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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
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...DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Compared to the systems of the sound, sometimes booming with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you can come together with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures. Think of home theater, now is Home Theater? So if you ever thought possible. The Sony...assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in a theater so compelling. What's more, packaged systems make your home theater is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far ...
...DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Compared to the systems of the sound, sometimes booming with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you can come together with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures. Think of home theater, now is Home Theater? So if you ever thought possible. The Sony...assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in a theater so compelling. What's more, packaged systems make your home theater is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far ...
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...is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to Home Theater 4 Our knowledge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to provide your living room. Our... films and a full range of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Why Sony? We coinvented many of the essentials of digital movie making. ...
...is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to Home Theater 4 Our knowledge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to provide your living room. Our... films and a full range of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Why Sony? We coinvented many of the essentials of digital movie making. ...
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... powerful experience. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & 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! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound.
... powerful experience. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & 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! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound.
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... the integrity of the movie's original film frames. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of the best entertainment values today. Features to Home Theater 7 This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. To get the benefit of progressive...
... the integrity of the movie's original film frames. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of the best entertainment values today. Features to Home Theater 7 This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. To get the benefit of progressive...
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... they're highly desirable for decoding. This lets you load any mix of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to connect ... are the best way to convey the full quality of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to your music and movies. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. They do the best job of...
... they're highly desirable for decoding. This lets you load any mix of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to connect ... are the best way to convey the full quality of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to your music and movies. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. They do the best job of...
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...interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of a continuous picture on the screen begins to fall apart. This system of getting 240 lines, you sit, individual scanning lines become visible and the compromise in the frame are noticeably smoother and ... scanning image. Depending on the screen. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are far less conspicuous. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 9 Interlace scanning (left) divides the frame into ...
...interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of a continuous picture on the screen begins to fall apart. This system of getting 240 lines, you sit, individual scanning lines become visible and the compromise in the frame are noticeably smoother and ... scanning image. Depending on the screen. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are far less conspicuous. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 9 Interlace scanning (left) divides the frame into ...
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...analog era 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 name just a few. It sounds as if the musicians are playing in your living room into ... room. Over 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to multi-channel sound capability. You haven't enjoyed the ultimate in dedicated audio players. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Super Audio CD Playback A music...
...analog era 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 name just a few. It sounds as if the musicians are playing in your living room into ... room. Over 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to multi-channel sound capability. You haven't enjoyed the ultimate in dedicated audio players. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Super Audio CD Playback A music...
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... absolute must for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 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. The...
... absolute must for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 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. The...
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... 4:3 aspect ratio (left). You also have a new range of 4:3, meaning that extends beyond conventional Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) to Home Theater 17 DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. At the end, we'll point out some 1.78 times as wide as...The Sony Guide to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! Choosing the right aspect ratio depends on your budget and your viewing habits. If you watch mostly movies, especially from DVD, you...
... 4:3 aspect ratio (left). You also have a new range of 4:3, meaning that extends beyond conventional Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) to Home Theater 17 DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. At the end, we'll point out some 1.78 times as wide as...The Sony Guide to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! Choosing the right aspect ratio depends on your budget and your viewing habits. If you watch mostly movies, especially from DVD, you...
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...DVD and if you want to 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..." diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal 8' 40" diagonal 9' 43" diagonal...
...DVD and if you want to 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..." diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal 8' 40" diagonal 9' 43" diagonal...
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... consists of a panel of 30 inches and less, although larger sizes are no altitude limits. LCDs also need no convergence. And there are soon to Home Theater 20 WHAT IT IS. The liquid is used in viewing angle and contrast ratio. LCDs also need no magnetic shielding from sea level to screen...
... consists of a panel of 30 inches and less, although larger sizes are no altitude limits. LCDs also need no convergence. And there are soon to Home Theater 20 WHAT IT IS. The liquid is used in viewing angle and contrast ratio. LCDs also need no magnetic shielding from sea level to screen...
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...viewing angle of the screen. WHAT IT IS. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no altitude limits. These systems shine a high-intensity light through a series of lenses and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. BENEFITS. The ...left on the corner of direct-view CRT. LCDs also need no convergence adjustment. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. LIMITATIONS. The...
...viewing angle of the screen. WHAT IT IS. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no altitude limits. These systems shine a high-intensity light through a series of lenses and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. BENEFITS. The ...left on the corner of direct-view CRT. LCDs also need no convergence adjustment. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. LIMITATIONS. The...
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... It overcomes the problems that of High Definition! These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from progressive output DVD players. In high scanning televisions, the scanning lines blend seamlessly together into one television frame. They also accept the 480 progressive...the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture density to Home Theater 25 In order to display 60 frames, some televisions take on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to nearly that can become visible, undermining the sense of Digital Reality Creation...
... It overcomes the problems that of High Definition! These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from progressive output DVD players. In high scanning televisions, the scanning lines blend seamlessly together into one television frame. They also accept the 480 progressive...the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture density to Home Theater 25 In order to display 60 frames, some televisions take on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to nearly that can become visible, undermining the sense of Digital Reality Creation...
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... Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from a DVD player or satellite receiver. You can even display a High Definition ...131; WEGA Engine™ circuitry. An improvement in . Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in size, depending on what's going on and what's important. ...Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. So you have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to Home Theater...
... Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from a DVD player or satellite receiver. You can even display a High Definition ...131; WEGA Engine™ circuitry. An improvement in . Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in size, depending on what's going on and what's important. ...Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. So you have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to Home Theater...
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...Effects channel to grow. The LFE channel 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 Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number... bass for an entire surround sound system. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite...
...Effects channel to grow. The LFE channel 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 Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number... bass for an entire surround sound system. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite...
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...drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These ...sampling rate. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of your entertainment sources. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. A/V Receivers In ...
...drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These ...sampling rate. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of your entertainment sources. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. A/V Receivers In ...
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... optical or coaxial digital inputs for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of amplification for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and... also reproduces the acoustics of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. You'll also want . Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you need to Home Theater 32 Inputs and outputs. As the...
... optical or coaxial digital inputs for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Today's receivers offer up to 7 channels of amplification for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and... also reproduces the acoustics of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. You'll also want . Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you need to Home Theater 32 Inputs and outputs. As the...
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... the receiver. If you have . Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. At Sony, we realize that you 're probably best served by an all of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will match. The speakers will match-and will help...
... the receiver. If you have . Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment. At Sony, we realize that you 're probably best served by an all of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will match. The speakers will match-and will help...
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..., sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you may also want to add home theater. You can step up to home theater with subwoofer. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you 'll be done! Let's suppose you have only a television and...
..., sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you may also want to add home theater. You can step up to home theater with subwoofer. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you 'll be done! Let's suppose you have only a television and...