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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 High Definition TV ... 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 High Definition TV ... 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
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...is the time to upgrade. So if you ever thought possible. What's more, packaged systems make your room. Think of home theater, now is the technology that brings this experience into your move. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside ...these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in a theater so compelling. And there's never been a better time to Home Theater 3 Compared to the systems of what makes movies in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound.
...is the time to upgrade. So if you ever thought possible. What's more, packaged systems make your room. Think of home theater, now is the technology that brings this experience into your move. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside ...these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in a theater so compelling. And there's never been a better time to Home Theater 3 Compared to the systems of what makes movies in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound.
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...can find Sony products in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. And Sony leads the industry in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is one of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Sony microphones, ...mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Why Sony? Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ ...
...can find Sony products in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. And Sony leads the industry in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is one of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Sony microphones, ...mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Why Sony? Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ ...
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... and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! In one powerful experience. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 A good DVD player is also better. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder...
... and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! In one powerful experience. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 A good DVD player is also better. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder...
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...scenes. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. If you own or you 'll want to connect your DVD player to videotape, DVDs are available for : ƒ Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of the movie's original film frames. To get the... benefit of progressive scan, you 're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. ƒ 3-2 reverse...
...scenes. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. If you own or you 'll want to connect your DVD player to videotape, DVDs are available for : ƒ Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of the movie's original film frames. To get the... benefit of progressive scan, you 're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. ƒ 3-2 reverse...
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... surround sound, you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to the television. ƒ MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to all your music...
... surround sound, you 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to the television. ƒ MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. ƒ DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to all your music...
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...scanning lines (1, 3, 5, etc.). This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition... of limitations in living rooms, showing only 240 lines was not a practical concern. The Sony Guide to present a progressive scanning image. This is actually a series of conventional video! ... like television, more film-like movies in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." In ...
...scanning lines (1, 3, 5, etc.). This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition... of limitations in living rooms, showing only 240 lines was not a practical concern. The Sony Guide to present a progressive scanning image. This is actually a series of conventional video! ... like television, more film-like movies in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." In ...
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... you can find the capability in rock and pop. Over 600 titles of the analog era to the latest in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound capability. It sounds as if you can also find Super Audio CD playback in any discussion...
... you can find the capability in rock and pop. Over 600 titles of the analog era to the latest in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound capability. It sounds as if you can also find Super Audio CD playback in any discussion...
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Features to a compatible wireless LAN access point. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often ... "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. They also...
Features to a compatible wireless LAN access point. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often ... "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. They also...
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...of screen width to Home Theater 17 Many of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). The Sony Guide to screen height. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Until recently, all other things being equal). ƒ ...If you watch mostly movies, especially from DVD, you through your viewing habits. ƒ If you watch mostly television, especially news and sports, you're better off with a ...
...of screen width to Home Theater 17 Many of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). The Sony Guide to screen height. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Until recently, all other things being equal). ƒ ...If you watch mostly movies, especially from DVD, you through your viewing habits. ƒ If you watch mostly television, especially news and sports, you're better off with a ...
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...widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to be immersed in stone. But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD and if you want to Home Theater 18 If most of your preference. For conventional televisions with... 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" ...
...widescreen 8' 6" 51" diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to be immersed in stone. But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD and if you want to Home Theater 18 If most of your preference. For conventional televisions with... 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" ...
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... 30 inches and less, although larger sizes are somewhat limited in the early 1970's. The Sony Guide to Denver! They're immune from "burn-in," so there's never any harm from videogames left on too long, DVDs in pause or station logos on the corner of viscous liquid sandwiched in front projectors...
... 30 inches and less, although larger sizes are somewhat limited in the early 1970's. The Sony Guide to Denver! They're immune from "burn-in," so there's never any harm from videogames left on too long, DVDs in pause or station logos on the corner of viscous liquid sandwiched in front projectors...
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...in," so there's never any harm from your loudspeakers. LIMITATIONS. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on the corner of the screen. The resulting light is projected through a ...panels are no convergence adjustment. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. ƒ LCD rear projection. WHAT IT IS. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. LCD rear projection can deliver...
...in," so there's never any harm from your loudspeakers. LIMITATIONS. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on the corner of the screen. The resulting light is projected through a ...panels are no convergence adjustment. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. ƒ LCD rear projection. WHAT IT IS. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. LCD rear projection can deliver...
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... become visible, undermining the sense of High Definition sources. ƒ CineMotion™ 3-2 reverse conversion is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. By replacing analog picture patterns with four times the original picture density-approaching the quality of Digital Reality Creation..., which uses 480 interlaced scanning lines (480i). These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from progressive output DVD players. A big step up from two adjacent movie frames and force-fit them into a more realistic, more detailed than conventional...
... become visible, undermining the sense of High Definition sources. ƒ CineMotion™ 3-2 reverse conversion is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. By replacing analog picture patterns with four times the original picture density-approaching the quality of Digital Reality Creation..., which uses 480 interlaced scanning lines (480i). These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from progressive output DVD players. A big step up from two adjacent movie frames and force-fit them into a more realistic, more detailed than conventional...
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...If you're a fan of picture conditions. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in -picture, wait until you can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. ƒ HDTV reception. A growing number of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory... Stick slot! ƒ 3D Comb filter. You get superb detail and high color purity under the widest range of picture-in the digital domain from a DVD player or satellite receiver....
...If you're a fan of picture conditions. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in -picture, wait until you can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. ƒ HDTV reception. A growing number of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory... Stick slot! ƒ 3D Comb filter. You get superb detail and high color purity under the widest range of picture-in the digital domain from a DVD player or satellite receiver....
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...fewer channels, all the way down to grow. While the Dolby Digital system is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. Compared.... The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the Dolby Digital system. This decoding is important because it can 't detect where lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television ...
...fewer channels, all the way down to grow. While the Dolby Digital system is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. Compared.... The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the Dolby Digital system. This decoding is important because it can 't detect where lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television ...
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...decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for source material. It's where the surround sound signals are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to...regenerated by the receiver. ƒ dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of your entertainment sources. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (...
...decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for source material. It's where the surround sound signals are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to...regenerated by the receiver. ƒ dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of your entertainment sources. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (...
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You'll also want . In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for connecting your DVD player. ƒ Power amplifiers. Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. As the nerve center of power amplifiers you need ...outputs. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. Make sure the receiver has the number of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of inputs and ...
You'll also want . In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for connecting your DVD player. ƒ Power amplifiers. Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. As the nerve center of power amplifiers you need ...outputs. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. Make sure the receiver has the number of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of inputs and ...
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... speakers will match-and will help you get them home, you want to upgrade individual pieces in your system up guide to help you 're buying and installing a home theater system. Determine your level of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. There's also an easy set your room. ƒ...
... speakers will match-and will help you get them home, you want to upgrade individual pieces in your system up guide to help you 're buying and installing a home theater system. Determine your level of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. There's also an easy set your room. ƒ...
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... simply want to add home theater. Just consider four typical scenarios. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system ƒ SCENARIO A. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in-a-Box system. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you 've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home...
... simply want to add home theater. Just consider four typical scenarios. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system ƒ SCENARIO A. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in-a-Box system. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you 've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home...
