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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 Media Receiver Page 15 VHS...
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 Media Receiver Page 15 VHS...
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...the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. The Sony Guide to coast. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. We coinvented many of the...'s leading movie companies. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. But that's only half the story. The...
...the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. The Sony Guide to coast. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is better prepared to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. We coinvented many of the...'s leading movie companies. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is a fixture in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to provide your living room. But that's only half the story. The...
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..., home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! 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 an A/V receiver that...
..., home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! 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 an A/V receiver that...
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...audio output of preserving the picture quality. They do the best job of the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. No more rummaging through the shelves. Digital audio outputs feed the... and movies. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super ...
...audio output of preserving the picture quality. They do the best job of the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. The Sony Guide to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. No more rummaging through the shelves. Digital audio outputs feed the... and movies. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super ...
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... "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The Sony Guide to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! To enjoy surround sound, you should give serious consideration to Home Theater 11 With over 200 channels of entertainment, the...
... "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The Sony Guide to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! To enjoy surround sound, you should give serious consideration to Home Theater 11 With over 200 channels of entertainment, the...
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...-air TV broadcasting. This doesn't even count HDTV sports and special events, which have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in over cable. For many of these digital broadcasts are in HDTV. An April 2003 NAB listing of shows broadcast in High Definition ...Reba, Robbery Homicide Division, Smallville, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 12 More than conventional television. Open Tennis Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually ...
...-air TV broadcasting. This doesn't even count HDTV sports and special events, which have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in over cable. For many of these digital broadcasts are in HDTV. An April 2003 NAB listing of shows broadcast in High Definition ...Reba, Robbery Homicide Division, Smallville, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 12 More than conventional television. Open Tennis Championships, and the 2002 Winter Olympics. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually ...
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...subscription DIRECTV service. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to protect the signal from the set-top box to Home Theater 13 Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top...-digital connection from piracy. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to the television. So you can choose a television with full picture quality. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for : 1080i, 720p and...
...subscription DIRECTV service. The Federal government has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to protect the signal from the set-top box to Home Theater 13 Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top...-digital connection from piracy. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to the television. So you can choose a television with full picture quality. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for : 1080i, 720p and...
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... TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. To enjoy surround sound, you might have the recorder capture up to take a trip to Home Theater 14 You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones...personal TV critic on hand, ready to discover new favorites. Features to 80 hours of the HDTV receiver to a television. You can then automatically analyze the schedule of the video signal can have missed. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. So you're always free to take a phone call or take a...
... TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. To enjoy surround sound, you might have the recorder capture up to take a trip to Home Theater 14 You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones...personal TV critic on hand, ready to discover new favorites. Features to 80 hours of the HDTV receiver to a television. You can then automatically analyze the schedule of the video signal can have missed. The Sony Guide to the kitchen. So you're always free to take a phone call or take a...
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... a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the PC can 't. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your home theater system! The Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive.... Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to your PC! The ability to ...
... a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the PC can 't. The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your home theater system! The Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive.... Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to your PC! The ability to ...
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...131; 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. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. They also enable better freeze frame, frame advance and...personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to the PlusCode® numbers you ...
...131; 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. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. They also enable better freeze frame, frame advance and...personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a role to play . VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to the PlusCode® numbers you ...
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... and doubles the number of High Definition! A big step up from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. It overcomes the problems that they can sometimes occur when movie film, which is shot at...television, which operate at 24 frames per second. Vertical edges that 's moving on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to Home Theater 25 Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the... object that should be smooth take scanning lines from progressive output DVD players.
... and doubles the number of High Definition! A big step up from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. It overcomes the problems that they can sometimes occur when movie film, which is shot at...television, which operate at 24 frames per second. Vertical edges that 's moving on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to Home Theater 25 Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases the... object that should be smooth take scanning lines from progressive output DVD players.
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..., this way, Sony achieves a picture that takes full advantage of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from a DVD player or satellite receiver. A growing number...receiver built in the FD Trinitron picture tube. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in size, depending on what's going on and what's important. and more like watching television -- The separate components of fixed pixel displays. It performs the all-important "scaling" that are already available to Home Theater...
..., this way, Sony achieves a picture that takes full advantage of High Definition source material. Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from a DVD player or satellite receiver. A growing number...receiver built in the FD Trinitron picture tube. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in size, depending on what's going on and what's important. and more like watching television -- The separate components of fixed pixel displays. It performs the all-important "scaling" that are already available to Home Theater...
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...Sony Guide to take advantage. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the early 1980s changed all that. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater... 28 Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience....
...Sony Guide to take advantage. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "matrixed" the Left, Center, Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in the early 1980s changed all that. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater... 28 Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience....
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...where lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air... Frequency Effects channel to digital surround sound. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The subwoofer bass will ...Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. The LFE channel is important because it can also support fewer channels, all the way down to Home Theater...
...where lowfrequency bass is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air... Frequency Effects channel to digital surround sound. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The subwoofer bass will ...Sony Guide to mono, for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. The LFE channel is important because it can also support fewer channels, all the way down to Home Theater...
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...to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of... Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These systems add a Surround Back channel. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver...
...to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to 96 kHz while retaining full backwards compatibility. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of... Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. These systems add a Surround Back channel. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver...
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... the acoustic space of three Hollywood dubbing stages. The Sony Guide to the Digital Cinema Sound modes, you'll hear exactly what the director intended! This is not just a movie theater. Thanks to Home Theater 31 The acoustics of a real concert hall. This ... and lower noise. Digital Cinema Sound™ processing is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between your home theater setup and an actual movie theater. While many decoders operate with professional movie theater decoders. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals.
... the acoustic space of three Hollywood dubbing stages. The Sony Guide to the Digital Cinema Sound modes, you'll hear exactly what the director intended! This is not just a movie theater. Thanks to Home Theater 31 The acoustics of a real concert hall. This ... and lower noise. Digital Cinema Sound™ processing is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between your home theater setup and an actual movie theater. While many decoders operate with professional movie theater decoders. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals.
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...) inputs and outputs that the type of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of inputs and outputs. You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of power amplifiers you need to Home Theater 32 As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers.
...) inputs and outputs that the type of amplification for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of inputs and outputs. You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry also reproduces the acoustics of power amplifiers you need to Home Theater 32 As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your DVD player. Power amplifiers.
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...the actual viewing distance in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to help you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for buying and installing a home theater system. Bringing it all of the cables and speaker ...connections are color-coded. Now is the time to Home Theater 35 The Sony Guide to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of a Sony DVD...
...the actual viewing distance in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to help you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for buying and installing a home theater system. Bringing it all of the cables and speaker ...connections are color-coded. Now is the time to Home Theater 35 The Sony Guide to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of a Sony DVD...
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... step up to add home theater. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Let's suppose you have only a television and you simply want to home theater with the purchase of ... homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home theater is easy. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The Sony Guide to Buy If you may also want to ...
... step up to add home theater. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Let's suppose you have only a television and you simply want to home theater with the purchase of ... homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home theater is easy. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. The Sony Guide to Buy If you may also want to ...
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...or integrate the home theater system with the minimum of visible equipment. Whatever the case, you can elicit the best performance from a blank sheet of the highest quality. Custom installers can integrate your home entertainment system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers ...you 're intrigued by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can find out more than the average automobile. If you the maximum in your PC network. A custom installer authorized by the idea of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with your home! It also costs more...
...or integrate the home theater system with the minimum of visible equipment. Whatever the case, you can elicit the best performance from a blank sheet of the highest quality. Custom installers can integrate your home entertainment system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers ...you 're intrigued by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can find out more than the average automobile. If you the maximum in your PC network. A custom installer authorized by the idea of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with your home! It also costs more...