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To: bob jaremsek who wrote (25528)	11/20/1997 9:33:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (3) of 50808

Virtual reality goggles................................................ e-town.com SAMSUNG THREATENS SHRIMP DVD Don't worry, it won't play Divx by Greg Tarr November 17, 1997 -- Samsung recently announced from Korea that it has developed "the world's smallest portable DVD player" and expects to ship it to the U.S. in the second half of 1998, according to a U.S. marketing executive. The player is said to weigh 2 pounds and is about the size of a book (8" long x 6.4" wide x 2.2" deep). The player can be used both to view movies on the go or as an ultra-compact home theater component that will connect to regular direct-view or projection TVs. Samsung calls the device "P-Theater" because the unit's most compelling attribute is its ability to be used by a single viewer for personal viewing on the go. Instead of using a flip-up LCD display as other personal video systems have traditionally used, the P-Theater is designed for use with a virtual reality-like viewer and earphone headset assembly. The viewer is tethered to the player with a cable and fits over the eyes in a similar manner to many virtual reality goggles on the market. The company said the special viewer display produces the sensation of looking at a 40"-70" TV screen. P-Theater will play all DVD movie titles except Divx and supports both 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 aspect ratios. It will read 5.1-channel Dolby Digital sound tracks. Samsung said the unit is backward compatible with a variety of CD and DVD formats, including DVD-ROM. Therefore, the player can be used as a remote external CD-ROM drive for mobile and laptop computing. Mark Knox, Samsung national marketing manager, said P-Theater is planned for a U.S. introduction around mid-1998. Pricing has not been determined. [This probably would be a diplomatically correct moment to point out that the editors of TWICE are not to blame for the headlines we sometimes paste onto their objectively reported trade news stories. -- E/Town Ed.]

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