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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on
Forms S-8 (File Nos. 333-48824 and 333-48828) pertaining to the 1989 Stock Plan
and the 1993 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of SONICblue Incorporated, of our
report dated February 1, 2001 (except for the last three paragraphs of Note 17,
as to which the date is March 30, 2001), with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of SONICblue Incorporated included in the
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
San Jose, California
March 30, 2001