Defining vision
the battle for the future of television
1st U.S. ed.
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Word Count
100,500 words, Guess
Page Count
402 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedefiningvisionba00brin
- ISBN-100151000875
- ISBN-139780151000876
- Goodreads2232136
- Library of Congress Control Number96031923
Classifications
- DDC384.55/2
- LCCHE8700.74.U6 B75 1997
- LCCHE8700.74.U6B75 1997
Description
HDTV - digital, high-definition television - is an invention so far-reaching that most people cannot yet grasp its full significance. But the new sets are arriving in stores, and we are in the midst of a revolution in television. In Defining Vision, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Joel Brinkley takes us inside the creation of HDTV, into a titanic competition between some of the world's most important high-tech corporations battling for a prize worth billions of dollars. Brinkley tells the story from deep inside the laboratories and boardrooms where the race was run. There, scheming contestants employed duplicity, extortion, and, occasionally, creative genius. At the same time, government leaders manipulated the race to their own ends, promoting it one moment and betraying it the next.
Description
Profiles the development of digital, high-definition television sets that will offer extremely sharp pictures on a new, wide screen.The digital televisions will also be capable of being powerful, interactive computers that open new worlds of information and viewing for viewers. Conventional television broadcasting, as known in the 1990's, will end.
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