[BC] Tiny TV (WAS:HD Radio...get it right!)

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/17/2005 01:18:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
richwood at pobox.com writes:

> I can buy the DVD for less 
>  than I can watch the same movie on my cell or Tungsten T5.

Interesting, this idea of putting live video onto cell services. Remember 
those "pocket TV's" that were rather popular in the late 80's? Where are they 
now? Probably in "junk drawers" where the long-dead, leaking batteries have eaten 
through them.

How can anyone expect people to "watch TV" on a 1" screen? I've seen some 
cell phones with bigger screens, but the majority are less than 2". I just can't 
see it catching-on. High quality audio, via headphones, is another story. 
While I agree with Rich that Radio isn't dead, and probably won't go away 
altogether, I do see the new on-demand delivery of higher quality audio streams to 
cell phones a bigger "threat" than IBUZ, iPod, or XM, combined.

If enough receivers actually move from retailer's shelves, I think IBUZ will 
find limited success on some of the larger market FM's. On AM, it will most 
likely die due to lawsuits brought by other stations getting stepped-on by the 
powerful hash generators. You also have the issue of DA's where the hash won't 
follow the station's pattern. Nice can o' worms *that* will be!

I don't think any "flavor" of it will fly in smaller markets, due to the 
*very high* initial costs and the ongoing expenses that come with it. 

Willie...