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To: BillyG who wrote (26543)	12/11/1997 5:54:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Wow BillyG, Dell offers the DVD option for only $199. How can they afford to do that? 1. They use CUBE's ZiVA. 2. The CD-ROM drive is eliminated, and this $$$ goes into the DVD option.

To: BillyG who wrote (26543)	12/11/1997 8:54:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Digital Cable in France................................ ijumpstart.com Gallic Cable Goes Digital <Picture><Picture> Lyonnaise Cable is to launch a full range of digital services on the Annecy cable network later this month, comprising digital television, high speed Internet and cable telephony. The Annecy site has been testing cable telephony with 200 pilot users since the summer. This is the first site in Europe where all three services are offered by a single operator. A similar service will roll out on the Chambery, Orleans and Strasbourg sites next year. Paris and other towns will have to wait until 1999. It is hoping to achieve 15 per cent penetration with the new services. There will be no additional charge for the telephone connection, and tariffs should be some 10 per cent below France Telecom's. Lyonnaise pointed out that it is close to financial breakeven in its operations, with an expected turnover of Fr1 billion in 1997. The rollout of digital services will involve additional investment of Fr2 billion, spread over five years.

To: BillyG who wrote (26543)	12/11/1997 9:00:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Billy, these guys say only 12M DTV viewers in ten years? Household count is already higher................................ SRI Study Says Set-top Boxes Will Usher In DTV <Picture><Picture><Picture> Of the estimated 12 million worldwide consumers who will tune into Digital Television over the next 10 years, most will watch using set-top boxes that will accommodate multichannel broadcasts, according to a new study released by SRI Consulting of Menlo Park, Calif. "I would say in the near term manufacturers should focus on developing a cheap way to get multiple channels out, and also receive them on a set-top box," said Paul Di Senso, senior consultant at SRI Consulting and lead researcher for the "Digital Broadcast Television" report. Di Senso said the business model for multiplexing is far more credible than any for HDTV in the broadcast world, and he forecasts that high-def will not take off in the consumer marketplace before 2007. (SRI Consulting, 650/859-4205, sriconsulting.com)