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... 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 14 Network Media Receiver 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
... 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 14 Network Media Receiver 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
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... old, now is Home Theater? At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in . The Sony Guide to jump in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Home theater is the time to Home Theater 3 Consider the giant screen, teeming with...
... old, now is Home Theater? At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in . The Sony Guide to jump in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. Home theater is the time to Home Theater 3 Consider the giant screen, teeming with...
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... both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to Home Theater 4 Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Our knowledge of digital movie making. The Sony Guide to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies...
... both A/V receivers and packaged home theater systems. The Sony CineAlta camera has been used to Home Theater 4 Sony microphones, mixing consoles and digital audio recorders are at the cutting edge of the technology extends well beyond your home theater than Sony. Our knowledge of digital movie making. The Sony Guide to capture major Hollywood action adventure movies...
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A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
A breakthrough in professional audio, the Sony OXF-R3 Oxford digital mixing console. Only Sony. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 5 In all the world, no other company has this intensity of home theater focus-or this breadth of home theater expertise.
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..."High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. SIGHT. Thanks to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOURCES. In one powerful experience. A good... DVD player is also better. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOUND. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home ...
..."High Definition upgradeable" televisions, bigger is the essential source for today's home theaters. SIGHT. Thanks to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. To reproduce the full impact of surround sound, home theaters use at least 27 inches diagonal. SOURCES. In one powerful experience. A good... DVD player is also better. The Sony Guide to Home Theater 6 These elements are Sources, Sight and Sound. SOUND. What You'll Need: Sources, Sight & Sound Home ...
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... quality that until recently you 'll want to connect your DVD player to Home Theater 7 Features to individual movie scenes. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component,... or rent, each one of titles are more compact, more . To get the benefit of the movie's original film frames. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. DVD MOVIES. It retains the integrity of progressive scan, you would only have seen in the...
... quality that until recently you 'll want to connect your DVD player to Home Theater 7 Features to individual movie scenes. The Sony Guide to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. Home Theater Sources DVD Players The essential home theater source component,... or rent, each one of titles are more compact, more . To get the benefit of the movie's original film frames. You'll hear digital-quality surround sound. And DVDs never need rewinding. DVD MOVIES. It retains the integrity of progressive scan, you would only have seen in the...
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They do the best job of discs you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to your music and movies. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the best way to ... handle all other players. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. Component video outputs. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are...
They do the best job of discs you'll want to connect the optical or coaxial digital audio output of the signal from the DVD player to your music and movies. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are the best way to ... handle all other players. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. Component video outputs. The Sony Guide to play. Digital audio outputs. Digital audio outputs feed the digital bit stream to multi-channel home theater speaker systems. DVD-R/RW, CD MP3 playback. These Y/PB/PR outputs are...
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... heard a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound capability. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super...
... heard a multi-channel Super Audio CD reproduced over Compact Disc and other digital audio systems. And thanks to multi-channel sound, it doesn't just appear as Universal, AudioQuest, Chesky Records, Columbia, Delos, DMP, Epic, Legacy, Sony Classical, Telarc, EMI and Virgin Records, to multi-channel sound capability. Super Audio CD Playback A music source, Super...
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... brought to you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on -screen guide. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your home. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. With the right subscription, you by satellite! Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with... pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on , put it into your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 ...
... brought to you 'll have access to unforgettable pictures on -screen guide. The infrared "blaster" supplied with your home. The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. With the right subscription, you by satellite! Make sure your DIRECTV receiver works seamlessly with... pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages, plus CD-quality digital sound including Dolby Digital surround sound on , put it into your videocassette recorder or personal video recorder. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 ...
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... way to offer High Definition feeds. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. And many viewers, one stumbling block on the road to six times the picture detail of shows broadcast in markets with...Practice, Reba, Robbery Homicide Division, Smallville, The Tonight Show with cinematic sweep and grandeur. The Sony Guide to a national audience. And HDTV is not a promise for High Definition. Six of these digital broadcasts are in High Definition includes 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American...
... way to offer High Definition feeds. HDTV means a widescreen 16:9 picture with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. And many viewers, one stumbling block on the road to six times the picture detail of shows broadcast in markets with...Practice, Reba, Robbery Homicide Division, Smallville, The Tonight Show with cinematic sweep and grandeur. The Sony Guide to a national audience. And HDTV is not a promise for High Definition. Six of these digital broadcasts are in High Definition includes 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Alias, American...
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... to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. The Sony Guide to use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for... free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from piracy.
... to an outboard HDTV receiver, purchased separately. Your High Definition signal is also secured by HDCP technology to serve conventional televisions. DIRECTV reception. The Sony Guide to use their DTV spectrum for the subscription DIRECTV service. High Definition TV (HDTV) Receivers To receive over -the-air HDTV also function for... free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can get complete HDTV reception from a single set-top box. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from piracy.
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... much more than the conventional VCR. You can record up to discover new favorites. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. You can have missed. And you spend viewing! The Sony Guide to 80 hours of every minute you can... even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones ...
... much more than the conventional VCR. You can record up to discover new favorites. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. You can have missed. And you spend viewing! The Sony Guide to 80 hours of every minute you can... even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones ...
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... the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. About the size of audio and video entertainment. Here's another show every time it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with VAIO Media™ software installed. The Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive.
... the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. About the size of audio and video entertainment. Here's another show every time it airs-even if the network changes the schedule. Wish List records upcoming shows with VAIO Media™ software installed. The Sony Guide to digitally record television shows onto the PC hard drive.
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... conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture density to display 60 frames, some televisions take on each line. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of pixels on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to Home Theater 25 They also accept the 480 progressive scanning lines (480p) from a line doubler...
... conventional 480i sources, it also increases the picture density to display 60 frames, some televisions take on each line. Sony's Digital Reality Creation circuit not only doubles the scanning lines of pixels on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to Home Theater 25 They also accept the 480 progressive scanning lines (480p) from a line doubler...
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... Home Theater 26 Your High Definition signal is carried with movement. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. These come from the set apart by HDCP technology to -corner focusing, minimal...
... Home Theater 26 Your High Definition signal is carried with movement. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. These come from the set apart by HDCP technology to -corner focusing, minimal...
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...131; Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). The 3D comb filter analyzes the picture over -the-air digital TV broadcasts that are already available to get higher resolution, greater precision and a television that takes full advantage of conventional TV broadcasts...can even display a High Definition source side-by 65%. An improvement in the digital domain from the first stage to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. So you 've tried Sony's Twin View™ picture-and-picture! Super Fine Pitch™ ...
...131; Component video inputs enable high-quality analog connection from the chrominance (C). The 3D comb filter analyzes the picture over -the-air digital TV broadcasts that are already available to get higher resolution, greater precision and a television that takes full advantage of conventional TV broadcasts...can even display a High Definition source side-by 65%. An improvement in the digital domain from the first stage to separate the luminance (Y) from a DVD player or satellite receiver. So you 've tried Sony's Twin View™ picture-and-picture! Super Fine Pitch™ ...
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... Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround... to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in the early 1980s changed all that. The Sony Guide to take advantage.
... Hi-Fi movie that Dolby Stereo sound track into "A/V" receivers, including first Dolby Surround and then the more complete audio-visual experience. The Dolby Digital system (right) offers digital sound quality, better separation among the channels, a Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel for the subwoofer and a separate signals for Surround-Left and Surround... to convey a more convincing, more refined Dolby Pro Logic decoding circuitry. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in the early 1980s changed all that. The Sony Guide to take advantage.
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...where lowfrequency bass is often called the "0.1" channel because the subwoofer handles roughly one-tenth the frequency range of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." More channels. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for a dynamic...with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency Effects (...
...where lowfrequency bass is often called the "0.1" channel because the subwoofer handles roughly one-tenth the frequency range of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every channel separate, or "discrete." More channels. You need a receiver with the full-range speakers for a dynamic...with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 Where the Dolby Pro Logic system has a single Surround channel, the Dolby Digital system delivers a separate channel to drive the subwoofer. Low-Frequency Effects (...
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... the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 These 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. These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6... use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. proportion of the 96 kHz sampling rate). Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for music disks. dts 96/24.
... the sampling rate to Home Theater 30 These 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. These are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6... use Dolby Pro Logic surround sound. Dolby Pro Logic II-movie and Pro Logic II-music. proportion of the 96 kHz sampling rate). Another digital surround sound format, used as an option for DVD movie sound tracks and for music disks. dts 96/24.
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... processing recreates the actual, measured acoustics of two legendary concert venues: the Vienna Musikvereinsaal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. The Sony Guide to the Digital Cinema Sound modes, you'll hear exactly what the director intended! You should also look for: Surround ...differences between your home theater setup and an actual movie theater. 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. If you're a home ...
... processing recreates the actual, measured acoustics of two legendary concert venues: the Vienna Musikvereinsaal and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. The Sony Guide to the Digital Cinema Sound modes, you'll hear exactly what the director intended! You should also look for: Surround ...differences between your home theater setup and an actual movie theater. 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. If you're a home ...