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To: BillyG who wrote (24979)	11/8/1997 12:21:00 PM
From: tcd	Respond to of 50808

To all Cubists: An excellent article in New Media, a professional new-media magazine about C-Cube, DVD, MPEG decoders and encoders, "MPEG 2 Die For," Volume 7, Number 14, November 3, 1997 issue, pp. 67-69. For back issues: subs@newmedia.com or call 800-253-6641 (located in Illinois). "...With the announcement of C-Cube Microsystems' single chip MPEG codec, which both encodes and decodes, MPEG 2 encoding systems have become more affordable. Jonathan Cassell, analyst at Dataquest, predicts that by 1999 or 2000 the price of an MPEG 2 chip should come down into the $ 50 range, from around $1000 for a set of 14 chips once needed to do the same job. 'Up to now, there's been a small market [for MPEG 2] -- a few professionals and experts,' Cassell says. 'The new codec changes the whole equation from a few thousand units to a million in just a few years. While the biggest-volume market for MPEG 2 today is professional broadcast applications and satellite television compression, he says the consumer market for DVD-recordable players, Digital TV, and videoconferencing devices will grow as prices shrink..." tcd

To: BillyG who wrote (24979)	11/8/1997 12:26:00 PM
From: let	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Billy, (or anyone who has info) I am looking into satellite internet access. I have limited knowledge about this, so here is a few dumb questions maybe u guys can help me with. 1. With a satellite ISP or something like @Home service through cable do I still need a phone line for the return transmission? I would like to have something like Primestar to replace cable, and also provide me with Internet access too. Ultimately elimating the extra phone line and cable fee each month. Is there anything like this available?? Thx, Let