NEW VCR PLUS+ WITH CALLSET USES TELEPHONE TO "RING IN" HOLIDAY SEASON TV
TAPING, GIFT-GIVING 

PASADENA, Calif, November 24, 1993 -- The new VCR Plus+ with CallSet -- set
up entirely by telephone -- "rings in" holiday season television shows
with the world's easiest way to videotape TV programming. The VCR Plus+
with CallSet is also a great "under $100" gift that makes videotaping a
breeze year-round.

Busy holiday merry-makers who don't want to miss special holiday TV
programs and shoppers seeking a special and useful holiday gift will agree
-- videotaping doesn't get any easier or more user-friendly than taping
with the VCR Plus+ with CallSet. With exclusive CallSet technology,
one-time product setup is achieved through one toll-free telephone call --
a first for the video industry. The VCR Plus+ with CallSet offers instant
product setup by telephone, as well as the one-step VCR Plus+ taping
system popularized by the original VCR Plus+ Instant Programmer.

Instead of using an instruction manual for product setup, consumers simply
dial a toll-free number and identify their zip code, cable system, VCR
brand/model and cable box. A special tone is then transmitted over the
phone to the VCR Plus+ unit, setting it up instantly for the correct VCR
model, cable box model, the entire cable channel line-up and even the
correct date and time. The VCR Plus+ with CallSet can then be used in the
same easy, error-free manner as the original VCR Plus+ Instant Programmer.
To tape favorite TV programs, the user simply enters PlusCode' numbers
found in newspaper TV listings and in all editions of TV Guide.

"We predict that the VCR Plus+ with CallSet will be one of the top-selling
holiday gifts for 1993," said Dr. Henry Yuen, chief executive officer of
Gemstar Development Corporation, the company responsible for VCR Plus+
products. The VCR Plus+ with CallSet makes life easier on a daily basis
for the TV viewer/taper -- and that's what VCR Plus+ products are all
about."

In addition to offering precedent-setting CallSet technology, the VCR Plus+
with CallSet offers a "Now" button that allows immediate taping of TV
programs that are already in progress. The VCR Plus+ with CallSet is
styled in a new streamlined and compact case, and is available at
retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $59.95.

Like the original VCR Plus+ Instant Programmer, the VCR Plus+ with CallSet
offers the convenience of Cable Box Control. Cable Box Control allows
consumers to tape several programs broadcast on different channels without
having to manually change channels on the cable box. As a result, cable
box owners no longer have to remain at home to change cable box channels
when they are taping.

The VCR Plus+ with CallSet also includes other useful features first
introduced in the original VCR Plus+ Instant Programmer. These include the
option of recording programs once, daily or weekly, and memory storage for
taping of up to 14 programs.

VCR Plus+ products record television programs with PlusCode numbers
published and broadcast by media with a worldwide audience of 180 million
consumers. In the U.S., more than 600 newspapers and all editions of TV
Guide publish the PlusCode numbers next to individual TV programs in TV
listings.

Gemstar Development Corporation pioneered instant, error-free taping
technology and has set the standard for VCR recording worldwide. The VCR
Plus+ system has now been adopted as a premium VCR feature in the majority
of VCR models available from all of the world's VCR manufacturers.

The Gemstar group of companies is privately held and was formed to develop
and market technological products which make life easier for the consumer.
The U.S. company, Gemstar Development Corporation, is headquartered at 135
North Los Robles Avenue, Suite 870, Pasadena, Calif, 91101.

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