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TV On Mobiles: Not Yet There?

Posted by Hemos on from the many-different-takes-on-this dept.

rustbear writes "It seems that perhaps Apple did their homework when they decided to downplay the video capabilities of the new iPod. The Guardian reports that "Most [British] people have no desire to watch television on mobile phones, preferring to use home computers to watch TV while on the internet, according to new research. Although 65% of British consumers surveyed cite the mobile phone as their most desired gadget, 70% of mobile owners said they did not want to watch television on their phone at all. Nearly 45% of consumers said they would watch TV on their home computer, because it enabled them to choose what they wanted to watch and when." Is the mainstream market not yet ready for portable video?"

2 of 232 comments (clear)

  1. Where to watch TV by ReeferCpe · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only place I'd use a call phone to watch tv is on the jon.. while at work.

  2. Tiny Screen by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    I did some research into this a few years back and found some interesting conclusions. I edited together a short documentary discussing the difficulties with watching videos on a cellphone. Once phone makers got beyond the large battery requirements, and found a way to prevent people from watching the video with the speaker on in a quiet restaurant, there were still some fundamental issues that were difficult to overcome.

    One was the fact that most consumers would happily pay double or triple for their phone so they could get it without TV but with good reception and sound quality. However, the most daunting problem with video on phones still hasn't been addressed.

    To learn about this problem, I invite you to watch my video on the subject. The documentary was filmed in hi-def and recoded to for streaming cell-phone transmission. Simply click the video screen below to start watching.

    Video Screen -->> [=]

    Thank you for watching. I hope it is quite clear why TV on cellphones isn't a mainstream desire.

    In the issue of full disclosure, my company is working on displaying e-books on cell phones. You can see a preview below.

    Cell-E-Book 2.0 -->> [N]