Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System

Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System
Author: Dennis C. Brewer
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2011-12-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0071775161

LEGALLY TAP INTO ABSOLUTELY FREE SATELLITE TV! Replace or expand your paid TV services with Free-to-Air television programming with ease. Build Your Own Free-to-Air (FTA) Satellite TV System shows how to affordably put together your own subscription-free home entertainment center from start to finish. Find out how to choose the right components, set up a satellite dish and receiver, fine-tune reception, add local over-the-air stations, and go mobile with your FTA TV system. You'll get full details on recording to the latest digital devices, installing a TV card in your PC, viewing video over the Internet, and integrating theater-quality audio. Photos and diagrams illustrate each step along the way. Comprehensive lists of technical terms and definitions, available channels and satellites, and dish-aiming steps are also included in this practical guide. COVERAGE INCLUDES: Equipment, component, and tool selection Satellite dish and FTA receiver installation Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 sound Dish alignment and synchronization Local over-the-air channel reception Video over the Internet and movies on demand DVD players, DVRs, PCs, and VCRs Mobile, RV, and remote Free-to-Air TV

The Home Satellite TV Book

The Home Satellite TV Book
Author: Anthony T. Easton
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1983
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780399509216

Satellite Television

Satellite Television
Author: Herve Benoit
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 201
Release: 1999-07-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0340741082

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

The World of Satellite Television

The World of Satellite Television
Author: Mark Long
Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1998
Genre: Direct broadcast satellite television
ISBN: 9781570670695

This best-selling book provides everything you'll need to know about selecting, installing, operating, and maintaining your home satellite system. DBS, digital video compression, HDTV, and other innovations coming your way are also presented in a down-to-earth style that is accessible to everyone.

Satellite Communications Pocket Book

Satellite Communications Pocket Book
Author: Eur Ing
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483292088

Every facet of satellite technology is included in this concise reference guide to a fast developing field. The latest systems are included and the coverage is worldwide. Supplemented with tables, formulae and footprints for satellites, this pocket book is the first place for communications engineers, students, satellite industry personnel and enthusiasts to look for essential data.DBS and other enabling technologies for HDTV are covered, in this wide-ranging review of technologies used in Europe, America, the Middle East and Asia. Drawing on James Wood's extensive experience as an engineer in the international broadcasting industry and a technical broadcast journalist, this book will provide the essential details of satellite communications.

Television Goes Digital

Television Goes Digital
Author: Darcy Gerbarg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008-12-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0387799788

Television has become a ubiquitous part of our lives, and yet its impact continues to evolve at an extraordinary pace. The evolution of television from analog to digital technology has been underway for more than half a century. Today's digital technology is enabling a myriad of new entertainment possibilities. From jumbotrons in cyberspace to multi-dimensional viewing experiences, digital technology is changing television. Consequently, new advertising metrics that reflect the new viewer habits are emerging. The ability to capture a viewer's interactions changes the advertising proposition. Telephone and wireless companies are challenging the traditional mass media providers - broadcasters, cable and satellite companies - and they’re all finding ways to deliver TV programming, video content and Internet offerings to large and small screens in the home and on the go. This volume showcases insights from industry insiders and researchers from a variety of disciplines. It explores the economic, cultural, technical, and policy implications of digital television, addressing such questions as: How will content be monetized in the future? What programming opportunities become possible with the advent of going digital? Will content still be king or will the conduits gain the upper hand? This book analyzes the digital television evolution: its impacts on the economics of the TV industry, its significance for content creation from Hollywood blockbusters to You Tube, the changing role of the consumer, and what's coming next to a theatre near you.

Video Scrambling and Descrambling

Video Scrambling and Descrambling
Author: Rudolf F. Graf
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Cable television
ISBN: 9780750699457

2nd revised edition of this guide for encoding and decoding video signals. Most of the currently used methods are discussed, with the necessary technical background. Information on analog/digital conversion, phase-locked loops, digital techniques and IC data sheets is included. This edition includes a discussion of developments since 1986.