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 Part I: HDTV Fundamentals - The first part of the book is a primer on HDTV. If you’ve never owned an advanced level television — much less attempted to install one — this part of the book provides all the background information and techno-geek lingo that you need to feel comfortable. Part II: Love at First Sight - The second part of the book helps you install your HDTV system. It helps you decide what you will be connecting to the HDTV, how to enhance your HDTV so that it is tuned perfectly for your use, and also tells you about a range of little “black boxes” that can help you optimize all of the non-HDTV signals you send to your HDTV, making them look better on your HDTV big screen. Part III: HDTV Channels - Part III discusses all the different forms of high-definition signals that you can access and/or subscribe to, in order to really take advantage of your great new investment. In the first chapter of this part, we talk at a high level about what is available in high-definition format now, and what’s coming in the near future. Part IV: Movie Machines - The broadcast programming discussed in Part III is nice, but let’s face it, we all want to watch a lot of other content, too — we’re talking about all those DVDs and VHS movies you own. In this part, we talk about the complexities of interfacing your DVD player/recorders and VHS VCRs with your HDTV. Part V: Monitor Madness - After you get your HDTV system installed and running, you will certainly want to use it for even neater things if you can. Part V of the book presents many cool things that you can do with your HDTV, including playing multi-user computer games, connecting your camcorder to preview your future America’s Funniest Home Videos submission, and operating various types of smart home conveniences from the luxury of your bedroom. Part VI: Sensory Overload - In this part, we spend a lot of time drilling down in a lot of detail about the nitty-gritty of getting your home HDTV-viewing experience as good as you can get it. We start with an extensive discussion about audio basics and how they affect your HDTV viewing experience. We then discuss built-in speaker options versus external sound systems, and the advantages of a surround-soundpowered HDTV experience. Part VII: Geek Stuff - Of course, the more you know, the geekier these topics start to appear. Before long, you may be dreaming of ultra-high-tech ways to expand your system’s capabilities. This part of the book unashamedly encourages that bad habit. Part VIII: The Part of Tens - Part VIII provides three top-ten lists that we think you’ll find interesting — ten places to look online and locally to buy an HDTV; ten devices to connect to your HDTV; and ten frequently asked questions about HDTV. Download free ebook for multimedia: HDTV For Dummies
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