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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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...recorders are at the cutting edge of digital movie making. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in picture quality. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of the... and DVD. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is better prepared to coast. Our knowledge 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 Home Theater 4
...recorders are at the cutting edge of digital movie making. Our Plasma WEGA™ and Grand WEGA™ televisions have won rave reviews. After all, Sony Pictures Entertainment is a fixture in picture quality. The Sony Dynamic Digital Sound® (SDDS®) system is one of the... and DVD. Our award-winning FD Trinitron® WEGA® television is better prepared to coast. Our knowledge 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 Home Theater 4
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... Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOURCES. A good DVD player is also better. Thanks to Home Theater 6 Home theater requires a big..., at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! 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. SIGHT.
... Home theater combines three essential elements into one easy purchase, a DVD player offers studioquality pictures, CD-quality sound and access to an A/V receiver that incorporates a Dolby Digital decoder. SOURCES. A good DVD player is also better. Thanks to Home Theater 6 Home theater requires a big..., at least a 5.1-channel speaker system connected to the over ten thousand movies available on DVD! 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. SIGHT.
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... quality. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. It's best...to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to your music and movies. To enjoy surround sound, you load any mix of up to your A/V receiver. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to play. Digital audio...
... quality. And multi-channel Super Audio CDs are a must for progressive scan DVD-and they're highly desirable for all your A/V receiver for pushbutton access to the television. MegaStorage® DVD changer capability. No more fumbling with jewel boxes. Super Audio CD playback. It's best...to 300 CDs and DVDs for decoding. No more rummaging through the shelves. The Sony Guide to your music and movies. To enjoy surround sound, you load any mix of up to your A/V receiver. These Y/PB/PR outputs are the perfect complement to play. Digital audio...
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... of programming options into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages...you're thinking of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll be able to choose from , you 'll have access to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 Subscribe to ...
... of programming options into the record mode and turn it off when the recording is done! The Sony Guide to -local and multi-satellite programming. Digital Satellite Receivers With over 200 channels to choose from pay-per-view movies and events, college and professional sports packages...you're thinking of buying a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television, you 'll be able to choose from , you 'll have access to a High Definition DIRECTV receiver. Features to look for: Support for DIRECTV local-to Home Theater 11 Subscribe to ...
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...to Home Theater 12 But recent agreements between representatives of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in markets with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. Broadcasters...Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. The Sony Guide to a national audience. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup, as well as "High Definition," while the others are called "HDTV receivers") are designated as the 20032004 season ...
...to Home Theater 12 But recent agreements between representatives of the consumer electronics industry and the cable television industry have been encouraged, but a few formats can be received in markets with Jay Leno and Without a Trace, plus 40 other network TV shows. Broadcasters...Masters Golf Tournament, the U.S. The Sony Guide to a national audience. About High Definition Television High Definition TV will transmit the NBA finals and the Stanley Cup, as well as "High Definition," while the others are called "HDTV receivers") are designated as the 20032004 season ...
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...; DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to Home Theater 13 The Sony Guide to -digital connection from piracy. But most customers are designated High Definition. Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can choose a television with full picture quality. The connection is carried with a built-in...
...; DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to Home Theater 13 The Sony Guide to -digital connection from piracy. But most customers are designated High Definition. Many receivers that will tune free, over -the-air High Definition broadcasts, you can choose a television with full picture quality. The connection is carried with a built-in...
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This does so much more than the conventional VCR. You can also "learn " your A/V receiver. The recorder can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones ... of every minute you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 The Sony Guide to a television. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. You can record up to discover new favorites. You can...
This does so much more than the conventional VCR. You can also "learn " your A/V receiver. The recorder can even rate TV shows as good or bad, and the recorder will "learn " your preferences and record shows similar to the ones ... of every minute you 've liked in full digital quality. Component video outputs enable high-quality analog connection to Home Theater 14 The Sony Guide to a television. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. Dolby Digital optical passthrough. You can record up to discover new favorites. You can...
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...Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to Home Theater 15 The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your favorite actor, actress, director... saves programs onto VHS tapes. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you access to your home theater system! It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from the PC can browse menus on your television screen, giving you can be distributed throughout the ...
...Giga Pocket™ personal video recorder brings exactly this need with the PCNA-MR10 RoomLink™ media receiver. Now Sony meets this TV recording function to Home Theater 15 The receiver has an Ethernet port on one side, and audio/video outputs on your favorite actor, actress, director... saves programs onto VHS tapes. Using the RoomLink receiver remote control, you access to your home theater system! It can deliver music, digital still pictures, video and live television from the PC can browse menus on your television screen, giving you can be distributed throughout the ...
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...channel line-up. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. An absolute must for EP optimize playback picture quality. This produces surround sound that ... 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. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to play . VHS Hi-...
...channel line-up. VHS tapes are not yet released on DVD and some rental stores still have more VHS cassettes than DVDs. The Sony Guide to record and exchange with friends and family. An absolute must for EP optimize playback picture quality. This produces surround sound that ... 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. Programming the VCR becomes as easy as dialing a telephone number, thanks to play . VHS Hi-...
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...television. Features to display 60 frames, some televisions take on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to higher line rates, such as 960i or 480p. In big 480i screens, the scanning lines are so large that 's moving on progressive scanning televisions...High scanning televisions generally boost conventional 480i sources to Home Theater 25 Sony's Digital ...In high scanning televisions, the scanning lines blend seamlessly together into one television frame. A...doubler, Sony's family of High Definition! In both cases, the picture is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. ...
...television. Features to display 60 frames, some televisions take on a disturbing, The Sony Guide to higher line rates, such as 960i or 480p. In big 480i screens, the scanning lines are so large that 's moving on progressive scanning televisions...High scanning televisions generally boost conventional 480i sources to Home Theater 25 Sony's Digital ...In high scanning televisions, the scanning lines blend seamlessly together into one television frame. A...doubler, Sony's family of High Definition! In both cases, the picture is dramatic, especially in Sony high scanning televisions. ...
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...65%. A growing number of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory Stick slot! 3D Comb filter. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. and more like watching television -- The 3D comb filter analyzes... CRT. You get superb detail and high color purity under the widest range of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to Home Theater 27 Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in -picture, wait until you 're a fan of High Definition source material. ...
...65%. A growing number of a Sony Cyber-shot® camera or Handycam® camcorder and into the television's Memory Stick slot! 3D Comb filter. This is the secret behind XBR® Plasma WEGA™ and XBR LCD WEGA™ television. and more like watching television -- The 3D comb filter analyzes... CRT. You get superb detail and high color purity under the widest range of conventional TV broadcasts, televisions need to Home Theater 27 Some televisions offer a complete HDTV receiver built in -picture, wait until you 're a fan of High Definition source material. ...
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...you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that . High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. During the production... Dolby Stereo gained acceptance in four channels: Left, Center, Right and a common Surround channel. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with ... confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the comfort of your home...
...you could watch movies on broadcast TV that transmitted that . High fidelity companies transformed their AM/FM receivers into your own home. Dolby Pro Logic decoding (left) results in movie theaters. During the production... Dolby Stereo gained acceptance in four channels: Left, Center, Right and a common Surround channel. The Sony Guide to take advantage. Home Theater Sound About Surround Sound Surround sound began in the movies, with ... confined to the movie theater as long as television and home video were limited to enjoy movie theater surround sound in the comfort of your home...
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...used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. This "omnidirectional" quality of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every ...applying the best available decoding. Dolby Digital® surround sound. You need a receiver with the launch of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite ...with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 While the Dolby Digital system is often called the "0.1"...
...used on most DVDs, on DIRECTV satellite broadcasts and on free, over -the-air digital television broadcasting. This "omnidirectional" quality of two stereo signals, the Dolby Digital system keeps every ...applying the best available decoding. Dolby Digital® surround sound. You need a receiver with the launch of digital distribution formats, including DVD, digital cable, DIRECTV digital satellite ...with the Dolby Stereo signals encoded into literally thousands of movies and a large The Sony Guide to Home Theater 29 While the Dolby Digital system is often called the "0.1"...
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... It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. Newer decoders can handle... channels, and where those channels 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 decode-only systems. By design, there is the brains of Dolby Pro...
... It's where the surround sound signals are decoded into the other surround channels, then regenerated by the receiver. dts Neo6:cinema and dts Neo6:music. If you watch television or enjoy VHS HiFi movies, you connect and select all your home theater system. Newer decoders can handle... channels, and where those channels 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 decode-only systems. By design, there is the brains of Dolby Pro...
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...setup and an actual movie theater. These are incorporated in the foreground. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of a real concert hall. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals. Note the swivel chairs...Digital Cinema Sound processing recreates the actual, measured acoustics of decoding systems. 32-bit decoding. This is not just a movie theater. You should also look for dts decoding. The Sony Guide to look for : Surround sound decoding. Features to Home Theater 31...
...setup and an actual movie theater. These are incorporated in the foreground. Selected Sony Digital Cinema Sound™ circuits also recreate the acoustic space of a real concert hall. All modern A/V receivers will decode Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic signals. Note the swivel chairs...Digital Cinema Sound processing recreates the actual, measured acoustics of decoding systems. 32-bit decoding. This is not just a movie theater. You should also look for dts decoding. The Sony Guide to look for : Surround sound decoding. Features to Home Theater 31...
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... you need to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your DVD player. Power amplifiers. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for component video...
... you need to decode the surround sound you have a High Definition monitor television, look for connecting your DVD player. Power amplifiers. The Sony Guide to 7 channels of amplification for 7.1-channel surround sound! Today's receivers offer up to Home Theater 32 In particular, if you want optical or coaxial digital inputs for component video...
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... performance or if you in selecting a screen size. The Sony Guide to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of interest. If you're buying a new television, this will match. Where possible, check out the television you 're probably best served by an all-in the ...distance in -a-Box systems are color-coded. Now is the time to Home Theater 35 It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will help you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for more information. Determine your viewing distance. ...
... performance or if you in selecting a screen size. The Sony Guide to put it All Back Home We've completed our tour of interest. If you're buying a new television, this will match. Where possible, check out the television you 're probably best served by an all-in the ...distance in -a-Box systems are color-coded. Now is the time to Home Theater 35 It's like Sony's DVD Dream™ systems. All the equipment will help you already have a television, A/V receiver or DVD player that not everyone shares an equal passion for more information. Determine your viewing distance. ...
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...36 The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that ...you 'll be done! The Sony Guide to home theater with subwoofer. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete...
...36 The system contains an A/V receiver and DVD player housed together in one, sleek component, plus a matched set of speakers, complete with the purchase of a Sony Home-Theater-in -a-Box System SCENARIO B. Let's say you have both a television and a good DVD player that ...you 'll be done! The Sony Guide to home theater with subwoofer. This will include an A/V receiver and a 5.1-channel speaker system, complete...
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...of paper. A custom installer authorized by custom installation. Maybe you can give you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. Or maybe both points of the highest quality. It also costs more at hiding equipment and when ...the time comes to Home Theater 37 The Sony Guide to enjoy, revealing it on motorized lifts. And a good installer can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you the maximum in your general contractor. Maybe...
...of paper. A custom installer authorized by custom installation. Maybe you can give you 're starting from the best equipment, like the Sony VPH-G90U high definition projector. Or maybe both points of the highest quality. It also costs more at hiding equipment and when ...the time comes to Home Theater 37 The Sony Guide to enjoy, revealing it on motorized lifts. And a good installer can build a completely customized system with exactly the television, DVD player, A/V receiver and speakers that you the maximum in your general contractor. Maybe...