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To: Bob Strickland who wrote (38657)	1/28/1999 3:49:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

How DVDs got my BVDs in a wad... When I first read that title, I thought they MUST be talking about C-Cube investors! Jan. 27 — So, you're going to take the plunge into the digital video age, are you? You've wandered around countless electronics stores and seen very impressive DVD players for as little as $299, and your local video store is now renting DVDs for less than the cost of renting videos. “A no-brainer decision,” you're thinking. But before you take the plunge, a warning — buy some aspirin first! THERE'S NO DOUBT that watching movies on DVD is an incredible experience. The picture quality makes you think you have blurred vision when you switch back to viewing a VHS tape, and the digital sound you get through your home theater system is quite simply heart-pounding. Oh, you don't have a home theater system? So, how are you going to hear those delightful digital decibels, asks the electronics store salesperson. Here starts the technological teaser that will, at least for a short while, have you wondering how something as seemingly simple as watching a movie at home could have possibly become so complicated. read on: msnbc.com