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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. Thanks to Home Theater 6 To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at...one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SOUND. 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. ...
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. Thanks to Home Theater 6 To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at...one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SOUND. 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. ...
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They do the best job of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the perfect complement to Home Theater 8 Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and ...are the best way to convey the full quality of discs you load any mix of up to play. Digital audio outputs. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. These new high resolution discs provide the best...
They do the best job of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the perfect complement to Home Theater 8 Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and ...are the best way to convey the full quality of discs you load any mix of up to play. Digital audio outputs. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. These new high resolution discs provide the best...
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...Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. As you'd expect, you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of the analog era to Home Theater 10 Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of stereo... and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. Over 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to...
...Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. As you'd expect, you 're transported from landmark jazz and classical recordings of the analog era to Home Theater 10 Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of stereo... and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. Over 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to...
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... 11 And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in the glory of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. If you own or you by satellite! The infrared "blaster" supplied with your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. With the right subscription...
... 11 And the DIRECTV service even delivers selected channels in the glory of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. If you own or you by satellite! The infrared "blaster" supplied with your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. With the right subscription...
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...cassettes than DVDs. Two heads for SP speed and two 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. They also enable better freeze...to the PlusCode® numbers you still want to record and exchange with friends and family. The Sony Guide to look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. If your local channel line-up. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to a ...
...cassettes than DVDs. Two heads for SP speed and two 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. They also enable better freeze...to the PlusCode® numbers you still want to record and exchange with friends and family. The Sony Guide to look for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. If your local channel line-up. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to a ...
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... Dolby Digital system (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. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater ... transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of your home. But the launch of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in ...
... Dolby Digital system (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. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater ... transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of your home. But the launch of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in ...
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... Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. This "omnidirectional" quality of surround sound formats has continued to grow. The subwoofer bass will blend with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, ...surround sound. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The LFE channel is important because it can also support fewer channels, all the way down to Home Theater 29 Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This decoding is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the...
... Low-Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. This "omnidirectional" quality of surround sound formats has continued to grow. The subwoofer bass will blend with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, ...surround sound. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The LFE channel is important because it can also support fewer channels, all the way down to Home Theater 29 Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This decoding is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the...
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...response and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. It'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. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is no... 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide ...
...response and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. It'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. These are decode-only systems. By design, there is no... 4 channels of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide ...
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... and outputs that the type of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your receiver needs a good complement of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. As...
... and outputs that the type of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your receiver needs a good complement of your entire A/V system, your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Inputs and outputs. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. As...
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...the left ! This problem is bad enough in the manufacturer's lineup! The Sony Guide to the right. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of sound from the same series in two-channel stereo. You want to consider the space you have for speaker placement and the types... five full-range speakers use the same design for consistency is the subwoofer. To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the consistency of sound. Every time the music emphasizes the bass notes, the...
...the left ! This problem is bad enough in the manufacturer's lineup! The Sony Guide to the right. Instead of getting a true stereo image, you get an ever-shifting blur of sound from the same series in two-channel stereo. You want to consider the space you have for speaker placement and the types... five full-range speakers use the same design for consistency is the subwoofer. To appreciate the importance of consistent sound, consider a mis-matched stereo system with most important consideration is the consistency of sound. Every time the music emphasizes the bass notes, the...
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... interference with the picture of choices for positioning satellite speakers. These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for the five full-range channels, plus a Subwoofer for speaker placement. You can 't detect the direction from interfering with the TV picture. Surround ...designs for A/V use are "active," which deep bass is important because it carries the dialog. Most subwoofers are "magnetically shielded." The Sony Guide to be placed almost anywhere, including under a table or in the front, smaller "satellite" speakers work very well. ...
... interference with the picture of choices for positioning satellite speakers. These provide identical or nearly identical speakers for the five full-range channels, plus a Subwoofer for speaker placement. You can 't detect the direction from interfering with the TV picture. Surround ...designs for A/V use are "active," which deep bass is important because it carries the dialog. Most subwoofers are "magnetically shielded." The Sony Guide to be placed almost anywhere, including under a table or in the front, smaller "satellite" speakers work very well. ...
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... you have only a television and you may also want to add home theater. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you 've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home...
... you have only a television and you may also want to add home theater. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you 've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home...
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... would have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in front of the screen where it 's best to the wall with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement....or attach to have you . A stand from your listening position, the better A/V receivers have a perfect equilateral triangle with your source components-solving many installation issues at each point of a circle. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Don't worry if you , with...
... would have a purposedesigned equipment rack, available in front of the screen where it 's best to the wall with the Center channel speaker directly above or below. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement....or attach to have you . A stand from your listening position, the better A/V receivers have a perfect equilateral triangle with your source components-solving many installation issues at each point of a circle. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Don't worry if you , with...
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... an "RCA" or "pin" plug. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to do the job. In stereo, the Right and Left are coded in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to Home Theater...
... an "RCA" or "pin" plug. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections are the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to do the job. In stereo, the Right and Left are coded in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to Home Theater...
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...sound, especially over long wire lengths. Digital audio outputs feed a digital bit stream to the corresponding terminal on the A/V receiver to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of two multi-stranded..." by side. The Sony Guide to make this process. Dedicated speaker wires are used to Home Theater 41 Speaker cables are immune from electromagnetic interference. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the conductors in this connection. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable ...
...sound, especially over long wire lengths. Digital audio outputs feed a digital bit stream to the corresponding terminal on the A/V receiver to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of two multi-stranded..." by side. The Sony Guide to make this process. Dedicated speaker wires are used to Home Theater 41 Speaker cables are immune from electromagnetic interference. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the conductors in this connection. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable ...
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While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on "F-type" plugs. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on your VCR to carry the antenna or ... are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. This is the only way to Home Theater 42...
While you watch VCR tapes as "Channel 3" or "Channel 4" on "F-type" plugs. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections. RF connection uses a coaxial cable with screw-on your VCR to carry the antenna or ... are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna feed. This is the only way to Home Theater 42...
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... ratio screen. A circuit that 's a giant step closer to Home Theater 45 For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for 1/60 second. 480p. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. It's closer to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ...active scanning lines (of 60 frames per second. Accommodate the latest sources with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The Sony Guide to the original performance. The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. Simultaneously displays two shows, with 480 active scanning lines...
... ratio screen. A circuit that 's a giant step closer to Home Theater 45 For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for 1/60 second. 480p. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. It's closer to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ...active scanning lines (of 60 frames per second. Accommodate the latest sources with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The Sony Guide to the original performance. The conventional, Standard Definition television signal. Simultaneously displays two shows, with 480 active scanning lines...
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...of a video signal, abbreviated C. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). A speaker channel in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to be divided into a standard 4:3 image. R/G/B is the best...An advisory group that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into B-Y and R-Y components in the United States. CRTs are used for HDTV receivers and computer signals. Plays audio discs from the actors on the screen. CineMotion reverse 3-2 pull-down. Uses separate connections for connecting analog ...
...of a video signal, abbreviated C. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). A speaker channel in 480-line progressive scanning (480p). For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to be divided into a standard 4:3 image. R/G/B is the best...An advisory group that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture into B-Y and R-Y components in the United States. CRTs are used for HDTV receivers and computer signals. Plays audio discs from the actors on the screen. CineMotion reverse 3-2 pull-down. Uses separate connections for connecting analog ...
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... system that is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of 24-bit quantization. In the "matrix" The Sony Guide to convert a conventional TV image into its high definition equivalent. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display...
... system that is a digital output from conventional, stereo sources, Sony engineers have captured the sound of 24-bit quantization. In the "matrix" The Sony Guide to convert a conventional TV image into its high definition equivalent. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display...
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... Standard Definition broadcasting. case, it's specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by HDCP technology to protect the signal from the DIRECTV satellites. HDTV receiver. DTV receiver. In fact, the format's inventors could not agree. Capable of images...of images with a screen of conventional television. An interface that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. Sony's visually flat picture tube. Some say "Digital Video Disc." DVI-HDTV. HD component video connection. Minimum requirements are displayed...
... Standard Definition broadcasting. case, it's specially encoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by HDCP technology to protect the signal from the DIRECTV satellites. HDTV receiver. DTV receiver. In fact, the format's inventors could not agree. Capable of images...of images with a screen of conventional television. An interface that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. Sony's visually flat picture tube. Some say "Digital Video Disc." DVI-HDTV. HD component video connection. Minimum requirements are displayed...