Friday, August 17, 2007

Consumer Electronics - Dazing the Users

Imagine your life without consumer electronics. What if someday you have to do without your DVD player, music players, computers and telephones? Surely, it is very tough to imagine even a single day of our lives without these products. Such is the state of our comfort and dependency, that we cannot rule these consumer electronics out of our lives.

And perhaps, the manufacturing companies are aware of this weakness of ours and they are unceasingly and religiously coming up with more and more innovations in these technological gadgets. The powerful brands like LG, Samsung, Philips, and Sony have revolutionised the electronic markets by producing some of the best products in the field of consumer electronics. The brand value is one of the main concerns for any user when he/she is looking for it as they are trusted and they have formed a niche market of their respective target customers.

A plethora of consumer electronics are available for sale in the markets all around the world. And the good news for all the netizens is that these consumer electronics are easily available on the World Wide Web. With the trend of comparison shopping being prevalent in the arena of Internet marketing, choosing the best wholesale electronics is easier still.

However, there is one point that must be taken care while buying your electronics products. The resale value of these products comes down to negligible when compared with its original cost of purchase. So, one should be careful enough in not shelling out a fortune to buy a electronics product that is too costly and very new in the market. The value of the same product comes down heavily after a certain point of time, and that seems all the more consternating to the user.

So the advice is simple for the budget conscious consumers. There is no need to get swayed by the flashy gadgets that keep on getting introduced in the market. Instead, one should simply keep his mind open and choose a better and slightly older technology than to go for the overpriced and latest gadgetry.

Fletcher Mak is an author, write various articles on different themes to expand information. You can get information about consumer electronics and other price comparison shopping.

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Cool Electronic Gadgets

Advances in information technology and innovation in electronics in the recent years have given rise to a slew of entertaining electronic devices. From I-Pods to digital cameras, and from cell phones to lap tops, cool gadgets keep getting introduced one after the other.

The market is always flooded with objects of desire such as the Nike + I-Pod which combines the utility of a portable music player with that of a pedometer. Actually, they are two devices that joggers and runners have used for ages. But the fusion of the devices has brought together the functions to create a product that is far more advanced than an ordinary pedometer or the regular I-Pod.

Considered as essential things in the present day are handheld electronic gadgets and the trend is not one that will fade so easily. The only electronic thing of multi-utility that you find is not a cell phone. There are plenty of new gizmos that are catching up with passing time and these comprise digital organizers, GPS receivers and digital cameras. Once upon a time they used to be high-price luxury items but if you see today, they have come to be the minimal equipment for the common man. There is a variety to choose from out of the new arrivals in electronic gadgets as well as high-tech standbys.

The busy bodies and the men on constant move never tire of feeling lucky about the Blackberry that frees them from the binding of being present in their office and helps them keep their commitment towards friends and family, though there are others who curse it for making work intrude upon their moments of leisure by constantly keeping them in touch with their business associates.

Take it or leave it, but the electronic revolution is here to stay and you have an option either to get hooked or remain cut off from the mainstream, and let the world pass by you.

It’s about making the statement that you have arrived for changing with times and trends, getting the best from modern world and not allowing others to get the competitive edge over you.

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Electronic Schematics Diagram-The Four Commonly Asked Questions

I came across quite a number of questions about electronic circuit schematics diagram.

Most of the question asked are:

a) Do we really need a schematic diagram in order to repair any electronic equipment?

b) Will schematic diagram help us to repair faster?

c) At where we can get a particular schematic diagram?

d) How to read schematic diagram?

Well, the answers is as below:

a)-Theoretically yes, practically not necessary, it all depends on how good you are in electronic repair knowledge. For a beginner it is a 'must' for you to understand about schematic diagram, as you gradually gained more knowledge you will automatically depends less on schematic diagram. You will definitely need a schematic diagram when you come across a new designed or technology. For example, when comes to crt monitor repair i seldom see schematic because i already understood most of the circuitry and section in a crt monitor. The new technology such as lcd or tft monitor makes me have to temporarily relies on schematic diagram. As my knowledge of lcd monitor repair grows, i will gradually depends less on the schematics. May be my situation is different from yours because i'm concentrating only on one type of equipment. I've seen quite a lot of repairers in my country that repair many types of equipment such as tv, video, vcd, dvd, amplifier, hi-fi, fax, laser printer, microwave and so forth. Most probably they need schematic diagram to keep them up to date on each of the equipment technology.

b) If you have a particular schematic diagram for that particular equipment, your troubleshooting time can be reduced to half! Unfortunenately many manufacturer do not release their equipment's schematic diagram. If you depends on too much of schematic you will be stuck on how to repair that particular equipment. Why with schematic diagram you can repair any equipment faster? Because a schematic diagram shown you all the part list, waveform, voltages, explanation how that particular equipment work, block diagram, schematic design, component's part number, electrical schematics symbols, substitution, modification (if have) and electronic schematic symbols and etc. Assuming you have a power supply section blown and you could not recognize the component part number, but with schematic you will be able to find the exact part number and finally repaired the equipment.

c) If you work in the equipment's factory or their distributor you will have the schematic diagram for the model that they sell. Any under warranty unit that comes in you will be able to diagnose and repair the equipment fast. This will increase the company's reputation and customers will recommend to their friends about the quick service of that particular brand of equipment. You also can get schematic diagram in the form of a book from local electronic shops. This is usually a compilation of few brands and model of a specific electronic equipment. Tv or television schematics diagram are easily to get but computer monitor schematics and radio amplifier schematics is a little bit harder to find. If you have the budget get one of the book. Third, as most of us already know that you can download free electronic schematics diagram from the internet. Free tv schematics is easily found on the internet. You may also buy it the 'CD' format. This investment will usually pay back in the shortest time.

d) As how to read schematic diagram, i'm unable to show you thru article because you do need a real schematic diagram in order to make you understand. Reading schematic is not that difficult, provided you have some basic electronic knowledge. I have a few suggestions:

-Ask from a friend who is in the repair line

-Take short courses on electronic repair and ask the lecturer

-Buy books from your local bookstore about the subject "how to read schematic diagram"

-Buy schematic diagram and learn on your own (this will take sometimes but worth it)

-Fix some project kit using the electronic kit schematics given. This will add to your knowledge also.

Conclusion-In order to become a successful electronic repairer you must understand how to read schematic diagram.

Jestine Yong is a electronic repairer and a writer. For more electronic repair information please visit his website at http://www.noahtec.com/electronic-repair-articles.htm


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