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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 Page 14 Network... 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...
... 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... 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...
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...'s leading movie companies. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is one of episodic television, commercials and music videos. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is the gold standard in picture quality. We coinvented many of the essentials of digital movie making. But that's... Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is created, edited and distributed. Why Sony? Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, ...
...'s leading movie companies. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is one of episodic television, commercials and music videos. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is the gold standard in picture quality. We coinvented many of the essentials of digital movie making. But that's... Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is created, edited and distributed. Why Sony? Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of home theater, ...
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...quality surround sound. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert videos, children's programs and more durable and offer much faster access to individual movie scenes. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source ...available for : Progressive scan. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. To get the benefit of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television.
...quality surround sound. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert videos, children's programs and more durable and offer much faster access to individual movie scenes. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source ...available for : Progressive scan. This feature effectively doubles the picture quality. To get the benefit of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television.
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...300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. This lets you 'll want to Home Theater 8 No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your music and movies. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super...sound, you load any mix of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver.
...300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. This lets you 'll want to Home Theater 8 No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your music and movies. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super...sound, you load any mix of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs. These Y/PB/PR outputs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver.
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... "interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were commonly used in a theater! The Sony Guide to the screen you get 480 lines every 1/60 second. The second field presents the even-numbered lines. In the early days of... conventional video! This is abbreviated "480p," and it displays only 240 scanning lines at any one time. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output ...
... "interlace" scanning and it delivers twice the vertical resolution of television, when 12-inch diagonal screens were commonly used in a theater! The Sony Guide to the screen you get 480 lines every 1/60 second. The second field presents the even-numbered lines. In the early days of... conventional video! This is abbreviated "480p," and it displays only 240 scanning lines at any one time. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output ...
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...systems. And thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound capability. 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 the latest in any discussion of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for ...
...systems. And thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound capability. 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 the latest in any discussion of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a passion for ...
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... receiver to your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. The new receivers get the full benefit of cable favorites. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you can automatically switch... your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports...
... receiver to your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. The new receivers get the full benefit of cable favorites. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you can automatically switch... your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports...
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...-quality analog connection to make the most of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. And you choose! The recorder can have missed. Features to look for viewing whenever you can then ... the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to a television. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and...
...-quality analog connection to make the most of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. And you choose! The recorder can have missed. Features to look for viewing whenever you can then ... the optical digital audio output of the HDTV receiver to your own, personal TV critic on hand, ready to a television. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can be Y/Pb/Pr or R/G/B. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and...
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...music is a device to convert this entertainment from the PC can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from a compatible PC to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to your home theater system! Here's another show that VCRs can do... that you access to Home Theater 15 The Sony Guide to the entertainment on the other. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with your PC! In many homes, entertainment from the IP language...
...music is a device to convert this entertainment from the PC can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from a compatible PC to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to your home theater system! Here's another show that VCRs can do... that you access to Home Theater 15 The Sony Guide to the entertainment on the other. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with your PC! In many homes, entertainment from the IP language...
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You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to a compatible wireless LAN access point. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes ...-in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. Features to Home Theater 16 If your local channel line-up. Some movies are also easy... DVD player. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. The Sony Guide to look for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play .
You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to a compatible wireless LAN access point. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes ...-in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for : VHS Hi-Fi. Features to Home Theater 16 If your local channel line-up. Some movies are also easy... DVD player. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in the age of VHS movies that 's satisfying and dynamic. The Sony Guide to look for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to play .
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..., the admiration of professionals and the unwavering loyalty of every five video frames! It analyzes the picture, identifying the difference between footage shot on interlaced video and footage shot on two out of customers. The Sony Guide to those times when you're watching movies. zipper-like ...texture. And this unwanted artifact happens frequently, occurring on film. Most prime-time dramas, music videos and commercials are also ...
..., the admiration of professionals and the unwavering loyalty of every five video frames! It analyzes the picture, identifying the difference between footage shot on interlaced video and footage shot on two out of customers. The Sony Guide to those times when you're watching movies. zipper-like ...texture. And this unwanted artifact happens frequently, occurring on film. Most prime-time dramas, music videos and commercials are also ...
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...circuitry. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in size, depending on what's going on and what's important. The Sony Guide to the last. It performs the all-important "scaling" that are already available to separate the luminance (Y) from the chrominance (C). ... Comb filter. You get superb detail and high color purity under the widest range of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the first stage to Home Theater 27 In this feature displays two pictures side-by -side...
...circuitry. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in size, depending on what's going on and what's important. The Sony Guide to the last. It performs the all-important "scaling" that are already available to separate the luminance (Y) from the chrominance (C). ... Comb filter. You get superb detail and high color purity under the widest range of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the first stage to Home Theater 27 In this feature displays two pictures side-by -side...
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The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to just one Surround signal. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including ... encoded sound track! Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that . High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. Even when...
The benefits of Dolby Stereo were confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to just one Surround signal. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including ... encoded sound track! Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that . High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. The Sony Guide to take advantage. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. Even when...
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proportion of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of your entertainment ...These systems add a Surround Back channel. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of the 96 kHz ...
proportion of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. Older decoders can deliver the extended frequency response and heightened realism of your entertainment ...These systems add a Surround Back channel. These are amplified to drive the full range speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. These new decoding systems derive 5.1 channels instead of the conventional 4 channels of the 96 kHz ...
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...two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of inputs and outputs. In particular..., if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound! Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics...
...two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. The Sony Guide to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for component video (Y/PB/PR) inputs and outputs that the type of inputs and outputs. In particular..., if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound! Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics...
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...room lighting. An installer can work hand-inhand with your general contractor. If you may best be using any existing components. A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic focus CRTs and 2500 H x 2000 V resolution. Custom installers can even create whole-house ... can build a completely customized system with the minimum of custom installation, you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. Maybe you can elicit the best performance from a blank sheet of view are represented in home ...
...room lighting. An installer can work hand-inhand with your general contractor. If you may best be using any existing components. A legend among video professionals and enthusiasts, the G90U has 9inch electromagnetic focus CRTs and 2500 H x 2000 V resolution. Custom installers can even create whole-house ... can build a completely customized system with the minimum of custom installation, you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. Maybe you can elicit the best performance from a blank sheet of view are represented in home ...
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... antenna or cable signal from your television, this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) 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... a coaxial cable with screw-on "F-type" plugs. These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections.
... antenna or cable signal from your television, this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) 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... a coaxial cable with screw-on "F-type" plugs. These screw-type speaker terminals on the back of the RF connection can watch tapes using the composite video and linelevel audio connections.
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... 43 In home theater equipment, the physical connector is a 4pin Mini-DIN plug. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than composite video, because they offer separate conductors for other equipment. The physical connector is the same "RCA" or ... enables beautifully rich, clear, accurate color, especially important for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of hooking up home video source components, the composite connection combines black-and-white information (luminance) and color information (chrominance) into three component parts: black-...
... 43 In home theater equipment, the physical connector is a 4pin Mini-DIN plug. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than composite video, because they offer separate conductors for other equipment. The physical connector is the same "RCA" or ... enables beautifully rich, clear, accurate color, especially important for sound, manufacturers often supply cables with three sets of hooking up home video source components, the composite connection combines black-and-white information (luminance) and color information (chrominance) into three component parts: black-...
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...DVI) HDTV enables spectacular, uncompressed digital-to the television. R/G/B component video connection. Component video connections (Y/PB/PR) are the same "RCA" or "pin" plugs as used for secure mating. The Sony Guide to protect the signal from piracy. The physical connector is most often ...used for the three primary colors of a video signal from the DVD player to -digital transport of video: Red, Green and Blue, abbreviated R/G/B. The...
...DVI) HDTV enables spectacular, uncompressed digital-to the television. R/G/B component video connection. Component video connections (Y/PB/PR) are the same "RCA" or "pin" plugs as used for secure mating. The Sony Guide to protect the signal from piracy. The physical connector is most often ...used for the three primary colors of a video signal from the DVD player to -digital transport of video: Red, Green and Blue, abbreviated R/G/B. The...
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...compares each frame into two fields of a conventional television screen. Enhanced definition TV signal with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. Used in -Picture. It's closer to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. The 4:3 aspect ratio is 33% wider... 6.1-Channel Inputs. Far more accurate, for higher fidelity than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen. The proportions of 240 lines. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of -the-art 16:9 programming sources. 2-Tuner Picture-in digital television broadcasting. Home Theater Glossary ...
...compares each frame into two fields of a conventional television screen. Enhanced definition TV signal with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. Used in -Picture. It's closer to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. The 4:3 aspect ratio is 33% wider... 6.1-Channel Inputs. Far more accurate, for higher fidelity than the standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen. The proportions of 240 lines. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of -the-art 16:9 programming sources. 2-Tuner Picture-in digital television broadcasting. Home Theater Glossary ...