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Digital Video Essentials

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  • 2003
  • 1h 56m
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In the 1950s, the "TV GUY" brought your new set home and tuned it for you. Then came the 1970s where we drifted into "plug and play" with the viewer doing all of the tuning. By the 1990s, co... Read allIn the 1950s, the "TV GUY" brought your new set home and tuned it for you. Then came the 1970s where we drifted into "plug and play" with the viewer doing all of the tuning. By the 1990s, component video was making its way into the home, and we released Video Essentials to help y... Read allIn the 1950s, the "TV GUY" brought your new set home and tuned it for you. Then came the 1970s where we drifted into "plug and play" with the viewer doing all of the tuning. By the 1990s, component video was making its way into the home, and we released Video Essentials to help you get it right. Now it's time for the next generation, as home entertainment setup has ev... Read all

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    • Joseph J. Kane Jr.
  • Writer
    • Joseph J. Kane Jr.
  • Stars
    • Sam Dalton
    • Christopher DeLisle
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    • Director
      • Joseph J. Kane Jr.
    • Writer
      • Joseph J. Kane Jr.
    • Stars
      • Sam Dalton
      • Christopher DeLisle
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      Followed by Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics (2008)

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Production company
      • Joe Kane Productions
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      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 56 minutes

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