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To: DiViT who wrote (30185)	3/3/1998 4:10:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

I think the DVx family will have a lot of children, all different. We need to know if the Philips chip is built on microSPARC. BTW: The first HDTV broadcast happened Friday................................ In Brief: First Regular TV Broadcast in HDTV WFAA, an A.H. Belo Corp. TV station in Dallas, TX, became the nation's first to broadcast a non-experimental high definition television (HDTV) signal. The HDTV broadcast was simulcast along with the station's regular analog lineup on Friday afternoon, according to the Wall Street Journal. The action was in compliance with a FCC mandate that broadcasters in the top 10 markets begin HDTV transmissions by May. However, without a HDTV set -- not yet being mass marketed -- it's unlikely that any of WFAA's viewers witnessed the big moment.

To: DiViT who wrote (30185)	3/3/1998 4:12:00 PM
From: ViperChick Secret Agent 006.9	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

hey who was talking about 19 1/2 being the floor for today.... I know it wasnt rarebird.... back over 20 on the last trade that I see....

To: DiViT who wrote (30185)	3/3/1998 4:26:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

By dropping B frame encoding, Philips reduces system cost at the expense of possibly higher bit rates (less compression) and poorer image quality. It looks like Philips pre-filters the incoming analog signal to simplify the encoding task for its chip. This could result in the loss of some detail and motion.

To: DiViT who wrote (30185)	3/3/1998 6:56:00 PM
From: Carnac	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

The fact that extra memory (to do B frames) isn't even an option tells me the real reason is probably the on-chip memory controller. They do not want to support the BANDWIDTH needed to make B frames worth-while. Probably a low-cost 16-bit SDRAM channel. Quality potential loss is probably no more than 10%. Philips (UK) had an excellent software encoder for years which was used to make some of the Video CD (White Book) movies (which means one branch of the vast Philips organization knows how to make low bit rate look good). Potentially formidable competitor to C-Cube in the Consumer Electronics arena.