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To: JMD who wrote (24172)	3/13/1999 8:50:00 PM
From: John Biddle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Digital VCRs are scheduled to be available from 2 sources (Tivo & ReplayTV) by midyear if I remember correctly. If these devices worked as described, would you pay $300 for one?

To: JMD who wrote (24172)	3/13/1999 9:08:00 PM
From: Quincy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

I agree. DTV is going to be a great experience to have in the livingroom. But, I don't think Qualcomms efforts with CineComm will propagate to the living room. For home use, CineComms resolution is overkill for a screensize smaller than 20ft. DTV is just as exciting as CineComm and is appropriate for our 6-foot screens. To top it off, JVC already has a pro-VCR that records HDTV onto a special VHS cassette. RCA announced it will have DTV-ready DSS receivers late this summer with HBO committed to provide programming. If you want TI's incredible DLP technology in your living room (now available), check out this product: runco.com. It is the goal of movie studios to keep first-run movies out of our livingrooms. Sounds sad, but its the only way they can maximize their ROI by getting charging each viewer. I love Pay-per-view. But, for $3 a viewing, no one knows how many people were sitting in my livingroom to share the experience. The problem with celluloid film prints is the availability of telecines that can dub a movie to video. CineComm eliminates that. The studios use their unencrypted data to dub the picture to consumer video formats before it reaches the CineComm system. It is counterproductive for Qualcomm to invent a box that thwarts this security. HDTV/DTV is still the most cost-effective way to distribute HDTV programming because it has picture quality appropriate for consumer use and it is already designed for economies of scale. VHS and DVD's are slated to support it.

To: JMD who wrote (24172)	3/16/1999 3:25:00 AM
From: Asterisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Mike: You mentioned the DVD in one of your posts. Have you actually seen one. From my experience (I own one) it is a major step forward from VHS. Even if the movie houses haven't yet envisioned what exactly they can do with it. I would suggest that you go out and buy a Minds Eye video and watch that. That will show you the true capabilites of the DVD. I think that all of the answers to your origional post are leading in one way. The introduction of digital technology into the area of broadcast and recorded programming will be the "enabling technology" that allows some of the "major" advances that you are looking for.