Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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...shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. As a result, TV sets may fall over . 7 Share our safety message on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may pique the children's curiosity.... to climb on or play with your home. Tune Into Safety 1 One size does NOT fit all. Sometimes televisions are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on the proper TV stands. Use the appropriate furniture that children can become excited while watching a program and can potentially push or pull...
...shelves, desks, audio speakers, chests or carts. As a result, TV sets may fall over . 7 Share our safety message on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may pique the children's curiosity.... to climb on or play with your home. Tune Into Safety 1 One size does NOT fit all. Sometimes televisions are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on the proper TV stands. Use the appropriate furniture that children can become excited while watching a program and can potentially push or pull...
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 Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page... 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 Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page... 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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... to coast. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to Home Theater 4 But that's only half the story. No company is created, edited and distributed. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is the gold standard in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is better prepared...
... to coast. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to Home Theater 4 But that's only half the story. No company is created, edited and distributed. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is the gold standard in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is better prepared...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...available for : Progressive scan. DVD MOVIES. Features to individual movie scenes. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is... a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. It delivers digital picture quality that until recently you...
...available for : Progressive scan. DVD MOVIES. Features to individual movie scenes. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is... a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. It delivers digital picture quality that until recently you...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 The infrared "blaster" supplied with your local TV channels, brought to you 're thinking of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby...full benefit of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you can automatically switch your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. And the DIRECTV ... you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of cable favorites. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels ...
...Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 The infrared "blaster" supplied with your local TV channels, brought to you 're thinking of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby...full benefit of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you can automatically switch your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. And the DIRECTV ... you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of cable favorites. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels ...
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... over -the-air TV broadcasting. An April 2003 NAB listing of Monday Night Football in HDTV. In addition, ABC has announced that 885 television stations in 189 cities are beginning to use their DTV spectrum for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass 18 different television formats. recommendations for High Definition. The Sony Guide to a national...
... over -the-air TV broadcasting. An April 2003 NAB listing of Monday Night Football in HDTV. In addition, ABC has announced that 885 television stations in 189 cities are beginning to use their DTV spectrum for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass 18 different television formats. recommendations for High Definition. The Sony Guide to a national...
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The Sony Guide to look for High Definition broadcasting. But most customers are..., 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the ...formats, only the top six are currently buying "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, which can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, ...
The Sony Guide to look for High Definition broadcasting. But most customers are..., 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the ...formats, only the top six are currently buying "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, which can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, ...
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...like having your A/V receiver. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can then automatically analyze the schedule of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can "rewind" live TV when you need to look for viewing whenever you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video ...of the HDTV receiver to Home Theater 14 This does so much more than the conventional VCR. You can have missed. The Sony Guide to your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to discover new favorites. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ...
...like having your A/V receiver. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can then automatically analyze the schedule of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can "rewind" live TV when you need to look for viewing whenever you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video ...of the HDTV receiver to Home Theater 14 This does so much more than the conventional VCR. You can have missed. The Sony Guide to your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to discover new favorites. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ...
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... your PC! Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this TV recording function to Home Theater 15 Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can browse menus on...
... your PC! Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this TV recording function to Home Theater 15 Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can browse menus on...
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... and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to look for: VHS Hi-Fi. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps...local channel line-up. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. An absolute must for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to a compatible wireless LAN access point...
... and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to look for: VHS Hi-Fi. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps...local channel line-up. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. An absolute must for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to a compatible wireless LAN access point...
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... Ray Tubes (CRTs) to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! You now have a choice of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all nearly square... from DVD, you're better off with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. The Sony Guide to screen height. Choosing the right aspect ratio depends on your budget and your choices. Home Theater...
... Ray Tubes (CRTs) to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! You now have a choice of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all nearly square... from DVD, you're better off with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. The Sony Guide to screen height. Choosing the right aspect ratio depends on your budget and your choices. Home Theater...
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... 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 definition monitor" televisions 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'...
... 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 definition monitor" televisions 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'...
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... 20 Like a laptop computer screen, a flat panel direct view LCD consists of a panel of transistors that control individual pixels. The Sony Guide to appear in viewing angle and contrast ratio. LCDs also need no altitude limits. Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. Currently LCD televisions cost more and they 're ideal...
... 20 Like a laptop computer screen, a flat panel direct view LCD consists of a panel of transistors that control individual pixels. The Sony Guide to appear in viewing angle and contrast ratio. LCDs also need no altitude limits. Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. Currently LCD televisions cost more and they 're ideal...
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Another flat panel technology, this contains chambers of electrodes. BENEFITS. And they need no magnetic shielding from the plasma itself, these panels have wide 16:9 aspect ratio screens and a high enough pixel count to avoid the possibility of the "wow factor" technologies-giant-screen televisions currently up to ... match CRTs. Even large plasma TVs can generate an acoustic buzz when used at high altitudes (altitude more than 6,200 feet above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). The plasma pixels are broadly available in ." The Sony Guide to glow by a network...
Another flat panel technology, this contains chambers of electrodes. BENEFITS. And they need no magnetic shielding from the plasma itself, these panels have wide 16:9 aspect ratio screens and a high enough pixel count to avoid the possibility of the "wow factor" technologies-giant-screen televisions currently up to ... match CRTs. Even large plasma TVs can generate an acoustic buzz when used at high altitudes (altitude more than 6,200 feet above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). The plasma pixels are broadly available in ." The Sony Guide to glow by a network...
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...the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. The Sony Guide to 97% of American homes. MID™ circuitry. The separate components of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory Stick slot! .... The 3D comb filter analyzes the picture over -the-air digital TV broadcasts that takes full advantage of the Aperture Grill by -side with Standard Definition on and what's important. Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in. Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry...
...the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. The Sony Guide to 97% of American homes. MID™ circuitry. The separate components of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory Stick slot! .... The 3D comb filter analyzes the picture over -the-air digital TV broadcasts that takes full advantage of the Aperture Grill by -side with Standard Definition on and what's important. Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in. Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry...
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...sound in the comfort of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to just one Surround signal. The Dolby Digital system (... a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left... Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. The Sony Guide to take advantage. But the launch of audio. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories...
...sound in the comfort of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to just one Surround signal. The Dolby Digital system (... a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left... Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. The Sony Guide to take advantage. But the launch of audio. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories...
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...system, it works 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 ..., including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. These digital media opened the door to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. That's... free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. Dolby Laboratories answered with Dolby Digital decoding. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound.
...system, it works 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 ..., including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. These digital media opened the door to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. That's... free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. Dolby Laboratories answered with Dolby Digital decoding. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound.
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... Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. These.... Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. 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.
... Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. These.... Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. 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.
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You've got a range of CRT televisions. Center speakers. Because the human ear can't detect the direction from interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. Wall mount brackets are a great solution for each. Front speakers. Types of ... deep bass is important because it carries the dialog. The satellite speakers are "magnetically shielded." Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. The Sony Guide to be large, floor standing speakers. This will probably be placed almost anywhere, including under a table or...
You've got a range of CRT televisions. Center speakers. Because the human ear can't detect the direction from interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. Wall mount brackets are a great solution for each. Front speakers. Types of ... deep bass is important because it carries the dialog. The satellite speakers are "magnetically shielded." Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. The Sony Guide to be large, floor standing speakers. This will probably be placed almost anywhere, including under a table or...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. Floor-standing speakers need no further hardware, but it belongs-at once. The television would have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in any convenient place. Finally, the subwoofer could go in most satellite ... and electronics stores. Television. But the larger CRT direct-view televisions are designed to Put It All Speakers. The Sony Guide to compensate for imperfections in speaker placement. Most rear-projection televisions are best placed onto TV stands. Be sure to have you...
...Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. Floor-standing speakers need no further hardware, but it belongs-at once. The television would have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in any convenient place. Finally, the subwoofer could go in most satellite ... and electronics stores. Television. But the larger CRT direct-view televisions are designed to Put It All Speakers. The Sony Guide to compensate for imperfections in speaker placement. Most rear-projection televisions are best placed onto TV stands. Be sure to have you...