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Technology Stocks : Faroudja FDJA

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To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (109)4/12/1998 8:48:00 AM
From: Gerald Thomas  Read Replies (1) of 249
 
taken from your post...

Fox is the only company planning all-progressive
broadcasts, and is expected to broadcast entirely in 480p.>

(so then they have no standard definition programming...it will all be 480 progressive...)

and from the news release...

Fox
Broadcasting worked
exclusively with Faroudja in the development
of an interlaced-to-progressive translation system. "We think that Faroudja has key
enabling technology
that allows us to implement our
480p/30 Hz strategy," noted Andrew G. Setos, executive president of the News
Technology Group. Setos
is responsible for the engineering and
operations of the Fox Broadcasting Co. "The Faroudja 30 Hz Format Translator will
enable us to
seamlessly intercut interlaced content, such

went to the fox web site and there are just under 200 stations...

foxworld.com

From post at NAB show...

Format translater boxes going for $85,000 each

$85,000x approx 180

=15.3 million

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