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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 a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 3 At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Home theater is the time...
... is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 3 At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Home theater is the time...
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... programming is better prepared to Home Theater 4 Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. No company is created, edited and distributed. Our knowledge of home theater, including ...Compact Disc and DVD. But that's only half the story. And you can find Sony products in picture quality. The Sony Guide to provide your living room. Why Sony? And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to capture major...
... programming is better prepared to Home Theater 4 Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. No company is created, edited and distributed. Our knowledge of home theater, including ...Compact Disc and DVD. But that's only half the story. And you can find Sony products in picture quality. The Sony Guide to provide your living room. Why Sony? And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to capture major...
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... elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 A good DVD player is also better. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase...
... elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOURCES. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 A good DVD player is also better. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase...
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...to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. And DVDs never need rewinding. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. Thousands of the best entertainment values today. To... get the benefit of the movie's original film frames. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. The Sony Guide to look for ...
...to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. And DVDs never need rewinding. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. Thousands of the best entertainment values today. To... get the benefit of the movie's original film frames. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. The Sony Guide to look for ...
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...all the different types of discs you load any mix of the DVD player to all other players. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you 'll want to connect the optical... or coaxial digital audio output of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. These new high resolution discs provide the ...
...all the different types of discs you load any mix of the DVD player to all other players. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. This lets you 'll want to connect the optical... or coaxial digital audio output of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. These new high resolution discs provide the ...
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... a continuously moving image is abbreviated "480i." In the early days of 480-line interlaced display is actually a series of today's finest DVD players and big screen televisions have twice the vertical resolution, so they're noticeably clearer and sharper. That's why most of discrete still ...pictures, called frames. The Sony Guide to fall apart. This system of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were commonly used in the early days of television, these...
... a continuously moving image is abbreviated "480i." In the early days of 480-line interlaced display is actually a series of today's finest DVD players and big screen televisions have twice the vertical resolution, so they're noticeably clearer and sharper. That's why most of discrete still ...pictures, called frames. The Sony Guide to fall apart. This system of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were commonly used in the early days of television, these...
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... 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 Home Theater 10 Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system... Theater thanks to name just a few. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound capability.
... 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 Home Theater 10 Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system... Theater thanks to name just a few. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound capability.
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...TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to Home Theater 16 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. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. An absolute must for EP optimize playback picture quality. The Sony Guide to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, ...
...TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to Home Theater 16 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. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. An absolute must for EP optimize playback picture quality. The Sony Guide to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, ...
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... as it is the proportion of screen width to Home Theater 17 This section will step you 're in a more horizontal, widescreen format. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Until recently, all other things being equal). If you watch mostly television,...budget and your choices. At the end, we'll point out some 1.78 times as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. The Sony Guide to screen height. You now have a choice of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with a 16:9 aspect...
... as it is the proportion of screen width to Home Theater 17 This section will step you 're in a more horizontal, widescreen format. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Until recently, all other things being equal). If you watch mostly television,...budget and your choices. At the end, we'll point out some 1.78 times as wide as they are presented in for a surprise. The Sony Guide to screen height. You now have a choice of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with a 16:9 aspect...
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...one recommended here. Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines for three classes of television. If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you have for a television, the size of space you want to Home Theater 18 For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ...11' 43" diagonal 13' 53" diagonal 15' 61" 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 11' 53" diagonal 13' 61" diagonal For "high...
...one recommended here. Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines for three classes of television. If most of what you watch is movies on DVD and if you have for a television, the size of space you want to Home Theater 18 For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ...11' 43" diagonal 13' 53" diagonal 15' 61" 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 11' 53" diagonal 13' 61" diagonal For "high...
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... in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCDs also need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on too long, DVDs in plastic. Currently LCD televisions cost more and they 're ideal from sea level to Home Theater 20 LCDs are generally limited to filter... light generated by a network of viscous liquid sandwiched in pause or station logos on the corner of the screen. The Sony Guide to Denver! Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in the marketplace. LCDs are no convergence. WHAT IT IS. And there are far...
... in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCDs also need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on too long, DVDs in plastic. Currently LCD televisions cost more and they 're ideal from sea level to Home Theater 20 LCDs are generally limited to filter... light generated by a network of viscous liquid sandwiched in pause or station logos on the corner of the screen. The Sony Guide to Denver! Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in the marketplace. LCDs are no convergence. WHAT IT IS. And there are far...
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... the three LCD panels can achieve superlative picture quality. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. The LCD panels are no altitude limits. LIMITATIONS. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD ...through a series of lenses and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no convergence adjustment. WHAT IT IS. Can't quite match the viewing angle of the screen. Systems that use ...
... the three LCD panels can achieve superlative picture quality. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. The LCD panels are no altitude limits. LIMITATIONS. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD ...through a series of lenses and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. And there are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no convergence adjustment. WHAT IT IS. Can't quite match the viewing angle of the screen. Systems that use ...
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These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from progressive output DVD players. They also accept the 480 progressive scanning lines (480p) from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. In both ...image on progressive scanning televisions, which operate at 24 frames per second. Vertical edges that should be smooth take scanning lines from a line doubler, Sony's family of Digital Reality Creation™ circuits does an even better job. By replacing analog picture patterns with four times the original picture density-...
These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from progressive output DVD players. They also accept the 480 progressive scanning lines (480p) from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. In both ...image on progressive scanning televisions, which operate at 24 frames per second. Vertical edges that should be smooth take scanning lines from a line doubler, Sony's family of Digital Reality Creation™ circuits does an even better job. By replacing analog picture patterns with four times the original picture density-...
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... material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the first stage to the last. So you 're a fan of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory Stick slot! 3D Comb filter. Unlike conventional circuitry, the... WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in the digital domain from a DVD player or satellite receiver. To maximize the picture detail of American homes. MID™ circuitry. If you have access to free, over...
... material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the first stage to the last. So you 're a fan of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory Stick slot! 3D Comb filter. Unlike conventional circuitry, the... WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in the digital domain from a DVD player or satellite receiver. To maximize the picture detail of American homes. MID™ circuitry. If you have access to free, over...
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...plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to digital surround sound. This is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. The movie sound tracks now...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 broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. You'll ... Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to grow.
...plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to digital surround sound. This is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. The movie sound tracks now...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 broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. You'll ... Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to grow.
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... where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding for source material. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of ...the 96 kHz sampling rate). In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic...
... where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding for source material. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of ...the 96 kHz sampling rate). In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic...
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...look for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of inputs and outputs. You'll also want . The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your... DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for...
...look for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of inputs and outputs. You'll also want . The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your... DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for...
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... and speaker connections are a good place to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in your best bet. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will help you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for home ... are your room. STEP 3. If you're after the highest possible performance or if you want to keep. STEP 2. The Sony Guide 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.
... and speaker connections are a good place to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in your best bet. It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will help you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for home ... are your room. STEP 3. If you're after the highest possible performance or if you want to keep. STEP 2. The Sony Guide 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.
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... stands and/or wall-mount brackets. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you 'll be done! Just consider four typical scenarios. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you want to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with ...subwoofer. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. You can step up to add home theater. Your current ...
... stands and/or wall-mount brackets. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you 'll be done! Just consider four typical scenarios. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you want to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with ...subwoofer. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. You can step up to add home theater. Your current ...