Digital Home Thoughts: Digital TV in Cellphones Is Soon a Reality

"Snowy pictures and hissy sound have been the hallmark of pocket TVs since they were launched more than 15 years ago. But the quality of TV picture available to people on the move is in for a sea change. From 2006, mobile phones will be offering crisp, clear TV pictures. But the pictures will not be coming over the cellphone network - they will be sent from transmitters already used for TV broadcasts. And this means a completely new breed of phones will be necessary to pick them up."



Imagine watching the TV news on a cellphone while stuck in traffic. How cool wouldn't that be? :cool: It seems that the future is soon here with the portable digital TV format, DVB-H, in testing in Europe and in Pittsburgh, USA. ETSI has also adopted the DVB-H format which makes it look a lot more like we will be watching TV on our cellphones. ;) I wonder what impact mobile TV will have on PVR usage, and 3G operators who charge way too much for just about everything. I know I will be willing to try out DVB-H as soon as they roll it out over the country here. I've always been wanting to watch Formula 1 live and wherever I am, so that is what I'd be looking forward to. What do you think it will change in your daily life?