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

The streaming service will be featured on TV screens in the home entertainment sections in 4,000 Walmart stores across the country.

From Los Angeles Times

In the 1960s and ’70s, television replaced the radio as the primary form of home entertainment, and evangelical Christianity was on the rise.

From Slate

Le Goy has been running the studio’s combined television and home entertainment distribution and marketing units.

From Los Angeles Times

Sony credited his leadership for helping Sony Pictures’ digital home entertainment business achieve revenue highs last year for its movies as well as sharpening its focus on local language productions in Latin America.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere, ERA said video was the most popular form of home entertainment, with cinephiles and telly addicts spending more than £5bn on streaming services, movie rentals and DVDs.

From BBC