(keitai-l) Re: Phones with built-in TV

From: Erik Hörnfeldt <erik_at_hornfeldt.se>
Date: 10/20/03
Message-ID: <3F93943A.5666.264B6325@localhost>
> 
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the idea of putting TV tuners inside
> cellular handsets.

Most people that have radio tuners in their phones seems to use them.

Erik





> 
> NEC has announced the V601N for Vodafone and Sanyo has also been
> showing a prototype with digital TV reception so it seems like these
> things are coming but is it a good idea. Leaving aside the problem of
> battery life, which is something the companies will have to tackle but
> which shouldn't be an impossible task, is it a good idea for the
> carriers to give this option to users?
> 
> Isn't a whole lot of wireless Internet use done when people have five
> or ten minutes to kill while outside? I know that I often flick open
> my telephone and check the news or browse a site while I am on the
> train or waiting for someone. Give people the option to watch TV,
> which is not a revenue generating activity, and aren't they going to
> impact wireless Internet use?
> 
> Does anyone have an idea of how much use is killing time versus not?
> If not, think about your own use and how it breaks down.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martyn
> 
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Received on Mon Oct 20 08:51:55 2003