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To: Peter V who wrote (43424)	7/29/1999 1:36:00 PM
From: Black-Scholes	Respond to of 50808

I think "On-Line Networks" better do a little better job of shopping! Geez, ST Thompson is taking them to the cleaners!

To: Peter V who wrote (43424)	7/29/1999 2:09:00 PM
From: Black-Scholes	Respond to of 50808

more: Move to SVCD In 1998, the Chinese government specified a new standard, the successor to the Video CD. There were three competing specifications fighting for position: C-Cube and its Chinese OEM partners developed China VideoCD, the government wanted SVCD, and the originators of the Video CD standard, Sony, Matsushita, Philips, and JVC, were proposing HQ-VCD. C-Cube introduced their products before the Chinese government approved a standard. Right now they are competing with SVCD which has incorporated parts of HQ-VCD. Both competing successor standards improve the video quality by using MPEG-2 instead of MPEG-1 compression. Graphics and text are overlaid as opposed to compressed with the video. Cahners In-Stat Group expects MPEG-1 decoder chip shipments to begin declining in 1999 as Chinese consumers move from purchasing VCD players to the new Super Video CD (SVCD) players. This decline can already be seen in C-Cube's shipments of MPEG-1 decoders. Shipments were stable from 1997 to 1998 while shipments of MPEG-2 decoders showed a dramatic increase. ESS Technology, C-Cube, Zoran, and LuxSonor have all announced MPEG-2 decoders for the SVCD market.