Dont let the title mislead you the essential guide to digital set top boxes and interactive tv isnt a primer for using webtvs enhanced services this book is for software programming and tv professionals looking to capitalize on this paradigm shift in the delivery of information and entertainment. A lot of the information contained in the essential guide to set top boxes and interactive tv is specialized and arcane of course this shouldnt be that great of a surprise given the relatively small size of this particular field at the moment. The next tv revolution comes with new technologies new standards new architectures and new business paradigms finally theres a single source for up to the minute insight into every aspect of next generation digital tv the essential guide to digital set top boxes and interactive tv book jacket. Finally theres a single source for up to the minute insight into every aspect of next generation digital tv the essential guide to digital set top boxes and interactive tv from mpeg 4 to middleware webcasting to java os gerard odriscoll covers the state of the art comparing the strategies and technologies and cutting through the hype. The essential guide to digital set top boxes and interactive tv paperback pearson education limited united kingdom 1999