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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim Spitz who wrote (12966)	2/20/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: tool dude	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

Simenar:Nope I disagree completely with any reward for giveing hot picks.We should all give info when we find a good one.This would become a mess with everyone complaining as to who did what and who deserves what.Anthony gives us picks at no charge why should we expect something in return for the same;this is why this thread is so great now because of the willingness for hard work and shareing of knowledge we as a group have put forth.I for one owe too much now to Anthony and the fine people here to expect any reward for anything I find or will contribute in the future.So please count me out of gimmy this or gimmy that I'll gladly pay for my trip to the seminar I just hope there is enough standing room to get in.TOOL

To: Jim Spitz who wrote (12966)	2/20/1999 9:33:00 PM
From: Michael T Currie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 122087

OT***** > I can afford to buy DVD player. Anthony do whatever you think best. I don't know the DVD technology. What's this DIVX I have been hearing about? Can anyone point me to some place to research these Jim, I am totally and completely sold on DVD. The difference between DVD and VHS is enormous. I bought a very nice Toshiba unit. I can also point you towards a site with the best price/service combination around. DVD is compressed audio/video and provides more than double the resolution of VHS and 70% higher than US television standards. The disks look exactly like CDs. DIVX is a specialised form of DVD promoted by Zenith. You buy the disks and then pay per view by accessing a license provider. I'm not sure if this is by telephone or by internet. Either way, I would rather buy the disks (for an average $16 - once again, I have found a great site for discount disks) or rent (about $3/rental). Each DIVX viewing is about $5, I think. The only benefit is that you don't have to run out to the video store. For those not interested is this conversation, please accept my apologies. If anyone wants more info or just to reply, I suggest we take it to PM. Mike

To: Jim Spitz who wrote (12966)	2/21/1999 6:05:00 PM
From: Jose Matos	Respond to of 122087

Jim, Once you've experienced DVD, there's no turning back. I've had a DVD player from the prototype days (over 2.5yrs ago)when the only discs available were factory test discs and Japanese samples. While DVD would be an excellent format to put out Anthony's seminar, (due to the storage/video time capacity), I seriously doubt this will happen. VHS is simply much more practical from all points of view. The price and complexity of mastering a DVD for something as simple as a point & shoot video of a seminar, probably doesn't make much sense. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see this on DVD, since the entire seminar could be presented on 1 disc (depending on the variable bit rate used and compression ratio). I'm a diehard DVD fan and technically very aware of the format, but considering the overwelming numbers of VHS players compared to DVD players, and I think he'll opt for the easier, cheaper and more readily available reproduction facilities of VHS tapes, rather than DVD. Although there are a few very near by in San Diego. If you'd like to learn more about DVD, here's a good starting point. The attached link provides an excellent, but somewhat technical explanation of DVD. Jim Taylor's DVD Freq. Asked Questions at: dvdresource.com Regards. Jose.