Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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...and Manager of the International CES® and is large enough to support the weight of the Electronic Industries Alliance The home theater entertainment experience is committed to advocate children's safety and educate customers and their families about television safety. Sometimes televisions are... is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on or play with your home. Use the appropriate furniture that is a Sector of your television (and other electronic components). 2 Use appropriate angle braces, straps...
...and Manager of the International CES® and is large enough to support the weight of the Electronic Industries Alliance The home theater entertainment experience is committed to advocate children's safety and educate customers and their families about television safety. Sometimes televisions are... is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are improperly secured or inappropriately situated on or play with your home. Use the appropriate furniture that is a Sector of your television (and other electronic components). 2 Use appropriate angle braces, straps...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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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 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 ... 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 Guide to Home Theater 2
Contents What is 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 ... 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 Guide to Home Theater 2
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Home theater is the technology that brings this experience into your home theater is the time to upgrade. Compared to the systems of the sound, sometimes booming with...in. Think of home theater, now is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. What's more, packaged systems make your move. Today you ever thought possible. And if your room. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you ...
... in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Home theater is the technology that brings this experience into your home theater is the time to upgrade. Compared to the systems of the sound, sometimes booming with...in. Think of home theater, now is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. What's more, packaged systems make your move. Today you ever thought possible. And if your room. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. No company is better prepared to coast. And Sony leads the industry in picture quality. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge...is one of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Our knowledge of Hollywood's leading movie companies. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is the gold standard in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to...
... movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. No company is better prepared to coast. And Sony leads the industry in picture quality. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge...is one of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Our knowledge of Hollywood's leading movie companies. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is the gold standard in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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SOUND. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SIGHT. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. In one powerful experience. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SOURCES. What You...
SOUND. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SIGHT. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. In one powerful experience. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SOURCES. What You...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... on scenes with movement. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. It retains the integrity of titles are more compact, more . Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. You...Features to individual movie scenes. If you own or you 'll want to connect your DVD player to Home Theater 7 Thousands of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television.
... on scenes with movement. Of course, compared to videotape, DVDs are available for : Progressive scan. It retains the integrity of titles are more compact, more . Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. You...Features to individual movie scenes. If you own or you 'll want to connect your DVD player to Home Theater 7 Thousands of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... perfect complement to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. And... multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the best way to convey the full quality of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to your music and movies. They do the best job of the DVD... player to play. Digital audio outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are a must for progressive scan DVD...the DVD player to Home Theater 8 This lets you ...
... perfect complement to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. And... multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the best way to convey the full quality of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for pushbutton access to your music and movies. They do the best job of the DVD... player to play. Digital audio outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are a must for progressive scan DVD...the DVD player to Home Theater 8 This lets you ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... a continuous picture on the screen. You'll see images that appear on the screen begins to fall apart. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 9 Each frame lasts 1/30 second each line from top to bottom until all scanning lines in today's environment of... 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of which lasts 1/60 second. This is abbreviated "480i." The first field presents the odd-numbered scanning lines (1, 3, 5, etc.). Because of today's finest DVD...
... a continuous picture on the screen. You'll see images that appear on the screen begins to fall apart. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 9 Each frame lasts 1/30 second each line from top to bottom until all scanning lines in today's environment of... 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of which lasts 1/60 second. This is abbreviated "480i." The first field presents the odd-numbered scanning lines (1, 3, 5, etc.). Because of today's finest DVD...
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...The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel... speaker system. But you can also find Super Audio CD playback in dedicated audio players. Super Audio CD Playback...
...The Super Audio CD catalog includes labels as diverse as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel... speaker system. But you can also find Super Audio CD playback in dedicated audio players. Super Audio CD Playback...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful on-screen guide. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 With over 200 channels of entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of the DIRECTV receiver to your... into your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you'll be able to choose from , you 'll want a receiver that...
... sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful on-screen guide. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 With over 200 channels of entertainment, the DIRECTV® service brings an incredibly rich array of the DIRECTV receiver to your... into your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you'll be able to choose from , you 'll want a receiver that...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...called "HDTV receivers") are designed to use their DTV spectrum for movies and TV dramas. Some cable TV services are beginning to Home Theater 12 And many viewers, one stumbling block on the road to a national audience. Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. But recent ... (NAB) reported that can deliver a visibly better picture than 78% of all 18 formats. For many of conventional TV. The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. More than conventional television. recommendations for the future. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds ...
...called "HDTV receivers") are designed to use their DTV spectrum for movies and TV dramas. Some cable TV services are beginning to Home Theater 12 And many viewers, one stumbling block on the road to a national audience. Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. But recent ... (NAB) reported that can deliver a visibly better picture than 78% of all 18 formats. For many of conventional TV. The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. More than conventional television. recommendations for the future. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...set -top box to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition broadcasting. HDTV receiver features to look for the subscription DIRECTV service. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function ... 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13 But most customers are designated High Definition. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. Active Horizontal Aspect Scanning ...
...set -top box to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition broadcasting. HDTV receiver features to look for the subscription DIRECTV service. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function ... 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13 But most customers are designated High Definition. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. Active Horizontal Aspect Scanning ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... for : TiVo™ service. The recorder can also "learn " your preferences. This subscription service brings you might have the recorder capture up to Home Theater 14 The Sony Guide to 80 hours of devices can have missed. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. So you left...
... for : TiVo™ service. The recorder can also "learn " your preferences. This subscription service brings you might have the recorder capture up to Home Theater 14 The Sony Guide to 80 hours of devices can have missed. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. So you left...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... being joined by the ability to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. About the size of your favorite show every time it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with your home theater system! The ability to download, store and play... throughout the home via Ethernet cable or 802.11a wireless network. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from a compatible PC to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. The Sony Guide to the entertainment on the other. Now Sony meets this...
... being joined by the ability to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. About the size of your favorite show every time it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with your home theater system! The ability to download, store and play... throughout the home via Ethernet cable or 802.11a wireless network. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from a compatible PC to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. The Sony Guide to the entertainment on the other. Now Sony meets this...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to play . This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. If your... VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. An absolute must 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.
...for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to play . This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. If your... VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. An absolute must 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.
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...of television programs are high. Many movies and an increasing number of screen width to Home Theater 17 Until recently, all other things being equal). If you watch mostly movies, especially from DVD, you 're in a more horizontal, widescreen format. That's why many modern ...Sony Guide to screen height. You now have a choice of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all television had an aspect ratio of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). DVD...
...of television programs are high. Many movies and an increasing number of screen width to Home Theater 17 Until recently, all other things being equal). If you watch mostly movies, especially from DVD, you 're in a more horizontal, widescreen format. That's why many modern ...Sony Guide to screen height. You now have a choice of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all television had an aspect ratio of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). DVD...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...what you watch is movies on DVD and if you may be immersed ... with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" ... with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal... 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony TV Screen Size Distance 5' 32" diagonal widescreen 5' 6" 34" ...6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to be better off with a larger screen than the...
...what you watch is movies on DVD and if you may be immersed ... with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" ... with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal... 16:9 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony TV Screen Size Distance 5' 32" diagonal widescreen 5' 6" 34" ...6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to be better off with a larger screen than the...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...the lowest cost for each screen size, they also offer longevity and the best picture quality. A 32-inch CRT television can watch them anywhere. The Sony Guide to see why. Direct-view CRTs are also limited in by an electron beam, the "cathode ray" that today's best CRTs are blacker and... the contrast is greater. If you 're into the technology, it's an incredible feast. It's not hard to Home Theater 19 The picture is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. And CRTs are the heaviest...
...the lowest cost for each screen size, they also offer longevity and the best picture quality. A 32-inch CRT television can watch them anywhere. The Sony Guide to see why. Direct-view CRTs are also limited in by an electron beam, the "cathode ray" that today's best CRTs are blacker and... the contrast is greater. If you 're into the technology, it's an incredible feast. It's not hard to Home Theater 19 The picture is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. And CRTs are the heaviest...