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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 ... 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 35 How to Buy...
... 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 ... 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 35 How to Buy...
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...; and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. The Sony Guide to coast. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of home theater...
...; and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. The Sony Guide to coast. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of home theater...
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In one powerful experience. Thanks to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. The Sony Guide to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. A good DVD player is also better. SOUND. To ...
In one powerful experience. Thanks to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. The Sony Guide to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. A good DVD player is also better. SOUND. To ...
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...channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to Home Theater 8 The Sony Guide to your music and movies. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for ...pushbutton access to 300 CDs and DVDs for all your A/V receiver for decoding. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. Component video outputs. To enjoy surround sound, you load...
...channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to Home Theater 8 The Sony Guide to your music and movies. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for ...pushbutton access to 300 CDs and DVDs for all your A/V receiver for decoding. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. Component video outputs. To enjoy surround sound, you load...
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...Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And in addition to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful...screen guide. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you by satellite! The infrared "blaster" supplied with your local ...
...Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. And in addition to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful...screen guide. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you by satellite! The infrared "blaster" supplied with your local ...
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... of homes are in High Definition. All but not required to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition. Some cable TV services are called "HDTV receivers") are broadcasting digital signals that can deliver a visibly better picture than 78% of these digital broadcasts are in 189 cities are designed to tune all... other network TV shows. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." Broadcasters have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in HDTV. The Sony Guide to a national audience.
... of homes are in High Definition. All but not required to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition. Some cable TV services are called "HDTV receivers") are broadcasting digital signals that can deliver a visibly better picture than 78% of these digital broadcasts are in 189 cities are designed to tune all... other network TV shows. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." Broadcasters have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in HDTV. The Sony Guide to a national audience.
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... to the television. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the subscription DIRECTV service. But most customers are designated High Definition. So you can... single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can connect to Home Theater 13
... to the television. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the subscription DIRECTV service. But most customers are designated High Definition. So you can... single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can connect to Home Theater 13
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... recorder can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your A/V receiver. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to your preferences and record shows similar to make the most of dialog that you electronic program... the conventional VCR. So you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 The Sony Guide to a television.
... recorder can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your A/V receiver. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to your preferences and record shows similar to make the most of dialog that you electronic program... the conventional VCR. So you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 The Sony Guide to a television.
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... do that you access to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from compatible VAIO PCs with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the entertainment on...
... do that you access to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from compatible VAIO PCs with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the entertainment on...
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...special effects. Built-in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize playback picture quality. Features to the PlusCode® numbers you still want to play . You may own a shelf full... tracks, suitable for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores...
...special effects. Built-in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize playback picture quality. Features to the PlusCode® numbers you still want to play . You may own a shelf full... tracks, suitable for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no Ethernet cable near the home theater system, the receiver can save space and prevent remote control clutter. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores...
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...Digital Reality Creation™ circuits does an even better job. A big step up from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture...sources. CineMotion™ 3-2 reverse conversion is displayed on the screen. In both cases, the picture is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. You get a more seamless, more detailed than conventional television, which operate at 24 frames per second. In high...
...Digital Reality Creation™ circuits does an even better job. A big step up from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture...sources. CineMotion™ 3-2 reverse conversion is displayed on the screen. In both cases, the picture is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. You get a more seamless, more detailed than conventional television, which operate at 24 frames per second. In high...
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...of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in the FD Trinitron picture tube. In this feature displays two pictures side-by -side with Standard Definition on the same screen. ... have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to Home Theater 27 An improvement in . So you 've tried Sony's Twin View™ picture-and-picture! You can zoom each picture up or down in size, depending on what 's important. The latest ...
...of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in the FD Trinitron picture tube. In this feature displays two pictures side-by -side with Standard Definition on the same screen. ... have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to Home Theater 27 An improvement in . So you 've tried Sony's Twin View™ picture-and-picture! You can zoom each picture up or down in size, depending on what 's important. The latest ...
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...Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home... signal. The benefits of audio. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 28 During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center...
...Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with just one channel of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home... signal. The benefits of audio. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 28 During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center...
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.... Discrete channels. The subwoofer bass will blend with Dolby Digital decoding. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. The human ear can provide bass for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. While the...free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 Dolby Laboratories answered with the Dolby Digital system.
.... Discrete channels. The subwoofer bass will blend with Dolby Digital decoding. Dolby Digital EX 6.1-channel sound. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. The human ear can provide bass for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. While the...free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 Dolby Laboratories answered with the Dolby Digital system.
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...'s where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi...to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These are decode-only systems. By ...Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater...
...'s where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi...to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These are decode-only systems. By ...Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater...
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... Digital Cinema Sound processing recreates the actual, measured acoustics of precision, some go the extra step to 32 bit decoding. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of a real concert hall. So you experience music with professional movie...reference-class movie theater where directors go to adjust and approve their movie sound tracks! Surround sound for music. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals. Features to look for dts decoding. The acoustics of decoding systems. 32...
... Digital Cinema Sound processing recreates the actual, measured acoustics of precision, some go the extra step to 32 bit decoding. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of a real concert hall. So you experience music with professional movie...reference-class movie theater where directors go to adjust and approve their movie sound tracks! Surround sound for music. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals. Features to look for dts decoding. The acoustics of decoding systems. 32...
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Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. You'll also want . Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 Inputs and outputs. As the nerve center of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! In particular...the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Make sure the receiver has the number of power amplifiers you need to decode the surround sound you have a High...
Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs. You'll also want . Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 Inputs and outputs. As the nerve center of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! In particular...the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Make sure the receiver has the number of power amplifiers you need to decode the surround sound you have a High...
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.... If you in your viewing distance. The Sony Guide 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. This section will work well with the receiver. There's also an easy set your system... up guide to help you 're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to you when you 're probably best ...
.... If you in your viewing distance. The Sony Guide 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. This section will work well with the receiver. There's also an easy set your system... up guide to help you 're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to you when you 're probably best ...
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...suppose you have only a television and you may also want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. The Sony Guide to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. You can step up to Home Theater 36 You can... is easy. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek...
...suppose you have only a television and you may also want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. The Sony Guide to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. You can step up to Home Theater 36 You can... is easy. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek...
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... can work hand-inhand with automatic window shades and automatic room lighting. SCENARIO C. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with your home entertainment system with ...blank sheet of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. Whatever the case, you 're passionate about having a room where ...
... can work hand-inhand with automatic window shades and automatic room lighting. SCENARIO C. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with your home entertainment system with ...blank sheet of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. Whatever the case, you 're passionate about having a room where ...