[BC] HDTV's impact on portables

[Gary Glaenzer]

just think.

a tiny TV and a converter box 10 times its size

ain't technology great ?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Buffaloe" <johnbuffaloe at bext.com>
To: "'Broadcasters' Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: [BC] HDTV's impact on portables


> I have a very nice little RCA 3" color TV that I travel with.  Soon to be
> obsolete.
>
> John A. Buffaloe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Bob Tarsio
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:35 PM
> To: 'Broadcasters' Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [BC] HDTV's impact on portables
>
> Willie:
>
> You want your cake and eat it too I guess. I think Robert's point is
right.
> I suspect that a portable DTV receiver like Sony's Watchman for analog
will
> be available if there is enough of a market. I can't answer all of your
what
> ifs but you were looking for a battery operated solution and I came up
with
> one. Perhaps somebody else will find that there are in fact portable DTV
> receivers available.
>
> Happy hunting!
>
> Bob Tarsio
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of WFIFeng at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 15:24
> To: broadcast at radiolists.net
> Subject: Re: [BC] HDTV's impact on portables
>
> In a message dated 03/19/2007 3:19:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> Bob at Broadcast-Devices.com writes:
>
> > I think one possible solution would be a laptop computer with a TV tuner
> >  card installed. They do make DTV tuner cards now so that may be one
> possible
> >  solution. I don't know what the battery life would be like but you
could
> >  receive a DTV signal that way. Check out this link for ideas:
> >  http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_hvr950.html
>
> That's fine for someone who is not only computer literate, but who also
has
> the laptop already, and enough $$ to buy this card... or who has the $$
> needed
> to buy both, and does so, before a crisis hits.
>
> I have seen battery portable TV's for $40. (Even less at flea markets.)
> Can't
> say that for such a setup, above.
>
> Willie...
>
>
>
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