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To: VidiVici who wrote (42385)	6/23/1999 9:48:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50808

D-VHS home recorders. Hitachi needs an encoder, JVC, maybe not............... mediacentral.com 06-23-99 05:25 EDT Headlines Hitachi, Victor to sell D-VHS home recorders TOKYO, June 23 (Reuters) - Japanese electronics manufacturers Hitachi Ltd <6501.T> and Victor Co of Japan Ltd <6792.T> said on Wednesday they would launch digital VHS videocasette recorders for the mass market in Japan in mid-July. Hitachi's D-VHS unit will be the first VCR equipped with an MPEG2 encoder enabling it to convert analogue terrestrial broadcasts into a digital format. The Hitachi model will also be able to record both satellite and terrestrial digital broadcasts. Japanese satellite broadcasting services will switch from analogue to digital format next year. Victor, for its part, will market a model that will be able to record programmes in digital format from satellite broadcaster SkyPerfecTV. Hitachi's recorder will be priced at 148,000 yen ($1,213) and Victor's at 128,000 yen ($1,049). Hitachi has set a sales target of 3,000 units per month and Victor will aim for 2,000. ($1=122 yen) © 1999 Reuters Limited.

To: VidiVici who wrote (42385)	6/25/1999 4:15:00 AM
From: VidiVici	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

The DTV Express, spreading the word. Looks like they just finished up... The HARRIS/PBS DTV Express is designed to help television broadcasters prepare for a rapid, cost-effective transition to DTV and to inform government officials, educators, and key industry decision-makers about the opportunities and possibilities of digital television. This unprecedented 15-month traveling program is showcased through a 66-foot, 18-wheel "road show" vehicle. It's a digital education adventure that takes participants through digital programming demonstrations and scenarios of a Living Room of Tomorrow, a Classroom of the Future, and a Digital Television Station! Through entertaining and educational scenarios, the many features and services DTV technology affords (HDTV, "Surround Sound," Multicasting and Datacasting) will be presented, and the major components of the digital television station, from production to transmission, will be demonstrated. Bill Nye, host of PBS's award-winning BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY, stars in an entertaining high definition video that demonstrates the basics of digital television and the positive impact DTV will have on education. Traveling to 40 cities across the United States, the PBS member stations serving as hosts, this unique program prominently features extensive training curriculum designed to run concurrently on two education tracks—a business/operations track and a technical management track. dtvexpress.com Yikes, check out the tour route... talk about a random walk! dtvexpress.com