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To: Don Dorsey who wrote (33373)	5/23/1998 9:00:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Toshiba......................................... techweb.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toshiba outfits TV, DVD player for progressive scanning By Margaret Ryan New York - Toshiba Corp. gave progressive-scan technology a big boost last week by announcing what appears to be the first DVD player to output in a progressive format, along with a digital TV capable of supporting progressive scanning. Until now, DVD players have had to reformat the 480-line progressive-scan signal (480p) of DVD video disks into an interlaced NTSC image for display on conventional TV sets. That process results in the appearance of visible scan lines and flicker. But apparently the company is hedging its bets on the interlaced vs. progressive format debates now raging among TV and computer makers, signaling its plans to support both formats in the digital TV and future set-top boxes. "It's a sign of flexibility on our part," said Craig Eggers, director of product planning for Toshiba America Consumer Products Inc. (Wayne, N.J.). "We're not sure which format each set top will be designed for." The DVD and television models feature a progressive-scan component video input/output technology Toshiba calls ColorStream PRO, which preserves the native progressive-scan signal from DVD disks. Toshiba claims the new DVD player, model SD7108, is the first to meet the 480p standard for picture performance for digital television. Another new technology featured in the Toshiba televisions is a DTV interface terminal located on the back of each set. Designed to work with future set-top-box receivers for digital television, the terminal will allow Toshiba's color televisions to display the maximum picture resolution of DTV programming and output, whether it be 480p or 1,080i (interlaced), according to Eggers. Next year Toshiba plans to introduce its own set-top box that will upconvert the digital television signal to 1,080i, Eggers said. He declined to give any details on the box except to say that Toshiba chose the 1,080i format because it is more economical to deliver than 720p. He also said more manufacturers are choosing to produce a set-top box that delivers a 1,080i signal.

To: Don Dorsey who wrote (33373)	5/23/1998 9:21:00 AM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

IBM's Thinkpad uses Mpeg-1 DVD? I think they mean software.................................... techweb.com The ThinkPad 770E I tested came with an optional Toshiba 2X DVD-ROM drive (when used as a CD-ROM drive, it's rated 16X). Use the drive to load conventional apps or to watch entertainment titles by connecting the ThinkPad 770E to a television or monitor. The ThinkPad 770E delivers great audio and DVD video, although I have to admit the idea of watching entertainment titles on a notebook computer seems slightly strange. My one complaint about IBM's approach to DVD on this platform is its use of MPEG I instead of hardware-based MPEG II.