- Paperback: 207 pages
- Publisher: Newnes; Pap/Cdr edition (16 Sep 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750671718
- ISBN-13: 978-0750671712
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 322,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Digital Satellite TV Handbook and companion CD-ROM will serve as your complete interactive course in the new digital satellite TV technologies. This textbook, which provides a comprehensive overview of all the digital satellite TV platforms currently in use world-wide, includes the essential satellite coverage maps and transmission parameters that readers will need to receive
digital TV services from any location around the world. It
also presents those aspects of digital video compression and high
definition TV that are of the highest relevance to installers,
technicians, and other satellite professionals working in the global
direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV industry. The Digital Satellite TV
Handbook analyzes the hardware requirements of digital DTH receiving
systems by comparing and contrasting the new digital TV technologies
with earlier analog TV transmission systems, so that readers can
readily grasp all of the details required to make the transition from
the analog era of yesterday to the new all-digital world of the
future.
The Digital Satellite TV Handbook is based on the author's extensive
experience as an instructor for private corporations and trade
associations around the world. To facilitate the learning experience,
the author has included a series of "Quick Check" exercises and answer
keys so that readers can determine for themselves whether or not they
have adequately understood the various course segments provided.
Mathematical formulas that are relevant to course content also are
presented at the end of each chapter. Best of all, the companion CD-ROM
version of the Handbook, which may be opened by any Internet browser
software program, contains numerous Internet hyperlinks. Readers can
click on any textbook hyperlink to immediately access hundreds of
additional pages of supplementary information from the world-wide web or
obtain information updates concerning the current operations of
satellite system operators and digital TV programmers around the globe. The CD-ROM also gives readers access to full-color versions of all the
textbooks, footprint maps, charts and other illustrations.
A graphic-intensive training manual
"Quick Check" exercises in each chapter
Mathematical formulas relevant to each chapter's content
digital TV services from any location around the world. It
also presents those aspects of digital video compression and high
definition TV that are of the highest relevance to installers,
technicians, and other satellite professionals working in the global
direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV industry. The Digital Satellite TV
Handbook analyzes the hardware requirements of digital DTH receiving
systems by comparing and contrasting the new digital TV technologies
with earlier analog TV transmission systems, so that readers can
readily grasp all of the details required to make the transition from
the analog era of yesterday to the new all-digital world of the
future.
The Digital Satellite TV Handbook is based on the author's extensive
experience as an instructor for private corporations and trade
associations around the world. To facilitate the learning experience,
the author has included a series of "Quick Check" exercises and answer
keys so that readers can determine for themselves whether or not they
have adequately understood the various course segments provided.
Mathematical formulas that are relevant to course content also are
presented at the end of each chapter. Best of all, the companion CD-ROM
version of the Handbook, which may be opened by any Internet browser
software program, contains numerous Internet hyperlinks. Readers can
click on any textbook hyperlink to immediately access hundreds of
additional pages of supplementary information from the world-wide web or
obtain information updates concerning the current operations of
satellite system operators and digital TV programmers around the globe. The CD-ROM also gives readers access to full-color versions of all the
textbooks, footprint maps, charts and other illustrations.
A graphic-intensive training manual
"Quick Check" exercises in each chapter
Mathematical formulas relevant to each chapter's content
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Whenever we listen to radio broadcast, watch TV, use a cellular phone or talk on a two-way radio, invisible waves of electromagnetic energy are bringing us messages from distant locations. Read the first page
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9 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This book is not worth the money. It has outdated information and in my opinion is poorly written. Save your money.
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11 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
This book answers a lot of "first time" questions on satellite broadcasting and from this point of view is good, however some information here and there is now out of date and there are too many illustrations which are too small or "cramped" to be of much use.
My opinion is that the book is well written but needs updating and re-presented, and because of this the price is too much.
My opinion is that the book is well written but needs updating and re-presented, and because of this the price is too much.
13 of 21 people found the following review helpful
A good first book.
13 Mar 2000
Format:Paperback
I found this book to be a good introduction to Satellite TV. It was an easy read. I think I went through the whole thing in a weekend. The first half of the book is pretty general. The second half is focused more on specific home satellite TV systems (I skimmed this part). The book comes with a CD-ROM which has color copies of many of the books figures.
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