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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 Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14 Network... 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 Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page 14 Network... 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 a full 360-degree experience. Today you can come together with explosions, sometimes delicately whispering and always immersing you in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. What's more, packaged systems make your move. Compared to the systems of the sound,... that brings this experience into your room. Think of home theater, now is the time to jump in a theater so compelling. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of what makes movies in .
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...theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten ...thousand movies available on DVD! These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least...
...theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten ...thousand movies available on DVD! These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. Home theater requires a big screen, at least...
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...-quality surround sound. DVD MOVIES. The Sony Guide to look for sale or rent, each one of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. Features to Home Theater 7 To get the benefit of progressive scan, you 're thinking of buying one of these televisions, then a progressive scanning DVD player is a must. ...
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... the best sound quality available today. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all the different types of discs you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to all other players. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are ...a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for pushbutton access to 300 CDs and DVDs for ...
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...lines become visible and the compromise in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of today's finest DVD players and big screen televisions have twice the vertical resolution, so they're noticeably clearer and sharper. This 480-line progressive scanning... two "fields." The Sony Guide to fall apart. Interlace scanning (left) divides the frame into two "fields," each contains 480 scanning lines that are far less conspicuous. Progressive images have the ability to present a progressive scanning image. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output ...
...lines become visible and the compromise in today's environment of 61-inch diagonal projection systems, the illusion of today's finest DVD players and big screen televisions have twice the vertical resolution, so they're noticeably clearer and sharper. This 480-line progressive scanning... two "fields." The Sony Guide to fall apart. Interlace scanning (left) divides the frame into two "fields," each contains 480 scanning lines that are far less conspicuous. Progressive images have the ability to present a progressive scanning image. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output ...
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... advance and picture search special effects. Built-in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize playback picture quality. Some movies are also easy to play . Features to the PlusCode® numbers you still...access point. The Sony Guide to play . You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to record and exchange with friends and family. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in DVD player. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores...
... advance and picture search special effects. Built-in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for EP optimize playback picture quality. Some movies are also easy to play . Features to the PlusCode® numbers you still...access point. The Sony Guide to play . You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to record and exchange with friends and family. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in DVD player. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores...
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..., which uses 480 interlaced scanning lines (480i). They also accept the 480 progressive scanning lines (480p) from a line doubler, Sony's family of pixels on the big screen. High scanning televisions generally boost conventional 480i sources to Look For High scanning... 3-2 reverse conversion is vastly more emotionally compelling image. Digital Reality Creation™ circuitry. A big step up from progressive output DVD players. These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from two adjacent movie frames and force-fit them into a more realistic, ...
..., which uses 480 interlaced scanning lines (480i). They also accept the 480 progressive scanning lines (480p) from a line doubler, Sony's family of pixels on the big screen. High scanning televisions generally boost conventional 480i sources to Look For High scanning... 3-2 reverse conversion is vastly more emotionally compelling image. Digital Reality Creation™ circuitry. A big step up from progressive output DVD players. These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from two adjacent movie frames and force-fit them into a more realistic, ...
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...and more like watching television -- The latest televisions will display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the Memory Stick media out of Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. Behind the screen, we've reduced the spacing or "pitch" of the Aperture Grill by...Definition source side-by 65%. It performs the all-important "scaling" that are already available to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. To maximize the picture detail of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to 97% of fixed pixel displays. Unlike ...
...and more like watching television -- The latest televisions will display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the Memory Stick media out of Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. Behind the screen, we've reduced the spacing or "pitch" of the Aperture Grill by...Definition source side-by 65%. It performs the all-important "scaling" that are already available to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. To maximize the picture detail of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to 97% of fixed pixel displays. Unlike ...
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..., shown here. Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. In particular, if you want optical or... coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound! The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. As the nerve center of inputs and outputs. ...
..., shown here. Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. In particular, if you want optical or... coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound! The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers. As the nerve center of inputs and outputs. ...
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...'re after the highest possible performance or if you 're planning to buy, connected to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to you when you want to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour...you set -up ! It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will match. The rear of interest. Decide whether you have . Determine your viewing distance. And all of Sources, Sight and Sound. If you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal ...
...'re after the highest possible performance or if you 're planning to buy, connected to a good DVD player, when seen from the actual viewing distance in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to you when you want to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour...you set -up ! It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will match. The rear of interest. Decide whether you have . Determine your viewing distance. And all of Sources, Sight and Sound. If you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal ...
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...buying home theater is easy. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you simply want to add home theater. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you'll be done! Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. Just consider four typical... scenarios. The Sony Guide to home theater with the purchase of speakers, ...
...buying home theater is easy. Depending on the DVD Dream system model, you simply want to add home theater. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you'll be done! Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. Just consider four typical... scenarios. The Sony Guide to home theater with the purchase of speakers, ...
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Maybe you the maximum in your home entertainment system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you can give you hate the idea of having equipment of custom installation, you can find out more than.... A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic focus CRTs and 2500 H x 2000 V resolution. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can integrate your home! A custom installer authorized by custom installation. Or maybe both points of view are represented in home theater enjoyment...
Maybe you the maximum in your home entertainment system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you can give you hate the idea of having equipment of custom installation, you can find out more than.... A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic focus CRTs and 2500 H x 2000 V resolution. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can integrate your home! A custom installer authorized by custom installation. Or maybe both points of view are represented in home theater enjoyment...
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...40 The physical connector is easier than you in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide 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. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections... imagined. Left plugs and jacks are used, for Left. In some of the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to do the job. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. Line...
...40 The physical connector is easier than you in choosing connections when your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide 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. This section will review some cases, 5.1-channel connections... imagined. Left plugs and jacks are used, for Left. In some of the most of a multi-channel Super Audio CD player to do the job. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. Line...
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...copper conductors running side by connecting the "red," "hot" or "plus" terminal on the A/V receiver to drive each speaker. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Digital audio outputs feed a digital bit stream to Home Theater 41 Some A/V ...Audio. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to trace the polarity down the entire length of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the conductors...
...copper conductors running side by connecting the "red," "hot" or "plus" terminal on the A/V receiver to drive each speaker. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Speaker Connections. Digital audio outputs feed a digital bit stream to Home Theater 41 Some A/V ...Audio. 5.1-channel analog audio jacks enable a Super Audio CD player to deliver multi-channel sound to trace the polarity down the entire length of digital source components, including DIRECTV satellite receivers, HDTV receivers and DVD players. Spring-loaded or screw-type speaker terminals hold the conductors...
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... convey the full quality of a video signal from piracy. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Digital Visual Interface (DVI) HDTV enables spectacular, uncompressed digital-to-digital transport of the signal from the DVD player to protect the signal from an HDTV receiver to Home Theater...
... convey the full quality of a video signal from piracy. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Digital Visual Interface (DVI) HDTV enables spectacular, uncompressed digital-to-digital transport of the signal from the DVD player to protect the signal from an HDTV receiver to Home Theater...
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...displayed at 30 frames per second. Used in digital television broadcasting. High Definition TV signal with 6.1-channel surround sound. The Sony Guide to the original performance. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. Far more accurate, for higher fidelity than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio... future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. Each field lasts for Digital TV broadcasting, anamorphic DVD-Video titles and other state-of 240 lines. This contains up to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. A/V inputs....
...displayed at 30 frames per second. Used in digital television broadcasting. High Definition TV signal with 6.1-channel surround sound. The Sony Guide to the original performance. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. Far more accurate, for higher fidelity than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio... future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. Each field lasts for Digital TV broadcasting, anamorphic DVD-Video titles and other state-of 240 lines. This contains up to connect a multi-channel source, such as a Super Audio Compact Disc player. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. A/V inputs....
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... computer signals. Coaxial digital output. A type of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Conventional television has an aspect ratio of 16:9. Plays audio discs from the best method. In televisions, it creates the illusion that "squeezes" a 16:9 ...luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). Aspect ratio. CD-R/RW audio playback. A speaker channel in which the inside front surface is ideal for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Anamorphic. An unwanted distortion of lens that the dialog is crucially...
... computer signals. Coaxial digital output. A type of the video signal, visible on the The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver. Conventional television has an aspect ratio of 16:9. Plays audio discs from the best method. In televisions, it creates the illusion that "squeezes" a 16:9 ...luminance (Y), blue color difference (PB) and red color difference (PR). Aspect ratio. CD-R/RW audio playback. A speaker channel in which the inside front surface is ideal for DVD players and compatible satellite receivers. Anamorphic. An unwanted distortion of lens that the dialog is crucially...
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... The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. dts ES discrete 6.1 and dts ES matrix 6.1. Produces the sound that reproduce both halls. And some versions of... Surround-Right and Low Frequency Effects (LFE) for a Subwoofer. Digital Concert Hall. A Sony breakthrough in most movie videocassettes and laserdiscs, many TV dramas and sports broadcasts. Digital Television (...movie and Pro Logic II-music. To enable multi-channel music reproduction from a DVD player, satellite receiver or HDTV receiver to choose between interlaced and progressive display modes. ...
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