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To: Stoctrash who wrote (34794)	7/30/1998 4:15:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

I missed the announcement part, and tuned in during the Q&A. Evidently they talked a lot about DVD. "We see DVD as THE key for future products going forward... We see DVD as the center of the digital revolution, and the heart of future products." Thomson Multimedia Wow...... Somebody finally got it.

To: Stoctrash who wrote (34794)	7/30/1998 7:37:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

DVD Diskman due in August..................................... e-town.com Got DVD? Take it with you If DVD-less vacation evenings give you separation anxiety, relief will be on the way by mid-August. That's when the PBD-V30 DVD Discman ($799) arrives. Imagine a somewhat thickened portable CD player (the actual dimensions are 7-1/8 inches high by 5-7/8 wide by 1-3/8 deep) in a matted silver-colored metal casing. Weight is one pound, four ounces without the rechargable lithium ion batteries, which clip onto the back. An AC adapter and Dolby Digital output are provided, summoning up horrific visions of RVs with surround sound systems. But what if you want to watch movies while lying on a rock in some peaceful idyll? You've got battery power but what about a display? That's where the PLM-A55 Glasstron video headset comes in (and the Sony people do expect the two to complement each other on the sales floor). Dual liquid crystal displays with 180,000 pixels each simulate the effect of a 52-inch projection TV seen from 6-1/2 feet away. You can see the pixels but the picture is watchable and the notion of freeing movies from their indoor prisons is pricelessly subversive. According to Stewart Wolpin, our resident video-goggle expert, it works better than other companies' previous attempts -- look for Stewart's review as soon as we get a sample. Earbuds provide both stereo and what is alleged to be surround, though not any of the Dolby types, and we didn't hear anything that resembled surround. Hit the "see photo" button to see Glasstron taking E/Town's Stewart Wolpin into a world of his own. It's coming in September for $899.99.