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From: taab5@isuvax.iastate.edu (Marc Barrett)
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Subject: Re: CDTV News
Message-ID: <1991Jun15.120756.17928@news.iastate.edu>
Date: 15 Jun 91 12:07:56 GMT
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In article <1991Jun14.214105.1414@ncsu.edu>, kdarling@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling) writes:
>> I have not heard of CD-I even saying they intend to support this.
>> Have you heard something I haven't?
>
>Yes :-)  Quoted from the Kodak press release NINE months ago:
>
> "The Photo CDs will also produce high quality photographic display
>  on Philips' new Compact Disc Interactive (CD-I) players."

   That clinches it, then.  Both the CD-I and CDTV will support the
ability to display Photo CD images.  The CD-I systems will display
the images at a higher resolution and far better color capability 
than the CDTV, with standard hardware.  The CDTV will not even come
close to the capabilities of CD-I in the area of displaying still
pictures, and will require extra hardware to display the pictures
effectively.  

>
>Moreover, Philips and Sony hold the main patents on CDROM technology.
>(That's why we even have a standard cdrom layout in the first place.)
>In other words, Kodak and Philips were partners in creating Photo-CD...
>and Philips will be building the first dedicated Photo-CD players.

   Given this, Commodore must have something up their sleeve, or I
don't think they would even try to compete directly with CD-I in the
area of displaying still pictures.  Without some drastic improvements 
to the CDTV's color capabilities, this is no contest.

>
>Hope the info helped.  - kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu>

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