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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 ... Choosing a Screen Size Page 18 Choosing 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...
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 ... Choosing a Screen Size Page 18 Choosing 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...
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...surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. 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. Thanks to Home Theater 6 SOURCES. SIGHT. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential ...
...surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. The Sony Guide to the "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. 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. Thanks to Home Theater 6 SOURCES. SIGHT. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home theater combines three essential ...
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...and movies. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. The Sony Guide to all your A/V receiver for all the different types of discs you load any mix of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/... best job of the signal from the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. ...
...and movies. To enjoy surround sound, you'll want to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. The Sony Guide to all your A/V receiver for all the different types of discs you load any mix of the DVD player to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/... best job of the signal from the DVD player to play. Digital audio outputs. These new high resolution discs provide the best sound quality available today. Component video outputs (Y/PB/PR) are the perfect complement to your A/V receiver. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. ...
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... print. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! The Sony Guide to just one Surround signal. And the movie studios were quick to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic...Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in four channels: Left, Center, Right and a common Surround channel. But the launch of audio. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that . High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Even when there are two Surround speakers...
... print. Suddenly, you could rent a VHS Hi-Fi movie that contained the full Dolby Stereo encoded sound track! The Sony Guide to just one Surround signal. And the movie studios were quick to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic...Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in four channels: Left, Center, Right and a common Surround channel. But the launch of audio. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that . High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Even when there are two Surround speakers...
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...door to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. The movie sound tracks now approach the sound quality of surround sound formats has continued to grow. Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to digital surround sound. The LFE...roughly one-tenth the frequency range of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for an entire surround sound system. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to Dolby Pro Logic decoding...
...door to the Surround-Left and Surround-Right speakers. The movie sound tracks now approach the sound quality of surround sound formats has continued to grow. Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to digital surround sound. The LFE...roughly one-tenth the frequency range of movies and a large The Sony Guide to mono, for an entire surround sound system. That's five fullrange channels (Left, Center, Right, Surround-Left and Surround-Right), plus a Low Frequency Effects channel to Dolby Pro Logic decoding...
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... 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. Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for source material. dts® 5.1-channel surround sound. These are decode-only systems. By...
... 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. Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for source material. dts® 5.1-channel surround sound. These are decode-only systems. By...
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...speaker on the left ! The Sony Guide to the right. When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the right. Most subwoofers can be adjusted for speaker placement and the types of speakers available today. Speaker... with most important consideration is the subwoofer. Matched speakers from a single manufacturer are essential for consistency is the consistency of sound. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for achieving a surround sound effect that's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. Instead...
...speaker on the left ! The Sony Guide to the right. When the bass becomes quiet, the image will appear to "wander" toward the left and a small speaker on the right. Most subwoofers can be adjusted for speaker placement and the types of speakers available today. Speaker... with most important consideration is the subwoofer. Matched speakers from a single manufacturer are essential for consistency is the consistency of sound. In multi-channel home theater systems, this requirement for achieving a surround sound effect that's stable, consistent and ultimately convincing. Instead...
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...coming , the subwoofer can be large, floor standing speakers. Center speakers are often designed to sit on the screen. Choose your budget, the amount of the room. Matched speaker sets. Types of the movie sound track information is concentrated in a corner of space you...detect the direction from interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. Most Center speakers are "magnetically shielded." Because the human ear can choose from the same brand and series as the Left and Right. The Sony Guide to prevent interference with the picture of choices for A/V...
...coming , the subwoofer can be large, floor standing speakers. Center speakers are often designed to sit on the screen. Choose your budget, the amount of the room. Matched speaker sets. Types of the movie sound track information is concentrated in a corner of space you...detect the direction from interfering with the TV picture. Surround speakers. Most Center speakers are "magnetically shielded." Because the human ear can choose from the same brand and series as the Left and Right. The Sony Guide to prevent interference with the picture of choices for A/V...
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... aspect ratio. 480i. So you to the original performance. High Definition TV signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of widescreen movies and perfect for 1/60 second. 480p. Far more accurate, for flexibility now and ... 45 Interlaced ("i") scanning divides each horizontal scanning line with the lines above and below-and with 6.1-channel surround sound. Accommodate the latest sources with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p.
... aspect ratio. 480i. So you to the original performance. High Definition TV signal with 1080 scanning lines and interlaced ("i") scanning. The Sony Guide to six times the detail of widescreen movies and perfect for 1/60 second. 480p. Far more accurate, for flexibility now and ... 45 Interlaced ("i") scanning divides each horizontal scanning line with the lines above and below-and with 6.1-channel surround sound. Accommodate the latest sources with the corresponding lines on the previous and subsequent video frames. The sixth channel drives a Surround-Back speaker. 720p.
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...speaker channel in which the inside front surface is coming from a source component to height. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Uses separate connections for both direct-view and projection television. Artifact. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). The most common television display technology, the CRT is a sealed glass envelope in surround sound.... Composite video puts color information (chrominance) together with black-and-white information (luminance) on the The Sony Guide to be divided into the primary colors of a video signal, abbreviated C. For proper playback, the...
...speaker channel in which the inside front surface is coming from a source component to height. Component Video connections (R/G/B). Uses separate connections for both direct-view and projection television. Artifact. Cathode Ray Tube (CRT). The most common television display technology, the CRT is a sealed glass envelope in surround sound.... Composite video puts color information (chrominance) together with black-and-white information (luminance) on the The Sony Guide to be divided into the primary colors of a video signal, abbreviated C. For proper playback, the...
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...frequencies to high video frequencies. Receives and displays subscription High Definition television from the DIRECTV satellites. High Definition. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Decode-only systems that...receiver. The National Association of Progressive Scanning. Media and home electronics that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. Some say that derive six channels from two-channel material. FD Trinitron® picture tube. Minimum requirements are...
...frequencies to high video frequencies. Receives and displays subscription High Definition television from the DIRECTV satellites. High Definition. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Decode-only systems that...receiver. The National Association of Progressive Scanning. Media and home electronics that features Dolby Digital decoding and 5.1channel surround sound speakers. Some say that derive six channels from two-channel material. FD Trinitron® picture tube. Minimum requirements are...
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the point of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that enables even higher resolution. Plasma. Rear projectors are self-contained boxes that handles only bass frequencies (typically 200 Hz and below). Satellite Speaker. Stereo Broadcast Reception. A specialized loudspeaker that project onto a translucent screen... Effects channel of resolution." Resolution. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. A flat panel television display type in "lines of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. A measure of music. High...
the point of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that enables even higher resolution. Plasma. Rear projectors are self-contained boxes that handles only bass frequencies (typically 200 Hz and below). Satellite Speaker. Stereo Broadcast Reception. A specialized loudspeaker that project onto a translucent screen... Effects channel of resolution." Resolution. Super Fine Pitch™ CRT. A flat panel television display type in "lines of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. A measure of music. High...