[LINK] mobile phone video

[Adam Todd]

At 06:59 AM 18/08/2007, Tom Worthington wrote:
>At 01:43 AM 18/08/2007, Adam Todd wrote:
>>At 01:35 AM 17/08/2007, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>>>So, apparently the Federal Government is going to auction-off some (all?)
>>>of the analog TV spectrum for mobile phones. (DVB-H) ...
>>
>>Does this mean another round of new Mobile phones? ...
>
>Yes, but I doubt that anyone will want to pay what such a phone will 
>cost. DVB-H will do very little, as it is a sort of one way wireless 
>network which is limited to being used for one application: digital video.

I suppose for those who are in mobile homes and on the road, a 7" 
wide screen TV and a radio/dvd/tv/DVB-H receiver might be pretty cool.

You could hook up your mobile to an external display and watch TV :)

Um.

>The government has had enough trouble trying to get anyone to use a 
>datacasting service. It would be better if the spectrum was made 
>available for more useful purposes.

Yeah.  I kinda think so, can't see myself driving around town watching TV :)