Knowing which video programming source to choose, and knowing what to do with it once you have it, can seem overwhelming. This book presents easy-to-understand information and illustrations covering, home and apartment options, repairing problems and more.

As HDTV is developed, refined and becomes more available to the masses, technicians will be required to service them. Up until now, precious little information has been available on the subject. This book provides a detailed background on what HDTV is, the technical standards involved, how HDTV signals are generated and transmitted, and a generalized description of the circuitry an HDTV set consists of.

Provides coverage of this technical subject, from the basics to the most advanced levels of servicing. The text includes coverage of up-to-date technology, including camcorders, satellite TV and small-dish satellite systems.

Desktop Digital Video will introduce you to the essentials of video engineering, and to the intricacies and intimacies of digital technology. This book examines the hardware involved, then explores the variety of different software applications and how to utilize them practically. Best of all, Desktop Digital Video will help you through the development of your own, customized digital video system.

Video Scrambling and Descrambling for Satellite & Cable TV provides the "how and why" of encoding and decoding video signals. Most of the currently used methods are discussed, with the necessary technical background. Since digital scrambling methods will undoubtedly supplant analog methods, information on analog/digital conversion, phase-locked loops, digital techniques, and IC data sheets are included. In this new edition the authors incorporate the many developments in this field since 1986. They elaborate the basic information on scrambling given in the first edition, and discuss current scrambling systems such as Tri-mode, SSAVI, and Videocipher II. Looking back at the "gloom and doom" predictions made in the 80s, they discuss which have proven correct, which have yet to be realized, and which have been wrong. Their discussion of basic circuitry now includes some new IC devices, and the section on political, legal and consumer aspects of scrambling has been completely updated. New digitization techniques and construction data, decoder circuitry, audio scrambling techniques, manufacturers' data sheets, US Patents, and current developments such as digital audio are also covered in this updated version. Complete revision of a best-seller Explains the theory and operation of encoding/decoding systems Scrambling & descrambling circuits

Contains information on how to build several pragmatic testing devices. Designed to be highly practical and space conscious, this book uses only commonly available components. Numerous construction tips are included, as pesky anomalies crop up in every project.

These home and automobile projects are designed to yield the ultimate in performance and features. Designed for the experienced electronic hobbyist as well as technicians and engineers, an explanation of each circuit is given to enable readers to troubleshoot the project should it not work.