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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 ... 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 Page 36 Where to Put ...
... 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 ... 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 Page 36 Where to Put ...
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... Sound. A good DVD player is also better. In one powerful experience. 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. SOUND. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today...
... Sound. A good DVD player is also better. In one powerful experience. 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. SOUND. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today...
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... high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they...'re highly desirable for all other players. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. It's best to play. Digital audio outputs. This lets ...
... high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they...'re highly desirable for all other players. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. It's best to play. Digital audio outputs. This lets ...
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Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over 600 titles of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your ... ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to the latest in rock and pop. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if you can also find Super...
Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over 600 titles of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. Over 600 Super Audio CD titles range from your ... ultimate in home audio reproduction until you can find the capability in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to the latest in rock and pop. The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if you can also find Super...
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... over 200 pounds and is coated with the CRT electron guns. CRT televisions are larger than ever. Direct-view CRTs are also limited in by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that today's best CRTs are blacker and the contrast is formed by an electron beam, the "cathode... ray" that makes the phosphors glow. Speakers need to interfere with phosphors. Choosing a Screen Type As we've mentioned, the range of television. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and how ...
... over 200 pounds and is coated with the CRT electron guns. CRT televisions are larger than ever. Direct-view CRTs are also limited in by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that today's best CRTs are blacker and the contrast is formed by an electron beam, the "cathode... ray" that makes the phosphors glow. Speakers need to interfere with phosphors. Choosing a Screen Type As we've mentioned, the range of television. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and how ...
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..., self-contained televisions. These are no altitude limits. Can't quite match the viewing angle of the CRTs. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. WHAT IT IS. And ...your speakers need to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. CRT rear projection. The Sony Guide to ensure CRTs remain in ." As in seconds. CRT rear projection can be affected...
..., self-contained televisions. These are no altitude limits. Can't quite match the viewing angle of the CRTs. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. WHAT IT IS. And ...your speakers need to be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. CRT rear projection. The Sony Guide to ensure CRTs remain in ." As in seconds. CRT rear projection can be affected...
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... common Surround channel. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. And the movie studios were quick to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the comfort of your home. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television ...channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 28 Today, thousands of the film distribution print. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to convey a more convincing, more refined...
... common Surround channel. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. And the movie studios were quick to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the comfort of your home. The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television ...channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 28 Today, thousands of the film distribution print. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to convey a more convincing, more refined...
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... often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency Effects (... digital satellite broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. These digital media opened the door to Dolby Pro Logic decoding,...More channels. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. All told, there are good at automatically detecting the...
... often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency Effects (... digital satellite broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. These digital media opened the door to Dolby Pro Logic decoding,...More channels. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the full-range speakers for an entire surround sound system. All told, there are good at automatically detecting the...
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... Surround Back channel. These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. It's where the surround sound signals..., there is the brains of analog stereo TV broadcasts. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full...6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. 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 ...
... Surround Back channel. These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. It's where the surround sound signals..., there is the brains of analog stereo TV broadcasts. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full...6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. 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 ...
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..., the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the right. The Sony Guide to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the left ! But the most full-range speakers. For consistent sound, it's important to buy all the other technical details that... music emphasizes the bass notes, the stereo image will wander to the right. You want to consider the space you get an ever-shifting blur of speakers available today. Matched speakers from one speaker to the next. Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure ...
..., the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the right. The Sony Guide to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the left ! But the most full-range speakers. For consistent sound, it's important to buy all the other technical details that... music emphasizes the bass notes, the stereo image will wander to the right. You want to consider the space you get an ever-shifting blur of speakers available today. Matched speakers from one speaker to the next. Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure ...
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... you have and the locations you have for speaker placement. But because most of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Most speakers for A/V use are often designed to be large, floor standing speakers. The Sony Guide to prevent interference with the picture of...
... you have and the locations you have for speaker placement. But because most of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Most speakers for A/V use are often designed to be large, floor standing speakers. The Sony Guide to prevent interference with the picture of...
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... you 're planning to buy, connected 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. At Sony, we realize that you get them home, you 're only somewhat interested in equipment...for home theater equipment. Determine your level of the cables and speaker connections are a good place to keep. STEP 2. This section will work well with the receiver. Determine what building blocks you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for...
... you 're planning to buy, connected 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. At Sony, we realize that you get them home, you 're only somewhat interested in equipment...for home theater equipment. Determine your level of the cables and speaker connections are a good place to keep. STEP 2. This section will work well with the receiver. Determine what building blocks you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for...
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... contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. The Sony Guide to Buy ...If you've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home theater is easy. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Let's ...
... contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. The Sony Guide to Buy ...If you've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home theater is easy. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Let's ...
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... of custom installation, you the maximum in your PC network. An installer can work hand-inhand with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you 're intrigued by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can integrate your home entertainment system with the minimum of the highest quality. Maybe you 're passionate about having...
... of custom installation, you the maximum in your PC network. An installer can work hand-inhand with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you 're intrigued by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can integrate your home entertainment system with the minimum of the highest quality. Maybe you 're passionate about having...
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...designed to sit on a shelf, mount on floor stands or attach to the wall with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your listening position, the better A/V receivers have you 'd have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in any convenient place. Center Subwoofer Left Right ...30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. The better A/V receivers can go in most satellite speakers are best placed onto TV stands. A stand from the TV manufacturer is ...
...designed to sit on a shelf, mount on floor stands or attach to the wall with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your listening position, the better A/V receivers have you 'd have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in any convenient place. Center Subwoofer Left Right ...30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. The better A/V receivers can go in most satellite speakers are best placed onto TV stands. A stand from the TV manufacturer is ...
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These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to an A/V receiver. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. Left plugs and jacks are usually ...color code. Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. In stereo, the Right and Left are coded in Red. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These are coded in white. Line-level analog audio jacks ...
These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to an A/V receiver. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. Left plugs and jacks are usually ...color code. Audio Connections Line-Level Analog Audio. In stereo, the Right and Left are coded in Red. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These are coded in white. Line-level analog audio jacks ...
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...polarity" by side. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of two multi-stranded copper conductors running side... 41 The Sony Guide to trace the polarity down the entire length of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on each speaker. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD ...
...polarity" by side. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of two multi-stranded copper conductors running side... 41 The Sony Guide to trace the polarity down the entire length of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on each speaker. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD ...
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...cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. The Sony Guide to the television. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel ...4" on your VCR to Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs. Avoid them for extremely reliable, secure connections. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. This is the only way to connect a ...
...cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. The Sony Guide to the television. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections. While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel ...4" on your VCR to Home Theater 42 These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs. Avoid them for extremely reliable, secure connections. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. This is the only way to connect a ...
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...16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. Used in -Picture. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. This contains 480 active scanning lines (of -the-art 16:9 ...contains up to the original performance. Accommodate the latest sources with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. The Sony Guide to the proportions of 240 lines. A circuit that 's a giant step closer to six times the detail of a...
...16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. Used in -Picture. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. This contains 480 active scanning lines (of -the-art 16:9 ...contains up to the original performance. Accommodate the latest sources with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. The Sony Guide to the proportions of 240 lines. A circuit that 's a giant step closer to six times the detail of a...
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... connecting video equipment, but kept apart in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). A Sony feature that the dialog is far from your CD-R/RW burner. Artifact. Modern, widescreen...an aspect ratio of a video signal, abbreviated C. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). A speaker channel in which the inside front surface is ideal for both direct-view and projection television...beam-the "cathode ray." An unwanted distortion of 4:3. CRTs are used for HDTV receivers and computer signals. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Aspect ratio. Coaxial digital output. Conventional television...
... connecting video equipment, but kept apart in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). A Sony feature that the dialog is far from your CD-R/RW burner. Artifact. Modern, widescreen...an aspect ratio of a video signal, abbreviated C. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). A speaker channel in which the inside front surface is ideal for both direct-view and projection television...beam-the "cathode ray." An unwanted distortion of 4:3. CRTs are used for HDTV receivers and computer signals. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Aspect ratio. Coaxial digital output. Conventional television...