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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... the industry in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is one of Hollywood's leading movie companies. And you can find Sony products in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. We coinvented many of the essentials of digital movie making. The...
... the industry in the broadcast, cable and satellite TV studios where programming is one of Hollywood's leading movie companies. And you can find Sony products in both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to coast. We coinvented many of the essentials of digital movie making. The...
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... Sources, Sight and Sound. SIGHT. In one powerful experience. 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. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOURCES...
... Sources, Sight and Sound. SIGHT. In one powerful experience. 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. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 SOUND. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOURCES...
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... you load any mix of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of preserving the picture quality. No more rummaging through the shelves. To... enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to all your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. They do the best job of the DVD player to the television. MegaStorage® ...
... you load any mix of up to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of preserving the picture quality. No more rummaging through the shelves. To... enjoy surround sound, you 'll want to all your A/V receiver. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. They do the best job of the DVD player to the television. MegaStorage® ...
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..."High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on -screen guide. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to sports and other programming ... local-to Home Theater 11 To enjoy surround sound, you by satellite! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record.
..."High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on -screen guide. And in many satellite receivers can even enjoy your A/V receiver. High Definition reception. With the right subscription, you should give serious consideration to sports and other programming ... local-to Home Theater 11 To enjoy surround sound, you by satellite! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to you 'll want a receiver that makes choosing entertainment easy. One button record.
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...with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. Six of local HDTV broadcasts over cable TV. The Sony Guide to HDTV has been the relative lack of these digital broadcasts are broadcasting digital signals that it will dazzle you with up to.... High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." Broadcasters have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in markets with cinematic sweep and grandeur. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass...
...with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. Six of local HDTV broadcasts over cable TV. The Sony Guide to HDTV has been the relative lack of these digital broadcasts are broadcasting digital signals that it will dazzle you with up to.... High Definition TVs and HDTV set top boxes (usually called "Standard Definition." Broadcasters have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in markets with cinematic sweep and grandeur. It also means Dolby Digital sound, including surround sound for Digital Television (DTV) broadcasting actually encompass...
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... reception from a single set -top box to the television. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition broadcasting. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for : 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest...
... reception from a single set -top box to the television. The connection is carried with a built-in HD receiver. The Sony Guide to use their DTV spectrum for High Definition broadcasting. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for : 1080i, 720p and 480p outputs to serve the widest...
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... can then automatically analyze the schedule of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. The recorder can also "learn " your A/V receiver. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you...digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to your preferences. So you 'll want to the kitchen. The Sony Guide to 80 hours of upcoming shows and suggest programs with the actors, genres and subject matter you left off. The DVI-HDTV interface...
... can then automatically analyze the schedule of TV shows, ready for : TiVo™ service. The recorder can also "learn " your A/V receiver. You can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones you...digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to your preferences. So you 'll want to the kitchen. The Sony Guide to 80 hours of upcoming shows and suggest programs with the actors, genres and subject matter you left off. The DVI-HDTV interface...
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... ability to download, store and play music is a device to convert this need with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this TV recording function to digitally record television shows onto the PC ...VAIO Media™ software installed. About the size of networking to Home Theater 15 Now Sony meets this entertainment from the IP language of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your favorite actor, ...
... ability to download, store and play music is a device to convert this need with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. Sony's own Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this TV recording function to digitally record television shows onto the PC ...VAIO Media™ software installed. About the size of networking to Home Theater 15 Now Sony meets this entertainment from the IP language of a paperback book, the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver delivers home entertainment content from a compatible PC to the entertainment on your favorite actor, ...
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... An absolute must for : VHS Hi-Fi. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to look for high fidelity 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. You may own a shelf full...
... An absolute must for : VHS Hi-Fi. A combination VHS/DVD player can be connected to a Sony PCWA-DE50 for 802.11a wireless LAN connection to look for high fidelity 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. You may own a shelf full...
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... original picture density-approaching the quality of Digital Reality Creation™ circuits does an even better job. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases ...technology employed in the larger screen sizes. You get a more seamless, more satisfying image on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to display 60 frames, some televisions take on the big screen. In order to Home Theater 25 This makes...should be smooth take scanning lines from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV...
... original picture density-approaching the quality of Digital Reality Creation™ circuits does an even better job. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of conventional 480i sources, it also increases ...technology employed in the larger screen sizes. You get a more seamless, more satisfying image on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to display 60 frames, some televisions take on the big screen. In order to Home Theater 25 This makes...should be smooth take scanning lines from an external High Definition receiver or High Definition DIRECTV...
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...If you have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to the last. Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in the FD Trinitron picture tube. So you 're a fan of picture conditions. Powered by the MID circuit, this way..., Sony achieves a picture that helps determine the picture quality of Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. and more like watching television -- The separate components of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the...
...If you have access to free, over three dimensions: vertical, horizontal and time, to the last. Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in the FD Trinitron picture tube. So you 're a fan of picture conditions. Powered by the MID circuit, this way..., Sony achieves a picture that helps determine the picture quality of Sony televisions includes a Memory Stick media slot. and more like watching television -- The separate components of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the...
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...results in movie theaters. But the launch of audio. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. The Sony Guide to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. Home ...and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience.
...results in movie theaters. But the launch of audio. High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. In the mid 1970s, Dolby Laboratories introduced a movie theater sound system called Dolby Stereo. The Sony Guide to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. Home ...and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround-Right. And you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience.
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... for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "...LFE channel 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 grow. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of Compact Disc. Compared to drive the ...
... for movies and TV shows produced before the 1970s. Modern A/V receivers are 5.1 separate channels. You need a receiver with the Dolby Digital system. The next wave of home theater sound innovation came with the launch of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "...LFE channel 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 grow. Surround Sound Formats Since the acceptance of Dolby Digital encoding, the number of Compact Disc. Compared to drive the ...
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... response and heightened realism of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies... signals 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. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of the 96 kHz...decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of analog stereo TV broadcasts.
... response and heightened realism of a dts 5.1-channel signal encoded at a 48 kHz sampling rate. A/V Receivers In many respects, the A/V receiver is the brains of Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies... signals 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. The DVD-Video standard offers the possibility of the 96 kHz...decoders can handle the new discs (although without the benefit of analog stereo TV broadcasts.
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...and sound mixing console in Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry. ...legendary concert venues: the Vienna Musikvereinsaal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of three Hollywood ...dubbing stages. Features to look for dts decoding. This is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between your home theater setup and an actual...of decoding systems. 32-bit decoding. This is not just a movie theater. The Sony Guide to adjust and approve their movie sound tracks! Surround sound for : ...
...and sound mixing console in Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry. ...legendary concert venues: the Vienna Musikvereinsaal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of three Hollywood ...dubbing stages. Features to look for dts decoding. This is a Sony system that accommodates the differences between your home theater setup and an actual...of decoding systems. 32-bit decoding. This is not just a movie theater. The Sony Guide to adjust and approve their movie sound tracks! Surround sound for : ...
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... entire A/V system, your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. Inputs and outputs. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry ... and outputs. In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound! Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 The Sony Guide to 7 channels of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player. Power...
... entire A/V system, your receiver needs a good complement of two renowned concert halls, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Vienna Musikvereinsaal, shown here. Inputs and outputs. Make sure that can support 480p and 1080i signals. You'll also want . Sony's Digital Cinema Sound circuitry ... and outputs. In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for 7.1-channel surround sound! Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 The Sony Guide to 7 channels of inputs and outputs matches your other equipment, especially your DVD player. Power...
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...when you get them home, you're probably best served by an all-in-one product like having a Sony expert standing next to you when you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for home theater equipment. Determine your best bet. ...your viewing distance. Where possible, check out the television you have . The rear of Sources, Sight and Sound. The Sony Guide to start. This section will work well with the receiver. And all together. Bringing it all of interest. Decide whether you 're planning to buy, connected to a good...
...when you get them home, you're probably best served by an all-in-one product like having a Sony expert standing next to you when you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for home theater equipment. Determine your best bet. ...your viewing distance. Where possible, check out the television you have . The rear of Sources, Sight and Sound. The Sony Guide to start. This section will work well with the receiver. And all together. Bringing it all of interest. Decide whether you 're planning to buy, connected to a good...
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... on the DVD Dream system model, you 'll be done! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 36 Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you want to keep. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Your... current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in-a-Box system. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you...
... on the DVD Dream system model, you 'll be done! The Sony Guide to Home Theater 36 Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that you want to keep. The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Your... current television and + DVD Player a Sony HomeTheater-in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of a Sony Home-Theater-in-a-Box system. You can just purchase a Sony DVD Dream™ system and you...
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.... Assume that fit your home! You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you hate the idea of paper. Maybe you ...'re starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. And a good installer can elicit the best performance...
.... Assume that fit your home! You won't be served by Sony Consumer Integrated Systems can even create whole-house entertainment systems or integrate the home theater system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you hate the idea of paper. Maybe you ...'re starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. And a good installer can elicit the best performance...