Contents

Preface
1

THE HISTORY OF TELEVISION
The Evolution of Storytelling
The History of the TV Set
Color Television (1950s and 60s)
A Video Recorder in Each Home (1970s and 80s)
Cable Television and DTH Satellites (1980s and 90s)

Multiplexed Analog Components System (Early 1990s)
2

WHAT IS DIGITAL TV?
Shannon's Information Theorem
Digitizing a Video Signal
Measuring and Compressing Digital Video Signals
Digital Video Broadcasting
Picture and Sound Quality
MPEG-4: HDTV Compression
Why Change to Digital TV?
3

SATELLITE TV
The Route to Orbit
Launch Vehicles From All Over the World
Stabilizing Satellites
Satellite Payload: The Transponders

What is the Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power?
4

DIGITAL TV BY SATELLITE
Satellite Positions and Power
Finding the Satellite
Positioning the Dish
Low Noise Block Converters (LNBs)
The Satellite Receiver
Modulating Digital Signals
Error Protection and Transmitted Bitrate
Dish Size
Multi-Satellite Antennas
Installing Multi-Focus Antennas

Optimizing Parabolic Antennas
5

DIGITAL TV BY CABLE
The Headend: The Heart of the Cable TV Network
Channel Capacity
The MATV (Master Antenna TV) Network
UHF Coaxial Networks
Coaxial Cable TV Networks
Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Networks (HFC)
Digital Cable Television
SMATV, Satellite MATV Systems

Terrestrial Digital TV Signals in Coaxial Cable Systems
6

DIGITAL TV BY TERRESTRIAL TRANSMITTERS
Antennas for Terrestrial TV Reception
Digital Terrestrial TV
Multi-Directional Antenna Systems
Indoor Antennas
Digital Terrestrial Receivers
DVB-T Receivers

Terrestrial TV for Mobile Devices; DVB-H
7

DIGITAL TV BY BROADBAND
Broadband IPTV
Internet TV
Software Media Player Options

Internet Via Satellite
8

CHOOSING THE RIGHT BOX
Digital Receivers
Digital TV with Interactive Services
Digital Receiver Firmware
The Application Interface
The API of the Future
The Media Gateway Dream

The Media Terminal
9

CONNECTING THE DEVICES
The Antenna System for Terrestrial Signals
Connecting the Digital Receiver to the TV and Other Video Devices
Using Scart Cables
Connecting a Satellite Dish to Multiple Receivers
The Telephone and Computer Networks

The Home Computer Network
10

DIGITAL TV ON DISC
Solving the Need for Analog Recorded Video
Digital Video Recording
Interconnecting Devices

Twin Tuner Receivers
11

THE HOME CINEMA
Home Cinema Display Components
Aspect Ratios
Connecting Home Cinema Components
Home Cinema Sound

Program Sources
12

HDTV AND THE FUTURE OF TELEVISION
High Definition TV (HDTV)
Practical Aspects of Receiving HDTV
HDTV Connectors
The High Definition Multimedia Interface, HDMI
First Generation HDTV Transmissions in Europe
HDTV Recording
Television of the Future
3D Television in Color
Holographic Television

Appendix A Digital Television in North America
Commercial Television Systems
Stereo Sound
Frequency Planning and the Transfer to Digital TV in North America
Connectors Around the World

Appendix B North American Satellite Geography
North American Satellite Systems
Satellite Receiving Systems in the U.S.
The Three LNB Multi-Focus Dish
Coverage and Antenna Pointing Maps for North America
Finding the Satellites and Aligning the Antenna

Index
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