Consumer electronic products have different connotations in countries with different levels of development, and have different connotations in different stages of development within the same country.

Consumer electronic products in China refer to audio and video products related to broadcasting and television used for individuals and households, mainly including televisions, video players (VCDs, SVCDs, DVDs), video recorders, camcorders, radios, cassette recorders, combination speakers, record players, compact disc players (CDs), etc. In some developed countries, phones, personal computers, home office equipment, home electronic healthcare equipment, and automotive electronics are also classified as consumer electronics products. With the development of technology and the emergence of new products and applications, digital cameras, mobile phones, PDAs and other products are also becoming emerging consumer electronics products. Since the late 1990s, information appliances that integrate the three major fields of computer, information and communication, and consumer electronics have been widely used in household life. They have functions such as audiovisual, information processing, and bidirectional network communication, and are composed of embedded processors, related supporting hardware (such as display cards, storage media, IC card or credit card reading devices), embedded operating systems, and application layer software packages. Broadly speaking, information appliances include all appliances that can interact with information through network systems, such as PCs, set-top boxes, HPCs, DVDs, super VCDs, wireless data communication devices, video game devices, smart TV boxes, WEBTVs, etc. Currently, audio, video, and communication devices are the main components of information appliances. In the long run, refrigerators, washing machines, microwaves, etc. will also develop into information appliances and form a component of smart appliances.