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To: JEFF K who wrote (36027)	9/17/1998 2:10:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) of 50808

ComputerShopper says no to SoftDVD... zdnet.com And let's not forget optical storage. You'll definitely want a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive; the latter can read CD-ROMs, but not as fast as the fastest CD-ROM drives. In its favor, a DVD-ROM drive will allow you to play DVD movies on your system. DVD-ROM software titles are still scarce, but more will be available by the end of the year. When purchasing a system with a DVD-ROM drive, be sure to ask whether the system has MPEG-2 hardware support or if it uses a software driver to decode the MPEG-2 video. A software driver may be able to provide adequate MPEG-2 video playback when combined with a fast processor, but there won't be a lot of processor power left for other CPU-intensive tasks. Also, a software driver might not be able to effectively decode the MPEG-2 video and provide full Digital Dolby surround-sound audio at the same time. Play it safe: Don't purchase a DVD-equipped PC that uses software-based MPEG-2 decoding.

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