CompuServe Messages

I don't think the AVI system is practical for much beyond what it can now do, and considering how critical matched video drivers, sound drivers, and the like are, I really wonder just how much progress we can expect on the anarchic PC side. So MicroSoft annoints the S3 or somesuch (just pulling one from a hat) but that's a minority of the market and few high end video card owners are going to toss out their one grand plus video boards to run full motion video. Consider the litany of conflicts we're still seeing with just basic Windows stuff. I'm also not sure Indeo is the answer, but I think if it's going to get serious then the CONCEPT is right–a standardized full motion video system on an add-on board that's the same compatability benchmark SoundBlaster provided for audio. I really can't conceive of any other way of really doing it and making meaningful progress.