Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are not always supported on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may cause ...the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices. 4 Don't allow children to climb on or play with your home. The Industry Cares! Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands The Issue If you are like most Americans, you ! 2500 Wilson...
The home theater entertainment experience is a growing trend, and larger televisions are popular purchases and are not always supported on this hidden hazard of the home with furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may cause ...the TV). 3 Carefully read and understand the manufacturer's instructions and product safety notices. 4 Don't allow children to climb on or play with your home. The Industry Cares! Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands The Issue If you are like most Americans, you ! 2500 Wilson...
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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... 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. The Sony Guide to the systems of home theater, now is the time to upgrade. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in...
... 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. The Sony Guide to the systems of home theater, now is the time to upgrade. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... room. And Sony leads the industry in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is one of digital movie making. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. We coinvented many of the essentials of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD.
... room. And Sony leads the industry in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is one of digital movie making. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. We coinvented many of the essentials of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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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. A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. A good DVD player is also better. In one powerful experience. SOUND. Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SIGHT. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. These elements are Sources, Sight...
...," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. A good DVD player is also better. In one powerful experience. SOUND. Thanks to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! SIGHT. The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. These elements are Sources, Sight...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... scan. 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 reverse conversion is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. Features to Home Theater 7 If you own or you're thinking of buying one of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide...
... scan. 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 reverse conversion is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. Features to Home Theater 7 If you own or you're thinking of buying one of the movie's original film frames. The Sony Guide...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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.... Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to play. Digital audio outputs. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver for all the different types of discs you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital...new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. They do the best job of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to convey the full quality of preserving the ...
.... Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to play. Digital audio outputs. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver for all the different types of discs you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital...new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. They do the best job of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the best way to convey the full quality of preserving the ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... sharper. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are far less conspicuous. That's why most of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." The Sony Guide to bottom until all scanning lines in a theater! This is abbreviated... be a continuously moving image is abbreviated "480i." Depending on the screen begins to fall apart. Each frame lasts 1/30 second each line from top to Home Theater 9
... sharper. Connect a DVD player with progressive scan output to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television and the results are far less conspicuous. That's why most of television, these 480 lines were divided into two "fields." The Sony Guide to bottom until all scanning lines in a theater! This is abbreviated... be a continuously moving image is abbreviated "480i." Depending on the screen begins to fall apart. Each frame lasts 1/30 second each line from top to Home Theater 9
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... Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to Home Theater 10 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 name just a few. Super Audio CD Playback...
... Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to Home Theater 10 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 name just a few. Super Audio CD Playback...
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... receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. To enjoy surround sound, you 're thinking of the DIRECTV receiver to your home. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you by satellite...receivers can even enjoy your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 With the right subscription, you'll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in addition to you can ...
... receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. To enjoy surround sound, you 're thinking of the DIRECTV receiver to your home. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you by satellite...receivers can even enjoy your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 With the right subscription, you'll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in addition to you can ...
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... broadcasters. recommendations for movies and TV dramas. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." The Sony Guide to six times the picture detail of conventional TV. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals... An April 2003 NAB listing of Queens, NYPD Blue, The Practice, Reba, Robbery Homicide Division, Smallville, The Tonight Show with up to Home Theater 12 Broadcasters have included NCAA football, the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the U.S. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with five or ...
... broadcasters. recommendations for movies and TV dramas. High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." The Sony Guide to six times the picture detail of conventional TV. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals... An April 2003 NAB listing of Queens, NYPD Blue, The Practice, Reba, Robbery Homicide Division, Smallville, The Tonight Show with up to Home Theater 12 Broadcasters have included NCAA football, the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the U.S. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with five or ...
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... is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. HDTV receiver 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 Federal government has encouraged, but not...
... is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. HDTV receiver 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 Federal government has encouraged, but not...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... analog connection to your preferences. You can pause live TV and repeat a line of dialog that you might have the recorder capture up to Home Theater 14 You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your own, personal TV critic on hand,...ready for : TiVo™ service. It's like having your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you electronic program guides. The Sony Guide to 80 hours of the video signal can have missed. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can record up to take a trip to...
... analog connection to your preferences. You can pause live TV and repeat a line of dialog that you might have the recorder capture up to Home Theater 14 You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your own, personal TV critic on hand,...ready for : TiVo™ service. It's like having your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you electronic program guides. The Sony Guide to 80 hours of the video signal can have missed. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of devices can record up to take a trip to...
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... recording function to your home theater system! 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 PC! In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to selected Sony VAIO® PCs....or 802.11a wireless network. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. Now Sony meets this need with VAIO Media™ software installed. Simultaneous record and playback. It can 't. This feature lets you ...
... recording function to your home theater system! 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 PC! In many homes, entertainment from a compatible PC to selected Sony VAIO® PCs....or 802.11a wireless network. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the audio/video outputs required for a home theater system. Now Sony meets this need with VAIO Media™ software installed. Simultaneous record and playback. It can 't. This feature lets you ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... 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. Two heads for SP speed and two for : VHS Hi-Fi. Features to... record and exchange with friends and family. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in DVD player. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to Home Theater 16
... 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. Two heads for SP speed and two for : VHS Hi-Fi. Features to... record and exchange with friends and family. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in DVD player. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to Home Theater 16
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...4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). Many movies and an increasing number of screen width to Home Theater 17 DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Many of choices that the screens were all other things being equal). ... Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! The Sony Guide to screen height. You also have a new range of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right).
...4 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). Many movies and an increasing number of screen width to Home Theater 17 DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Many of choices that the screens were all other things being equal). ... Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! The Sony Guide to screen height. You also have a new range of the latest televisions offer the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio (right).
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...11' 43" diagonal 13' 53" diagonal 15' 61" diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal 8' 40" diagonal 9' 43" diagonal 11' 53" diagonal 13' 61" diagonal For "high...watch is movies on your room and particularly the viewing distance. But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD and if you want to Home Theater 18 Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines for choosing a TV screen size are not set in the full cinematic ...
...11' 43" diagonal 13' 53" diagonal 15' 61" diagonal For "high definition monitor" televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and 1080i or 480p scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 7' 32" diagonal 7' 6" 36" diagonal 8' 40" diagonal 9' 43" diagonal 11' 53" diagonal 13' 61" diagonal For "high...watch is movies on your room and particularly the viewing distance. But the "right" screen size also depends on DVD and if you want to Home Theater 18 Choosing a Screen Size The guidelines for choosing a TV screen size are not set in the full cinematic ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... never been greater. BENEFITS. It's not hard to interfere with the CRT electron guns. LIMITATIONS. The conventional television. The picture is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to ambient room light. ... with altitude limits, so you 're into the technology, it's an incredible feast. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and how to Home Theater 19 You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside of the flat CRT, ushered in screen size. You also get the...
... never been greater. BENEFITS. It's not hard to interfere with the CRT electron guns. LIMITATIONS. The conventional television. The picture is formed by Sony's own FD Trinitron® picture tube, means that makes the phosphors glow. Despite the new competition, the CRT continues to ambient room light. ... with altitude limits, so you 're into the technology, it's an incredible feast. Here's a quick guide to what's what, and how to Home Theater 19 You're looking at the front of a large glass envelope, the inside of the flat CRT, ushered in screen size. You also get the...