


                                  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  report  dated
February 23,  1999,  except for notes 3 and 12 as to which the date is April 14,
1999,  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
April 15, 1999

                                      

