[commedia] does anyone know of

[j.devine]

Have just been put in the way of some new technology by a visiting 
American(well a Brit.expat actually),and am trying to decide whether his 
proposed deal is another case of
transatlantic bragging or is for real,can anyone help ,have you heard of 
this and is it technically feasible /joe devine
Quote: from friend:-
We think what the vi-phone basically is is a way of compressing a video 
signal so that it can be sent down a telephone [copper wire] line. and it 
is unpacked at the other end so as to be able to display a clear video 
picture. I suspect that that is what the vi-phone is.We think what the 
vi-phone basically is a way of compressing a video signal so that it can be 
sent down a telephone [copper wire] line. and it is unpacked at the other 
end so as to be able to display a clear video picture. I suspect that that 
is what the vi-phone is.

People will get their stuff to us, though, in many ways, including 
e-mailing video-tapes (with this system, a 90-minute movie downloads in 2 
minutes, and begins playing before it's finished arriving!