PANASONIC ZOOM LENS?

The Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens on the DMC-FZ3 is small and lightweight yet delivers the same zoom power as a big, heavy 400mm class lens!

This lens system consists of 13 lenses in 8 groups with 3 aspherical lenses.

With outstanding F2.8 brightness across the entire zoom range this fine lens delivers exquisite images, even when the subject is far away!

When using 4x digital zoom together with this 12x optical zoom you've got ultra-powerful 48x zooming that approximates a huge 1680mm lens on a 35mm camera!

WHAT IS - THE THREE DIFFERENT CONNECTION SYSTEMS USED IN TODAY'S TVs?

- Composite (Audio/Visual) Input – This is the most common system to connect VCRs, camcorders, games consoles and so on to TVs. There are either two composite cables (yellow video and white or red mono sound) or three (yellow video and white and red stereo sound). The yellow video cable combines the brightness and colour signals into one single video signal.

- S (Video) Input – This input is a round multi-pin connection keeping the brightness and colour signals separately. Because S-Video does not carry sound signals, separate (white and red) audio cables are required. Some VCRs, camcorders and DVDs are equipped with S-Video Input.

- Component (Video/DVD) Input – This system requires three video (red, blue and green) and two audio (red and white) cables. The three video cables separate the picture signal into brightness and two colour signals.

WHAT IS – DIFFERENT TV TYPES?

Rear-projection TV (RPTV) uses the rear projection technology to project images onto the backside of the projection plane. This guarantees no overlapping of the viewer's shadow and projected images. Due to the layout of the projectors behind the projection plane, additional space is required.

These sets start at about 40 inches diagonal, and the majority of them support the wide-screen, 16:9 aspect ratio and can accept high-definition signals. The choises in RPTVs are:

CRT Rear Projection TV –Tube based RPTVs. Images are created by an electron beam that moves across the back of the screen, shooting electrons at phosphorus dots which are inside a glass picture tube. These dots light up to varying degrees of brightness and then form pixels, which in turn form images on the display screen.

DLP Rear Projection TV – The heart of DLP (Digital Light Procesing) Technology are the thousands of mirrors making up the Digital Micromirror Device. They are spaced less than one micron apart which minimizes the gaps between pixels in the projected image and creates a seamless digital picture.

WHAT IS - LCD REAR PROJECTION TV? - LCD (liquid crystal display)

Upside: High resolution; no maintenance required; very bright picture; slim design, energy effective, very compact, and the screens themselves are only several inches thick and quite light., sharp, crisp picture and superior contrast - offering the whitest whites and the blackest blacks.
Downside: Expensive; historically poor black-level performance.
Forecast: The competition's high performance may prove too much, but for the here and now, LCD stays strong.