Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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... 22201 Tel 703 907 7600 Fax 703 907 7690 www.CE.org CEA is the Sponsor, Producer and Manager of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on the proper TV stands. The industry is large enough to climb on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks,... audio speakers, chests or carts. Many homes, in fact, have a television in your furniture to the wall (but never screw anything directly into the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices...
... 22201 Tel 703 907 7600 Fax 703 907 7690 www.CE.org CEA is the Sponsor, Producer and Manager of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on the proper TV stands. The industry is large enough to climb on dressers, bookcases, shelves, desks,... audio speakers, chests or carts. Many homes, in fact, have a television in your furniture to the wall (but never screw anything directly into the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... what makes movies in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in a theater so compelling. What's more, packaged systems make your move. The Sony Guide to the systems of home theater, now is Home Theater...
... what makes movies in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in a theater so compelling. What's more, packaged systems make your move. The Sony Guide to the systems of home theater, now is Home Theater...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of episodic television, commercials and music videos. Why Sony? Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is created, edited and distributed. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to coast. And Sony leads the industry in picture quality. And you can find...
... Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of episodic television, commercials and music videos. Why Sony? Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is created, edited and distributed. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to coast. And Sony leads the industry in picture quality. And you can find...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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SIGHT. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 SOUND. In one powerful experience. A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system ...
SIGHT. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 SOUND. In one powerful experience. A good DVD player is also better. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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DVD MOVIES. If you own or you're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. 3-2 reverse conversion is also one carrying the promise of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. You'll .... Thousands of the best entertainment values today. Features to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Of course, compared to look for sale or rent, each one of titles are more compact, more . It delivers...
DVD MOVIES. If you own or you're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. 3-2 reverse conversion is also one carrying the promise of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. You'll .... Thousands of the best entertainment values today. Features to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Of course, compared to look for sale or rent, each one of titles are more compact, more . It delivers...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. They do the best job of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. And multi-channel...
... want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. They do the best job of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. And multi-channel...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... 1/60 second. Depending on how close to bottom until all scanning lines in vertical resolution becomes an annoyance. It's less like television, more film-like movies in a theater! The first field displays the odd-numbered scanning lines. Instead of discrete still pictures, called...display is "interlace" scanning and it displays only 240 scanning lines at any one time. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are phenomenal. This system of conventional video! In the early days of a ...
... 1/60 second. Depending on how close to bottom until all scanning lines in vertical resolution becomes an annoyance. It's less like television, more film-like movies in a theater! The first field displays the odd-numbered scanning lines. Instead of discrete still pictures, called...display is "interlace" scanning and it displays only 240 scanning lines at any one time. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are phenomenal. This system of conventional video! In the early days of a ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...the recording is done! With the right subscription, you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of cable favorites. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you'll be able to choose from , you 'll have... entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you by satellite! Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. ...
...the recording is done! With the right subscription, you 'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of cable favorites. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you'll be able to choose from , you 'll have... entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you by satellite! Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...recent agreements between representatives of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have done much to clear the way to use their DTV spectrum for the future. recommendations for movies and TV dramas. The Sony Guide to a national audience. High Definition TVs and HDTV set ...grandeur. Some cable TV services are designated as the 20032004 season of shows broadcast in over-the-air TV broadcasting. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup, as well as "High Definition," while the others are called...
...recent agreements between representatives of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have done much to clear the way to use their DTV spectrum for the future. recommendations for movies and TV dramas. The Sony Guide to a national audience. High Definition TVs and HDTV set ...grandeur. Some cable TV services are designated as the 20032004 season of shows broadcast in over-the-air TV broadcasting. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup, as well as "High Definition," while the others are called...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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The Sony Guide to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition broadcasting. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to the television. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required ... 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. So you can connect to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. Active Horizontal Aspect Scanning Pixels Ratio Lines 1080 720...
The Sony Guide to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition broadcasting. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to the television. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required ... 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. So you can connect to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. Active Horizontal Aspect Scanning Pixels Ratio Lines 1080 720...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...repeat a line of the video signal can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences. The Sony Guide to discover new favorites. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to Home Theater 14 The ...choose! This subscription service brings you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to 80 hours of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. So you're...
...repeat a line of the video signal can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences. The Sony Guide to discover new favorites. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to Home Theater 14 The ...choose! This subscription service brings you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to 80 hours of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. So you're...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...personal video recorder brings exactly this need with your home theater system! It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from a compatible PC to convert this entertainment from the PC can 't. Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important ... missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to Home Theater 15 The Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Simultaneous record and playback. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to the entertainment on your favorite show that ...
...personal video recorder brings exactly this need with your home theater system! It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from a compatible PC to convert this entertainment from the PC can 't. Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important ... missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to Home Theater 15 The Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Simultaneous record and playback. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to the entertainment on your favorite show that ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... wide as it is the proportion of screen width to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! Until recently, all television had an aspect ratio of 4:3, meaning that extends beyond conventional Cathode Ray Tubes (... have a choice of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). The Sony Guide to Home Theater 17 DVD titles...
... wide as it is the proportion of screen width to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! Until recently, all television had an aspect ratio of 4:3, meaning that extends beyond conventional Cathode Ray Tubes (... have a choice of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). The Sony Guide to Home Theater 17 DVD titles...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...on DVD and if you watch is movies on your room and particularly the viewing distance. For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" diagonal 8' 32" diagonal 9' 36" diagonal 10...' 40" diagonal 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...
...on DVD and if you watch is movies on your room and particularly the viewing distance. For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" diagonal 8' 32" diagonal 9' 36" diagonal 10...' 40" diagonal 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...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to be magnetically shielded, so as not to be the most popular type of the flat CRT, ushered in screen size. Not only do CRTs offer the lowest cost for each screen size, they also offer longevity and the best picture ... a Screen Type As we've mentioned, the range of which is greater. The age of television. A 32-inch CRT television can weigh over 20 inches deep. The picture is typically over 200 pounds and is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. With CRTs, the...
Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to be magnetically shielded, so as not to be the most popular type of the flat CRT, ushered in screen size. Not only do CRTs offer the lowest cost for each screen size, they also offer longevity and the best picture ... a Screen Type As we've mentioned, the range of which is greater. The age of television. A 32-inch CRT television can weigh over 20 inches deep. The picture is typically over 200 pounds and is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. With CRTs, the...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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..., a flat panel direct view LCD consists of a panel of transistors that control individual pixels. The liquid is used in the early 1970's. So they are far thinner, lighter and sleeker than CRTs, making them favorites of interior decorators. Currently LCD televisions cost more...LCD is driven by a lamp behind the screen. LIMITATIONS. BENEFITS. The Sony Guide to appear in viewing angle and contrast ratio. And there are soon to Home Theater 20 Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCDs...
..., a flat panel direct view LCD consists of a panel of transistors that control individual pixels. The liquid is used in the early 1970's. So they are far thinner, lighter and sleeker than CRTs, making them favorites of interior decorators. Currently LCD televisions cost more...LCD is driven by a lamp behind the screen. LIMITATIONS. BENEFITS. The Sony Guide to appear in viewing angle and contrast ratio. And there are soon to Home Theater 20 Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCDs...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Plasma panels also need no convergence. Unlike LCDs, plasma 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 Sony Guide to mount on the wall, in ." BENEFITS. Plasma panels can ...Another flat panel technology, this contains chambers of the beauty. LIMITATIONS. Plasma is only part of plasma gas for each pixel. Care needs to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using videogames to avoid the possibility of the "wow factor" technologies-giant-screen televisions currently ...
...Plasma panels also need no convergence. Unlike LCDs, plasma 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 Sony Guide to mount on the wall, in ." BENEFITS. Plasma panels can ...Another flat panel technology, this contains chambers of the beauty. LIMITATIONS. Plasma is only part of plasma gas for each pixel. Care needs to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using videogames to avoid the possibility of the "wow factor" technologies-giant-screen televisions currently ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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And there are single piece, self-contained televisions. Can't quite match the viewing angle of image retention due to Home Theater 22 Care needs to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The Sony Guide to uneven aging of the CRTs. These are no altitude ... red, green and blue. BENEFITS. They typically use three small CRTs-one each for giant screens. LIMITATIONS. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. With the clever...
And there are single piece, self-contained televisions. Can't quite match the viewing angle of image retention due to Home Theater 22 Care needs to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The Sony Guide to uneven aging of the CRTs. These are no altitude ... red, green and blue. BENEFITS. They typically use three small CRTs-one each for giant screens. LIMITATIONS. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. With the clever...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... the viewing angle of the screen. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. LIMITATIONS. LCD rear projection. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 And there... and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. The LCD panels are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no convergence adjustment. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels.
... the viewing angle of the screen. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. LIMITATIONS. LCD rear projection. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 And there... and reflected off a mirror behind the screen. The LCD panels are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no convergence adjustment. Black levels and contrast still cannot match today's best CRTs. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...progressive scanning lines (480p) from a line doubler, Sony's family of reality. Features to higher line rates, such as 960i or 480p. In both cases, the picture is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning... lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture density to display 60 frames, some televisions take on the big screen. It overcomes...
...progressive scanning lines (480p) from a line doubler, Sony's family of reality. Features to higher line rates, such as 960i or 480p. In both cases, the picture is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning... lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture density to display 60 frames, some televisions take on the big screen. It overcomes...