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- Photos, descriptions, and explanations of difficult procedures and concepts are included to make creating your own HTPC easier
- Reviews and recommendations of hardware and software that make the HTPC work
- In-depth instructions in easy-to-follow steps
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Home Theater Basics
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Front Matter
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Software and Other Solutions
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HTPC Systems Wrap-Up
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Back Matter
About this book
- Covers basic audio and video concepts, and shows how they relate to computer-based multimedia
- Contains reviews and recommendations of hardware and software that make the home theater person computer (HTPC) work
- Includes photos, descriptions, and explanations of difficult procedures and concepts to make creating your own HTPC easier
Use Your PC to Build an Incredible Home Theater System is meant for those home theater enthusiasts with some working knowledge of personal computers (PCs) who want to create the ultimate home theater experience. A Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC) is basically an ordinary PC used in conjunction with a high-definition-capable television, monitor, or video projector, and a sound system. The book is laid out chronologically and follows the authors' activities as they assemble two HTPC systems, starting with a detailed background of video and audio technologies to help readers understand what the HTPC can do.
An HTPC can do much more than play DVD movies on a HDTV-ready television. The convergence of computers and digital entertainment formats means that the PC platform is well suited to reproducing audio in many formats, including converting older analog recordings to digital. It is also great for capturing and editing home movies, implementing a personal video recorder, creating slide-show presentations with digital pictures, videoconferencing, and much more. Use Your PC to Build an Incredible Home Theater System will show readers how to set up an HTPC for the most complete home theater experience available.
About the authors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Use Your PC to Build an Incredible Home Theater System
Authors: Bart Farkas, Jeff Govier
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-5174-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Bart Farkas and Jeff Govier 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-057-7Published: 15 November 2002
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-5174-3Published: 11 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 312
Topics: Hardware and Maker, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems
Industry Sectors: Electronics, IT & Software