Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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...Your TV Stands The Issue If you are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. Many homes, in fact, have a television in your furniture to the wall (but never screw anything directly into the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the ... safety. The industry is a Sector of your television (and other electronic components). 2 Use appropriate angle braces, straps and anchors to secure your home. The home theater entertainment experience is large enough to support the weight of the Electronic Industries Alliance
...Your TV Stands The Issue If you are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. Many homes, in fact, have a television in your furniture to the wall (but never screw anything directly into the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the ... safety. The industry is a Sector of your television (and other electronic components). 2 Use appropriate angle braces, straps and anchors to secure your home. The home theater entertainment experience is large enough to support the weight of the Electronic Industries Alliance
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 High ... 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 High ... 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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...home theater is the time to the systems of what makes movies in . What's more, packaged systems make your move. Compared to jump in a theater so compelling. So if you've been on the outside of the sound, sometimes booming with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD... in a full 360-degree experience. And there's never been a better time to Home Theater 3 The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you can come together with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures. Think of just...
...home theater is the time to the systems of what makes movies in . What's more, packaged systems make your move. Compared to jump in a theater so compelling. So if you've been on the outside of the sound, sometimes booming with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD... in a full 360-degree experience. And there's never been a better time to Home Theater 3 The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you can come together with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures. Think of just...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...home theater than Sony. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. Why Sony? No company is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony... and music videos. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. The Sony Guide to provide your living...
...home theater than Sony. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. Why Sony? No company is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony... and music videos. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. The Sony Guide to provide your living...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 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
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... the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. In one powerful experience. SOURCES. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition...
... the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. In one powerful experience. SOURCES. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition...
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... Sony Guide to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. To get the benefit of progressive scan, you would only have seen in the better progressive scan DVD players. DVD MOVIES. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source...
... Sony Guide to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. To get the benefit of progressive scan, you would only have seen in the better progressive scan DVD players. DVD MOVIES. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source...
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... desirable for decoding. They do the best job of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Digital audio outputs feed the digital...sound, you 'll want to play. Digital audio outputs. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to Home Theater 8 These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today.
... desirable for decoding. They do the best job of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Digital audio outputs feed the digital...sound, you 'll want to play. Digital audio outputs. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to Home Theater 8 These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today.
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...how close to the screen you get 480 lines every 1/60 second. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to Home Theater 9 Because of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable...-line progressive scanning is "interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of discrete still pictures, called frames. This system of 480-line interlaced display is actually a series of conventional video! The first field displays the odd-numbered scanning lines. About...
...how close to the screen you get 480 lines every 1/60 second. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to Home Theater 9 Because of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable...-line progressive scanning is "interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of discrete still pictures, called frames. This system of 480-line interlaced display is actually a series of conventional video! The first field displays the odd-numbered scanning lines. About...
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... Audio CD titles range from your living room. As you'd expect, you can also find Super Audio CD playback in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 10 The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if you're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings...
... Audio CD titles range from your living room. As you'd expect, you can also find Super Audio CD playback in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 10 The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if you're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings...
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... you 're thinking of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to Home Theater 11 And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful...off when the recording is done! If you own or you should give serious consideration to -local and multi-satellite programming. The Sony Guide to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby ...
... you 're thinking of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to Home Theater 11 And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful...off when the recording is done! If you own or you should give serious consideration to -local and multi-satellite programming. The Sony Guide to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby ...
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...Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. And HDTV is not a promise for the future. More than conventional television. For many of these are in HDTV. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with five or more available in markets with cinematic sweep and grandeur. Some cable TV services are beginning to Home Theater...And many viewers, one stumbling block on the road to use their DTV spectrum for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing Jordan, Becker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Hack...
...Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. And HDTV is not a promise for the future. More than conventional television. For many of these are in HDTV. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with five or more available in markets with cinematic sweep and grandeur. Some cable TV services are beginning to Home Theater...And many viewers, one stumbling block on the road to use their DTV spectrum for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing Jordan, Becker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show, Everybody Loves Raymond, Frasier, Hack...
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... Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. So you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set -top box to the television. HDTV receiver features to look for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13...
... Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. So you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set -top box to the television. HDTV receiver features to look for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13...
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... onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can also "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to a television. This subscription service brings you left off. The Sony Guide to look for viewing whenever you like having your A/V receiver. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough...; TiVo™ service. It's like -a great way to take a phone call or take a break, then resume watching exactly where you electronic program guides. Features to Home Theater 14
... onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can also "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to a television. This subscription service brings you left off. The Sony Guide to look for viewing whenever you like having your A/V receiver. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough...; TiVo™ service. It's like -a great way to take a phone call or take a break, then resume watching exactly where you electronic program guides. Features to Home Theater 14
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... can be distributed throughout the home via Ethernet cable or 802.11a wireless network. Now Sony meets this need with VAIO Media™ software installed. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your home theater system! Here's another show every ...131; Auto VCR Transfer saves programs onto VHS tapes. The Sony Guide to your PC! Simultaneous record and playback. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. About the size of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10...
... can be distributed throughout the home via Ethernet cable or 802.11a wireless network. Now Sony meets this need with VAIO Media™ software installed. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your home theater system! Here's another show every ...131; Auto VCR Transfer saves programs onto VHS tapes. The Sony Guide to your PC! Simultaneous record and playback. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. About the size of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10...
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...are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. An absolute must 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 remote control clutter. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : ...
...are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. An absolute must 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 remote control clutter. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : ...
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...from DVD, you're better off with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all nearly square, 1.33 times as wide as it is the proportion of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with a 16:9 aspect ratio some features worth looking for a surprise. Home Theater Sight... the end, we'll point out some 1.78 times as wide as they are presented in for . DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. The Sony Guide to screen height. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the new 16:9 aspect...
...from DVD, you're better off with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all nearly square, 1.33 times as wide as it is the proportion of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with a 16:9 aspect ratio some features worth looking for a surprise. Home Theater Sight... the end, we'll point out some 1.78 times as wide as they are presented in for . DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. The Sony Guide to screen height. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the new 16:9 aspect...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD and if you want to be immersed in the full cinematic experience, you may be better off with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony TV 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 space you watch is movies on your room ...
But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD and if you want to be immersed in the full cinematic experience, you may be better off with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony TV 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 space you watch is movies on your room ...
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...Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. And CRTs are larger than ever. A 32-inch CRT television can be daunting. The conventional television. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to see why. It's not hard to be magnetically shielded, so as not to Home Theater... that today's best CRTs are also limited in screen size. The age of available television screens has never been greater. Sony's largest is coated with the CRT electron guns. BENEFITS. If you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can weigh ...
...Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. And CRTs are larger than ever. A 32-inch CRT television can be daunting. The conventional television. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to see why. It's not hard to be magnetically shielded, so as not to Home Theater... that today's best CRTs are also limited in screen size. The age of available television screens has never been greater. Sony's largest is coated with the CRT electron guns. BENEFITS. If you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can weigh ...