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To: DiViT who wrote (38822)	2/5/1999 12:58:00 PM
From: Carnac	Respond to of 50808

Diviot: there you go -- a need for encoders in every settop box, even if it is receiving digital. People will want to cram more hours onto their hard disks, so they will need an apparatus to shave the bit rate down.

To: DiViT who wrote (38822)	2/5/1999 2:00:00 PM
From: William T. Katz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Some information from Quantum on their drives for TiVo and Replay is below. Quantum has had a severe correction from $30 like CUBE, but the hard drive industry is supposedly recovering and now the HD makers have this possible set-top box market as well as strong PC demand. As an aside, the hard drive industry has been beating Moore's law now for a while. So whatever the price of a 14 GB drive is now (and it drops all the time), just halve it by the time you see these TiVo and Replay things pick up steam. ------------------------------------------- Watching Super Bowl XXXIII: What the Viewers Missed...and a Solution From Quantum Corporation Quantum/Nielsen Media Research Survey Reveals Features That Television Viewers Value MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 1999--With the near-marathon length of the TV broadcast of Super Bowl XXXIII -- four hours for the game alone, to say nothing of the build-up and follow-up -- fans were challenged to catch it all in real time. But thanks to a new technology developed by Quantum Corporation, based on hard disk drives, fans who miss such pivotal plays such as Darrien Gordon pulling off his key second interception will have a second chance. Quantum QuickView(TM) technology, implemented in a variety of new consumer products, will make it possible to pause a live broadcast at any point and pick it up without missing a beat. Answering the phone or making a sandwich during the game no longer needs to interfere with the viewing experience. The beauty of it is that a viewer can go back in time to any point in the recorded program, then catch up to the live broadcast portion with no interruptions. ''In essence, this is a random access device for video,'' noted Jeffrey Klugman, director of business development for Quantum. ''The beauty of it is that it allows the viewer to instantly see any point in the program, and then continue to view the rest of the program with no interruptions. Looking at it another way, it gives the TV audience the ability to put the game on 'pause' to suit their own viewing convenience.'' A new survey by Quantum and Nielsen Media Research shows that approximately two-thirds of people who watch the Super Bowl put a high value on game replays, and over one-third enjoy watching the million-dollar commercials commonly associated with Super Bowl broadcasts. This year, the Anheuser-Busch commercials received numerous ratings as the most popular, and many game watchers are just as interested in this aspect of the event as in the game-winning touchdown. Currently, to stay in touch with the game you have to stay in front of the TV and stay focused on it. But with all the excitement, viewers are bound to miss something of interest. Quantum/Nielsen Media Research found that about one-fifth of Super Bowl viewers are frequently interrupted during the game and miss key plays. Further, even though they would like to see it, about one-third of Super Bowl viewers miss the half-time show, excusing themselves because they ''have other things to do.'' With Quantum QuickView technology, the viewing experience will be easier, and far less stressful. Larry Gerbrandt, senior analyst, Paul Kagan Associates, Inc., Carmel, Calif.-based media research and consulting firm, comments, ''This is the most exciting technology development since the introduction of the VCR. The fact that viewers can pause a live broadcast is but one of many features that gives viewers a new power over their television experience.'' Quantum expects that its Quantum QuickView technology will soon be available in products from a number of leading consumer electronics companies including Replay Networks and TiVo Inc. The Quantum contribution is digital storage technology similar to that used in computers. Installed in a TV set-top box, television set, or digital VCR, Quantum QuickView makes random access recording and playback possible. So instead of a VCR winding its way through hundreds of feet of tape, Quantum QuickView technology enables instant rewind, slow motion and even pause of live broadcast television. About Quantum Founded in 1980, Quantum Corporation (www.quantum.com) is a diversified mass storage company with leadership positions in both fixed and removable storage markets. Quantum is the highest volume global supplier of hard disk drives for personal computers, a leading supplier of high capacity hard drives and the worldwide revenue leader among all classes of tape drives. The company sells a broad range of storage products to OEM and distribution customers worldwide. Quantum's sales for the fiscal year ending March 1998 were $5.8 billion. The foregoing statements regarding future technology, products incorporating that technology, the anticipated performance and capabilities of future products and potential market acceptance and impact of the new products are forward looking statements and actual results could vary. Factors which could affect actual results include the success of the ongoing technology development efforts, the ability to successfully integrate new technology into products in a cost-effective manner, the ability to successfully manufacture and distribute new products at sufficient volume, quality and reasonable cost, the timing of new product introductions, competition and the significant uncertainty of market acceptance of new products.