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To: John Rieman who wrote (37372)	11/22/1998 11:39:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Respond to of 50808

If anything can rekindle interest in CUBE it would be linking it closer to the internet. The approach sounds eloquent. V Cerf said IP on everything so IP on MPEG sound like Ip reaching toward destiny. What is the return path? How does one MPEG IP channel allow me to tune in to SI while my neighbor watches some other data? Can anyone help flesh out this concept? ......At the digital set-top is a thin, downloadable client, Miron said, that includes a browser customized to run within 4 megabytes of set-top memory. The Canal+ JAVA would fit in really well here......

To: John Rieman who wrote (37372)	11/22/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: Gary Korn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

I have an HDTV question that perhaps someone on this thread can shed light on. I'm looking at HDTV sets and have a choice between a 720 progressive plasma set or a 1080 interlaced rear projection set. Both have about the same horizontal resolution. Setting aside the plasma vs. rear projection issue, my question is which presents a more detailed picture: 720p or 1080i? Gary Korn P.S. It was sad to see that the store in my area, Tucson, had to use an in-store HDTV generator to create a picture -- a truly awesome picture all the same -- as there is just no source stuff out there, by satellite or otherwise. This is supposed to change soon, in theory. P.P.S. The HDTV picture is orders of magnitude beyond a standard TV picture. We are talking about seeing every strand of hair, every scale on a snake, every needle in a pine tree. Beyond the detail, the color variations and shadings are like nothing I've seen before on a TV, I believe because the color definition is effectively infinite. An amazing sight.

To: John Rieman who wrote (37372)	11/24/1998 1:10:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Aiwa to Debut DVD Player in US Next Month 11/24/98 Comline Pacific Research Consulting Copyright (C) 1998 Comline Business Data, Inc.; Source: World Reporter (TM) Aiwa plans to enter the DVD player market with test marketing of its first-generation machine in the US in December. Shipments of DVD players in the US have already topped 1 million units overall. Aiwa's local subsidiary, New Jersey-based Aiwa America, will offer a low-priced model to grab consumers' attention. This model will be produced at Aiwa Iwate. Depending on local reaction, Aiwa will commence full-scale sales of a second-generation machine in the US in spring 1999, followed by the debut of products for the Japanese market.