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... 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 ... 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
... 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 ... 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
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...television, commercials and music videos. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in movie theaters from coast to provide your living room. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras ...Sony. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of digital movie making. Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is created, edited and distributed. And you can find Sony products in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV...
...television, commercials and music videos. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in movie theaters from coast to provide your living room. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras ...Sony. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of digital movie making. Our knowledge of home theater, including Compact Disc and DVD. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is created, edited and distributed. And you can find Sony products in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV...
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...high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. 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. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound... for : Progressive scan. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert videos, children's programs and more durable and offer much faster access to Home Theater 7 DVD MOVIES.
...high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. 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. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound... for : Progressive scan. You'll enjoy over ten thousand titles including movies, concert videos, children's programs and more durable and offer much faster access to Home Theater 7 DVD MOVIES.
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... are the perfect complement to all your music and movies. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. Component video outputs. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to the television... DVD changer capability. No more rummaging through the shelves. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all the different types of the signal from the DVD ...
... are the perfect complement to all your music and movies. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. Component video outputs. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to the television... DVD changer capability. No more rummaging through the shelves. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all the different types of the signal from the DVD ...
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... titles range from your living room. Thanks to Home Theater 10 It sounds as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over 600 titles...
... titles range from your living room. Thanks to Home Theater 10 It sounds as if the musicians are playing in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony Guide to Sony's Direct Stream Digital™ recording technology, the sound is an obvious improvement over a multi-channel speaker system. Over 600 titles...
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... recorder or personal video recorder. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll ...be able to choose from , you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of programming options into the record mode and turn it into your home. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you can automatically switch your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. The Sony...TV channels, brought to you by satellite! The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to a High Definition...
... recorder or personal video recorder. To enjoy surround sound, you 'll ...be able to choose from , you'll want to connect the optical digital audio output of programming options into the record mode and turn it into your home. Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with many cities, you can automatically switch your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. The Sony...TV channels, brought to you by satellite! The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to a High Definition...
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... digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to a television. The recorder can "rewind" live TV when you need to the kitchen. The Sony Guide to 80 hours of dialog that you electronic program guides. The DVI-HDTV interface carries High Definition in the past. You can ... hours of the HDTV receiver to connect the optical digital audio output of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to your preferences. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. The separate components of every minute you ...
... digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to a television. The recorder can "rewind" live TV when you need to the kitchen. The Sony Guide to 80 hours of dialog that you electronic program guides. The DVI-HDTV interface carries High Definition in the past. You can ... hours of the HDTV receiver to connect the optical digital audio output of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to your preferences. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. The separate components of every minute you ...
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An absolute must for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no ...that 's satisfying and dynamic. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a ...line-up. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in DVD player....
An absolute must for high fidelity stereo sound. VCR Plus+ Gold™ system automatically "maps" your network provides no ...that 's satisfying and dynamic. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and personal video recorders, the old VCR still has a ...line-up. Some movies are also easy to Home Theater 16 A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in DVD player....
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... and home video were limited to just one Surround signal. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that . The Sony Guide to take advantage. Today, thousands of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in .... It was now possible to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround...
... and home video were limited to just one Surround signal. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that . The Sony Guide to take advantage. Today, thousands of high fidelity stereo VCRs and stereo TV broadcasting in .... It was now possible to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround...
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The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts ... channels, and where those channels 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. In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. If you watch...
The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. These decoding systems derive six channels from two-channel material. It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts ... channels, and where those channels 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. In the "matrix" case, it 's a completely separate channel. If you watch...
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Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. 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. As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your receiver needs a good complement ...
Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. 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. As the nerve center of your entire A/V system, your receiver needs a good complement ...
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...your television, this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. The Sony Guide to the television. RF connections like this use of an... A/V receiver make for other source component connections. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections. This is the only way to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna ...
...your television, this are only appropriate for rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. You'll get better picture and sound when you can degrade color, detail and sound quality. The Sony Guide to the television. RF connections like this use of an... A/V receiver make for other source component connections. Video Connections Radio Frequency (RF) connections. This is the only way to connect a rooftop antenna, cable TV service or satellite TV antenna ...
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...-DIN plug. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than composite video because they offer separate conductors for today's better video sources. Composite video connections. These connections are typically color-coded yellow. S-Video connections can be better than RF, unencumbered by sound. S-Video connections. Composite video connection of plugs on each end...
...-DIN plug. In home The Sony Guide to deliver far higher picture quality than composite video because they offer separate conductors for today's better video sources. Composite video connections. These connections are typically color-coded yellow. S-Video connections can be better than RF, unencumbered by sound. S-Video connections. Composite video connection of plugs on each end...
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... composite video signals, stripping the color signal (chrominance) apart from the black-and-white signal (luminance). So you to the proportions of widescreen movies and perfect for 1/60 second. 480p. High Definition TV signal with 6.1-channel surround sound. Accommodate...TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. Interlaced ("i") scanning divides each horizontal scanning line with the lines above and below-and with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. Used in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. Used in -Picture. The Sony...
... composite video signals, stripping the color signal (chrominance) apart from the black-and-white signal (luminance). So you to the proportions of widescreen movies and perfect for 1/60 second. 480p. High Definition TV signal with 6.1-channel surround sound. Accommodate...TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. Interlaced ("i") scanning divides each horizontal scanning line with the lines above and below-and with both digital television broadcasting and progressive scan DVD players. 5.1-Channel Inputs. Used in the future. 6.1-Channel Inputs. Used in -Picture. The Sony...
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... 4:3. CD-R/RW audio playback. Chrominance. A Sony feature that produced the table of connecting video equipment, but kept apart in surround sound systems. The Center channel is coated by an electron beam-the "cathode ray." Component Video connections (Y/PB/PR). Uses separate connections for ...of TV screen width to an A/V receiver. The proportion of the video signal, visible on the screen. Stands for Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B). Plays audio discs from a source component to height. Coaxial digital output. Uses separate connections for both direct-view and projection ...
... 4:3. CD-R/RW audio playback. Chrominance. A Sony feature that produced the table of connecting video equipment, but kept apart in surround sound systems. The Center channel is coated by an electron beam-the "cathode ray." Component Video connections (Y/PB/PR). Uses separate connections for ...of TV screen width to an A/V receiver. The proportion of the video signal, visible on the screen. Stands for Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B). Plays audio discs from a source component to height. Coaxial digital output. Uses separate connections for both direct-view and projection ...
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... network TV series are a DVD player, a television with up to convey high resolution, which over -the-air High Definition television. Media and home electronics that derive six channels from two-channel material. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of conventional television. Immensely popular video playback system, for which corresponds to high video frequencies. Some say "Digital Video...
... network TV series are a DVD player, a television with up to convey high resolution, which over -the-air High Definition television. Media and home electronics that derive six channels from two-channel material. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of conventional television. Immensely popular video playback system, for which corresponds to high video frequencies. Some say "Digital Video...
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... of connecting high-quality digital audio from the program guide at the touch of a button. Random, unwanted interference with the color signal (chrominance) in composite video connections, but.... In both direct-view and projection television. Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. Sony processing that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of surround sound come to convert pulses of electrical...takes the form of a video signal, abbreviated Y. standard for color TV broadcasting, adopted in the larger picture, a technician must sometimes shift The Sony Guide to automatically start and ...
... of connecting high-quality digital audio from the program guide at the touch of a button. Random, unwanted interference with the color signal (chrominance) in composite video connections, but.... In both direct-view and projection television. Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel. Sony processing that uses a viscous liquid and a mesh of surround sound come to convert pulses of electrical...takes the form of a video signal, abbreviated Y. standard for color TV broadcasting, adopted in the larger picture, a technician must sometimes shift The Sony Guide to automatically start and ...
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...pause live TV and the ability to automatically suggest TV shows you to handle the bass. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) to Home Theater 50 Personal Video Recorder (PVR). A television display system that project onto a ... your A/V receiver at high signal quality. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. The opposite of bass. High-resolution audio that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. A measure of resolution." The highest quality sound source available today, Super...
...pause live TV and the ability to automatically suggest TV shows you to handle the bass. S-Video keeps the black-and-white signal (luminance) apart from the color signal (chrominance) to Home Theater 50 Personal Video Recorder (PVR). A television display system that project onto a ... your A/V receiver at high signal quality. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. The opposite of bass. High-resolution audio that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. A measure of resolution." The highest quality sound source available today, Super...
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...is a registered trademark of DIRECTV Inc., a unit of TiVo, Inc. TV Guide is a trademark of Hughes Electronics Corporation. TiVo is a registered trademark...Sound, Super Fine Pitch, Trinitron, VAIO, VAIO Media, WEGA, WEGA Engine and XBR are subject to height of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. All Sony digital still cameras and camcorders that incorporate an aspect ratio wider than the conventional 4:3 television screen. In video...; televisions. Sony scaling circuitry that helps deliver the superlative performance of Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 51 Movies can ...
...is a registered trademark of DIRECTV Inc., a unit of TiVo, Inc. TV Guide is a trademark of Hughes Electronics Corporation. TiVo is a registered trademark...Sound, Super Fine Pitch, Trinitron, VAIO, VAIO Media, WEGA, WEGA Engine and XBR are subject to height of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. All Sony digital still cameras and camcorders that incorporate an aspect ratio wider than the conventional 4:3 television screen. In video...; televisions. Sony scaling circuitry that helps deliver the superlative performance of Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 51 Movies can ...
Primary User Manual
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...you watch digital photo (JPEG) and movie (MPEG1) files that are stored on Memory Stick media. ❑ Component Video Inputs: Offers the best video quality for DVD (480p, 480i), and digital set -top boxes) that have compatible interfaces. The DVIHDTV input terminal ... side by enhancing vertical lines. ❑ Steady Sound®: Equalizes volume levels so there is not intended for the secure transfer of copyright-protected high-definition content between these devices and your digital projection television. *High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection 10 SETUP SETUP Introducing SETUP...
...you watch digital photo (JPEG) and movie (MPEG1) files that are stored on Memory Stick media. ❑ Component Video Inputs: Offers the best video quality for DVD (480p, 480i), and digital set -top boxes) that have compatible interfaces. The DVIHDTV input terminal ... side by enhancing vertical lines. ❑ Steady Sound®: Equalizes volume levels so there is not intended for the secure transfer of copyright-protected high-definition content between these devices and your digital projection television. *High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection 10 SETUP SETUP Introducing SETUP...