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To: DiViT who wrote (25382)	11/17/1997 3:46:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

CES to feature HDTV............................................. twice.virtualmarketing.com HDTV To Star At International CES - -November 17, 1997 DTV will debut at the 1998 International CES, to be held in Las Vegas January 8-11, featuring a live over-the-air broadcast from WLAS-TV, the local CBS affiliate. At the annual press reception at New York's Rainbow Room, show organizer CEMA said virtually every major TV manufacturer will exhibit consumer HDTVs for the first time and announce pricing and delivery plans for the retail market for the 1998 holiday selling season. CEMA will sponsor a digital TV kiosk at its booth, featuring the latest information on the transition to the new technology. Special information kits from the CES conference schedule include five sessions focusing on DTV. For instance, the DTV Supersession consists of two panel discussions. The first, moderated by the New York Times' Joel Brinkley, will discuss how digital TV will affect the consumer market. CEMA president Gary Shapiro will moderate a panel on the commercial debut of HDTV. Both panels will feature top executives from the consumer electronics, broadcasting and cable TV industries. "Anyone who wants to understand the future of television should be part of this year's ICES," Shapiro said. "No other venue offers the first look at retail HDTVs combined with an educational experience led by the industry leaders in digital technology." Overall, ICES is expected to draw more than 90,000 attendees and be a broadly based digital technology event, featuring digital TV as well as DVD, digital imaging, wireless data products, car multimedia, smart phones, and a variety of other emerging product categories. A program of 100 conference sessions will include speeches by several major technology executives. Barry Diller of HSN is scheduled to deliver the show's keynote address; Microsoft's Bill Gates and Sun Microsystems' Scott McNealy will discuss current and emerging technologies; Forbes' Steve Forbes will deliver a speech on the economic outlook; and Oracle's Larry Ellison will address technologies for corporate information officers and institutional buyers. For more information, or to register to attend ICES, call (703) 907-7600, or see www.CESweb.org on the web.

To: DiViT who wrote (25382)	11/17/1997 4:28:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

To sell HDTV, consumers need to see it. BTW: Opra had a show on size being important, I didn't see it......................................... usatoday.com 11/17/97- Updated 10:59 AM ET A day in the life of HDTV Ruth and Nelson Denlinger were the first on their block - in fact, the first on most any block in the USA - to live with an HDTV set. And though they only had it in their Bethesda, Md., home for two weeks in September, they're convinced they've seen the future of television. "I've never seen pictures on TV like they were" on high-definition, says Ruth Denlinger, a former school teacher and occasional tutor. She raved about "the depth, the color and the sound" of what she saw on HDTV. A pledge they made to a fund-raising drive for public broadcasting station WETA in Washington automatically entered them in a drawing. The prize, offered by communications and electronics firm Harris Corp.: a high-definition monitor and video tape player, with about 20 tapes, including Lawrence of Arabia and Jerry Maguire. When the Denlingers won, they thought: "So what," Ruth says. "Why should we get excited about another TV?" But they pushed aside their 19-inch set for the 31-inch diagonal Sony HDTV and began to watch the tapes. While watching Chihuly Over Venice, a documentary about Dale Chihuly, the glass artist, Ruth Denlinger noticed that the richer colors "hit you right away," she says. "The blues, the greens, they were all right there." The 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia appeared revitalized, says Nelson Denlinger, vice president of government relations for the U.S. Wheat Associates. "That was fantastic, especially the scenery and the sand." Several neighbors stopped by to check out the new set. "We have a teen-ager next door, and he scooted over. He was really impressed by the sound, too," she says. "Everybody says they want it." The couple probably will sit out the initial wave of HDTV sets that arrive next year, says Nelson. "The first ones will cost more, and after those the technology will probably get better." But now that the Denlingers have seen how good TV can be, they are looking forward to having their own HDTV in the future. Says Ruth Denlinger, "You feel like you're right in it rather than an observer." By Mike Snider, USA TODAY