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To: Peter V who wrote (28102)	1/14/1998 8:19:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Cube's DVD technology work in an OpenDVD player as well as a the Divx players. Divx just imposes another security layer on top of the DVD hardware. That is to say, it is an external circuit to all DVD decoder to date, Cube include.

To: Peter V who wrote (28102)	1/14/1998 9:29:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

The Estimation of 1998 Chinese Home Electronic Appliance Market 01/14/98 AsiaInfo Daily News Service Page 3 Copyright AsiaInfo Services, Inc. - Distribution by license only. CHINA, January 14, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- The sale of black and white TV will be 11 million set, the sale of color TV will be 16.4 million sets. The sale of refrigerater will be 7.2 million sets. The sale of washing machine will be 17.6 million sets. The sale of air conditioner will be 7 million sets. The sale of VCD will be 11 million sets. The sale of home PC will be 2.5 million sets. Video-camera will increase by 15 percent. The demand of video and radio-recorder will drop. The sale of electronic fan will be 15.6 million sets. Home kitchen electronics demand will grow.

To: Peter V who wrote (28102)	1/16/1998 8:45:00 PM
From: CPAMarty	Respond to of 50808

NATM Members To Boycott Divx Suppliers By Mark Harrington Regional powerhouse retailers in the NATM Buying Group will stop selling DVD players made by vendors who also plan to market rival Divx machines, according to two NATM retailers. Jay Buchanan, director and general merchandise manager of Nebraska Furniture Mart's MegaMart operation, in Omaha, Neb., said last week the "confusion" that Divx introduces to the marketplace was the primary reason for the group's decision. "We feel Divx adds another level of confusion in the marketplace when the industry needs to be constant and uniform," he said. "We think Divx is not in our best interest." Companies that have hopped on the Divx bandwagon and also market DVD players are Thomson/RCA, Panasonic, and Zenith. Buchanan said MegaMart has "around six" more Zenith DVD players in stock and plans to order no more. Michael Perlman, president of BrandsMart USA, Miami, said the NATM policy is a clear message to vendors that the regional retailers will put their support behind vendors that support them. Perlman said his problem with Divx goes beyond an unwillingness to support a rival retailer (Circuit City is a major Divx investor). "The whole scheme is no good," he said, speaking of Divx's plan to charge consumers $4.99 for a disc containing a movie they can watch within 48 hours of first playing the disc. Viewers would pay another $3 to play the disc for an additional 48 hours, or around $11 for unlimited viewing on their machines only. Divx players will cost around $100 more than DVD players, or around $699. Divx discs can't be played on DVD machines, but Divx machines can play DVD discs. The first Divx machines are due out in the spring, initially at Circuit City stores. But Richard Sharp, concurrently chief executive of Circuit City and Digital Video Express, has expressed confidence that other retailers will support it. "I can't imagine one retailer other than Circuit City that will carry Divx," Perlman said. "It's an attempt to overcharge the consumer, and it's not going to work." Retailers in the NATM Buying Group operate some of the nation's most powerful regional chains. In addition to BrandsMart and Nebraska Furniture Mart, NATM members include: H.H. Gregg of Indianapolis; R.C. Willey of Salt Lake City; Sun TV of Columbus, Ohio; American Appliance of Pennsauken, N.J.; ABC Warehouse of Pontiac, Mich.; Conn's Appliance of Beaumont, Texas; Cowboy Maloney's of Jackson, Miss.; and American TV of Madison, Wisc. New Search \| Search the Web You can reach this article directly here: techweb.com