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To: DiViT who wrote (29752)	2/20/1998 3:10:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Matsushita to market Digital TV settops this Summer......................... digitaltheater.com Matsushita Elec To Sell Digital TV Receiver In US From Summer <Picture> [ Back to the News \| Back HOME ] Nikkei English News via Individual Inc. : TOKYO (Nikkei)--Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (6752) will release two set top boxes (STBs) for digital televisions in the U.S. this summer, company officials said. Full-scale digital television broadcasting is scheduled to start in the country in November, but Matsushita wants to get a jump on the competition by releasing its product early. The major difference between the two STBs is the format used for video signal output. The "full-spec" STB accepts all 18 broadcasting formats under consideration in the U.S., and can transfer any of these signals without compromising broadcast quality. The "down-converter" STB also handles various formats, but changes the signal to 480P video display format. Prices have yet to be determined, but the "down-converter" will cost less than the "full-spec" model. (The Nikkei Industrial Daily Thursday edition) <<Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. -- 02-19-98>> [Copyright 1998, Nikkei America]