The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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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 ... Screen Type Page 19 Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy...
... 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 ... Screen Type Page 19 Features to Look For Page 25 Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Page 28 Surround Sound Formats Page 29 A/V Receivers Page 30 Speaker Consistency Page 33 Types of Speakers Page 34 Bringing it All Back Home Before You Buy Page 35 How to Buy...
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...Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. Our knowledge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. And you can find Sony products in movie theaters from coast to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of digital movie making. Sony...The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is the gold standard in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. But that's only half the story. Why Sony? Sony's CineAlta...
...Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. Our knowledge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. And you can find Sony products in movie theaters from coast to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies, comedies, dramas, indie films and a full range of digital movie making. Sony...The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is the gold standard in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. But that's only half the story. Why Sony? Sony's CineAlta...
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... also better. In one powerful experience. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOUND. SIGHT. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today...
... also better. In one powerful experience. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOUND. SIGHT. Thanks to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today...
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... 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Component video outputs. They do the best job of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater... multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the perfect complement to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to play. Digital audio outputs. ...
... 'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. The Sony Guide to your A/V receiver. Component video outputs. They do the best job of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater... multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the perfect complement to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to play. Digital audio outputs. ...
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...scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record...automatically switch your recorder on selected channels. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your home. The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you 'll want to ...
...scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on HBO and Showtime, in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your local TV channels, brought to you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record...automatically switch your recorder on selected channels. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your home. The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Subscribe to the service and you 'll want to ...
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... Olympics. Broadcasters have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in over-the-air TV broadcasting. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with cinematic sweep and grandeur. More than conventional television. In addition, ABC has announced that can deliver a visibly better ... boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. Some cable TV services are called "HDTV receivers") are designated as the 20032004 season of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have included NCAA football, the Rose...
... Olympics. Broadcasters have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in over-the-air TV broadcasting. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with cinematic sweep and grandeur. More than conventional television. In addition, ABC has announced that can deliver a visibly better ... boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. Some cable TV services are called "HDTV receivers") are designated as the 20032004 season of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have included NCAA football, the Rose...
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... 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. HDTV receiver features to look for High Definition broadcasting. But most customers are designated High Definition. Many...digital connection from piracy. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the subscription DIRECTV service. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 13 Active Horizontal Aspect Scanning Pixels...
... 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest range of High Definition monitor televisions. 480i outputs to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. HDTV receiver features to look for High Definition broadcasting. But most customers are designated High Definition. Many...digital connection from piracy. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for the subscription DIRECTV service. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 13 Active Horizontal Aspect Scanning Pixels...
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...you need to take a trip to take a phone call or take a break, then resume watching exactly where you like having your A/V receiver. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your ... similar to the ones you left off. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. This subscription service brings you spend viewing! The Sony Guide to 80 hours of every minute you electronic program guides. It's like -a great way to look for viewing whenever you 're always ...
...you need to take a trip to take a phone call or take a break, then resume watching exactly where you like having your A/V receiver. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of television onto a builtin hard disk drive. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your ... similar to the ones you left off. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. This subscription service brings you spend viewing! The Sony Guide to 80 hours of every minute you electronic program guides. It's like -a great way to look for viewing whenever you 're always ...
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... the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with your PC! Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from a compatible PC to the...
... the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with your PC! Network Media Receiver Today's personal computers are increasingly important repositories of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this entertainment from a compatible PC to the...
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... 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 Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home.... VHS Hi-Fi. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. The Sony Guide to a compatible wireless LAN access point. If your local channel line-up. They also enable better freeze frame, frame advance and picture search...
... 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 Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home.... VHS Hi-Fi. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for EP optimize playback picture quality. The Sony Guide to a compatible wireless LAN access point. If your local channel line-up. They also enable better freeze frame, frame advance and picture search...
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...3-2 reverse conversion is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. A big step up from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from a line doubler, Sony's family of reality. In big 480i ...that they can sometimes occur when movie film, which is displayed on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to display 60 frames, some televisions take on progressive scanning televisions, which uses 480 interlaced scanning lines (480i). In both cases, the picture is vastly...
...3-2 reverse conversion is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. A big step up from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV receiver. These televisions accept the full 1080 interlaced scanning lines (1080i) from a line doubler, Sony's family of reality. In big 480i ...that they can sometimes occur when movie film, which is displayed on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to display 60 frames, some televisions take on progressive scanning televisions, which uses 480 interlaced scanning lines (480i). In both cases, the picture is vastly...
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...side-by-side with Standard Definition on and what 's going on the same screen. WEGA Engine™ circuitry. The Sony Guide to the last. The latest televisions will display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the Memory Stick media out of picture conditions.... or satellite receiver. Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry, the DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X circuitry. Memory Stick® media playback. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. You can...
...side-by-side with Standard Definition on and what 's going on the same screen. WEGA Engine™ circuitry. The Sony Guide to the last. The latest televisions will display JPEG images (DCF format).* Simply slide the Memory Stick media out of picture conditions.... or satellite receiver. Refinements include Direct Digital Circuitry, the DRC™ Multi-Function system and MID™ X circuitry. Memory Stick® media playback. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. You can...
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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. It was now possible .... 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. Dolby Stereo gained acceptance ...LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to take advantage. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "...
.... 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. It was now possible .... 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. Dolby Stereo gained acceptance ...LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. The Sony Guide to take advantage. During the production of movie sound tracks, this system encoded or "...
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... system is often called the "0.1" channel because the subwoofer handles roughly one-tenth the frequency range of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Compared to Home Theater... channel is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally ...
... system is often called the "0.1" channel because the subwoofer handles roughly one-tenth the frequency range of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Dolby Pro Logic decoding, the Dolby Digital system has crucial advantages: Digital sound quality. Compared to Home Theater... channel is the surround sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. This is often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally ...
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... channels, and where those channels are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility...of your entertainment sources. 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. These... 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 are decode-only systems. By...
... channels, and where those channels are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility...of your entertainment sources. 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. These... 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 are decode-only systems. By...
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... concert venues: the Vienna Musikvereinsaal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Note the swivel chairs and sound mixing console in Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of three Hollywood dubbing stages. The acoustics of ...precision, some go the extra step to look for music. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro ...
... concert venues: the Vienna Musikvereinsaal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Note the swivel chairs and sound mixing console in Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of three Hollywood dubbing stages. The acoustics of ...precision, some go the extra step to look for music. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro ...
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... outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Today's receivers offer up to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam... Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. You'll also want . The Sony Guide to Home Theater 32 ...
... outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player, DIRECTV receiver and television. Today's receivers offer up to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam... Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. You'll also want . The Sony Guide to Home Theater 32 ...
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Determine what building blocks you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for more information. At Sony, we realize that you want to upgrade individual pieces in -a-Box systems are a good place to start. If you get them ... 're planning to buy, connected to help you 're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in the future, separate components are your viewing distance. Where possible, check out the television you 're buying the right products and making the right connections when you get started. ...
Determine what building blocks you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for more information. At Sony, we realize that you want to upgrade individual pieces in -a-Box systems are a good place to start. If you get them ... 're planning to buy, connected to help you 're only somewhat interested in equipment, Sony's Home-Theater-in the future, separate components are your viewing distance. Where possible, check out the television you 're buying the right products and making the right connections when you get started. ...
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... want to add home theater. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. You can step up to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. How to Buy If...brackets. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you may also want to Home Theater 36 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...
... want to add home theater. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete with subwoofer. You can step up to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. How to Buy If...brackets. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you may also want to Home Theater 36 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...
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...! SCENARIO D. Custom installers can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with your home entertainment system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you the maximum in your general contractor. And a good installer... can give you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated ...
...! SCENARIO D. Custom installers can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with your home entertainment system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you the maximum in your general contractor. And a good installer... can give you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated ...