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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| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, CA :
Apress,
[2003]
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| Series: | Technology in action series.
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Table of Contents:
- Video
- Television
- A Little Television History
- Television Signal Delivery
- How Televisions Work
- The Future of Television
- VHS and Betamax
- How VCRs Work
- DVD
- DVD History
- How DVD Works
- Laserdisc
- Video CD
- Home Video and Video Editing
- Analog/Digital Cameras
- Home Theater PC Uses
- Improving Picture Quality
- Converting Interlaced Video to Progressive Scan
- Image Scaling
- The HTPC Advantage
- Improving Audio Quality
- Digital Sound
- CD Audio
- Networking the HTPC
- A Media Player
- Internet Access
- Communication
- Gaming
- Using an HTPC
- Playing DVD Movies
- Using the HTPC As an Audio Jukebox
- Using the HTPC As a Television Tuner and HDTV Tuner
- Using the HTPC As a Digital Video Recorder
- Editing Video
- Viewing Slide Shows
- Videoconferencing
- E-mailing and Web Browsing
- Playing Computer Games
- Audio Specifications
- Audio Terms and Techniques
- The Digital Era
- Why Is Digital Storage Better Than Analog?
- Digital Compression
- A History of Home Theater Audio
- Surround Sound
- How Important Is Surround Sound?
- Surround Sound Becomes Digital
- Dolby Digital 5.1
- Digital Theater Sound
- Pure Audio
- Predigital
- Digital Convergence
- New Audio Formats
- The HTPC Sound System
- Meeting Specifications
- Using an External Digital Decoder
- Creating an HTPC for High-Quality Sound
- Hardware Components
- Home Theater PC Video Cards
- The Video Connection
- Composite
- Component
- Video Card Features.