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Satellite television is part of the lives of millions of television viewers worldwide and its influence is set to increase significantly with the launch of digital satellite television services. This comprehensive reference book, written by the author of the highly successful 'Digital Television', provides a technical overview of both analogue and digital satellite TV. Written concisely and thoroughly, it covers all aspects of satellite TV necessary to understand its operation and installation. It also covers the evolution of satellite television, and contains a detailed glossary of technical terms. This book will prove invaluable to those working in the telecommunications field, both professionals and undergraduates alike. It will be particularly useful to those who need to evaluate satellite transmission against other methods, such as digital terrestrial broadcasting. A technical overview of both analogue and digital satellite TV Covers all aspects of satellite TV necessary to understand its operation and installation Contains a detailed glossary of technical terms
Digital Television is as an authoritative and complete overview that describes the technology of digital television broadcasting. It gives you a thorough technical description of the underlying principles of the DVB standard and the various steps of signal processing. Also included is a complete technical glossary of terms, abbreviations, and expressions that gives you quick reference. Now in it's 3rd edition, Digital Television, this book is completely up-to-date with standard and new technologies including: - DVB and DVB-S2 - IPTV - Mobile TV DVB-H - HDTV - High Definition formats 1080i and 720p - Compression including MPEG, H.264, and VC-1 If you are looking for a concise technical briefing that will quickly get you up to speed without getting lost - this is the book you need.
Essential reading for anyone involved in broadcasting. The Business of Digital Television presents an overview or the digital television industry. Chris Forrester examines the key technologies and developments of the marketplace, with comments on the future from leading industry experts. Written in an accessible style for the non-engineer, Forrester covers the issues that are most pertinent to strategic direction, providing, broadcasting professionals with essential facts, data and commentary in one single source. You will: Discover trends in digital TV technology Gain knowledge about the international marketplace See an analysis of the financial models Understand the importance of partnerships Find out the key drivers for change Gain an insight into emerging technologies in the future
Writing for readers with a background in electronics, some knowledge of analog television, and a basic digital background, Benoit (Philips Semiconductors, France) intends this book as a summary and starting point rather than a handbook for experts. He describes the complex problems that had to be solved in order to define reliable standards for broadcasting digital pictures, and he explains the solutions chosen for the European digital video broadcasting (DVB) system based on the international MPEG-2 compression standard. The book ends with a description of a digital integrated receiver decoder, or set-top box, and a discussion of future prospects. Adapted and translated by the author from a 1996 work published in French (Paris: Dunod). The second edition adds a chapter on software interoperability. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Essential reading for anyone involved in broadcasting. The Business of Digital Television presents an overview or the digital television industry. Chris Forrester examines the key technologies and developments of the marketplace, with comments on the future from leading industry experts. Written in an accessible style for the non-engineer, Forrester covers the issues that are most pertinent to strategic direction, providing, broadcasting professionals with essential facts, data and commentary in one single source. You will: Discover trends in digital TV technology Gain knowledge about the international marketplace See an analysis of the financial models Understand the importance of partnerships Find out the key drivers for change Gain an insight into emerging technologies in the future
Part I concentrates on the structure of the actual programming data that must be transmitted. The structure is the digital transport stream and is the same format for digital terrestrial, satellite and cable alike. Part II then looks in detail at the actual transmission mechanism for digital terrestrial signal transmissions as defined by the DVB-T for transmissions first adopted in Europe. Part III goes on to describe the actual architecture (hardware and software) of the set top boxes needed to receive and decode the DVB signals. Included here is an introduction to the very complex MHP middleware. Part IV then looks at the US ATSC system for the transmission of digital TV, employing the 8-VSB technology. The DVB-T and the ATSC systems are then compared technically in part V. Part VI then describes the programming formats such as HDTV. Part VII gives some standard theory underlying the techniques. In particular Fourier transform theory is detailed here.
Collection of essays that consider television as a digital media form and the aesthetic, cultural, and industrial changes that this shift has provoked.
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 various
First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.