Understanding Digital Television

Zusatztext "Full of technical content that would make it an interesting read for technicians...In all! a very well-written book and well worth investing in if you work in this area! or want to" - Lighting & Sound Jan 07 Informationen zum Autor Lars-Ingemar Lundstrom is the Product Development Manager for Teracom, a terrestrial broadcast service company owned by the Swedish government, and is engaged in Business Media Systems and Television, Digital Signage Broadcasting, Virtual TV and IP Television for Point of Sales and Cinema Applications. Lunstrom holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and is a published author with works that include: Satellit-TV Handboken, Kabel-TV Handboken, and Digital-TV Handboken. Klappentext Understanding Digital Television in Europe is a comprehensive book covering all three platforms used for digital TV; Satellite, Cable, Terrestrial and Broadband. Thorough explanations of time and technology from the first inventions to today's television and home cinema applications. HDTV relating to digital television and future prospects of the television media are also explored. Zusammenfassung Explains complex technical systems and solutions along with visual 3D graphics. This work helps non-technical individuals such as managers, executives, general media professionals, as well as TV and home cinema enthusiasts gain a practical understanding of the equipment, technical aspects of digital television, and various ways of distributing. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 The History of Television 2 What is Digital TV? 3 Satellite TV 4 Digital TV by Satellite 5 Digital TV by Cable 6 Digital TV by Terrestrial Transmitters 7 Digital TV by Broadband 8 How to choose the Equipment 9 Digital TV on Disc 10 The Consumer 11 HDTV and the future of Television

Autorentext
Lars-Ingemar Lundstrom is the Product Development Manager for Teracom, a terrestrial broadcast service company owned by the Swedish government, and is engaged in Business Media Systems and Television, Digital Signage Broadcasting, Virtual TV and IP Television for Point of Sales and Cinema Applications. Lunstrom holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and is a published author with works that include: Satellit-TV Handboken, Kabel-TV Handboken, and Digital-TV Handboken.

Klappentext

With the milestones of Digital TV and HDTV, there arelots of questions to be asked about television of today...Understanding Digital Television explains complex technical systems and solutions in an easyto comprehend manner along with visual 3D graphics. It helps non-technical individuals such asmanagers, executives, general media professionals, as well as TV and home cinema enthusiastsgain a practical understanding of the equipment, technical aspects of digital television, and variousways of distributing. Most examples are from a European perspective, but also include comparisonswith North American systems. This book answers the confusing questions about new devices anddigital formats, what to do when the analog TV transmitters are switched off, watching TV using yourbroadband connection, and much more.

Zusammenfassung
Explains complex technical systems and solutions along with visual 3D graphics. This work helps non-technical individuals such as managers, executives, general media professionals, as well as TV and home cinema enthusiasts gain a practical understanding of the equipment, technical aspects of digital television, and various ways of distributing.

Inhalt

1 The History of Television 2 What is Digital TV? 3 Satellite TV 4 Digital TV by Satellite 5 Digital TV by Cable 6 Digital TV by Terrestrial Transmitters 7 Digital TV by Broadband 8 How to choose the Equipment 9 Digital TV on Disc 10 The Consumer 11 HDTV and the future of Television