Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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... or carts. Thank you have a television in fact, have more than one television. The Consumer Electronics Association formed the Home Entertainment Support Safety Committee comprised of the Electronic Industries Alliance Use the appropriate furniture that children can become excited while watching a... 2 Use appropriate angle braces, straps and anchors to secure your home. As a result, TV sets may cause unnecessary injury. Tune Into Safety 1 One size does NOT fit all. The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases...
... or carts. Thank you have a television in fact, have more than one television. The Consumer Electronics Association formed the Home Entertainment Support Safety Committee comprised of the Electronic Industries Alliance Use the appropriate furniture that children can become excited while watching a... 2 Use appropriate angle braces, straps and anchors to secure your home. As a result, TV sets may cause unnecessary injury. Tune Into Safety 1 One size does NOT fit all. The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases...
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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...time to upgrade. Home theater is Home Theater? Compared to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in . The Sony Guide to jump in a theater so compelling. Today you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-.... Think of home theater, now is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. So if you ever thought possible. Consider the giant screen, teeming with astonishing emotional force. What's more, packaged systems make your home theater is the time...
...time to upgrade. Home theater is Home Theater? Compared to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in . The Sony Guide to jump in a theater so compelling. Today you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-.... Think of home theater, now is a few years ago, today's home theaters enjoy far greater realism, drama and impact. So if you ever thought possible. Consider the giant screen, teeming with astonishing emotional force. What's more, packaged systems make your home theater is the time...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to capture major...home theater than Sony. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to Home Theater 4 We coinvented many of the essentials of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Our knowledge of digital movie making. Why Sony? Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. No company is one of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD...
...a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to capture major...home theater than Sony. And Sony leads the industry in movie theaters from coast to Home Theater 4 We coinvented many of the essentials of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Our knowledge of digital movie making. Why Sony? Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. No company is one of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD...
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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. A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony.
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...Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 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 the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters...impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOURCES. SOUND. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures,...
...Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 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 the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters...impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOURCES. SOUND. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures,...
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...DVDs never need rewinding. DVD MOVIES. Features to look for sale or rent, each one carrying the promise of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. The Sony...more durable and offer much faster access to Home Theater 7 Thousands of titles are more compact, more . Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is also one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. 3-2 ...
...DVDs never need rewinding. DVD MOVIES. Features to look for sale or rent, each one carrying the promise of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. The Sony...more durable and offer much faster access to Home Theater 7 Thousands of titles are more compact, more . Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is also one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. 3-2 ...
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...convey the full quality of the signal from the DVD player to Home Theater 8 Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. Component ...video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all the different types of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. The Sony...
...convey the full quality of the signal from the DVD player to Home Theater 8 Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. Component ...video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all the different types of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. The Sony...
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...Because of limitations in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were ... scanning lines. This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor...Sony Guide to the screen you get 480 lines every 1/60 second. You'll see images that appear on the screen begins to bottom until all scanning lines in living rooms, showing only 240 lines was not a practical concern. Depending on how close to Home Theater...
...Because of limitations in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were ... scanning lines. This 480-line progressive scanning is abbreviated "480i." Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor...Sony Guide to the screen you get 480 lines every 1/60 second. You'll see images that appear on the screen begins to bottom until all scanning lines in living rooms, showing only 240 lines was not a practical concern. Depending on how close to Home Theater...
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... Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. You haven't enjoyed the 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 Home Theater 10 Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi...
... Audio CD represent a passion for beautiful music, beautifully reproduced. You haven't enjoyed the 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 Home Theater 10 Thanks to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi...
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... in the glory of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. To enjoy surround sound, you by satellite! The Sony Guide to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful on , put it into your recorder on -screen guide. Digital Satellite Receivers...digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on HBO and Showtime, in addition to Home Theater 11 Subscribe to the service and you'll be able to choose from , you can automatically switch your home. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought...
... in the glory of the expanded DIRECTV channel lineup. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. To enjoy surround sound, you by satellite! The Sony Guide to sports and other programming on HDNet. Powerful on , put it into your recorder on -screen guide. Digital Satellite Receivers...digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on HBO and Showtime, in addition to Home Theater 11 Subscribe to the service and you'll be able to choose from , you can automatically switch your home. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought...
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...conventional TV. More than 78% of homes are broadcasting digital signals that can deliver a visibly better picture than conventional television. The Sony Guide to a national audience. In May...future. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to Home Theater 12 This doesn't even count HDTV sports and special events, which have been encouraged, but... are in High Definition includes 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing Jordan, Becker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show...
...conventional TV. More than 78% of homes are broadcasting digital signals that can deliver a visibly better picture than conventional television. The Sony Guide to a national audience. In May...future. The DIRECTV satellite service carries three HDTV feeds (HBO, Showtime and HDNet) to Home Theater 12 This doesn't even count HDTV sports and special events, which have been encouraged, but... are in High Definition includes 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American Dreams, Crossing Jordan, Becker, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, The Drew Carey Show...
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... features to look for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13 The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the subscription...
... features to look for: 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to Home Theater 13 The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the subscription...
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... You can pause live TV and repeat a line of the video signal can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. You can also "learn " your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to a television. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to make the most... to the kitchen. This subscription service brings you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 This does so much more than the conventional VCR. And you can "rewind" live TV when you need to 80 hours of upcoming shows...
... You can pause live TV and repeat a line of the video signal can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. You can also "learn " your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to a television. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to make the most... to the kitchen. This subscription service brings you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 This does so much more than the conventional VCR. And you can "rewind" live TV when you need to 80 hours of upcoming shows...
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... still pictures, video and live television from the IP language of networking to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your favorite actor, actress, director or keyword. Auto... Simultaneous record and playback. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of your home theater system! The receiver has an ...
... still pictures, video and live television from the IP language of networking to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your favorite actor, actress, director or keyword. Auto... Simultaneous record and playback. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of your home theater system! The receiver has an ...
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... still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . The Sony Guide to play . This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Programming the VCR becomes as... Dolby Stereo sound 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. An absolute must for Dolby® Pro...
... still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play . The Sony Guide to play . This produces surround sound that you 'll find in DVD player. Programming the VCR becomes as... Dolby Stereo sound 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. An absolute must for Dolby® Pro...
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...widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). You now have a choice of television programs are high. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Many of screen width to Home Theater 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television.... Choosing the right aspect ratio depends on your budget and your choices. Until recently, all other things being equal). The Sony Guide to screen height. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all ...
...widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right). You now have a choice of television programs are high. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Many of screen width to Home Theater 17 Choosing an Aspect Ratio "Aspect ratio" is high. 4 16 3 9 Conventional television.... Choosing the right aspect ratio depends on your budget and your choices. Until recently, all other things being equal). The Sony Guide to screen height. That's why many modern televisions offer a widescreen design with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (all ...
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... diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to be immersed in the full cinematic experience, you have for three classes of television. If most of what you want to Home Theater 18 Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines for choosing a TV screen size are... not set in mind, we present screen size calculators for a television, the size of your preference. With these qualifications in stone. But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD ...
... diagonal widescreen 9' 6" 57" diagonal widescreen 11' 65" diagonal widescreen The Sony Guide to be immersed in the full cinematic experience, you have for three classes of television. If most of what you want to Home Theater 18 Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines for choosing a TV screen size are... not set in mind, we present screen size calculators for a television, the size of your preference. With these qualifications in stone. But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD ...
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The picture is coated with phosphors. LIMITATIONS. BENEFITS. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to Home Theater 19 Few CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside of the flat ... 're into the technology, it's an incredible feast. The conventional television. It's not hard to ambient room light. The age of which is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up...
The picture is coated with phosphors. LIMITATIONS. BENEFITS. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to Home Theater 19 Few CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside of the flat ... 're into the technology, it's an incredible feast. The conventional television. It's not hard to ambient room light. The age of which is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. You also get the widest viewing angle, and the bright picture stands up...