Popularization of household appliances knowledge "What is white electricity and black electricity"? What electrical appliances are included?

White goods refer to electrical products that can replace people to do housework, mainly including washing machines, some kitchen appliances and appliances (such as air conditioners and refrigerators) that can improve the living environment and material living standards. In the early days, most of these household appliances were white in appearance, hence the name.

Black electricity refers to products that can provide entertainment, such as DVD players, color TVs, stereos, game machines, cameras, video cameras, TV game machines, home theaters, telephones, answering machines, etc.

The origin of the name

The origin of black household appliances comes from the TV with long tube display screen, and there is a circle of black edge on the outside. The dark brown shell is the least likely to create visual contrast for consumers, and the black body is more likely to heat up. Later, TV and its peripheral equipment, such as home game consoles and video recorders, were often designed in black because of heat dissipation and matching with TV products.

Different from black household appliances, the working principle of white household appliances is to convert electric energy into heat energy and kinetic energy through motors, and its appearance will liberate people from heavy physical labor. Various household appliances have also appeared the phenomenon of mutual penetration and blending, such as network household appliances and refrigerators with LCD screens.