DTV: The Revolution in Digital Video - Tapa dura

"A "must have" reference for DTV and DVD practitioners November 10, 1998 With a forward by Joe A. Flaherty, this tome covers the history, fundamentals and applications of digital television including transceivers, displays, codecs, compression and measurement. Audio encoding/decoding as well as transmission and implementation issues relating to the ATSC DTV system have their own chapters. A reference section and glossary are included. As a valuable part of the McGraw-Hill Video/Audio Engineering series, this is a "must have" for DTV and new media practitioners alike. - Amazon.com Customer Review

This is an engineering level guide to the ATSC DTV standard and it's impact upon all aspects of the television broadcast industry. Filled with examples, detailed diagrams, and schematics, the book describes, in tutorial fashion, all ATSC and SMPTE standards and FCC regulations guiding DTV licensing and applications. New material in this edition will deal with the implications of datacasting and interactive television, the European DVB system, and the bristling controversy over the ATSC standard's suitability for urban broadcast. The CD-ROM will contain over 1000 pages of DTV-related ATSC standard documents and FCC regulations, organized according to their relevance to book chapters.