Using Your PC to Build an Incredible Home Theater System

Bart Farkas, Jeff Govier

306 pages, parution le 04/12/2002

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Résumé

"Use Your PC to Build an Incredible Home Theater System" is meant for those home theatre 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.

Contents

Part One: Home Theater Basics

Video
Home Theater PC Uses
Audio Specifications

Part Two: Hardware Components

Home Theater PC Video Cards
Home Theater PC Audio Cards
Video Capture Devices
Home Theater Remote Controls
Additional Hardware Requirements and Putting It All Together

Part Three: Software and Other Solutions

The Software
The Power of PowerStrip
Part Four: HTPC Systems Wrap-Up
Results and Conclusions

Appendix Online Resources

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Apress
Auteur(s)	Bart Farkas, Jeff Govier
Parution	04/12/2002
Nb. de pages	306
Format	18,7 x 23,4
Couverture	Broché
Poids	630g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781590590577
ISBN13	978-1-59059-057-7