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To: John Rieman who wrote (27955)	1/11/1998 7:49:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Yamaha 5 disc DVD changer... TAKE THE YAMAHA CHALLENGE! What exactly would you do with a 5-disc DVD changer? by David J. Elrich LAS VEGAS, January 10, 1998 -- Yamaha is one of the first companies to introduce five-disc DVD players (Sony also announced one at the show). The new Yamaha piece (DVD-C900) is due in May with a price to be announced. We have a question for our readers: How would you use a 5-disc DVD player? To watch concerts, naughty videos or do aerobics for 13 hours straight? Technology is a wonderful thing. Please let us know your thoughts. The DVD-C900 has a built-in Dolby Digital decoder and can pass DTS signals to the appropriate electronics. It also has a new 10-bit video DAC. In April, the company will release the single-play DVD-S7000 ($799). It's DTS compatible, has a DD decoder, and both optical/coax digital audio outputs. The video connections include component, S and composite. There are 10-bit video DACs here as well. On the a/v receiver front, Yamaha unveiled a pair of DD-ready receivers for $299 and $399, respectively. The RX-V393 is rated 50 times 3 front, 20 times 2 rear while the V493 pumps out 70 times 3, 20 times 2. The higher priced receiver has a universal remote with a subwoofer level control. Both have eight DSP settings. Almost every Yamaha receiver is now DD-ready or a full-blown Dolby Digital model. Yamaha is moving heavily into the Home Theater In A Box arena and is planning a 110-disc CD changer for the summer. The DSP-A1 integrated amp, due in April, is now $2599 compared to the $2799 announced at an earlier press conference. The Yamaha folks were testing the waters with a prototype "gold" colored version for another $200. It looked pretty slick -- if they want our opinion. # # #

To: John Rieman who wrote (27955)	1/11/1998 8:00:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Cube customer... 'Smallest and lightest DVD' among varied intros by Mark Fleischmann LAS VEGAS, January 9, 1998 -- Though we haven't gotten a chance to compare it with Panasonic's portable DVD, Samsung kicked off its 1998 product announcements yesterday with news of what it calls "the world's smallest and lightest DVD player," called P-Theater. It can be used with a second new item, a portable video headset, which provides the effect of a 40- to 70-inch screen. Samsung's tabletop DVD deck go into its second generation with the new DVD905, shooting for the high-end market at $749. It's got Dolby Digital. In display news, Samsung has successfully completed testing of its HDTV receiver with the Advanced Television Technology (ATTC) facility in Washington, DC -- that's the industry-led outfit that's making sure HDTV doesn't degenerate into chaos, much though the computer industry would like that. The box in question is a 55-inch rear projector, SVP-555JHD. Meanwhile, the company has introduced its first TFT flat-panel monitors, the 14-inch SyncMaster 400TFT ($2379) and 15-inch SyncMaster 500TFT ($2999). Currently shipping, they include USB ports and the TFT technology allows a view angle of 120 degrees. EMF emissions -- if you're worried about radiation -- are near zero because these 8-pound, 2.5-inch units don't use cathode ray tubes. Resolution can be up to 1024 by 768. Microsoft's Windows CE platform is supported by several new handheld PCs from Samsung including the InfoVehicle AutoPC, designed for use in a car, with a navigation system, database access, phone, vehicle security, and the ability to send wireless data to the car itself; the InfoGear PalmPC, a pocket-sized unit with net, email, and fax capabilities; and the SCS-100 SmartPhone, the first CDMA/AMPS dual mode wireless phone to incorporate a wireless computer, says here. It's got an electronic calendar, address book, notepad, calculator, and personal organizer. No pricing announced for any of these, except the AutoPC, available in the second quarter for $900. Other new items include a nine-inch TV/VCR combo (CXF0932, $349) and seven new VCRs include a second generation world-wide-formats model, SV4000W. Look for it next month if you've got $2200.