Closer than you think

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But despite the cash so far pumped into M-Mobile, concerns about mobile TV's viability in the SA market are ringing loud. "It's a service that will appeal mainly to a niche as opposed to the mass market," says Arthur Goldstuck, executive director at research house World Wide Worx.
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Don't see how that's such an issue, the same could be said for DSTV, 3G etc. here and they seem to be doing pretty well.
 
I remember the mini hand-held tvs (with 1 to 2 inch screen) of a few decades back. Great gimmick, but no staying power. TV's are just getting bigger and bigger.

I really can't see the huge appeal (or even novelty value) of this TV on a cellphone. Its like video on the iPOD. Its just too small! Video need to be big, the bigger the better.
 
The tech just isn't there yet. Never mind concerns about size and quality - most people need their cell phones to make calls so running the battery down on watching some TV probably isn't high on many people's lists.
 
DVB-H etc only really addresses the bandwidth issue - multcasting in this case using wireless spectrum...
Gatecrasher said:
I remember the mini hand-held tvs (with 1 to 2 inch screen) of a few decades back. Great gimmick, but no staying power. TV's are just getting bigger and bigger.

I really can't see the huge appeal (or even novelty value) of this TV on a cellphone. Its like video on the iPOD. Its just too small! Video need to be big, the bigger the better.
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icyrus said:
The tech just isn't there yet. Never mind concerns about size and quality - most people need their cell phones to make calls so running the battery down on watching some TV probably isn't high on many people's lists.
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Apart from the cost implications, these are IMO the 2 main issues: microscopic screen compared to conventionally sized TVs, and the battery power consumption issue.

The screen size limitation could be overcome by using some sort of projection technology, e.g. laser projection or a holograhpic image, as for the power consumption & battery issue - maybe them fuel cells that seem to be the latest fad - both issues unlikely to be solved in 2007...
 
You could always have a socket to plug in a standard or flatscreen monitor as well as ICs suggestions.
 
Gatecrasher said:
Yeah, just whip one out of your pocket while doing the Gautrain commute.
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:eek: GC, based on posts of yours that I've read today, you seem to be more grumpy than usual - is it bcos you've been at work whilst everyone else has been on leave...?​
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ic said:
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:eek: GC, based on posts of yours that I've read today, you seem to be more grumpy than usual - is it bcos you've been at work whilst everyone else has been on leave...?​
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You're right I should be off enjoying myself, but I don't think all the grumpiness is due to that... I think it is beacuse my ADSL modem is still not syncing after 4 weeks (for self-install) and a dozen calls to Telkom. I really thought they were going to surprise me to the upside.. should never have got my hopes up.
 
Gatecrasher said:
You're right I should be off enjoying myself, but I don't think all the grumpiness is due to that... I think it is beacuse my ADSL modem is still not syncing after 4 weeks (for self-install) and a dozen calls to Telkom. I really thought they were going to surprise me to the upside.. should never have got my hopes up.
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take it to a telkomshop, i did mine and the new one works fine.


TV on your mobile? drains your battery and your wallet :confused:
 
Hmmm

I can't say I'd mind having tv on my cell, but if it's gong to cost me then I will pay as much as i have for DSTV... NOTHING!
I won't pay to watch the news for a few minutes a day. I'll just get it on the PC.
 
As far as I'm concerned TV on a cellphone and those video iPods will never really take off in this country. They're more for countries where the large majority of the population commutes to work and can afford luxuries whilst commuting. I drive to work every day and yeah, watching tv whilst driving would obv be bad.
 
ToxicBunny said:
As far as I'm concerned TV on a cellphone and those video iPods will never really take off in this country. They're more for countries where the large majority of the population commutes to work and can afford luxuries whilst commuting. I drive to work every day and yeah, watching tv whilst driving would obv be bad.
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That's what I've always thought too, the people here that can afford these products all drive and so the amount of time available to them to actually use it is limited.
 
Plus of course the only place I could see this really working is maybe Gauteng. I live in Durban and my trip to work is maybe 10 mins on a bad day and I live fairly far from the office. The longest I've known people to drive to work is may 40 minutes when they live REALLY far away. So yeah, even if people who could afford it, did use public transport, the trips wouldn't be long enough to make good use of the cellphone tv.
 
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