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To: Peter V who wrote (48129)1/5/2000 3:43:00 PM
From: DiViT  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50808
 
Metabyte to Demonstrate MbTV On Windows CE Platform At CES; First Showing of MbTV On Windows CE Platform At the International 2000 CES

01/05/2000
Business Wire
(Copyright (c) 2000, Business Wire)

FREMONT, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000--Metabyte, Inc. today announced the first demonstration of MbTV(TM) on Windows CE platform at the International 2000 CES Show, Jan. 6-9 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Under development for three years, MbTV is a personal TV agent that puts "your thumbprint on TV"(TM). MbTV-Win CE is an implementation of Metabyte's suite of personalized television software running in a Windows CE environment. Metabyte's exhibit will be located in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth no. M7216 and M7218.

The MbTV technology is unique. MbTV automatically learns its viewers' television watching tastes without any user intervention and creates personalized profiles that can be used to provide a variety of services. It can automatically recommend, record and delete desirable programs based on viewers' television watching tastes on a one way broadcast stream. The artificial intelligence built into MbTV automatically identifies multiple viewers in a household without requiring them to log in. MbTV does not manage a viewer's privacy, but protects their privacy 100%, as it does not require any data to be transmitted from the viewer's home.

To schedule a CES appointment, please call Rebecca Jensen at 510-494-9700 x237 or send e-mail to info@metabyte.com.


MbTV Networks, a division of Metabyte, Inc., develops the MbTV(TM)suite of products and services for personal television, ranging from digital VCRs to targeted advertising, personalized TV portals and personalized data broadcasting. For personalized television, Metabyte has strategic partnerships with C-Cube Microsystems, Seagate Technology and Western Digital and offers its MbTV products for Microsoft TV, the client software member of the Microsoft TV Platform Adaptation Kit (Microsoft TVPAK).

Contact Metabyte at 39350 Civic Center Drive, Suite 200, Fremont, CA 94538. Phone: (510) 494-9700. Fax: (510) 494-9100. E-mail: info@metabyte.com metabyte.com.

Contact: CONTACT: Metabyte, Inc. Vallal Jothilingam, 510/494-9700 vallalj@metabyte.com
09:08 EST JANUARY 5, 2000



To: Peter V who wrote (48129)1/5/2000 5:03:00 PM
From: BillyG  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 50808
 
How is the DVD-RAM standard different from the DVD-VR standard? Are they compatible?

DVD-RAM is targeted for data storage whereas DVD-VR is targeted for video and audio recording and playback. It is kinda similar to the relationship between CD-R and VCD or DVD-ROM and DVD-video. I think (but i'm not 100% certain) that DVD-VR can be recorded on a DVD-RAM disc, given the proper HW/SW.