Re: Will there be "portable" ASTC TVs by 2009 to fill the void left by non-functioning NTSC receivers?

On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:00:48 -0600 bearman <noyb@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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| "BeatlePhanatic" <me@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|> On the atsc website:
|> "ATSC Receives Proposals for Mobile and Handheld Standard"
|> http://www.atsc.org/news_information/press/2007/MH_Proposals_07.html
|>
|> Isn't this sort of late in the game?
|>
|> All those people with portable TVs (in cars, etc) now won't be able to buy
|> ATSC sets later, even if they wanted to, if they don't exist yet!!
|>
|> Am I misinterpreting the word "Mobile" or will the sh** hit the fan in
|> 2009??
|
|
| I just bought an RCA 14" portable NTSC and ATSC TV. Brings in the few HD
| stations OTA here in Albuquerque. It also has a QAM tuner.

Physical dimensions? Weight? Battery operation? Build-in antenna?

Sounds a bit big, but the portable class has included "portable" as "one
person can carry from one place to another".

I'm looking for truly portable where you can operate it while holding it
when standing out in the middle of an open field. The size of portable
DVD/TV combination players would work. Being part of such a DVD player
would be a plus. Portable is clearly not hard. Adding ATSC still seems
to be the big difficulty for manufacturers.

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