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To: Herc who wrote (13456)	8/2/1999 7:32:00 PM
From: Herc	Respond to of 14577

My Rio 500 is ordered from Diamond's E-store When I get it, there goes the next several nights. But it will be fun learning the new technology. Anyone else have one? I will keep everyone apprised of any useful information.

To: Herc who wrote (13456)	8/3/1999 5:25:00 AM
From: Ben Wu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14577

MP3 players are a passing fad. As minidisc proliferates, the novelty of MP3 players will die out. Despite 64 MB flash chips, you still get 60 minutes for about $100. Minidisc offers 74 minutes for about $2.00. I've been downloading MP3's and recording them onto MDs almost a year before Rio came out. The sound quality is amazing and i have over 20 mix MDs. That only cost me about $40. To get 20 mix RIO flash chips... well you do the math. MD players are also about the same size as MP3 players, have 40 hour playback on a single AA battery, and doesn't skip while you jog. Currently Minidisc also enjoys a well defined technology and audio compression standard. Car stereos, mini-systems, and MD walkmans can all play MDs even if they are recorded on different branded recorders. With current generation MP3 players, you have mp3s encoded on non-tandardized flash chips in non-standardardized storage formats. IMHO, minidiscs are the wave of the future. MP3 as a compression standard is going to stay. dedicated MP3 players in it's current iteration will pass. BTW, the weakness you see in S3 is typical of the PC video card industry. This sector will eat the unwary alive. S3 is still hemmorraging money through it's video card division and will continue to do so in the near future, and the deal with DIMD is FAR from being done. -ben -sorry for the poor grammar. it's way too late as it is.