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Broadcast Technology Update

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Calling this book an update is like saying you're going to update your car by buying a 1974 Holden Torana. This book was published in 1997, so it's limited to describing 1996 technology, no S/PDIF, AES/EBU, SDI, etc. The URL given in the book for the update website no longer exists. It is also very very basic, it looks at each piece of technology from a black box, user perspective - talking more about what it does than how it does it. If you really have no idea how the weatherman makes it from the studio into your home, then buy this book.

If you are like me and have been in the television broadcast industry for some 20 years, this book is an excellent place to begin to understand the industry's change from analog to digital broadcasting. Each chapter gives a brief history of the technology it is discussing and moves on to what the industry is using today, and in some cases, what can be expected in the future. The terms used are simple and easy to understand, and in some cases too easy and not technical enough for my liking. One of the best things about this book is the associated web site which discusses new technology that has come to the market since the book's publication. If a basic foundation to the new digital broadcast technology is what you are looking for, I recommend this book.