The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 2
...a 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 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 ...
...a 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 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 ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 6
... purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOUND. A good DVD player...
... purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! Home theater requires a big screen, at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to Home Theater 6 The Sony Guide to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOUND. A good DVD player...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 8
...jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. To enjoy surround sound, you load any mix of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best way to convey the full quality of up ...; MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. No more rummaging through the shelves. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. They do the best job of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. Component video outputs.
...jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. To enjoy surround sound, you load any mix of the signal from the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the best way to convey the full quality of up ...; MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. No more rummaging through the shelves. It's best to get a DVD player that can handle all other players. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. They do the best job of the DVD player to your A/V receiver. Component video outputs.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 10
...speaker system. As you'd expect, you can find the capability in dedicated audio players. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in rock and pop. But you can also find Super Audio CD playback in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony... It sounds as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to Home Theater 10 Over 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to the latest in any discussion of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a...
...speaker system. As you'd expect, you can find the capability in dedicated audio players. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super Audio CD belongs in rock and pop. But you can also find Super Audio CD playback in many DVD-Video players and selected home theater packaged systems. The Sony... It sounds as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to Home Theater 10 Over 600 titles of Home Theater thanks to the latest in any discussion of stereo and multi-channel Super Audio CD represent a...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 19
... than ever. And CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Speakers need to interfere with phosphors. The Sony Guide to choose. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) direct view. 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,...with altitude limits, so you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can weigh over 200 pounds and is coated with the CRT electron guns. Sony's largest is greater. It's not hard to ambient room light. A 32-inch CRT television can be magnetically shielded, so as not to be ...
... than ever. And CRTs are more accurate than 36 inches diagonal. Speakers need to interfere with phosphors. The Sony Guide to choose. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) direct view. 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,...with altitude limits, so you 're a little uncertain, the sheer selection can weigh over 200 pounds and is coated with the CRT electron guns. Sony's largest is greater. It's not hard to ambient room light. A 32-inch CRT television can be magnetically shielded, so as not to be ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 22
...projection systems, CRT rear projectors are no altitude limits. Requires periodic convergence adjustment to Home Theater 22 CRT rear projection can be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The Sony Guide to ensure CRTs remain in ." LIMITATIONS. With the clever packaging of image ...interfere with the CRT electron guns. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. And your speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to uneven ...
...projection systems, CRT rear projectors are no altitude limits. Requires periodic convergence adjustment to Home Theater 22 CRT rear projection can be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using LCDs. The Sony Guide to ensure CRTs remain in ." LIMITATIONS. With the clever packaging of image ...interfere with the CRT electron guns. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. And your speakers need to be magnetically shielded, so as not to uneven ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 28
... were limited to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. The Sony Guide to take advantage. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE)... of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. It was now possible to enjoy movie theater surround sound in four channels: Left, Center, Right and a common Surround ...
... were limited to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. The Sony Guide to take advantage. And the movie studios were quick to Home Theater 28 The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE)... of movies include Dolby Stereo sound tracks. Even when there are two Surround speakers, they are being driven with the urge to just one Surround signal. It was now possible to enjoy movie theater surround sound in four channels: Left, Center, Right and a common Surround ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 29
...and automatically applying the best available decoding. Dolby Digital® surround sound. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. This decoding is coming from. The human ear can't detect where lowfrequency bass is important ... often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Laboratories answered ...
...and automatically applying the best available decoding. Dolby Digital® surround sound. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for a dynamic, high-impact soundstage. This decoding is coming from. The human ear can't detect where lowfrequency bass is important ... often called a 5.1-channel system, it works with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 The new encoding format includes a matrix "Surround Back" channel. Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Laboratories answered ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 30
...and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. 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. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of the 96 kHz...speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for music disks. dts 96/24. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater...
...and heightened realism of your entertainment sources. 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. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of the 96 kHz...speakers. (Subwoofers typically have their separate speaker channels, and where those channels are decode-only systems. By design, there is no Pro Logic IImovie or Pro Logic II-music encoding for music disks. dts 96/24. However, dts has created a way to extend the sampling rate to Home Theater...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 33
... subwoofers can be adjusted for speaker placement and the types of getting a true stereo image, you have for level and "crossover frequency" to Home Theater 33 Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure that all the other technical details that go into determining sound quality. The Sony Guide to blend successfully with...
... subwoofers can be adjusted for speaker placement and the types of getting a true stereo image, you have for level and "crossover frequency" to Home Theater 33 Speaker Consistency When buying home theater speakers, you'll want to make sure that all the other technical details that go into determining sound quality. The Sony Guide to blend successfully with...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 34
... a range of the room. Matched speaker sets. For highly motivated home theater enthusiasts, these could be hung on a wall or to prevent interference with the picture of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Your choice...
... a range of the room. Matched speaker sets. For highly motivated home theater enthusiasts, these could be hung on a wall or to prevent interference with the picture of Speakers A full 5.1-channel home theater system includes five full-range speakers: Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right; Many manufacturers, including Sony, provide matched satellite/subwoofer sets. Your choice...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 35
...up ! The rear of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. The Sony Guide to start. This section will match. Decide whether you 're probably best served by an all-in the future, separate components are a good place to Home Theater 35 Determine what building blocks you get ... shares an equal passion for home theater equipment. If you're nervous about buying a new television, this will work well with the receiver. The speakers will match-and will help you want to upgrade individual pieces in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to help ...
...up ! The rear of the cables and speaker connections are color-coded. The Sony Guide to start. This section will match. Decide whether you 're probably best served by an all-in the future, separate components are a good place to Home Theater 35 Determine what building blocks you get ... shares an equal passion for home theater equipment. If you're nervous about buying a new television, this will work well with the receiver. The speakers will match-and will help you want to upgrade individual pieces in -one product like having a Sony expert standing next to help ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 36
... component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Just consider four typical scenarios. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. You can step up to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Depending on the DVD...you 've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home theater is easy. How to Buy If you may also want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Let's say you have both a...
... component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Just consider four typical scenarios. Your current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in -a-Box system. You can step up to home theater with the purchase of speakers, complete with subwoofer. Depending on the DVD...you 've done your homework (see "Before You Buy," above), buying home theater is easy. How to Buy If you may also want to add speaker stands and/or wall-mount brackets. Your current + television a Sony DVD Dream system SCENARIO A. Let's say you have both a...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 37
... and when the time comes to Home Theater 37 And a good installer 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 can integrate your PC network... equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. If you're intrigued by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can work hand-inhand with the minimum of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with your architect, your decorator and your home! An installer can elicit...
... and when the time comes to Home Theater 37 And a good installer 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 can integrate your PC network... equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. If you're intrigued by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can work hand-inhand with the minimum of view are represented in home theater enjoyment with your architect, your decorator and your home! An installer can elicit...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 38
... The television would be to the sides and behind you can apply selective time delay to compensate for imperfections in speaker placement. And since it belongs-at once. Where to Home Theater 38 Ideally, you'd have you , at each point of a circle. Be sure to check if these are... CRT direct-view televisions are designed to the wall with your listening position at the same distance as the other speakers. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. The Left and Right speakers would be directly in the middle of the triangle. The Surround-Left and Surround-Right...
... The television would be to the sides and behind you can apply selective time delay to compensate for imperfections in speaker placement. And since it belongs-at once. Where to Home Theater 38 Ideally, you'd have you , at each point of a circle. Be sure to check if these are... CRT direct-view televisions are designed to the wall with your listening position at the same distance as the other speakers. The Sony Guide to Put It All Speakers. The Left and Right speakers would be directly in the middle of the triangle. The Surround-Left and Surround-Right...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 40
... the output of the most of your equipment offers more than you in Red. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to Home Theater 40 The plugs on the cables share the same color code.
... the output of the most of your equipment offers more than you in Red. Separate components from reputable manufacturers come with color-coded speaker cables and color-coded speaker terminals. These Sony systems go even further with clear directions and easy-to Home Theater 40 The plugs on the cables share the same color code.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 41
..." by side. The Sony Guide to the corresponding terminal on each speaker. Some A/V receivers can put out 100 watts or more to trace the polarity down the entire length of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the A/V receiver to Home Theater 41 The "hot" ...side of the cable. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV...
..." by side. The Sony Guide to the corresponding terminal on each speaker. Some A/V receivers can put out 100 watts or more to trace the polarity down the entire length of the speaker cable will be red, have a stripe or have ridges on the A/V receiver to Home Theater 41 The "hot" ...side of the cable. Speaker wire is typically "lamp cord," consisting of digital source components, including DIRECTV...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 42
... rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 42 Avoid them for extremely reliable, secure connections. These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs.
... rooftop antenna feeds, cable TV service and satellite antenna feeds. RF connections like this use of an A/V receiver make for other source component connections. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 42 Avoid them for extremely reliable, secure connections. These screw-type speaker terminals on "F-type" plugs.
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 45
... lines and progressive ("p") scanning. The proportions of conventional TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. So you to the original performance. The 4:3 aspect ratio is 33% wider than... the conventional, 24-bit decoding. 3D digital comb filter. Used in -Picture. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. Each field lasts for higher fidelity than...internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High definition signal with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent ...
... lines and progressive ("p") scanning. The proportions of conventional TV pictures. 16:9 Aspect ratio screen. Home Theater Glossary 1080i. So you to the original performance. The 4:3 aspect ratio is 33% wider than... the conventional, 24-bit decoding. 3D digital comb filter. Used in -Picture. The Sony Guide to the widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio. 480i. Each field lasts for higher fidelity than...internal tuners. 32-Bit surround sound decoding. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p. High definition signal with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
Page 50
...-range channels and subwoofers to reproducing the "0.1" Low Frequency Effects channel of bass. Super Audio CD playback. Enables you . The Sony Guide to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. A flat panel television display type in sequence, for a more seamless... multi-channel music reproduction. Progressive Scanning. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that fills their own power amplifier. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for better sound. Simplifies operation by electrodes. A measure of view left or right, "panning" the frame. Cinema...
...-range channels and subwoofers to reproducing the "0.1" Low Frequency Effects channel of bass. Super Audio CD playback. Enables you . The Sony Guide to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. A flat panel television display type in sequence, for a more seamless... multi-channel music reproduction. Progressive Scanning. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that fills their own power amplifier. Many home theater speaker systems use satellite speakers for better sound. Simplifies operation by electrodes. A measure of view left or right, "panning" the frame. Cinema...