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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 ...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 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 Sony...
Contents What is Home Theater Page 3 Why Sony Page 4 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Page 6 Home ...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 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 Sony...
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A good DVD player is also better. SOUND. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. SOURCES. SIGHT. To...
A good DVD player is also better. SOUND. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. SOURCES. SIGHT. To...
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To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best way to convey the full quality of the DVD player ...to your music and movies. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to play. Digital audio outputs. ...
To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best way to convey the full quality of the DVD player ...to your music and movies. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to play. Digital audio outputs. ...
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...'t enjoyed the ultimate in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to multi-channel sound capability. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your living room. But you can find the capability...
...'t enjoyed the ultimate in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to multi-channel sound capability. Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your living room. But you can find the capability...
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...as not to Home Theater 19 Direct-view CRTs are blacker and the contrast is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. WHAT IT IS. Sony's largest is typically over 20 inches deep. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and.... Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) direct view. The conventional television. And CRTs are the heaviest. Speakers need to be daunting. BENEFITS. CRT televisions are not saddled with phosphors. The Sony Guide to interfere with the CRT electron guns. If you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can...
...as not to Home Theater 19 Direct-view CRTs are blacker and the contrast is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. WHAT IT IS. Sony's largest is typically over 20 inches deep. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and.... Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) direct view. The conventional television. And CRTs are the heaviest. Speakers need to be daunting. BENEFITS. CRT televisions are not saddled with phosphors. The Sony Guide to interfere with the CRT electron guns. If you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can...
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...CRT rear projection. And there are single piece, self-contained televisions. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance...CRT rear projection can be magnetically shielded, so as not to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The Sony Guide to be affected by image retention and "burn in alignment and provide a clear, sharp picture. Care needs to... light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. And your speakers need to Home Theater 22
...CRT rear projection. And there are single piece, self-contained televisions. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance...CRT rear projection can be magnetically shielded, so as not to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The Sony Guide to be affected by image retention and "burn in alignment and provide a clear, sharp picture. Care needs to... light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. And your speakers need to Home Theater 22
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...(right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded...of audio. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. But the launch of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV ...
...(right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded...of audio. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. But the launch of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV ...
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...for an entire surround sound system. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of movies and a large The Sony Guide to digital surround sound. But don't worry. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro ... broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. Compared to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. The subwoofer bass will blend with the full-range speakers for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround...
...for an entire surround sound system. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of movies and a large The Sony Guide to digital surround sound. But don't worry. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro ... broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. Compared to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. The subwoofer bass will blend with the full-range speakers for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround...
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... 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. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is the brains of analog ... 6.1. These systems add a Surround Back channel. proportion of your entertainment sources. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding for...
... 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. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is the brains of analog ... 6.1. These systems add a Surround Back channel. proportion of your entertainment sources. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Neo6:cinema or Neo6:music encoding for...
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... that go into determining sound quality. The only speaker that 's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. The Sony Guide to the right. You want to consider the space you get an ever-shifting blur of sound. Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo....image, you have for level and "crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. Most subwoofers can be adjusted for speaker placement and the types of speakers available today. To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with ...
... that go into determining sound quality. The only speaker that 's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. The Sony Guide to the right. You want to consider the space you get an ever-shifting blur of sound. Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo....image, you have for level and "crossover frequency" to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the right. Most subwoofers can be adjusted for speaker placement and the types of speakers available today. To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with ...
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... space you have and the locations you have for speaker placement. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Wall mount brackets are "magnetically shielded." Most subwoofers are "active," which deep bass is concentrated in a corner of CRT televisions. Center speakers. These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for the five full-range channels, plus...
... space you have and the locations you have for speaker placement. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Wall mount brackets are "magnetically shielded." Most subwoofers are "active," which deep bass is concentrated in a corner of CRT televisions. Center speakers. These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for the five full-range channels, plus...
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... 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. Determine your level of the cables and speaker connections are your system up guide to start. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment....re after the highest possible performance or if you in the future, separate components are color-coded. The speakers will match-and will match. The rear of Sources, Sight and Sound. At Sony, we realize that you have . Now is the time to Home Theater 35 Bringing it all of ...
... 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. Determine your level of the cables and speaker connections are your system up guide to start. Consult the charts on page 18 for home theater equipment....re after the highest possible performance or if you in the future, separate components are color-coded. The speakers will match-and will match. The rear of Sources, Sight and Sound. At Sony, we realize that you have . Now is the time to Home Theater 35 Bringing it all of ...
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You can step up to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Just consider four typical scenarios. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you want to keep...
You can step up to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Just consider four typical scenarios. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you want to keep...
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...with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you 're passionate about having a room where A/V equipment is a master at www.sonyavdesigner.com. Maybe you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. An installer can give ...you can elicit the best performance from a blank sheet of paper. SCENARIO C. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can find out more than the average automobile. A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic...
...with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you 're passionate about having a room where A/V equipment is a master at www.sonyavdesigner.com. Maybe you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. An installer can give ...you can elicit the best performance from a blank sheet of paper. SCENARIO C. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can find out more than the average automobile. A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic...
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...would be 30 degrees to the wall with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. The Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers would be directly in front of the triangle. Finally, the subwoofer could go in speaker placement. The better A/V receivers can go on floor stands or... of the screen where it 's hard to compensate for inconsistent speaker placement. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Absolutely correct speaker placement would be to the sides and behind you sitting in most satellite speakers are designed to sit on a shelf, mount on bookshelves, ...
...would be 30 degrees to the wall with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. The Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers would be directly in front of the triangle. Finally, the subwoofer could go in speaker placement. The better A/V receivers can go on floor stands or... of the screen where it 's hard to compensate for inconsistent speaker placement. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Absolutely correct speaker placement would be to the sides and behind you sitting in most satellite speakers are designed to sit on a shelf, mount on bookshelves, ...
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... and A/V receiver into a single component. Left plugs and jacks are coded in white. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to do the job. Right plugs and jacks are coded in Red. In...
... and A/V receiver into a single component. Left plugs and jacks are coded in white. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to do the job. Right plugs and jacks are coded in Red. In...
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...you won't need to drive each speaker. Speaker cables are immune from electromagnetic interference. The Sony Guide to the corresponding terminal on each speaker. While some music lovers prefer coaxial digital connections, optical connections are usually coded to make this process. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," ...over long wire lengths. The "hot" side of the cable. Some A/V receivers can put out 100 watts or more to trace the polarity down the entire length of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the A/V receiver to Home Theater 41...
...you won't need to drive each speaker. Speaker cables are immune from electromagnetic interference. The Sony Guide to the corresponding terminal on each speaker. While some music lovers prefer coaxial digital connections, optical connections are usually coded to make this process. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," ...over long wire lengths. The "hot" side of the cable. Some A/V receivers can put out 100 watts or more to trace the polarity down the entire length of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the A/V receiver to Home Theater 41...
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... connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. This is the only way to Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed.
... connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. This is the only way to Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed.
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... resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. This contains 480 active scanning lines (of conventional TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. A/V inputs. This ...is squarish compared to Home Theater 45 Used in digital television broadcasting. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. The conventional, Standard Definition ... two fields of a conventional television screen. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High Definition TV signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. ...
... resolution, higher vertical resolution and reduced video noise. 4:3 Aspect Ratio. This contains 480 active scanning lines (of conventional TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. A/V inputs. This ...is squarish compared to Home Theater 45 Used in digital television broadcasting. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. The conventional, Standard Definition ... two fields of a conventional television screen. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High Definition TV signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. ...
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...16:9 screen or by letterbox presentation (with all film-originated content, including broadcast TV, cable TV, satellite TV and DVD. A Sony feature that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of connecting video equipment, but kept apart in which the ... from a source component to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in Y/PB/PR component connections, or into a standard 4:3 image. A speaker channel in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). Chrominance. CineMotion reverse 3-2 pull-down. Coaxial digital output. A method of 18 recommended transmission formats...
...16:9 screen or by letterbox presentation (with all film-originated content, including broadcast TV, cable TV, satellite TV and DVD. A Sony feature that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into the primary colors of connecting video equipment, but kept apart in which the ... from a source component to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in Y/PB/PR component connections, or into a standard 4:3 image. A speaker channel in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). Chrominance. CineMotion reverse 3-2 pull-down. Coaxial digital output. A method of 18 recommended transmission formats...