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TV on your PSP!
Interesting one, this one – the “Daily Mail” (which is a popular newspaper in the UK) has a story online regarding Mobile TV – the main thrust of the article doesn’t concern DVB-H, Nokia devices, or 3′s successes in Italy, but rather the upcoming inclusion of Freeview tuners in to Mobile devices.
It’s interesting to me because my practical and industry experience tells me that DVB-T (Freeview) works none too well on Mobile devices – in fact, Freeview reception in-home requires a meaty aerial, and a decent decoder.
However, the central premise is reasonable – and the article mentions the inclusion of these Freeview digital tuners in to “Takara DVD Players” and “Sony PlayStation Consoles“.
That in itself brings me to another interesting topic – I’m not sure live broadcast TV reception is suited to a console like the Sony PSP. I was trawling the Interweb the other day and came back across the Go! View offering from Sony and Sky, in the UK. This is a VoD service, where you can download shows to watch from those broadcasters that Sky has a deal with (note: that is LOTS!), and then view at your pleasure.
I’m thinking this has got to be worth a try – but have any IntoMobile readers tried this? If so, care to share your experiences? Then do so via our wonderful comments system!
You can read the Daily Mail Online article here.
You can visit the Sony/Sky Go! View site here.
About The Author
Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
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