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To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (109)	4/12/1998 8:48:00 AM
From: Gerald Thomas	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 249

taken from your post... Fox is the only company planning all-progressive broadcasts, and is expected to broadcast entirely in 480p.> (so then they have no standard definition programming...it will all be 480 progressive...) and from the news release... Fox Broadcasting worked exclusively with Faroudja in the development of an interlaced-to-progressive translation system. "We think that Faroudja has key enabling technology that allows us to implement our 480p/30 Hz strategy," noted Andrew G. Setos, executive president of the News Technology Group. Setos is responsible for the engineering and operations of the Fox Broadcasting Co. "The Faroudja 30 Hz Format Translator will enable us to seamlessly intercut interlaced content, such went to the fox web site and there are just under 200 stations... foxworld.com From post at NAB show... Format translater boxes going for $85,000 each $85,000x approx 180 =15.3 million BIG ORDER