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To: BillyG who wrote (30709)	3/10/1998 6:00:00 PM
From: C. Niebucc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Billy, John or David be a dear and tell us what this means It looks like Toshiba, Cinemaster 2, and Lux (Luxsonar?) drivers are included in Window98? >>> the question I posted to the "How high will Microsoft fly?" thread To: Ed Schultz (5439 ) From: C. Niebucc Tuesday, Mar 10 1998 4:29PM EST Reply # of 5441 Do you have the current beta? Would you be a dear and check to see what DVD hardware is supported? I was told to look in c:\windows\inf\dvd >>> the response To: C. Niebucc (5440 ) From: YuanQing Ji Tuesday, Mar 10 1998 5:53PM EST Reply # of 5441 Here is some but may not be complete. %Tosh404.DeviceDesc%=Tosh404,PCI\VEN_1179&DEV_0404 %Cinemaster2DVD.DeviceDesc%=CM2DVD,VDGENDEV\CINEMASTER2DVD,CINEMASTER2DVD %Cinemaster2.DeviceDesc%=CM2,PCI\VEN_11DE&DEV_6120&SUBSYS_F0011328 %LUX220C.DeviceDesc%=LUX220C,PCI\VEN_1287&DEV_001F %LUX220D.DeviceDesc%=LUX220D,PCI\VEN_1287&DEV_001E YuanQing,

To: BillyG who wrote (30709)	3/11/1998 7:08:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Creative's $149.99 price is just the drive. To decode video, you still need the MPEG-2 card. This one just says it clearer...................... headline.gamespot.com GameSpot News Dirt Cheap DVD While TV-based DVD machines are still priced too high for the mainstream market, those who have waited for an inexpensive way to incorporate DVD into their PC will get their wish soon. Creative Labs answered the call on Monday when it announced its Blaster DVD-ROM will sell for US$149.99 and should be available in mid-March. The Blaster DVD-ROM is the same second generation drive currently available in Creative's PC-DVD Encore package. When we asked Creative Labs if any games would be included with the drive, a spokesperson said no - so, it's up to the consumer to find games to play on the drives. Why buy the drive if you don't get any games with it? Creative Lab's position is pretty straightforward: Many people are upgrading their machines, and rather than installing a standard drive, are upgrading to the cutting-edge technology now. With base prices for 24X drives in the $100 range, it appears to be a good option. The drive will offer 20X speed for reading CD-ROMs, CD-Rs (recordable), and CD-RW (rewritable) disks with Creative's Dxr2 technology. Most first-generation drives don't support CD-Rs or RW technology. As more games are released, DVD-ROMs will undoubtedly add richer video, more levels, more textures, additional crafts, and better sound. Currently, few games take advantage of DVD. If you want to see DVD movies on your PC, you'll need to buy the Creative Dxr2 Decoder Board (available now for $169.99), which will give you Dolby Digital sound and fast MPEG-2 playback on your monitor or TV. Another option will be available this summer when Creative Labs releases the Graphics Blaster Exxtreme DVD. The new version of the Exxtreme will have the same configuration with the Permedia 2 chipset that it does in its current form but will come with built-in DVD audio and video decoding.