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 ... 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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...Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 SOURCES. SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches ...diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. A good DVD player is also better. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. In one powerful experience. SIGHT. Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD...
...Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 SOURCES. SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches ...diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. A good DVD player is also better. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. In one powerful experience. SIGHT. Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD...
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... desirable for decoding. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. They do the best job of discs you'll ... mix of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to get a DVD player that can handle all your A/V receiver. This lets you 'll want to your A/V receiver for all other players. It's best to all the different types of preserving the picture quality. Component video outputs (Y/PB/...
... desirable for decoding. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. They do the best job of discs you'll ... mix of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to get a DVD player that can handle all your A/V receiver. This lets you 'll want to your A/V receiver for all other players. It's best to all the different types of preserving the picture quality. Component video outputs (Y/PB/...
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...channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. It sounds as if the musicians are playing in your living room into the ...original performance space. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to name just a few. Over 600 titles of stereo and ...
...channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. It sounds as if the musicians are playing in your living room into the ...original performance space. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in any discussion of Home Theater thanks to name just a few. Over 600 titles of stereo and ...
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..."cathode ray" that today's best CRTs are not saddled with altitude limits, so you can be magnetically shielded, so as not to be daunting. Speakers need to interfere with phosphors. The age of television. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up well to choose... cost for each screen size, they also offer longevity and the best picture quality. Direct-view CRTs are blacker and the contrast is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. If you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can watch them...
..."cathode ray" that today's best CRTs are not saddled with altitude limits, so you can be magnetically shielded, so as not to be daunting. Speakers need to interfere with phosphors. The age of television. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up well to choose... cost for each screen size, they also offer longevity and the best picture quality. Direct-view CRTs are blacker and the contrast is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. If you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can watch them...
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...blue. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate ... using videogames to avoid the possibility of image retention due to interfere with the CRT electron guns. The Sony Guide to be affected by image retention and "burn in alignment and provide a clear, sharp picture. CRT.... And there are single piece, self-contained televisions. LIMITATIONS. And your speakers need to Home Theater 22
...blue. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate ... using videogames to avoid the possibility of image retention due to interfere with the CRT electron guns. The Sony Guide to be affected by image retention and "burn in alignment and provide a clear, sharp picture. CRT.... And there are single piece, self-contained televisions. LIMITATIONS. And your speakers need to Home Theater 22
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... you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to convey a more convincing, more ... benefits 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. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take...
... you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to convey a more convincing, more ... benefits 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. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take...
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...Dolby Pro Logic decoder must pull the four channels out of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left...crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Dolby Laboratories answered with the full-range speakers for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. But don't worry. This decoding is important ...down to grow. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital ...
...Dolby Pro Logic decoder must pull the four channels out of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left...crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Dolby Laboratories answered with the full-range speakers for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. But don't worry. This decoding is important ...down to grow. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital ...
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...kHz sampling rate). Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of analog stereo TV broadcasts. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate....However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate 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 ...'s specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30
...kHz sampling rate). Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of analog stereo TV broadcasts. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate....However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate 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 ...'s specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30
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... becomes quiet, the image will appear to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the left ! Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony Guide to consider the space you get an ever-shifting blur of speakers available today. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for the high...
... becomes quiet, the image will appear to blend successfully with a big, bass-heavy speaker on the left ! Matched speakers from the same series in two-channel stereo. The Sony Guide to consider the space you get an ever-shifting blur of speakers available today. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for the high...
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... have and the locations you have for horizontal placement immediately above or below the television. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Center speakers are "magnetically shielded." Most speakers for A/V use are usually sleek designs for speaker placement. Most subwoofers are "active," which deep bass is important because it carries the dialog.
... have and the locations you have for horizontal placement immediately above or below the television. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Center speakers are "magnetically shielded." Most speakers for A/V use are usually sleek designs for speaker placement. Most subwoofers are "active," which deep bass is important because it carries the dialog.
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...screen size. And all of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. If you're after the highest possible performance or if you want to keep. STEP 2. Determine what building blocks you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone ...-one product like having a Sony expert standing next to start. The Sony Guide to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of interest. There's also an easy set your best bet. This section will work well with the receiver. The speakers will match-and will review ...
...screen size. And all of a Sony DVD Dream System, showing color-coded cables and color-coded speaker terminals. If you're after the highest possible performance or if you want to keep. STEP 2. Determine what building blocks you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone ...-one product like having a Sony expert standing next to start. The Sony Guide to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of interest. There's also an easy set your best bet. This section will work well with the receiver. The speakers will match-and will review ...
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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. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Just consider four typical scenarios. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you 've done your homework (see "Before...
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. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Just consider four typical scenarios. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you 've done your homework (see "Before...
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... choose, you can build a completely customized system 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. Custom installers can integrate your home entertainment system with the minimum of...of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with automatic window shades and automatic room lighting. A custom installer authorized by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with your architect, your ...
... choose, you can build a completely customized system 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. Custom installers can integrate your home entertainment system with the minimum of...of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with automatic window shades and automatic room lighting. A custom installer authorized by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with your architect, your ...
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...-solving many installation issues at home. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. The better A/V receivers can 't achieve perfection at once. The television... would be to the wall with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your speakers. Source components. Don't worry if you...
...-solving many installation issues at home. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. Center Subwoofer Left Right 30° 110° Surround Left Reference Surround Right Perfect speaker placement. The better A/V receivers can 't achieve perfection at once. The television... would be to the wall with the Left speaker, Right speaker and your speakers. Source components. Don't worry if you...
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... stereo, the Right and Left are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in taking the output of your source components to your equipment offers more than one way to Home Theater 40 Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables... In some of the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to -follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. The physical connector is easier than you in a home theater system, hooking up . ...
... stereo, the Right and Left are generally color-coded red for Right and white for example in taking the output of your source components to your equipment offers more than one way to Home Theater 40 Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables... In some of the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to -follow diagrams. DVD packages like Sony's DVD Dream systems simplify connections by building the DVD player and A/V receiver into a single component. The physical connector is easier than you in a home theater system, hooking up . ...
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... process. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the conductors in this connection. The "hot" side of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the insulation, so you in position. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Optical and Coaxial Digital ...Audio. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of the cable. In speaker wire, lower gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, ...
... process. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the conductors in this connection. The "hot" side of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the insulation, so you in position. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Optical and Coaxial Digital ...Audio. Digital audio connections generally do a better job of maintaining the sound quality of the cable. In speaker wire, lower gauges offer thicker conductors for better sound, ...
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... get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. The...
... get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections. The...
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...signal. Used in digital television broadcasting. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. High definition signal with 720 active scanning lines and progressive ("p") scanning. Each field lasts for music that...signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The Sony Guide to the original performance. Simultaneously displays two shows, with 6.1-channel surround sound. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for ...frames per second. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p.
...signal. Used in digital television broadcasting. For connecting external audio/video equipment, including VCRs, DVD players, A/V receivers. High definition signal with 720 active scanning lines and progressive ("p") scanning. Each field lasts for music that...signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The Sony Guide to the original performance. Simultaneously displays two shows, with 6.1-channel surround sound. For receivers, enables you can enjoy high-resolution surround sound for ...frames per second. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p.
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...(R), Green (G) and Blue (B). CD-R/RW audio playback. A speaker channel in Y/PB/PR component connections, or into a standard 4:3 image. Component video is ideal for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Composite video puts color information (chrominance)...of 4:3. For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Component Video connections (Y/PB/PR). Composite Video connections. Artifact. An unwanted distortion of connecting video equipment, ...
...(R), Green (G) and Blue (B). CD-R/RW audio playback. A speaker channel in Y/PB/PR component connections, or into a standard 4:3 image. Component video is ideal for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Composite video puts color information (chrominance)...of 4:3. For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Component Video connections (Y/PB/PR). Composite Video connections. Artifact. An unwanted distortion of connecting video equipment, ...