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February 12, 2007
Mobile TV in U.S. Goes Against The Grain
So America is finally catching up in the mobile TV space with Cingular (now the new at&t) announcing MediaFLO will power their mobile TV networks. Sprint and Verizon have already signed on board. T-Mobile has yet to make a commitment. On the other side of the fence is the more widely accepted DVB-H which Europe and Asia uses.
Although I'm no expert as to why one is better than the other. I am again a little disappointed because that means all the cool phones from Europe and Asia will have one more major incompatible component. In any case, please don't charge us an arm and a leg and stop with the "downloading clips" thing. We want full programs just like real TV.
My rant is done.
via engadget
Posted by tranism at 12:41 PM | Permalink
Comments
I think the American carriers chose MediaFLO over DVB-H because its a closed platform giving them more control.
Posted by: Douglas at February 12, 2007 1:10 PM