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Title: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: Clive on May 10, 2007, 08:48: TV could overtake gaming and music as the consumer's favoured application for mobile phones, according to research.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6639249.stm
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: sam on May 10, 2007, 09:16: you can see people watching eastenders on the bus.... ???
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: GillE on May 10, 2007, 10:56: Surely this will never be the preferred method of watching TV, though? People like their huge screens with great picture clarity and surround sound. These devices might be okay for people on unavoidable journeys who want to watch something like a big footy match, but isn't it doubtful that they'll ever be used for much more than that?

Hmmmm..... I can just see gangs of muggers hitting people for their mobile tellies instead of cell phones.

Gill
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: sam on May 10, 2007, 12:32: yep.... oh well. I think it might have some uses and I do use my Ipod to watch films on flights.. but thats about it.
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: DJ on May 11, 2007, 19:46: Quote from: sam on May 10, 2007, 12:32
yep.... oh well. I think it might have some uses and I do use my Ipod to watch films on flights.. but thats about it.

How do you get your battery to last long enough? Mine goes after about 30 mins watching a video. Its a 5th gen video iPod - but not the latest one.

DJ
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: Reno on May 11, 2007, 22:31: I imagine it would be harder to track down people with tv licenses if you were always moving around.
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: Clive on May 11, 2007, 23:15: There are only three things you can be certain of in this life Bob. Taxes, death and having to pay your TV license. Those guys will dig you up from the grave to make you pay.
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: Reno on May 12, 2007, 17:37: I guess its a good thing i don't live in the uk. Not that i watch tv alot anyways, but I would always be trying to find away around it.
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: sam on May 13, 2007, 09:25: Quote
How do you get your battery to last long enough? Mine goes after about 30 mins watching a video. Its a 5th gen video iPod - but not the latest one.

I got mine last july so I guess mine is probably a 5th gen video one... the battery lasted about 4 hours when I was on planes... I turned the screen brightness down quite a lot to achieve this.
Title: Re: Mobile TV predicted to be a hit
Post by: sam on May 13, 2007, 09:25: oh and I think it depends on the type of file to an extent as the hard disk will have less work load on smaller files... :dunno: