Use your PC to build an incredible home theater system /

Covers basic audio and video concepts, and shows how they relate to computer-based multimedia Contains reviews and recommendations of hardware and software that make the home theater person computer (HTPC) work Includes photos, descriptions, and explanations of difficult procedures and concepts to m...

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Main Author: Farkas, Bart
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Govier, Jeff
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, CA : Apress, [2003]
Series:Technology in action series.
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