/ 11.18.2010 12:00AM
LG Mobile DTV Gets a Popular Science Prop
NEW YORK: LG’s Mobile DTV/DVD player
received kudos from Popular Science
magazine in the form of the franchise’s “Best of What’s New.” The LG device,
the DP579MH, was the first stand-alone Mobile DTV receivers available on the
market. It was rolled out last month on Amazon for $250. It was recognized
among a list of 100 innovative devices in PopSci’s
December issues.
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. LG also is producing Mobile DTV receiver chips. The LG2161R
chip includes both the tuner and demodulator.