Introduction to Mobile Video, How to Send Live TV and Streaming Video to 2G and 3G Multimedia Telephones Review

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(More customer reviews)If you need to get up to speed quickly or just a quick reference for a new technology, this is a good solution; it is written by people, who know their field, in clear concise language (no upper level math degree's needed). Making good use if diagrams and well worded descriptions the book will fill in the mystery behind how video gets to your phone. This is not a replacement for a text book for system designers, but is an excellent resource for persons needing a quick but thorough understanding of cellular video.

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Introduction to Mobile Video explains how to send video and television to mobile telephones on 2nd and 3rd generation wireless systems. You will learn about the key available video transmission options. These include sending telephone and video signals on the same mobile radio channel, using dual frequency mobiles to allow access to mobile telephone systems and land based television transmission systems (such as DVB-H) and dual mode mobile to allow access to mobile telephone and satellite based television systems.Described are the key mobile video applications including sending video clips, live TV, video messaging, and multi party gaming. The fundamentals of sending mobile video including circuit switched video, packet video, video and audio compression, audio quality, video quality, multiplexing voice and video services, and channel setup and control is provided.Explained are the core technologies that are used for mobile video including video compression, audio compression, multimedia transmission, and media players that can be used for small portable electronics devices. Discover the different types of media formats that can be used by mobile devices and the types of operating systems and media players they can use. You will learn about how to overcome the challenges of limited processing power and the battery life in mobile devices and how to provide a good viewing experience while saving battery life. An introduction to security and digital rights management is provided. You will learn about the basic requirements for licensing content and how content aggregators receive and reformat media for distribution in mobile systems. Some of the most important topics featured are: Different Ways to Send Mobile Video Key Mobile Video Applications such as Live TV Types of Multimedia Telephones Mobile Video and Audio Compression Mobile Video Player Software Mobile Operating Systems How to send Live TV to Mobile Telephones Protocols that are Used in Mobile Video Mobile Video Security and DRM

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Home Theater For Dummies Review

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(More customer reviews)I went out and got Home Theater for Everyone (Harley), Build Your Home Theater in a Weekend (Bruyn/Karabian), The Complete Idiot's Guide to Home Theater Systems (Miller), Use Your PC to Build An Incredible Home Theater System (Farkas and Govier), and Home Theater for Dummies (Briere and Hurley). (I've posted this review in each of the books).
There's a clear difference among these books, and approaches. In order, I would get these books:
1. (tie) Home Theater for Everyone; Home Theater for Dummies. This surprised me. I've heard a lot about Harley's book and it is great. It's getting dated though, and some stuff was simply way over my head for what I'm going to do with my home theater. But it's one of those books you have to read even if you don't understand a lot of it (and mind you, I've got seven computers in my house, a 100Meg LAN, multiple wireless systems, etc...I'm not scared of technical stuff.) It's not so much not understanding it, as much as it is that a lot of it while important to a magazine editor such as Harley, it's not something that you're going to use in putting in your home theater.
Home Theater for Dummies surprised me. I must say, I found it incredibly well researched, practical, and more homey and less academic than Harley's book. I think the title would keep a lot of the HT mags from reviewing it, thinking it beneath them. And the authors clearly know how to have fun (they have sections on how to create your own drive-in and another on bathroom theater.) They cover home theater PCs and Windows XP Media Center PCs, as well as wireless projectors -- so this is truly up to day at publication time because these are relatively new things. (Harley's book does not even mention HTPCs and gives relatively small coverage to personal video recorders (PVRs) which HT for Dummies covers well. I'd say just get this book, but no one would believe me.
3. User Your PC To Build An Incredible Home Theater System. This is a niche book for the techies that like to build their own PCs. Sort of like me :-) I found it knowledgeable and fun, but like I said, you would not buy this book to build a home theater.
4. The Complete Idiots Guide to Home Theater Systems. I liked this book's coverage of budgets and little facts in the book. However there was nothing on HTPCs, the pricing is already dated, and there was nothing in it not covered in Home Theater for Dummies. So if I have to choose between being a Dummy or an Idiot, I'd say I'm a Dummy.
5. Build Your Home Theater In A Weekend. This was basically a waste of money. It was a nice effort, but outclassed by the competition above. It's not worth a longer review.
If you are looking to put a home theater in your home, I'd recommend Harley and Briere/Hurley. Briere/Hurley also wrote Smart Homes for Dummies which they referenced in the HT book -- I'm getting that now, because it basically tells me how to extend my home theater all over the house. Since I spent a lot of money on my home theater, I'm betting, based on HT4Dummies, that their book is worth the $$$.
My two cents.

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Overwhelmed with big screen TV and home theater audio options? What do you need to build the perfect home theater experience? Home Theater For Dummies, 3rd Edition shows you how to plan a home theater system and choose components that fit your budget and your room.
Beginning with the most basic information, this guide helps you choose what you need and put it all together. It explains DLP, 3LCD, HDMI, DTV, and HDTV so you can talk intelligently with salespeople at the electronics store. You'll find out about Blu-ray, explore HD and satellite radio options, and see how to incorporate a Wii, Xbox, or Playstation 3 into your set-up. Learn to:
Choose among plasma, LCD, and projection TVs
Know the difference between digital TV and HDTV
Assess and choose an LCD TV, a new 3D TV, or an HD radio
Set up your audio system and TV for maximum performance
Use a Media Center or Home Theater PC
Fine-tune your system and add cool touches such as accessing home theater content from your cell phone
Explore HD and satellite radio options, CD players, DVD-Audio disks, and options for old cassettes and vinyl
Set up your system with the proper cables for each component, or learn what it takes to go wireless
Calibrate your video with a calibration disk, an optical comparator, or a DVD containing THX Optimizer

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Multimedia over IP and Wireless Networks: Compression, Networking, and Systems Review

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(More customer reviews)Schaar and Chou have assembled an up to date collection of papers on current issues in doing multimedia over the Internet and also over a cellphone network. The papers or chapters vary considerably in their subjects. Some, like Chapter 7, takes us back to the basics of Shannon's theorems for the capacities of channels, and for codings that are used in these channels. That particular chapter is a good and concise foray into its subject. While it may not actually give the state of the art, it prepares the reader for the following chapters that are more on the cutting edge of research.
Overall, there is roughly equal coverage of both the Internet and wireless nets. One aspect prominent in both is the Quality of Service. For real time streaming multimedia, this is the critical issue. And it is heavily discussed. With perhaps a slightly greater emphasis in a wireless net.

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