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To: John Rieman who wrote (47882)	12/11/1999 11:04:00 AM
From: Raymund W	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

I've finally found an online site where you can order the Konka 1800U DVD player, for those of you who'd like a CUBE-based, inexpensive, well-reviewed model. I bought one as a gift. Right now, it's $180. with no shipping cost (I got some $20.-off "coupon" without asking), plus you get $25. off if you purchase DVD movies. That's a total cost of about $155. Here's the link: 800.com Ray

To: John Rieman who wrote (47882)	12/11/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: Cameron Lang	Respond to of 50808

NUON's "vastly improved movie-viewing features": The DVD-N2000 offers exceptionally smooth Shuttle, as well as a new pan-zoom function that allows the user to select and magnify any portion of the picture up to twenty times. The NUON processing allows this dramatic magnification with little distortion thanks to advanced filtering algorithms. And this astounding flexibility is available any time, even while the movie is playing. Uh, just what I always wanted. Reminds me of "Blade Runner," when Harrison Ford keeps magnifying smaller and smaller sections of video. Of course, this feature might be aimed at the porn crowd (right, FredE?) <g>. And "... dramatically enhance audio performance": NUON further allows the DVD-N2000 to play CD discs at half-normal speed or twice normal speed with minimal distortion. It can even play a CD backwards. You really haven't heard "Abbey Road" until you've heard it backwards or at half-speed. Playback is even more interesting with the elaborate graphics options, including a colorful spectrum analyzer display and other dynamic images that respond to the musical content. Okay, Beatles fans might like this. Psychedelia lives in the digital age. No LSD necessary. And: Most exciting, however, is that the DVD-N2000 will also function as the family gaming console. Games are in development and soon consumers will be able to switch from watching, to listening, to playing, at the change of a disc. Sure, this will happen. Dreamcast, your days are numbered. The NUON media processing technology replaces the MPEG decoder chip currently found in digital video products. Analysts predict that digital video will supersede the current analog method over the next few years, and NUON is poised to become the new standard for interactive digital home entertainment. Whatever.