It would seem that what is common between a personal computer and a TV, besides the screen? One is designed for work, games, surfing the Internet, the second is for watching your favorite movies, TV shows, and sports broadcasts. However, not everything is as simple as it might seem at first glance. Today's PC easily performs the functions of a TV, because it is capable of receiving a television signal (both terrestrial and satellite), television and radio stations broadcasting on the Internet. In addition, it was precisely through the interaction of the PC and the Internet that a relatively new, but nevertheless already proven, scheme of TV operation was born - interactive television. So, if you want to master modern television technologies, and also turn your PC into a “combine” capable of performing not only the functions familiar to a computer, but also a lot of others, then this book is for you.