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To: DiViT who wrote (44864)	9/16/1999 3:42:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Philips is planning a DVD recorder. It does DV transcoding, but the demo model uses Philips chips......... emediapro.net Industry News Philips Plans to Launch DVD Recorders in Mid-2000 August 15, 1999 Copyright ¸ Online Inc. Philips is the first to announce plans to launch DVD video recorders, with release scheduled for mid-year 2000. Philips has announced its DVD+RW video format-based DVD recording device while different segments of the industry are promoting several other formats, which include Pioneer's DVD-RW, Matsusita/Hitachi/Toshiba's DVD-RAM, as well as NEC's Multimedia Video File (MMVF). Philips emphasizes the advantage of the already flourishing pre-recorded DVD-Video market, which allows its drive to offer DVD playback as well as home-recording capability. The Philips DVD+RW drive is capable of performing on-the-fly transcoding from a DV format to an MPEG-2-based format. Currently, demo models of the Philips DVD Recorder use a Philips-designed MPEG-2 codec and separate transcoding chip, but the company has not ruled out off-the-shelf components for the final commercial product. Philips plans to launch the DVD+RW drive next hear in the U.S. and Europe at a price comparable to that of first-generation high-end DVD players, which have sold for $700-$1,000. DVD+RW blank media cost is expected to be about that of CD-RW media ($8-$10). (Philips Electronics, 3200 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134; 408/570-5644; Fax 408/570-5757; philips.com)