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New Sharp AQUOS Cordless LCD TVs

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the easy-furniture-rearranging dept.

i4u writes "I4U reports about Sharp introducing AQUOS a new line of cordless LCD TV Sets. Sony introduced beginning of April the cordless Sony Vega TV series. Now Sharp introduces their line of cordless TV Sets. The Sharp AQUOS LC-15L1 is a 15" LCD TV set that has no wires. The display is powered by a built-in lithium battery. The AV signal is transmitted wirelessly from the base station that contains the tuner. The AV signal is transmitted over 2.4Ghz. The cordless Sony Vega TV series use 5GHz to avoid interference, so Sharp is a bit behind here. The AQUOS LC-15L1 will retail for about 175,000 yen starting May 1st in Japan." These look pretty cool, but of course the battery life and/or battery pricing could be an issue. I guess it depends on how important it is to be able to carry your TV from room to room.

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  1. Why? by Spazholio · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can anyone explain to me why 2.4GHz is so popular? Phones use it, 802.11b uses it, and many devices, such as microwaves interfere with it. Do people not realize that the more devices that use it, the less useful/reliable it will be? Is there something special about it that's attractive to developers? Is it because it's a non-regulated frequency? IS it even a non-regulated frequency?

    1. Re:Why? by moonbender · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yes, it is because it is - along with 5 Ghz and a couple of more frequencies - unregulated (or minimally regulated for commercial and scientific use. 5 Ghz, according to this excellent article on Dan's Data is "inherently even less able to deal with propagation obstacles than 2.4GHz".

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    2. Re:Why? by moonbender · · Score: 3, Informative
      Just to add to what I said, since in the end it sounded as if I was implying that 2.4 GHz is always superior to 5 GHZ:

      2.4 GHz transmission does, indeed, propagate better than 5 GHz, if it wasn't for the considerable existing sources of 2.4 GHz radiation - lots and lots of stuff uses 2.4, as the original poster pointed out, including microwave ovens. So if you're in a interference rich environment, 5 GHz might work better than 2.4 GHz. This is all covered in the article I linked to, incidently.

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  2. Price by dirkdidit · · Score: 5, Troll

    175,000 yen is about $1,460 US. For that price you could go pick up a laptop with a 15" screen and a USB TV Tuner and you'd probably still have money to spare.

    Seems to me that this is the kind of technology that we'll see in the lavish mansions of movie stars and not in the homes of everyday people. (damn it!)

  3. what a great idea! by ansleybean · · Score: 5, Funny

    a really expensive tv that needs batteries and is easy to walk off with! i've been waiting for this for a long time now.

  4. makes looting fun by DoomDoom · · Score: 4, Funny

    so when I am running outta that store that we just looted, I could also be watching the cops chasing me on live TV.

  5. not Vega, Wega. With a dubya by autopr0n · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Not Vega, Wega. I know a lot of people screw that up, but I how can you trust a review site that doesn't even get the name of the product right?

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  6. The idea by djupedal · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...is to eventually reduce the cables and setup required. We will soon have buttonless TV's and displays, that auto-configure, and except for a few controls on a remote or keyboard, they will not need any interaction to operate properly.

    This brings us full circle, back to when the first displays had nothing but an on switch.

  7. Wireless TV! by jfengel · · Score: 4, Funny

    TV...over the air...no wires! Who would have thought it was possible? This will change everything!

  8. Stick my head in the microwave oven. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Ok, I'm getting fried by a 5 GHz TV. I'm getting fried by my 2 GHz cordless phone. I'm getting fried by 400 MHz cordless headphones. I'm getting fried by my ATT Nokia cell phone. I'm getting fried by by 1.8 GHz Athlon. I'm getting zapped by my 803.11 ethernet. I'm getting broiled by my bluetooth. I'm being cooked by DirecTV satellite.

    Death by a thousand zaps. I think I'll stick my head in the microwave. It will be quicker.

  9. Too bad I can't use one.. by Myself · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unless the cable company approves it. This would retransmit telecommunications service, and thus run afoul of Michigan's new law.

    Actually it would be cool if your porn-loving neighbor got one of these, you could probably watch for free.

  10. Contract by Alsee · · Score: 3, Funny

    I guess it depends on how important it is to be able to carry your TV from room to room.

    Finaly a way to avoid breaking my contract to watch commercials when I go to the kitchen or bathroom!

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