Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!ucla-cs!ucivax!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucsd!network.ucsd.edu!ivem1!simon From: simon@ivem1.uucp (Simon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Re: CDTV.. Message-ID: <5433@network.ucsd.edu> Date: 5 Jun 91 19:51:01 GMT References: <5414@network.ucsd.edu> Sender: news@network.ucsd.edu Organization: University of Calif. San Diego Lines: 54 Nntp-Posting-Host: ivem1.ucsd.edu In article arctngnt@amiganet.chi.il.us (Bowie J Poag) writes: >Simon Lee: > >You brought up how infact CDTV can be duplicated by an Amiga, VCR and CD >player...For less than $800. Actually, as I recall, you did. >But the public isnt as smart, so they get swindled? The GENERAL public doesn't care. If I went into an Electronic Gadgets store with money to burn, I don't care how much something costs, as long as it interests me. That's consumerism. If you're talking about Computer Wizzes like yourself, then this would not be the most economical route to take for your interests. But for an average person who has no idea about computers and prices and such, besides the fact that they have nothing to compare prices with yet, $800 isn't something that's looked upon, IF the guy who's buying has enough money during our recession time :) >Hmm. Theres seems to be a clash of ethics here. If I was in charge of the >whole CDTV project, I wouldnt like the fact that the consumer is being >swindled. Well, you're the consumer, not the producer. Honestly, if you were running a multi-million dollar business, how much would you care if people were swindled or not. Not that CBM is swindling us. I believe they are the most generous of all the computer makers out there. >But as for now, ill give CDTV a thumbs down. Sorry, hate to be such a party >pooper, but EVERYONE has to get their heads out of the clouds and look at the >facts eventually. Well, when the hard facts about it's sales comes in, we'll get our heads out of the clouds and then look at the facts. You have NO facts now. >I do like one thing, however... CDTV can be hooked up to any Amiga and be used >as a CD-ROM drive. Thats what the guy whos running my local dealership is >doing.. Hes using DCTV (Digitial Creations 24-bit digitizer/framebuffer) to >digitize stillframes from CDTV... So hes got megz upon megz of stuff at his >disposal with it, since theyre all in standard file format. Neato. Sounds good to me :^) >And might I add that both CDTV and DCTV both deliver nice output. :) And I might add that CDTV and DCTV use the same letters :^) >Arctangent -- * Simon Lee * Southwestern Regional Resource for * * simon@ivem1.ucsd.edu * Intermediate Voltage * * sulee@ucsd.edu * Electron Microscopy, UC San Diego *