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To: DiViT who wrote (50577)	1/13/2001 7:41:34 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Stream Machine/National Semi........................ dvdinsider.com Steam Machine Partners With National Semiconductor - 1/12/2001 Stream Machine announced that the Duo Reference Design, a complete full-duplex audio and video platform that combines the MPEG-2 video and audio recording technology of Stream Machine with the DVD decoding of National Semiconductor's Mediamatics DVD-on-a-chip technology. Stream Machine and National Semiconductor have teamed up to provide a platform for consumer recording that is dramatically more affordable than today's recordable DVD designs, which carry price tags up to $4,000. The Duo platform is targeted to reach consumers at around $400 -- at one-tenth the expense of competing models -- and will therefore be attractive to a broad market. "National Semiconductor and Stream Machine share a common vision of where the consumer electronics trends are headed," said Kent Goodin, VP of National Semiconductor's Mediamatics Hardware Division. "National is known for its innovations in DVD playback, including the convergence of Internet material with DVD content. Networked entertainment will be where the action is, and the combined strengths of Stream Machine and National in this area will generate breakaway products." "Stream Machine is known for the completeness, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of its reference designs," states Brian Heuckroth, VP of marketing for Stream Machine. "We were the first to penetrate the consumer market in China with affordable, high-quality recordable video technology, and are now in full production with SVCD-Recorders and Personal Video Recorders in the booming Asian marketplace. This partnership with National Semiconductor extends our technological reach further into the global consumer electronics market by establishing a solid foundation for combinations of MPEG recording and DVD playback. We anticipate tremendous growth in this area, and believe that, together with National Semiconductor, we can hit the market sweet spots with compelling features and affordability."