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To: BillyG who wrote (25688)	11/25/1997 8:43:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

There is strong demand for those boxes..................................... skyreport.com Study Finds Strong Potential For DBS, Digital Cable Nov. 25, 1997 Research on the potential for digital television among cable subscribers shows that 10 percent of current cable customers would replace their current service by purchasing a small dish satellite system. The study from S. Liebmann and Associates and Horowitz Associates also suggests the market for digital TV is stronger among cable subscribers, with about 20 percent saying they are ready for digital products. Premium and high revenue cable subscribers are more likely to be in the "digital" category, whether they buy DBS equipment or subscribe to digital cable. And the market for digital cable will be highly competitive. About 53 percent of potential DBS purchasers said they would consider buying digital cable while 25 percent of cable subscribers surveyed said they would buy digital cable from their telephone provider. According to Stephen Liebmann, "the features of DBS, small dish systems are very attractive to cable subscribers, but the obstacles to long-term growth still include the cost of ao's, the belief that there are no local broadcast signals and the up-front cost."

To: BillyG who wrote (25688)	11/26/1997 1:47:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Zoran............................................ Zoran Readies First USB-style Video Capture Zoran Corp. [ZRAN] at Comdex will make what the company expects to be the first reference design for video capture that uses USB. Dubbed the Video Inlet, Zoran's design is based on the company's JPEG chips, which compress video to fit into the interface's 12 Mbps bandwidth. The bill of materials for the video inlet is $50, and Zoran will try and sell it to companies building USB PC peripherals, such as digital cameras. (Zoran Corp., 2041 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, Calif., 95054-1554, 408/986-1314)