

                                  EXHIBIT 23.1



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 33-97538 and 333-23635)  pertaining to the Accom, Inc. 1995 Stock
Option/Stock  Issuance Plan, the Accom,  Inc.  Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and
the Accom,  Inc.  1997  Non-Executive  Stock  Option Plan of our  reports  dated
October 29, 1997, with respect to the consolidated  financial statements and the
schedule included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Accom, Inc.


                                                               Ernst & Young LLP


Palo Alto, California
December 23,1997


