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To: DiViT who wrote (35544)	8/27/1998 2:07:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Dave, the DVD decoder is an interesting addition to the ATI procuct line. The GI settop box uses ATI chips for the graphics function, but it uses a Broadcom solution for MPEG-2. Why doesn't GI use ATI for both MPEG-2 and graphics, since they can put both functions on one chip? I may be going out on a limb, but if ATI licensed the MPEG-2 decoder design from "someone," then the license may be for use only in PCs and not settops. Again, I wonder if ATI designed the MPEG-2 decoder from scratch (unlikely)? If ATI bought the design and layout, who did they buy it from? Note that the DVD decoder does not include AC-3. Possibly the AC-3 is done in software.