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Newnes guide to television and video technology / Eugene Trundle.
Annenberg Library - Reference TK6600 .T78 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trundle, Eugene.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television.
- Videocassette recorders.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 526 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- i Originally published under the title : Guide to tv and video technology
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Newnes, 2001.
- Summary:
- Newnes Guides have been the leading technical introductions to TV and audio topics since the Beginner's Guide to Television first appeared in 1958.
- Eugene Trundle continues this tradition with a book that explores the fundamentals of Digital TV (satellite, cable and terrestrial) and Digital Video, as well as providing a thorough grounding in analog systems. Newnes Guide to Television and Video Technology is essential reading for service engineers and electronic servicing students.
- The readable style of this book makes it the first choice for a wide range of readers working in TV manufacturing, broadcasting and retail. It also makes fascinating reading for anyone who wants to discover the technical side of the Digital revolution, gain a better understanding of their home video equipment, or simply learn more about how their TV works. This book is an ideal foundation text for TV and VCR servicing courses.
- Contents:
- 1 Basic television 1
- 2 Light and colour 15
- 3 Reading and writing in three colours 21
- 4 The PAL system 43
- 5 Transmission and reception 51
- 6 Colour decoding 61
- 7 TV display systems 78
- 8 The TV receiver 102
- 9 Teletext 122
- 10 PAL-Plus, MAC and enhanced TV 132
- 11 TV sound systems 144
- 12 Digital TV 165
- 13 Satellite TV 194
- 14 Cable TV 215
- 15 Development of video tape recording 223
- 16 Magnetic tape basics and video signals 228
- 17 Video tape: tracks and transport 239
- 18 Signal processing: video 263
- 19 Signal processing: audio 294
- 20 Servo systems and motor drive 308
- 21 System control for VCRs 324
- 22 The complete VCR 337
- 23 Analogue camcorders and home video 345
- 24 Digital tape formats and computer editing 359
- 25 Tape formats compared 382
- 26 DVD players 391
- 27 Care, operation and maintenance 399
- 28 Interconnection and compatibility 406.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1996.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0750648104
- OCLC:
- 45683474
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