High-Definition Television

An emerging technology high-definition television (HDTV) is expected to have dramatic effects on the communication and entertainment industries as well as on education and training methods advertising medicine and other fields. With over 1400 entries this annotated bibliography allows the researcher to trace the development of the technology and to identify the economic sociopolitical and psychosocial issues raised by the advent of HDTV. Entries are arranged chronologically within topical chapters providing both an organized method for tracking key issues and a point of departure for historical analysis.The book opens with a description of the general development of high-definition television. It then turns to the work of the Japanese and the Europeans followed by a chapter on the work of the Americans. Chapter 4 covers the socioeconomic implications of HDTV and chapter 5 is devoted to the development of standards. Articles on HDTV film and related program production appear in chapter 6 while chapter 7 covers HDTV and alternative delivery systems including DBS cable and fiber optics. Notes on the journals cited as well as an index are also included.