[M4IF Technotes] Re: [M4IF News] MPEG special in EE Times

[McClenny, John Doc]

comments at the end
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Koenen [mailto:rkoenen   intertrust.com]
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: YH [mailto:yh86us   yahoo.com]
> > 
> > > * iVAST And Sigma Designs Form Partnership to Offer a Set-Top
> > >   Box Based On MPEG-4
> > 
> > Interesting. Will the MPEG-4 be used in DTV and HDTV? I was 
> > heard that the
> > MPEG-4 won't replace MPEG-2?
> > 
> 
> And indeed it will not. Look at PACE - just launched an MPEG-2 STB
> that can also decode MPEG-4. MPEG-2 is for the basic programming,
> MPEG-4 for additional/enhanced wervices.

MPEG-4 is cheap insurance at this point.  The IP STB space is a lot less
tied to MPEG-2 than the DBS/broadcast space.  If MPEG-4 evolves to a
'better' solution for this market, MPEG-2 could go away. 
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