Every smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, TV, and streaming device utilizes a DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that converts a digital signal into an analog signal. An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) performs the reverse function.
Inside of your smartphone and TV, the internal DAC does convert digital video signals to analog video signals; for those who thought that a DAC is only used for audio.
Back in the old days, everything was analog, then one day somebody said “what if we could manipulate audio with a PC?” and the world changed. The first thing that had to happen was, analog audio signals had to be converted to digital in order to get audio into the computer.
This task is handled by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The digital form could then be manipulated but in order for the person doing the work to be able to hear the changes, the digital…
