[opendtv] Re: New Mobile HDTV Device Allows Consumers to Receive High-Definition and Digital Cable Broadcasts on Laptops

  • From: "Bob Miller" <robmxa@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:39:00 -0400

I just called AutumnWave and asked what they mean by mobile.

Scott, who answered the phone, said that he had never actually tried
the unit mobile. Did have it on the seat next to him while driving
once and, yes, it did cut in and out regularly. To paraphrase him, "
its not like a DVD where you get a continuous video, but you can take
it to a camp ground and even at some distance get decent reception. We
just had a call from a customer who was amazed that he got reception
of a ball game while in a camp ground".

Scott said the owner or CEO of the company had tested it while driving
he thought. Mobile is more like moving it from place to place he
cautioned. But it will receive the signal while moving just not
reliably.

Bob Miller

On 10/19/06, John Shutt <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
I'm sorry, Bert, but I remember reading a press release from August 24th,
1999 that said in part:

"With the NXT2000 we've cracked the code for indoor and mobile reception,
shown that VSB is a robust and commercially viable standard, and paved the
way for mass market deployment of error-free digital TV,"

Since this press release says in part:

"In addition to offering mobile high-definition television,"

you will pardon me if I don't take this particular receiver's performance at
their press release's word.  I've been waiting since 1999 for mobile
reception to materialize.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>

> Mark Aitken wrote:
>
> http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/1
> 0-17-2006/0004453407&EDATE=
>
> The referenced articles explain that this is an LG 5th gen based design,
> and the performance even in Manhattan appears to be as Mark Schubin
> described for the LG prototype STB. It also works for analog and digital
> cable TV (I don't think it has a CableCard feature).




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