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Topic: Decoder

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  MP3 decoder    MPEG decoder  
  DVD decoder    Decoder and PC Cable  
  Video Decoder    TV decoders  
  Satellite Decoder    MPEG 2 decoder  
  HDTV decoder    MP3 to WAV Decoder  
  AC3 Decoder    WMA Encoder Decoder  

 
 
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The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite activity(s):Karaoke
Most admires:Steve Jobs
Favorite body part(s):Ears
Favorite possession(s):DVD player,  Stereo system,  Camcorder
Interest(s):Computers
Currently has on their coffee table:Remote Control,  Mac Today
Favorite movie(s):Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Favorite computer game(s):Hacking
Likes to wear:Digital watch
Listens to:AC/DC,  Techno
Favorite online activity(s):Downloading MP3's,  Finding ringtones for their phone,  Chatting on ICQ
Favorite quote(s):"Black holes are where God divided by zero." - Steven Wright
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare
 
 
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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

BASE64 decoders can have problems if the original name of the binary file is not specified correctly in the downloaded article.
This means that older Shorten players and decoders will have no problem decoding Shorten files encoded with SHN v3.
I guess we should require decoders to skip XML comments and processing instructions?
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

Decoders are used in displays and in various processing hardware where component signals are required from a composite source, such as composite chroma keying or color correction equipment.
Appendix B is a section relavent to decoders that are part of a communications software package and describes the protocol requirements for entering and exiting GIF mode, and responding to host interrogations.
The decoder's final check is to generate an 8-bit CRC of the frame header and compare this to the CRC stored at the end of the frame header.
Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

Dolby Pro Logic decoders also decode surround information which is typically fed to a pair of surround speakers slightly behind and to the left and right of the listener.
Dolby Surround decoders made it possible for consumers to decode the surround sound channel at home.
Receivers equipped with digital decoders can offer multiple optical digital inputs and coaxial digital inputs.
Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

NTSC encoders and decoders Software support for peripherals ranges from printing software to elaborate color graphics systems with full color rendering and animation.
Dolby and other companies have announced external analog matrix decoders that can be added to any existing digital system.
Master series decoders allow you to connect a variety of input devices to more than 2,000 different terminals and PCs.
 
 
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