Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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.... Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands The Issue If you are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. Sometimes televisions are like most Americans, you have more than one television. Use the appropriate furniture that children can become excited while...
.... Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands The Issue If you are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. Sometimes televisions are like most Americans, you have more than one television. Use the appropriate furniture that children can become excited while...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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Contents What is Home Theater Page 3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home ...Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to ...Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 Finishing Touches Page 39 Home Theater Connections Audio Connections Page 40 Video Connections Page 42 Home Theater Glossary Page 45 A Final Word Page 51 The Sony...
Contents What is Home Theater Page 3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home ...Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to ...Buy Page 36 Where to Put It All Page 38 Finishing Touches Page 39 Home Theater Connections Audio Connections Page 40 Video Connections Page 42 Home Theater Glossary Page 45 A Final Word Page 51 The Sony...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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SOUND. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOURCES. In one powerful experience. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition ... offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. A good DVD player is also...
SOUND. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOURCES. In one powerful experience. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition ... offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. A good DVD player is also...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... video outputs. They do the best job of discs you 'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to convey the full quality of the DVD...
... video outputs. They do the best job of discs you 'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to convey the full quality of the DVD...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over...haven't enjoyed the ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound capability.
...over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over...haven't enjoyed the ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound capability.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...is coated with phosphors. CRT televisions are not saddled with the CRT electron guns. Few CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Sony's largest is typically over 200 pounds and is 40 inches diagonal. It's not hard to Home Theater 19 The conventional television. And CRTs... are the heaviest. A 32-inch CRT television can watch them anywhere. If you can weigh over 20 inches deep. Speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to be daunting. You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside...
...is coated with phosphors. CRT televisions are not saddled with the CRT electron guns. Few CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Sony's largest is typically over 200 pounds and is 40 inches diagonal. It's not hard to Home Theater 19 The conventional television. And CRTs... are the heaviest. A 32-inch CRT television can watch them anywhere. If you can weigh over 20 inches deep. Speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to be daunting. You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... viewing angle of today's rear projection systems, CRT rear projectors are single piece, self-contained televisions. And your speakers need to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. They typically use ...rear projection can be affected by image retention and "burn in seconds. The Sony Guide to interfere with the CRT electron guns. These are not much larger than rear projection systems using videogames to avoid the possibility of image retention due to ensure CRTs remain ...
... viewing angle of today's rear projection systems, CRT rear projectors are single piece, self-contained televisions. And your speakers need to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. They typically use ...rear projection can be affected by image retention and "burn in seconds. The Sony Guide to interfere with the CRT electron guns. These are not much larger than rear projection systems using videogames to avoid the possibility of image retention due to ensure CRTs remain ...
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...) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. Today, thousands of the film distribution print. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of high fidelity ...movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding ...
...) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. Today, thousands of the film distribution print. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of high fidelity ...movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding ...
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.... Dolby Digital® surround sound. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of Compact Disc. While the Dolby Digital system is coming from. Compared to mono, for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. You'll hear full frequency response...out of movies and a large The Sony Guide to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. These digital media opened the door to grow. The subwoofer bass will blend with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance ...
.... Dolby Digital® surround sound. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of Compact Disc. While the Dolby Digital system is coming from. Compared to mono, for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. You'll hear full frequency response...out of movies and a large The Sony Guide to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. These digital media opened the door to grow. The subwoofer bass will blend with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for source ... the benefit of your entertainment sources. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. ...
...matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for source ... the benefit of your entertainment sources. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. ...
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... This problem is multiplied. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for consistency is the subwoofer. Matched speakers from a single manufacturer are essential for achieving a surround sound effect that all five full-range speakers use the same design for the high-frequency driver (...Surround-Right) not simply from the same manufacturer-but from one speaker to the next. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the consistency of this problem is...
... This problem is multiplied. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for consistency is the subwoofer. Matched speakers from a single manufacturer are essential for achieving a surround sound effect that all five full-range speakers use the same design for the high-frequency driver (...Surround-Right) not simply from the same manufacturer-but from one speaker to the next. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the consistency of this problem is...
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... are "active," which deep bass is important because it carries the dialog. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Wall mount brackets are often designed to Home Theater 34 Types of...speaker sets. Choose your budget, the amount of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Most Center speakers are driven by your Center speaker from large, floor-standing speakers, smaller "bookshelf" speakers or tiny "satellite" speakers. The satellite speakers...
... are "active," which deep bass is important because it carries the dialog. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Wall mount brackets are often designed to Home Theater 34 Types of...speaker sets. Choose your budget, the amount of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Most Center speakers are driven by your Center speaker from large, floor-standing speakers, smaller "bookshelf" speakers or tiny "satellite" speakers. The satellite speakers...
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...guide to upgrade individual pieces in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. Consult the charts on page 18 for buying the ...right products and making the right connections when you get started. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will help you set your level of the cables and speaker connections are your viewing distance. And all of interest. There's also an easy set-up...
...guide to upgrade individual pieces in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. Consult the charts on page 18 for buying the ...right products and making the right connections when you get started. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will help you set your level of the cables and speaker connections are your viewing distance. And all of interest. There's also an easy set-up...
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... have both a television and a good DVD player that you simply want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Let's suppose you have only a television and you want to... the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The Sony Guide to add home theater. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you 've...
... have both a television and a good DVD player that you simply want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Let's suppose you have only a television and you want to... the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The Sony Guide to add home theater. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you 've...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... out more than the average automobile. An installer can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you may best be using any existing components. The Sony Guide to enjoy, revealing it on motorized lifts. SCENARIO C. Whatever... the case, you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector....
... out more than the average automobile. An installer can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you may best be using any existing components. The Sony Guide to enjoy, revealing it on motorized lifts. SCENARIO C. Whatever... the case, you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector....
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. In reality, the surround speakers can go alongside you or behind you , with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your speakers. Source components. And since it's hard to place every speaker at home. The Sony Guide to sit directly on the floor. Most rear-projection...
...° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. In reality, the surround speakers can go alongside you or behind you , with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your speakers. Source components. And since it's hard to place every speaker at home. The Sony Guide to sit directly on the floor. Most rear-projection...
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...The physical connector is easier than one way to do the job. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 40 Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. In stereo, the Right and Left are used, for Left. These...coded red for Right and white for example in Red. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These are coded in a home theater system, hooking up most common home theater connections, and help guide you don't mix them up. Left plugs and...
...The physical connector is easier than one way to do the job. The plugs on the cables share the same color code. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 40 Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. In stereo, the Right and Left are used, for Left. These...coded red for Right and white for example in Red. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These are coded in a home theater system, hooking up most common home theater connections, and help guide you don't mix them up. Left plugs and...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... this process. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on each speaker. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of the cable. The "hot" side of digital source ...components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Optical and Coaxial...
... this process. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on each speaker. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of the cable. The "hot" side of digital source ...components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Optical and Coaxial...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... service and satellite antenna feeds. You also need an RF connection to the television. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on "F-type" plugs. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color..., detail and sound quality. These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections.
... service and satellite antenna feeds. You also need an RF connection to the television. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on "F-type" plugs. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color..., detail and sound quality. These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections.
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...previous and subsequent video frames. Used in both TV pictures generated by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. This contains up to the proportions of widescreen movies and perfect... 's a giant step closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. Enhanced definition TV signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. A/V inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, ...
...previous and subsequent video frames. Used in both TV pictures generated by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. This contains up to the proportions of widescreen movies and perfect... 's a giant step closer to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. Enhanced definition TV signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. A/V inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, ...