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To: Manuel Vizcaya who wrote (47955)	12/18/1999 12:37:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

The Pace box has a hard drive, but no encoder............... cedmagazine.com Pace integrates hard disk in set-top LOS ANGELES-Pace Micro Technology plc has produced a digital set-top box with a hard drive that allows viewers to pause and record live programming. The box is the first-stage development of a partnership between Pace and NDS to deliver NDS' extended TV concept-XTV-to market. XTV, says Pace, is integrated into the broadcast system and uses smart software to select and store programming and enable personalized TV functions. Within the box are two tuners. The hard disk, with a 15 to 20 gigabyte capacity, allows for about 20 hours of program storage. The digital input, taken straight onto the hard drive, ensures that the replayed programming is of a consistent broadcast quality, says Pace.

To: Manuel Vizcaya who wrote (47955)	12/18/1999 12:53:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Philips Try-media.................................... cedmagazine.com Philips to show its new "Open System" set-top LOS ANGELES-Philips will demonstrate its "open system" digital set-top box at the Western Show. The open system is the first digital set-top in line with OpenCable specifications, Philips said. Its open system set-top terminals are designed to accommodate applications and middleware from third party vendors such as Microsoft TV, Java and others. Philips' open system enables interoperability with other "open" digital equipment and includes third-party access control systems and software. The open system is based on Philips' TriMedia programmable media processor, combined with the MIPS core processor. It will help facilitate the most comprehensive menus of digital interactive services available, the company said. The TriMedia processor combines an ultra high-performance and low cost CPU with a full complement of I/O and co-processing peripheral units.