This book is a combination of two Beginner's guides: Colour television and Videocassette Recorders, which have been revised and updated for this single volume. The book assumes a basic knowledgee of electrics and mechanics and is aimed at the layman, students and technicians and covers the technicalities of TV and VTR practice. Topics include the PAL colour system, transmission and reception, MAC encoding and satellite, cable televsion, the development of video tape recording, signal processing and the care, operation and maintenance of VTRs. Eugene Trundle is also the author of Television and Video Engineer's Pocket Book.