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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: CDTV vs. CD-I again!: CES is here
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Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1991 19:55:33 GMT

In article <1991Jun4.045255.16207@ncsu.edu> kdarling@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) writes:
>
>Unlike CD-I, which can play interleaved sound off the disc _while_ also
>loading in new video/program/sound data, CDTV must first load in any
>prerecorded audio data and then play it back from memory thru its normal
>Amiga 8-bit D/A system.  I'm stunned.  Can this be totally correct?
>
	Does this mean that a CDTV application can't use the CD
to play back sound? I really doubt it. The little bit I heard
sounded better than Amiga quality. Also, the CD light would be on
while sound is playing.
	What DOES make sense is that the program can't be loading
in graphics data while playing CD sound. I believe you've
mentioned that this is something CD-I CAN do. I think it is
pretty safe to say that this problem will be solved over time,
assuming that CDTV does take off and it gets good support behind
it. But, for now, it is a limitation.
	Besides, most current programs are just simple ports
anyway. 8-)

>kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>

	-- Ethan

Now the world has gone to bed,		Now I lay me down to sleep,
Darkness won't engulf my head,		Try to count electric sheep,
I can see by infrared,			Sweet dream wishes you can keep,
How I hate the night.			How I hate the night.   -- Marvin