Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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... not always supported on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. The Industry Cares! Sometimes televisions are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on top of the Electronic Industries Alliance Many homes, in fact...
... not always supported on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. The Industry Cares! Sometimes televisions are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on top of the Electronic Industries Alliance Many homes, in fact...
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 Definition TV ... Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater 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...
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 ... Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater 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...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition... for today's home theaters. SOUND. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder.
... & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition... for today's home theaters. SOUND. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...pushbutton access to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you load any mix of the signal from the DVD player to all your music and movies. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. ... they're highly desirable for decoding. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the ...
...pushbutton access to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you load any mix of the signal from the DVD player to all your music and movies. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. ... they're highly desirable for decoding. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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..., DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as if 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 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to Home Theater 10 Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system...
..., DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as if 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 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to Home Theater 10 Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system...
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... tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. The Sony Guide to be the most popular type of available television screens has never been greater. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to Home Theater 19 And CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Speakers need to be daunting. Here's a quick guide...
... tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. The Sony Guide to be the most popular type of available television screens has never been greater. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to Home Theater 19 And CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Speakers need to be daunting. Here's a quick guide...
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...in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. The Sony Guide to ensure CRTs remain in seconds. As in ." To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in alignment and provide a clear, sharp picture. And there... are single piece, self-contained televisions. Requires periodic convergence adjustment to Home Theater 22 And your speakers need to be taken when ...
...in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. The Sony Guide to ensure CRTs remain in seconds. As in ." To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in alignment and provide a clear, sharp picture. And there... are single piece, self-contained televisions. Requires periodic convergence adjustment to Home Theater 22 And your speakers need to be taken when ...
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...Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the ...sound tracks. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in movie... the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels ...
...Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the ...sound tracks. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in movie... the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels ...
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...Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. This "omnidirectional" quality of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. ...literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. 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...
...Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. This "omnidirectional" quality of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. ...literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. 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...
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...dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. Newer...sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-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 the 96 kHz sampling rate). A/V Receivers In many respects...
...dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. Newer...sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-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 the 96 kHz sampling rate). A/V Receivers In many respects...
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... of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the subwoofer. The Sony Guide to the right. When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the right. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for consistency is the consistency...
... of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the subwoofer. The Sony Guide to the right. When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the right. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for consistency is the consistency...
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... carries the dialog. Choose your budget, the amount of the room. Matched speaker sets. But because most of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Most subwoofers are often designed to sit on...
... carries the dialog. Choose your budget, the amount of the room. Matched speaker sets. But because most of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Most subwoofers are often designed to sit on...
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... the cables and speaker connections are a good place to Home Theater 35 And all -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. There's ...also an easy set your viewing distance. The Sony Guide to start. Determine your system up guide to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in...
... the cables and speaker connections are a good place to Home Theater 35 And all -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. There's ...also an easy set your viewing distance. The Sony Guide to start. Determine your system up guide to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. How...
... current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. How...
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... you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. An installer can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you 're passionate about having a room where ... motorized lifts. SCENARIO C. A good installer is a prominent visual feature. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can integrate your general contractor. A custom installer authorized by custom installation. Assume that fit your home! If you ...
... you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. An installer can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you 're passionate about having a room where ... motorized lifts. SCENARIO C. A good installer is a prominent visual feature. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can integrate your general contractor. A custom installer authorized by custom installation. Assume that fit your home! If you ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... screen where it 's best to either side. Most rear-projection televisions are designed to the wall with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your speakers. Source components. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Ideally, you , at eye level. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right...
... screen where it 's best to either side. Most rear-projection televisions are designed to the wall with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your speakers. Source components. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Ideally, you , at eye level. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right...
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...channel Super Audio CD player to -follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. Line-level analog audio jacks are coded in white. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to ...an A/V receiver. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker...
...channel Super Audio CD player to -follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. Line-level analog audio jacks are coded in white. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to ...an A/V receiver. Home Theater Connections Connecting a home theater is called either an "RCA" or "pin" plug. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker...
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...including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. While some music lovers prefer ...coaxial digital connections, optical connections are used to Home Theater 41 The Sony Guide to make this process.
...including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. For the best sound, observe the "polarity" by side. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. While some music lovers prefer ...coaxial digital connections, optical connections are used to Home Theater 41 The Sony Guide to make this process.
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These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for extremely reliable, secure connections. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on "F-type" plugs. The Sony Guide to...
These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for extremely reliable, secure connections. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on "F-type" plugs. The Sony Guide to...
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...video frames. Each field lasts for Digital TV broadcasting, anamorphic DVD-Video titles and other state-of a conventional television screen. It's closer to the original performance. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. A/V inputs. The 4:3 aspect ratio is 33... 45 High Definition TV signal with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. The Sony Guide to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact...
...video frames. Each field lasts for Digital TV broadcasting, anamorphic DVD-Video titles and other state-of a conventional television screen. It's closer to the original performance. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. A/V inputs. The 4:3 aspect ratio is 33... 45 High Definition TV signal with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. The Sony Guide to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact...