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To: John Rieman who wrote (28799)	1/26/1998 8:50:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES PRICE INDICATIONS FOR 1/26 01/26/98 Federal Filings Newswires (Copyright (c) 1998, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) ISSUER: FEDERAL FILINGS BUSINESS NEWS SYMBOL: X.FFI CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES PRICE INDICATIONS 1/26/98 Published by the Federal Filings Convertibles Group The following table of convertible securities price indications represents active or recent issues in Monday's session. Points premium is defined as the level above or below parity against the common stock, and percentage premium is derived from dividing the point premium by the convertible issue's parity. Conversion Price Price Point % Company Ratio Monday Friday Change Premium Prem. ====================================================================== DSC Communications Inc. (DIGI) Stock 18.00 20.4375 -11.9% 7.0% nts due '04 20.11 Bond 93.50 94.50 -1.1% 57.30 158.29 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) Stock 32.5625 33.25 -2.1% 1.125% nts due '04 19.31 Bond 67.875 68.005 -0.2% 4.99 7.94 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- C- Cube Microsystems Inc. ( CUBE ) Stock 18.00 19.00 -5.2% 7% nts due '02 21.58 Bond 87.50 68.00 -2.8% 44.28 104.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Composite convertible securities price indications are compiled from various market sources, some of whom may make a market in or have financial interest in the issues for which prices are provided. PRICES ARE INDICATIVE ONLY. The information contained herein does not represent a solicitation to sell or buy the underlying issues. FFI shall not be held liable for any reason for any errors or omissions, delays or inaccuracies in the indications or any decision made in reliance upon the indications. FFI shall not be liable to any person for any loss of business revenues or lost profits or for any indirect, special, consequential or exemplary damages whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, arising in connection with the indications, even if FFI has been advised of the possibility of such damages. FFI makes no warranty whatsoever, express or implied, including specifically any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose with respect to the indications and specifically disclaims any such warranty. /www.fedfil.com/support // (END) FEDERAL FILINGS-DOW JONES NEWS 01-26-98

To: John Rieman who wrote (28799)	1/26/1998 10:31:00 PM
From: Craig Gordon	Respond to of 50808

Q1 is overrated. IMHO Q4 will out do Q1.

To: John Rieman who wrote (28799)	1/27/1998 10:33:00 AM
From: Ian deSouza	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

John, Don't you think that growth in the US from DVD might be there for Q2 (and even Q1)? There is a lead time from the purchase of the chips by manufacturer's to the time they actually show up on the shelves at the malls or in catelogs for mass distribution (mid to late 98).

To: John Rieman who wrote (28799)	1/27/1998 12:24:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Sigma Designs' REALmagic Ventura DVD Playback Card Shipping through PC Manufacturers ÿ 01/27/98 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 1998, Business Wire) ÿ FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1998-- OEMs Using Low-Cost DVD /MPEG-2 Playback Card for Explosive DVD Market Sigma Designs, Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM), a recognized leader in digital video solutions for personal computers, announced today that its REALmagic Ventura DVD MPEG-2 playback card is being used by Royal Computer and Zenon Computers, two of several PC OEMs that have selected this card for DVD enabled PCs. The Ventura DVD playback card turns a PC into a full-featured DVD player that fully exploits all of the spectacular digital video and digital surround sound capabilities of the DVD format and upcoming interactive titles. The new DVD decoder card, specifically for PC manufacturers, is designed to mate with many of the popular VGA graphics cards via a digital video output connector, thus reducing overall system integration cost. REALmagic Ventura supports currently available graphics boards which use VGC chips from ATI, nVidia, S3, Cirrus Logic, Trident and others. The Ventura board reduces size and cost by using a new single chip DVD /MPEG-2 decoder with an integrated PCI bus interface and implements all DVD navigation features in hardware including sub-picture and sub-titles with alpha blending. At a size of 6 x 3.3 inches, the Ventura board is one of the smallest boards on the market. The Ventura DVD /MPEG-2 card includes Sigma Designs DVD -Station software, a full-featured application that incorporates all the DVD Navigation and Playback Control features found in stand-alone consumer DVD players. DVD -Station features simple VCR-like control buttons to choose video title, track, playback, pause, stop, seek forward and backward with variable speed visual search, slow motion, next and previous chapter tracks, search, and title selection. DVD -Station also integrates DVD Navigation features like On-Screen interactive menus and sub-picture controls, multiple camera angles, multiple audio language track and sub-titles display selection. REALmagic Ventura supports DVD -video playback of encrypted movie titles and plays MPEG-2 DVD -ROM, MPEG-1, and Video CD 2.0 interactive titles with fully resizable video windows from thumbnail to full frame 1280x1024. For the total home theater DVD experience, REALmagic Ventura provides NTSC/PAL S-Video and composite-TV output enabling the end user to watch full-screen DVD video directly on their television sets. To support the latest home theater quality, an optional digital audio output is available via a S/PDIF connector. For more information on the PC OEMs please contact Royal Computer at 818-855-5080, and Zenon Computer Systems at 800-899-6119. Sigma Designs, headquartered in Fremont, California, is an acknowledged leader in the fast-growing multimedia market. Sigma entered the multimedia market in 1993 with products based on the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) standard for compressing and decompressing digital audio and video signals. Sigma is a driving force in advancement of the MPEG technology used in most multimedia products on the market today. Sigma Designs' products, marketed under the REALmagic trade name, include affordable MPEG/ DVD video and audio decoding hardware used in consumer and commercial PC-based applications. Sigma products are sold worldwide through a direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit the Company's web site at sigmadesigns.com. CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT: Lauren Finkelman S&S Public Relations, Inc. Tel: 800/287-2279 lauren@sspr.com or INVESTOR CONTACT: Carol Kaplan Sigma Designs, Inc. Tel: 510/770-2991 carol_kaplan@sdesigns.com 10:00 EST JANUARY 27, 1998