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To: BillyG who wrote (36541)10/6/1998 5:07:00 PM
From: John Rieman  Respond to of 50808
 
If it doesn't have those features, the OEM's will need to add more chips. That's not cheap. ZiVA is being sold for $16 or less, in large volumes.



To: BillyG who wrote (36541)10/7/1998 2:46:00 AM
From: Carnac  Respond to of 50808
 
No, it has AC-3 and certification. Once you have it, you keep it. CSS has to be there too.



To: BillyG who wrote (36541)10/7/1998 4:32:00 AM
From: Ron Mayer  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50808
 
STM: Dolby and CSS

Earlier postings had some question of whether it supports these features:

biz.yahoo.com

"STMicroelectronics...audio decoder that supports all DVD audio standards (LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1 channel, MPEG multichannel, DTS and 3D Surround)
...Other key DVD features supported ...DVD ''CSS'' decryption,
"