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To: John Rieman who wrote (39686)	4/6/1999 9:05:00 PM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Another excerpt from Mark's MM...... Fast competition! The Panasonic/Quantum Quick View system, to be demonstrated at the National Association of Broadcasters show this month, is said by today's Consumer Electronics newsletter to be a form of hard-drive-based personal video recorder (PVR), like the Philips/TiVo and Replay Networks systems. The same publication also reports WebTV's planned introduction of a PVR at $499 (8-hour capacity), plus a $24.95 monthly fee. Consumer Electronics went beyond even my questioning last week of the Forrester Research conclusions about the impact of PVRs on broadcasting. They pointed out that RCA VCRs began offering a Commercial-Advance feature (better called a commercial-skipping feature) in 1995, and the "irony in concern over skipping commercials is that [the Replay Networks] and TiVo business models are sponsor based." By the way, the newsletter estimates that "at least 1.7 million VCRs with [the commercial-skipping feature] could be sold in U.S. this year, even as [the] feature makes [its] debut in Europe."...... ........Bring on the big CE names...But 24.95/mon fee from webTV, hopefuuly that includes the internet part too?

To: John Rieman who wrote (39686)	4/6/1999 9:18:00 PM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Here's a review of JVC's DVD player.....very good for the price. Maybe THIS one is CUBE? e-town.com Look & feel: Most sub-$500 DVD players feel flimsy and lightweight. No so this JVC. The unit weighs in at 10 lbs. (the more typical Pioneer DV-414 weighs just 6 lbs., 3 oz.) and feels reassuringly solid. Inside, the chassis features compartmentalized construction, with a physically separated power supply, and separate circuit boards for digital video, analog video and analog audio. The blue fluorescent front-panel display is excellent, conveying much more useful information than most other units. My favorite feature is the graphic speaker display that lights during playback to indicate whether you are hearing a two-channel or 5.1-channel soundtrack. Given DVD's many possible audio permutations, any visual feedback is extremely helpful. Great audio..... While most DVD players offer similar video performance, audio performance can vary significantly, especially when using the unit as a CD player (i.e., when using the player's internal digital-to-analog converter and analog audio outputs). Simply put, the JVC delivers the best, most musical stereo CD sound I've heard from a DVD player. How's the picture you ask..... Unless you've got a perfectly set-up megabucks front-projection display, you're just not going to see any significant differences among players at this price point. Lots more details.....