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Technology Stocks : WavePhore (WAVO)- VBI fed WaveTop for WebTV
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To: David Gardiner who wrote (571)9/17/1997 12:12:00 PM
From: Ken Turetzky   of 2843
 
Thanks for the links, David. According to Wired, WebTV says
its "video modem" is not a VBI device, which I suppose is
disappointing:

Beyond the graphics and the gadgets, there's a
technology that WebTV is reluctant to talk about,
though the company said it will be a part of its
upcoming Plus system. This technology, called a
Video Modem, is the method in which WebTV will
get additional bandwidth and speed. Goldman said
the technology will deliver digital information -
full-motion video or Web-based content developed
in conjunction with programming and
advertisements - at a rate of 1 Mbps over the
video signal.

The technology will be a one-way broadcast to
users that allows, for example, digital content to
be downloaded overnight. So it would take a
full-length movie five to six hours to download. "It
is not video-on-demand, and it's not quite real
time," explained Goldman, who was tight-lipped
about specifics. He would only offer that the
company would be giving the technology a
coming-out party of sorts after the first of the year
- and describe what the technology isn't or what
others can't do to it. "It's not using [the vertical
blanking interval] and it's not using cable," he
added. "And it can't be blocked."
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