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To: Maya who wrote (38070)	1/7/1999 12:02:00 PM
From: BillyG	Respond to of 50808

The EchoStar Model 7100 satellite receiver is the world's first satellite receiver with a built-in ultrafast, multigigabyte hard drive, capable of recording and playing back simultaneously full-quality digital video. The disk drive makes possible a number of enhanced digital TV features, including TV Pause ("freezing" a TV show for up to 30 minutes, and resuming when the subscriber is ready to watch again), DVR (automatic recording of several hours of high-quality digital video) and downloadable video games. The DVR feature is planned to be available at the end of the year as a WebTV(TM) Plus and EchoStar service upgrade. "The EchoStar Model 7100 satellite receiver is a milestone in the history of television," said Steve Perlman, president and co-founder of WebTV Networks. "The satellite's broadband delivery capability, combined with a massive disk drive, frees viewers from a fixed TV broadcast schedule, allowing them to watch what they want, when they want. This capability is seamlessly integrated with the WebTV Plus service, expanding the viewing experience with high-speed Internet access and interactive television. This product is the world's first glimpse of 21st century television." Very nice. No compression chip needed because it records the compressed signals coming off the satellite.