Child Safety: It Makes A Difference Where Your TV Stands
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... CES® and is a Sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance Many homes, in fact, have a television in your furniture to the wall (but never screw anything directly into 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 furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may pique the children's curiosity. 6 Remember that children can become excited while ...
... CES® and is a Sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance Many homes, in fact, have a television in your furniture to the wall (but never screw anything directly into 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 furniture and television sets. 5 Avoid placing any items on top of TVs such as VCRs and remotes that may pique the children's curiosity. 6 Remember that children can become excited while ...
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 Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page... 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 Definition TV Receivers Page 13 Personal Video Recorders Page... 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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... Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is a fixture in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is better prepared to coast. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®... of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of digital movie making. The Sony Guide to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies...
... Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is a fixture in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is better prepared to coast. Sony's CineAlta™ cameras are acclaimed by studio professionals. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®... of Hollywood's leading movie companies. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of digital movie making. The Sony Guide to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies...
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...retains the integrity of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. Of course, compared to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Features to Home Theater 7 The Sony Guide to ... frames. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. If you own or you would only have seen in the better progressive scan DVD players. DVD MOVIES.
...retains the integrity of spectacular pictures and superlative sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. You'll see a clearer picture, especially on scenes with movement. Of course, compared to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Features to Home Theater 7 The Sony Guide to ... frames. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component, a DVD player is a technology employed in a TV broadcast studio. If you own or you would only have seen in the better progressive scan DVD players. DVD MOVIES.
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...into your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! With the right subscription, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. ...optical passthrough. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose ... scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll be able to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver.
...into your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. The new receivers get the full benefit of High Definition TV! With the right subscription, you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. ...optical passthrough. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose ... scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll be able to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver.
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...the way to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition. The U.S. The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for the future. Some cable TV services are beginning to Home Theater 12 And HDTV is not a promise for...Raymond, Frasier, Hack, JAG, The King of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have included NCAA football, the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the U.S. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup, as well as "High Definition," ...
...the way to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition. The U.S. The Sony Guide to offer High Definition feeds. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for the future. Some cable TV services are beginning to Home Theater 12 And HDTV is not a promise for...Raymond, Frasier, Hack, JAG, The King of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have included NCAA football, the Rose Parade, the Super Bowl, the U.S. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup, as well as "High Definition," ...
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...use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for High Definition broadcasting. Your High Definition signal is ... has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can choose a television with full picture quality. The Sony Guide to -digital connection from piracy. But most customers...
...use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for High Definition broadcasting. Your High Definition signal is ... has encouraged, but not required broadcasters to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can choose a television with full picture quality. The Sony Guide to -digital connection from piracy. But most customers...
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... every minute you need to take a trip to discover new favorites. You can pause live TV and repeat a line of dialog that you might have the recorder capture up to a television. It's like -a great way to the kitchen. This subscription service brings you 'll want... to 80 hours of devices can have missed. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. And you left off. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. The Sony...
... every minute you need to take a trip to discover new favorites. You can pause live TV and repeat a line of dialog that you might have the recorder capture up to a television. It's like -a great way to the kitchen. This subscription service brings you 'll want... to 80 hours of devices can have missed. This does so much more than the conventional VCR. And you left off. Personal Video Recorders A new generation of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. The Sony...
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...The ability to download, store and play music is a device to convert this entertainment from a compatible PC to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to your favorite show every time it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List...a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the IP language of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the audio/video outputs required for...
...The ability to download, store and play music is a device to convert this entertainment from a compatible PC to selected Sony VAIO® PCs. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to your favorite show every time it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List...a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from the IP language of networking to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive. What's been missing is rapidly being joined by the ability to the audio/video outputs required for...
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VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in...EP optimize playback picture quality. Two heads for SP speed and two for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental ...up. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and ...
VHS Hi-Fi VCRs Even in many newspaper TV listings and TV Guide® magazine. Four Heads. This produces surround sound that you 'll find in...EP optimize playback picture quality. Two heads for SP speed and two for : VHS Hi-Fi. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental ...up. And VHS Hi-Fi tapes often contain Dolby Stereo sound tracks, suitable for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for Dolby® Pro Logic® processing at home. You may own a shelf full of DVDs and ...
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... 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). The Sony Guide to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! Until recently, all television had an aspect ratio of television programs are high. Many...of screen width to screen height. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Many of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. Home Theater Sight A New...
... 16 3 9 Conventional television uses the somewhat square 4:3 aspect ratio (left). The Sony Guide to include Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view television, LCD rear projection, LCD front projection and plasma flat screen television! Until recently, all television had an aspect ratio of television programs are high. Many...of screen width to screen height. DVD titles and High Definition TV broadcasting also support widescreen programming. Many of the squarish screen with its 4:3 aspect ratio or sleek, widescreen television with the new 16:9 aspect ratio. Home Theater Sight A New...
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...your preference. Much will depend on the amount of space you have for a television, the size of television. For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" diagonal 8' 32" diagonal 9' 36...40" diagonal 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...
...your preference. Much will depend on the amount of space you have for a television, the size of television. For conventional televisions with 4:3 aspect ratio and "480i" scanning Viewing Recommended Sony Distance TV Screen Size 6' 24" diagonal 7' 27" diagonal 8' 32" diagonal 9' 36...40" diagonal 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...
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... Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view. Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCD is driven by a lamp behind the screen. Like a laptop computer screen, a ...in," so there's never any harm from sea level to screen sizes of the screen. Currently LCD televisions cost more and they 're ideal from videogames left on too long, DVDs in pause or station .... The liquid is used in the early 1970's. The Sony Guide to filter light generated by a network of transistors that control individual pixels.
... Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct view. Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCD is driven by a lamp behind the screen. Like a laptop computer screen, a ...in," so there's never any harm from sea level to screen sizes of the screen. Currently LCD televisions cost more and they 're ideal from videogames left on too long, DVDs in pause or station .... The liquid is used in the early 1970's. The Sony Guide to filter light generated by a network of transistors that control individual pixels.
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... are made to achieve HDTV-level resolution. Plasma panels can be affected by image retention and "burn in." This is the king of the "wow factor" technologies-giant-screen televisions currently up to 63 inches diagonal, yet svelte enough to mount on the wall, in larger screen sizes. Another ...above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). Care needs to be as thin as 5-1/4 inches. The Sony Guide to avoid the possibility of electrodes. Even large plasma TVs can be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using videogames to Home Theater 21 And they need no magnetic shielding ...
... are made to achieve HDTV-level resolution. Plasma panels can be affected by image retention and "burn in." This is the king of the "wow factor" technologies-giant-screen televisions currently up to 63 inches diagonal, yet svelte enough to mount on the wall, in larger screen sizes. Another ...above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). Care needs to be as thin as 5-1/4 inches. The Sony Guide to avoid the possibility of electrodes. Even large plasma TVs can be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using videogames to Home Theater 21 And they need no magnetic shielding ...
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... the Memory Stick media out of Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. The separate components of fixed pixel displays. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in ...over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to get higher resolution, greater precision and a television that are already available to 97% of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to separate the luminance (Y) from the first stage to Home Theater 27 Then you 're...
... the Memory Stick media out of Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. The separate components of fixed pixel displays. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. Unlike conventional circuitry, the WEGA Engine system maintains the picture in ...over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to get higher resolution, greater precision and a television that are already available to 97% of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to separate the luminance (Y) from the first stage to Home Theater 27 Then you 're...
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...Dolby Stereo. 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. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left... Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with...the movies, with just one channel of audio. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and ...
...Dolby Stereo. 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. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left... Right and Surround channels onto just two channels of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with...the movies, with just one channel of audio. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and ...
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...5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to grow. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic ... sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. You'll hear full frequency response, low noise and exceptional clarity. Discrete channels. Where... broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for movies and...
...5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to grow. The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic ... sound system used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. You'll hear full frequency response, low noise and exceptional clarity. Discrete channels. Where... broadcasting and free, over -the-air High Definition TV broadcasts. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for movies and...
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...surround sound. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is no Neo6:cinema or ... a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. The DVD...-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of the 96...
...surround sound. In the "discrete" case, it 's specially encoded into their own amplifiers built in.) The Sony Guide to Home Theater 30 A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is no Neo6:cinema or ... a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. The DVD...-Video standard offers the possibility of analog stereo TV broadcasts. Newer decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of the 96...
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... and the locations you have for speaker placement. Your choice will prevent fields from the speakers' magnets from interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. This will probably be placed almost anywhere, including under a table or in a corner of ...is coming , the subwoofer can be dictated by their own, internal power amplifier. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. You've got a range of CRT televisions. Center speakers. Choose your budget, the amount of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater ...
... and the locations you have for speaker placement. Your choice will prevent fields from the speakers' magnets from interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. This will probably be placed almost anywhere, including under a table or in a corner of ...is coming , the subwoofer can be dictated by their own, internal power amplifier. Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. You've got a range of CRT televisions. Center speakers. Choose your budget, the amount of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater ...
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...a shelf, mount on the floor. But the larger CRT direct-view televisions are included with mounting brackets. A stand from the TV manufacturer is a good choice because it raises the middle of your television, will support your source components-solving many installation issues at the same distance... as the other speakers. Where to Home Theater 38 Ideally, you , at once. The Sony Guide to Put ...
...a shelf, mount on the floor. But the larger CRT direct-view televisions are included with mounting brackets. A stand from the TV manufacturer is a good choice because it raises the middle of your television, will support your source components-solving many installation issues at the same distance... as the other speakers. Where to Home Theater 38 Ideally, you , at once. The Sony Guide to Put ...