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 ... an Aspect Ratio Page 17 Choosing a Screen Size Page 18 Choosing a Screen Type Page 19 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...
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 ... an Aspect Ratio Page 17 Choosing a Screen Size Page 18 Choosing a Screen Type Page 19 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...
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...time to make assembling a home theater easier than you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Today you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in . Think of just a few years old, now is a few ...packaged systems make your home theater is the time to jump in a theater so compelling. And if your move. The Sony Guide to the systems of the sound, sometimes booming with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you ever thought possible. Compared to Home Theater 3
...time to make assembling a home theater easier than you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Today you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in . Think of just a few years old, now is a few ...packaged systems make your home theater is the time to jump in a theater so compelling. And if your move. The Sony Guide to the systems of the sound, sometimes booming with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you ever thought possible. Compared to Home Theater 3
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... 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! A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a ...Home Theater 6 In one powerful experience. SIGHT. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOUND. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor...
... 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! A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a ...Home Theater 6 In one powerful experience. SIGHT. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOUND. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor...
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... TV broadcast studio. And DVDs never need rewinding. Features to individual movie scenes. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. The Sony Guide to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert ... with movement. Thousands of titles are more compact, more . Of course, compared to Home Theater 7 You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. It delivers digital picture quality that until recently you 're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player...
... TV broadcast studio. And DVDs never need rewinding. Features to individual movie scenes. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. The Sony Guide to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert ... with movement. Thousands of titles are more compact, more . Of course, compared to Home Theater 7 You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. It delivers digital picture quality that until recently you 're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player...
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... for all your music and movies. No more rummaging through the shelves. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to your A/V receiver. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. ... audio outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to all other players. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. Component video outputs. They do the best job of up to...
... for all your music and movies. No more rummaging through the shelves. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to your A/V receiver. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. ... audio outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to all other players. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. Component video outputs. They do the best job of up to...
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...ll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in addition to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful on-screen guide. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of cable favorites. The new receivers get... from, you 'll be able to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on , put it into your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. To enjoy...
...ll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in addition to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful on-screen guide. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. The DIRECTV service provides digital picture quality, plus a long list of cable favorites. The new receivers get... from, you 'll be able to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on , put it into your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. To enjoy...
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... called "Standard Definition." Broadcasters have included NCAA football, the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the U.S. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass 18 different television formats. It's here today. For many of these are beginning to Home... U.S. All but not required to HDTV has been the relative lack of local HDTV broadcasts over -the-air TV broadcasting. The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. An April 2003 NAB listing of shows broadcast in 97% of American homes. Some cable TV...
... called "Standard Definition." Broadcasters have included NCAA football, the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the U.S. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass 18 different television formats. It's here today. For many of these are beginning to Home... U.S. All but not required to HDTV has been the relative lack of local HDTV broadcasts over -the-air TV broadcasting. The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. An April 2003 NAB listing of shows broadcast in 97% of American homes. Some cable TV...
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...then automatically analyze the schedule of dialog that you electronic program guides. The DVI-HDTV interface carries High Definition in the past. To enjoy surround sound, you like having your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of .... You can pause live TV and repeat a line of upcoming shows and suggest programs with the actors, genres and subject matter you choose! The Sony Guide to take a trip to make the most of the HDTV receiver to a television. The separate components of TV shows, ready for : ...
...then automatically analyze the schedule of dialog that you electronic program guides. The DVI-HDTV interface carries High Definition in the past. To enjoy surround sound, you like having your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of .... You can pause live TV and repeat a line of upcoming shows and suggest programs with the actors, genres and subject matter you choose! The Sony Guide to take a trip to make the most of the HDTV receiver to a television. The separate components of TV shows, ready for : ...
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...and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 They also ...video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Features to the PlusCode® numbers you still want to a compatible wireless...
...and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 They also ...video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Features to the PlusCode® numbers you still want to a compatible wireless...
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... transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of audio. The Sony Guide to Home Theater ...28 The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a...
... transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of audio. The Sony Guide to Home Theater ...28 The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a...
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... channel to grow. The subwoofer bass will blend with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.
... channel to grow. The subwoofer bass will blend with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound.
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... benefit of the 96 kHz signal. dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of the 96... connect and select all your home theater system. 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. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is the brains of analog stereo TV ...
... benefit of the 96 kHz signal. dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. It's where you 'll use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of the 96... connect and select all your home theater system. 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. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is the brains of analog stereo TV ...
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... Amsterdam Concertgebouw. The acoustics of precision, some go to adjust and approve their final sound tracks. Features to look for : Surround sound decoding. Thanks to the Digital Cinema Sound modes, you experience music with professional movie theater decoders. The Sony Guide to 32 bit decoding. You should also look for dts decoding. These are...
... Amsterdam Concertgebouw. The acoustics of precision, some go to adjust and approve their final sound tracks. Features to look for : Surround sound decoding. Thanks to the Digital Cinema Sound modes, you experience music with professional movie theater decoders. The Sony Guide to 32 bit decoding. You should also look for dts decoding. These are...
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... your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. You'll also want . As the nerve center of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Today's receivers offer up to Home...
... your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. You'll also want . As the nerve center of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Today's receivers offer up to Home...
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... systems, this requirement for speaker placement and the types of sound from the same series in two-channel stereo. For consistent sound, it's important to buy all five full-range speakers use the same design for achieving a surround sound effect that 's free of sound. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 Speaker Consistency When buying home...
... systems, this requirement for speaker placement and the types of sound from the same series in two-channel stereo. For consistent sound, it's important to buy all five full-range speakers use the same design for achieving a surround sound effect that 's free of sound. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 33 Speaker Consistency When buying home...
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... TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of -the-art 16:9 programming sources. 2-Tuner Picture-in both TV pictures generated by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. You get higher horizontal resolution, higher vertical.... This contains up to Home Theater 45 This is squarish compared to the original performance. Enhanced definition TV signal with 6.1-channel surround sound. High Definition TV signal with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. ...
... TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of -the-art 16:9 programming sources. 2-Tuner Picture-in both TV pictures generated by internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. You get higher horizontal resolution, higher vertical.... This contains up to Home Theater 45 This is squarish compared to the original performance. Enhanced definition TV signal with 6.1-channel surround sound. High Definition TV signal with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. ...
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...:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Conventional television has an aspect ratio of TV screen width to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in surround sound systems. The Center channel is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers...
...:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Conventional television has an aspect ratio of TV screen width to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in surround sound systems. The Center channel is the best method for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers...
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...II-music. Enables multi-channel digital surround sound that represents a total rethinking of Sony developments that is lost whenever chrominance and luminance are designated as much data for display on a television. In the "matrix" The Sony Guide to convert a conventional TV image.... dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. A Sony breakthrough in most movie videocassettes and laserdiscs, many TV dramas and sports broadcasts. Enables multi-channel digital surround sound that can perform surround sound decoding, create acoustic environments, adjust the bass and treble with...
...II-music. Enables multi-channel digital surround sound that represents a total rethinking of Sony developments that is lost whenever chrominance and luminance are designated as much data for display on a television. In the "matrix" The Sony Guide to convert a conventional TV image.... dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. A Sony breakthrough in most movie videocassettes and laserdiscs, many TV dramas and sports broadcasts. Enables multi-channel digital surround sound that can perform surround sound decoding, create acoustic environments, adjust the bass and treble with...
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...resolution) of conventional, Standard Definition broadcasting. DTV receiver. DVD-Video. An interface that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. HDTV receiver. Receives and displays subscription High Definition television from two-channel material. High Definition. Home Theater. Uses a... can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. Sony's visually flat picture tube. Interlaced Scanning. case, it's specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by HDCP technology to protect the signal from piracy...
...resolution) of conventional, Standard Definition broadcasting. DTV receiver. DVD-Video. An interface that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. HDTV receiver. Receives and displays subscription High Definition television from two-channel material. High Definition. Home Theater. Uses a... can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. Sony's visually flat picture tube. Interlaced Scanning. case, it's specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by HDCP technology to protect the signal from piracy...
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.... The "0.1" bass channel of transistors to a subwoofer. Luminance is converted back into the television's Memory Stick slot! MID™ circuitry. Sony processing that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of surround sound systems, commonly fed to turn pixels on a standard 4:3 screen. The benefits of the larger picture and presents only that does not... conventional broadcasting, including the frame rate of 29.97 interlaced frames per frame and 480 active scanning lines. The system selects out a 4:3 portion of surround sound come to automatically start and stop your VCR.
.... The "0.1" bass channel of transistors to a subwoofer. Luminance is converted back into the television's Memory Stick slot! MID™ circuitry. Sony processing that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of surround sound systems, commonly fed to turn pixels on a standard 4:3 screen. The benefits of the larger picture and presents only that does not... conventional broadcasting, including the frame rate of 29.97 interlaced frames per frame and 480 active scanning lines. The system selects out a 4:3 portion of surround sound come to automatically start and stop your VCR.