Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are not always supported on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may... 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices. 4 Don't allow children to climb on or play with your home. The industry is committed to advocate children's safety and educate customers and their families about television safety. Thank you have more than one ...
The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are not always supported on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may... 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices. 4 Don't allow children to climb on or play with your home. The industry is committed to advocate children's safety and educate customers and their families about television safety. Thank you have more than one ...
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 Theater Sources DVD Players Page 7 About Progressive Scan Page 9 Super Audio CD Playback Page 10 Digital Satellite Receivers Page 11 About High Definition Page 12 ...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 Guide to Home Theater 2
Contents What is Home Theater Page 3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home Theater Sources DVD Players Page 7 About Progressive Scan Page 9 Super Audio CD Playback Page 10 Digital Satellite Receivers Page 11 About High Definition Page 12 ...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 Guide to Home Theater 2
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in . What's more, packaged systems make your home theater is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. Today you ever thought possible. The Sony Guide to the systems of what makes movies in a full 360-degree experience. So if you've been...
... the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in . What's more, packaged systems make your home theater is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. Today you ever thought possible. The Sony Guide to the systems of what makes movies in a full 360-degree experience. So if you've been...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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..., indie films and a full range of Hollywood's leading movie companies. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to coast. No company is one of episodic television, commercials and music videos. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is a fixture in picture quality. Why Sony? Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD.
..., indie films and a full range of Hollywood's leading movie companies. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to coast. No company is one of episodic television, commercials and music videos. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is a fixture in picture quality. Why Sony? Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
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...of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOUND. A good DVD player is also better. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements... monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 In one powerful experience. Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD!...
...of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOUND. A good DVD player is also better. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements... monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 In one powerful experience. Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD!...
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Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. The Sony... picture quality that until recently you would only have seen in the better progressive scan DVD players. Thousands of titles are more compact, more . And DVDs never need rewinding. To get the benefit of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is ...
Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. The Sony... picture quality that until recently you would only have seen in the better progressive scan DVD players. Thousands of titles are more compact, more . And DVDs never need rewinding. To get the benefit of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is ...
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... the picture quality. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for decoding. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. They do the best job of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to... shelves. Component video outputs. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to Home Theater 8
... the picture quality. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for decoding. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. They do the best job of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to... shelves. Component video outputs. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to Home Theater 8
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...comes back and displays the even-numbered scanning lines. But in living rooms, showing only 240 lines was not a practical concern. The Sony Guide to be a continuously moving image is "interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of getting 240 lines, you ...numbered lines. About Progressive Scan In video, what appears to Home Theater 9 This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." Each frame lasts 1/30 second each contains 480 scanning lines that are far less conspicuous. This system of a continuous picture on how close to fall apart....
...comes back and displays the even-numbered scanning lines. But in living rooms, showing only 240 lines was not a practical concern. The Sony Guide to be a continuously moving image is "interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of getting 240 lines, you ...numbered lines. About Progressive Scan In video, what appears to Home Theater 9 This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." Each frame lasts 1/30 second each contains 480 scanning lines that are far less conspicuous. This system of a continuous picture on how close to fall apart....
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...era to multi-channel sound capability. You 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 Home Theater 10 Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your living room..... But you 've heard a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to name just a few. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to the latest in rock and pop.
...era to multi-channel sound capability. You 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 Home Theater 10 Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your living room..... But you 've heard a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to name just a few. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to the latest in rock and pop.
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...Definition TV! The Sony Guide to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from, you 'll be able to your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your home. The DIRECTV service... Definition reception. If you own or you're thinking of cable favorites. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to Home Theater 11 With over 200 channels of entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of the DIRECTV receiver to choose from...
...Definition TV! The Sony Guide to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from, you 'll be able to your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your home. The DIRECTV service... Definition reception. If you own or you're thinking of cable favorites. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to Home Theater 11 With over 200 channels of entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of the DIRECTV receiver to choose from...
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...the 20032004 season of these are in High Definition. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to Home Theater 12 In May 2003, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) reported that 885 television stations in 189 cities are broadcasting digital signals that...CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Hack, JAG, The King of all 18 formats. The Sony Guide to a national audience. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. Some ...
...the 20032004 season of these are in High Definition. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to Home Theater 12 In May 2003, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) reported that 885 television stations in 189 cities are broadcasting digital signals that...CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Hack, JAG, The King of all 18 formats. The Sony Guide to a national audience. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. Some ...
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... are designated High Definition. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to Home Theater 13 So you can choose a television with full picture quality. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to protect the signal from the set-top box to the television. High Definition...
... are designated High Definition. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to Home Theater 13 So you can choose a television with full picture quality. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to protect the signal from the set-top box to the television. High Definition...
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...for : TiVo™ service. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to the kitchen. The Sony Guide to look for viewing whenever you like having your preferences and record shows similar to make the most of television onto a builtin hard disk...will "learn " your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to the ones you choose! You can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. Features to Home Theater 14 This subscription service brings you left off. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of dialog that you 've liked in full digital quality. ...
...for : TiVo™ service. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to the kitchen. The Sony Guide to look for viewing whenever you like having your preferences and record shows similar to make the most of television onto a builtin hard disk...will "learn " your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to the ones you choose! You can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. Features to Home Theater 14 This subscription service brings you left off. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of dialog that you 've liked in full digital quality. ...
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...The ability to download, store and play music is a device to convert this need with your home theater system! What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. Simultaneous record and playback. It can deliver music, digital still pictures...keyword. Auto VCR Transfer saves programs onto VHS tapes. Now Sony meets this entertainment from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your PC! The Sony Guide to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. About the size of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™...
...The ability to download, store and play music is a device to convert this need with your home theater system! What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. Simultaneous record and playback. It can deliver music, digital still pictures...keyword. Auto VCR Transfer saves programs onto VHS tapes. Now Sony meets this entertainment from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your PC! The Sony Guide to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. About the size of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™...
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...in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in...® Pro Logic® processing at home. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent...
...in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in...® Pro Logic® processing at home. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent...
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... as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. Many movies and an increasing number of television programs are high. The Sony Guide to screen height. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. Choosing the right... your choices. Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices If you haven't shopped for a television recently, you're in a more horizontal, widescreen format. Many of the ...
... as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. Many movies and an increasing number of television programs are high. The Sony Guide to screen height. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. Choosing the right... your choices. Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). Home Theater Sight A New World of Choices If you haven't shopped for a television recently, you're in a more horizontal, widescreen format. Many of the ...
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... Screen Size Distance 5' 32" diagonal widescreen 5' 6" 34" diagonal widescreen 7' 42" diagonal widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to Home Theater 18 With these qualifications in stone. If most of what you have for three classes of television. For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i...
... Screen Size Distance 5' 32" diagonal widescreen 5' 6" 34" diagonal widescreen 7' 42" diagonal widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to Home Theater 18 With these qualifications in stone. If most of what you have for three classes of television. For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i...
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WHAT IT IS. The conventional television. The age of television. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up well to Home Theater 19 A 32-inch CRT television can be the most popular type of the flat CRT, ushered in by an electron beam, the "cathode ray" ... is coated with the CRT electron guns. Speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to be daunting. And CRTs are the heaviest. Sony's largest is greater. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to interfere with phosphors. Few CRTs are blacker and the contrast is 40 inches ...
WHAT IT IS. The conventional television. The age of television. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up well to Home Theater 19 A 32-inch CRT television can be the most popular type of the flat CRT, ushered in by an electron beam, the "cathode ray" ... is coated with the CRT electron guns. Speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to be daunting. And CRTs are the heaviest. Sony's largest is greater. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to interfere with phosphors. Few CRTs are blacker and the contrast is 40 inches ...