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To: Stoctrash who wrote (24704)	11/1/1997 8:49:00 AM
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To: Stoctrash who wrote (24704)	11/1/1997 8:54:00 AM
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To: Stoctrash who wrote (24704)	11/1/1997 9:04:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

The world PC data that has been posted says that 60% + of all PCs are something other than the big household names. Here is one of those names: November 01, 1997, Issue: 811 Section: WinLab Reviews Seanix CS DVD 166 -- The Debut of Affordable DVD(I went to their site and they use QI Videoinlay tech and are a good candidate to use ZiVAs, nice to see pairing of DVD with a P166, no chance for softDVD here, but a better price By John M. Cummings Seanix's new desktop system makes using a computer fun. The CS DVD 166 is ideal for both home office and family use, and is reasonably priced for a fully equipped digital videodisc (DVD) system. Seanix pairs the relatively slow 166MHz P55C Pentium with an ample amount of RAM and a fast, capacious hard drive. The system comes with a 166MHz MMX-enabled Pentium processor, 64MB of SDRAM, 512KB of internal cache, a 6.4GB (nominal) Ultra DMA hard disk, a Matrox Millennium II video adapter with 4MB of WRAM and a 17-inch monitor (15.8-inch viewable area) with 0.28mm dot pitch. It also has a 56Kb-per-second fax modem with speakerphone, Ensoniq Wavetable sound, a microphone and Altec Lansing ACS400 speakers with a subwoofer. But it's the digital video component that impressed us the most. With its crisp monitor and good sound capabilities, the system serves up a thrilling DVD experience. To whet your appetite, the CS DVD 166 ships with a title pack that includes The Muppets Treasure Island game and Silent Steel (an adult adventure game) On our Wintune benchmarks, the CS DVD scored 321MIPS, with 30MB-per-second cached-disk throughput and 26Mpixel-per-second video throughput. Average times to execute our application tests were: Word, 74 seconds; Excel, 188 seconds; multimedia script, 19.43 minutes; AutoCAD R14 open, 11 seconds and AutoCAD R14 render, 56 seconds. Those scores are very respectable for a 166MHz system. Its combination of features and performance earns the CS DVD a place on our WinList. The only other DVD-equipped system on our WinList is the Pentium II-powered Gateway 2000 G6-266, but it carries a $4,908 price tag-almost double the price of the Seanix. --Quick View-- Seanix CS DVD 166 Bottom Line: Well-made, feature-rich DVD system especially geared toward families and home offices Price: $2,499 Platforms: 95 Pros: Superb sound system; great DVD software Cons: Relatively slow processor Strongest Rival: Gateway 2000 G6-266 Seanix, 800-555-4031, 712-255-3733. Winfo #595

To: Stoctrash who wrote (24704)	11/1/1997 5:46:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Matsushita plans to take Sony market share with Digital cameras.............................................. scri.com TOC INDUSTRY NEWS Matsushita and DVCPRO Challenges Sony Next February's Winter Olympics will feature a battle by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co to break Sony Corp's grip as the world's leading supplier of TV broadcast equipment. As the ''official supplier'' of broadcasting equipment for the Games to be held in Nagano, about 90 minutes west of Tokyo, Matsushita said it hoped to boost its market share, especially as television stations make the switch to digital equipment. ''We've already seen a snowballing effect, with an increasing number of big U.S. and European networks switching from Sony to Matsushita,'' said Masahiko Kajitani, vice-president at Matsushita's Audio Visual Computer group. He said the Olympics will help Matsushita, which sells products under the Panasonic, National and Technics brand names, increase sales of its new DVCPRO videotape recording (VTR) system. Kajitani expects the global market for studio-use VTR systems to reach one trillion yen ($8.2 billion) within a few years, when sales of related equipment and software are included. Sony Corp has dominated the world market for nearly two decades with systems incompatible with Matsushita's, but Kajitani said the boost to its profile from the Olympics and Matsushita's new compact digital VTR system, at half the price of Sony's rival system, would change that. ''After two decades of struggling and miserable defeats, we can finally beat Sony,'' Kajitani said. Sony seems unruffled by Matsushita's moves. ''Matsushita may be the official supplier, but most systems that will be actually used for broadcasting the Games are Sony's,'' said Yoshibumi Kezuka, general manager of Sony's broadcast product group. Since launching the Panasonic DVCPRO in January 1996, Matsushita has sold about 20,000 units to networks and TV stations around the world, including NBC, CBS and the BBC, Kajitani said. Sony's comparable VTR system, Betacam SX, has sold 7,000 units since hitting the market late last year, according to Sony. Matsushita plans to spend three billion yen ($24.7 million) during the February 7-22 Games to put 630 of the DVCPRO units and 100 cameras at the 16 venues. Sony's Kezuka said he expects Betacam SX sales to jump when TV stations begin replacing the 350,000 analogue systems Sony has sold since 1982. Analysts say the two archrivals have reversed their roles in the latest battle. Matsushita appeared to get the advantage as Sony delayed development of its new digital systems while it tried to make its new systems compatible with its old analogue systems. Sony's Betacam SX, which is digital but can also play bulky analogue tapes, uses 1/2 inch tapes and costs 4.5 million yen ($37,200). Matsushita's DVCPRO, developed on the basis of cheap consumer-use digital VTRs, uses 1/4 inch tapes and costs 2.5 million yen ($20,660). Analysts said the need to switch to digital equipment has given Matsushita a tail wind. ''The difference of formats has become less important as a result of the emergence of digital technology. TV studios are now looking more into prices than the continuity of technology,'' said Kimihide Takano, an analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Sony is now tackling projects to digitalise the whole television news process, from news gathering VTR systems to editing and transmission systems. ''More and more TV studios will start introducing computerised systems, and we are definitely very competitive in this field,'' said Sony's Kezuka. EU Raises Duties on Sony, Ikegami TV Cameras to Protect Philips BTS and Thomson The European Union has increased anti-dumping duties on television cameras shipped by Japan's Sony Corp. and Ikegami Tsushinki Co. Ltd. to 108.3 percent and 200.3 percent respectively. The previous duties, which were imposed in April 1994, were 62.6 percent for Sony TV cameras and 82.9 percent for Ikegami's cameras. They were justified by the fact that ''the anti-dumping measures had not resulted in a sufficient modification of resale prices'' in the 15-nation EU. The Commission listed the main European producers of TV cameras as being BTS Broadcast Television Systems GmbH, Griesheim, a Philips German unit, and Thomson Broadcast Systems.