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TVB Tech Alert: Portable 3.5-inch LCD Digital TV Bowed
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF.: Innovative DTV, a stateside company that manages
U.S. sales for a Korean electronics manufacturer, is hawking a new handheld
digital TV. However, the 3.5-inch LCD model is billed as “portable” rather than
“mobile,” i.e., it receives ATSC digital TV signals rather than the mobile
format, ATSC M/H.
The $100 MYGoTV model features an LCD screen, ATSC/NTSC tuners, built-in speakers
and headphone jack. It’s powered by easy-to-find AA batteries, for up to two
hours of playback, Innovative says. The company sells through the Home Shopping
Network.
“Every time MYGOTV has shown in HSN, it has been sold out. HSN will air MYGOTV
3.5-inch during Thanksgiving season,” Innovative said in a
press
release. The assertion implies that MyGoTV has up to four types of ATSC M/H
receivers in the market. A 3.5-inch “Mobile DTV/FM Radio” for $149; a 33.5-inch
“Mobile DTV” for $110; a 7-inch “Mobile DTV” for $170; and a “Mobile DTV Car
Tuner” listed for $100 are all said to be “sold out.” No specs are given on any
of the products labeled “Mobile DTV.”
The first consumer Mobile DTV receiver confirmed to decode ATSC M/H/ signals
came on the market in mid-October. The DP570MH, a combination receiver/DVD
player from LG, became available at Amazon for $223.21. A source familiar with
the Mobile DTV initiative is looking into the MyGoTV models. --
Deborah D. McAdams
See...
October 11, 2010: “LG’s Becomes First
Mobile DTV Receiver on the Market”
The DP570MH has a 7-inch QVGA display with 480 x 284 resolution, an
integrated DVD player, stereo speakers and remote control. It measure
9-by-5-by-2 inches and weighs seven pounds.
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