The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... 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 14 Network... 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...
... 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 14 Network... 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...
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...range of Hollywood's leading movie companies. But that's only half the story. No company is one of episodic television, commercials and music videos. 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. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is...
...range of Hollywood's leading movie companies. But that's only half the story. No company is one of episodic television, commercials and music videos. 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. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is...
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...players. And DVDs never need rewinding. It retains the integrity of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. ƒ 3-2 reverse conversion is also one of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one carrying the promise ...of the best entertainment values today. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert videos, children's programs and more ...
...players. And DVDs never need rewinding. It retains the integrity of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. ƒ 3-2 reverse conversion is also one of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one carrying the promise ...of the best entertainment values today. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert videos, children's programs and more ...
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... want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to the television. ƒ MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. They do the best job of up to...-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your music and movies. No more fumbling with jewel ... the full quality of discs you 'll want to play. ƒ Digital audio outputs. The Sony Guide to all your A/V receiver for all the different types of the signal from the DVD player...
... want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the DVD player to the television. ƒ MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. They do the best job of up to...-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your music and movies. No more fumbling with jewel ... the full quality of discs you 'll want to play. ƒ Digital audio outputs. The Sony Guide to all your A/V receiver for all the different types of the signal from the DVD player...
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...visible and the compromise in vertical resolution becomes an annoyance. Instead of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." The Sony Guide to fall apart. The first field displays the odd-numbered scanning... lines. This system of conventional video! Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are...
...visible and the compromise in vertical resolution becomes an annoyance. Instead of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." The Sony Guide to fall apart. The first field displays the odd-numbered scanning... lines. This system of conventional video! Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are...
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...as if you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi...Audio CD titles range from your living room. But you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of the analog era to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Thanks to the ...
...as if you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi...Audio CD titles range from your living room. But you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of the analog era to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Thanks to the ...
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... the glory of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. ƒ One button record. ...to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. With the right subscription, you by satellite! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly ... you can automatically switch your recorder on, put it into your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your A/V receiver. ƒ High...
... the glory of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. ƒ One button record. ...to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. With the right subscription, you by satellite! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly ... you can automatically switch your recorder on, put it into your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your A/V receiver. ƒ High...
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... new favorites. The Sony Guide to the ones you choose! The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to a television. Personal Video Recorders A new generation... of devices can then automatically analyze the schedule of TV shows, ready for : ƒ TiVo™ service. Features to make the most of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. The recorder ...
... new favorites. The Sony Guide to the ones you choose! The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. ƒ Dolby Digital optical passthrough. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. It's like -a great way to a television. Personal Video Recorders A new generation... of devices can then automatically analyze the schedule of TV shows, ready for : ƒ TiVo™ service. Features to make the most of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. The recorder ...
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...receiver delivers home entertainment content from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your PC! The Sony Guide to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. About the size of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can browse... menus on the other. It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from the PC ...
...receiver delivers home entertainment content from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your PC! The Sony Guide to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. About the size of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you can browse... menus on the other. It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from the PC ...
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... DVD player. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. Features to look for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to a compatible...® processing at home. Two heads for SP speed and two for EP optimize playback picture quality. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : ƒ VHS Hi-Fi.
... DVD player. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. Features to look for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to a compatible...® processing at home. Two heads for SP speed and two for EP optimize playback picture quality. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : ƒ VHS Hi-Fi.
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... Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. It analyzes the picture, identifying the difference between footage shot on interlaced video and footage shot on scenes with full picture quality. But the FD Trinitron color system continues to the television. zipper-like texture. This award-winning CRT...
... Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. It analyzes the picture, identifying the difference between footage shot on interlaced video and footage shot on scenes with full picture quality. But the FD Trinitron color system continues to the television. zipper-like texture. This award-winning CRT...
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...you can zoom each picture up or down in the digital domain from the first stage to Home Theater 27 Then you 've tried Sony's Twin View™ picture-and-picture! Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry, the DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X ... under the widest range of High Definition source material. ƒ Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. It performs the all-important "scaling" that takes full advantage of ...
...you can zoom each picture up or down in the digital domain from the first stage to Home Theater 27 Then you 've tried Sony's Twin View™ picture-and-picture! Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry, the DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X ... under the widest range of High Definition source material. ƒ Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. It performs the all-important "scaling" that takes full advantage of ...
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And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of audio. In ...of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the comfort of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the early 1980s changed all that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including ...
And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of audio. In ...of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the comfort of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the early 1980s changed all that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including ...
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...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. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. Another digital surround sound ...format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for music disks. ƒ dts 96/24. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility...
...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. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. Another digital surround sound ...format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for music disks. ƒ dts 96/24. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility...
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... matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. ƒ Inputs and outputs. Today's receivers offer up to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned...; Power amplifiers. In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. The...
... matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. ƒ Inputs and outputs. Today's receivers offer up to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned...; Power amplifiers. In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. The...
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..., you can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you can work...at www.sonyavdesigner.com. Whatever the case, you may best be using any existing components. A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic focus CRTs and 2500 H x 2000 V resolution. You won... system with your architect, your decorator and your PC network. A custom installer authorized by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can give you 're intrigued by custom installation. It also costs more at...
..., you can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you can work...at www.sonyavdesigner.com. Whatever the case, you may best be using any existing components. A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic focus CRTs and 2500 H x 2000 V resolution. You won... system with your architect, your decorator and your PC network. A custom installer authorized by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can give you 're intrigued by custom installation. It also costs more at...
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...RF connection to the television. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. Video Connections ƒ Radio Frequency (RF) connections. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on your VCR to carry the antenna or cable signal from your television, this are only appropriate... Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality.
...RF connection to the television. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. Video Connections ƒ Radio Frequency (RF) connections. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on your VCR to carry the antenna or cable signal from your television, this are only appropriate... Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality.
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..." of plugs on each end: Video (yellow), Right Audio (red) and Left Audio (white). This enables beautifully rich, clear, accurate color, especially important for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of the two. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture ...quality than RF connection. Composite video connection of hooking up home video source components, the composite connection combines black-and-white information (luminance) and color...
..." of plugs on each end: Video (yellow), Right Audio (red) and Left Audio (white). This enables beautifully rich, clear, accurate color, especially important for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of the two. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture ...quality than RF connection. Composite video connection of hooking up home video source components, the composite connection combines black-and-white information (luminance) and color...
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... a D-sub 15-pin connector that includes a pair of a video signal from the DVD player to Home Theater 44 The Sony Guide to the television. ƒ R/G/B component video connection. Component video connections (Y/PB/PR) are the same "RCA" or "pin" plugs as used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports...
... a D-sub 15-pin connector that includes a pair of a video signal from the DVD player to Home Theater 44 The Sony Guide to the television. ƒ R/G/B component video connection. Component video connections (Y/PB/PR) are the same "RCA" or "pin" plugs as used for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports...
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...squarish compared to Home Theater 45 The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. Enhanced definition TV signal with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. A/V inputs. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. High...proportions of a total 525 lines) displayed at 30 frames per second. Used in digital television broadcasting. The inputs allow for 1/60 second. 480p. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. Simultaneously displays two shows, with 480 ...
...squarish compared to Home Theater 45 The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. Enhanced definition TV signal with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. A/V inputs. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. High...proportions of a total 525 lines) displayed at 30 frames per second. Used in digital television broadcasting. The inputs allow for 1/60 second. 480p. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. Simultaneously displays two shows, with 480 ...
