Must read post from RB:
By: TWOMIL
Reply To: 15471 by D-Rex Friday, 7 May 1999 at 2:41 PM EDT
Post # of 15676
ESSENTIAL NEW INFORMATION
The music labels all want only secured music. They do not need to distinguish whether it's secured MP3, ePAC or AAC if they get paid and stop or discourage unsecured transmissions. All the labels know that if they go with Lucent they bring the highest quality sound to the consumer: therefore, ePac along with A2B, other forms of AAC and secured MP3 will be on sites owned or licensed by all the labels.
For the consumer eDig will be able to supply them with a handheld that will play any compression system file (AAC, A2B, ePac, or secured MP3), which a consumer electronics manufacturer wishes to place on their device. This will be done via the programmable TI dsp. Our OS will recognize any file and then call on the codec which is in the handheld's rom and in an instant apply the right codec to immediately play a file with any compression. This will be transparent to the end-user.
Once all the labels also sign with Lucent (and they all will) every consumer electronics manufacture, including Panasonic, will want their handhelds to have the same universality (secured MP3, AAC, and ePac ready) of compression systems. Because eDig has done the work to port ePac to a dsp in a handheld it will mean a huge consulting and manufacturing business for eDig is just around the corner.
Over time, because there is a distinct difference in the quality of ePac, I predict more and more consumers will gravitate towards ePac. This will mean a continuing flow of new business as Lucent continues to refine their baby and manufacturers want new products. It would not be impossible to have flash upgradability as well, but that will be up to each manufacturer.
Bottom line:= Music labels will soon commit to ePac and the option of a universal system. This commitment will drive all consumer manufacturers to seek out ePac to place it on their handhelds. EDig will be helping many manufactures engineer their devices and, if requested, assist with the manufacturing contracts.
The consumer will benefit from just needing one device to listen to any compression format. The labels will allow downloads from any secured format. Companies that continue to make handhelds which handle unsecured MP3 files may not be able to play the newly released music and could move towards an extinct player. eDig's prowess and experience with ePac will allow it to benefit others products and profit extensively.
Understanding how this technology can work and the interest that the labels must have in Lucent's technology can certainly allow investors to make more intelligent decisions.
Good luck to all.
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