[opendtv] Portable media player makers look to digital TV
- From: "John Shutt" <shuttj@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 19:14:41 -0400
http://computerworld.com.sg/ShowPage.aspx?pagetype=2&articleid=1524&pubid=3&issueid=50
New in Philips' latest reference design is support for DVB-T, the dominant
digital terrestrial television format in Europe and most of Asia.
"You see a lot of portable media players but they all do the same thing --
play back movies on the hard disk," said Marco Dings, a business unit
manager for Ordina Technical Automation BV, which is working with Philips on
adding DVB technology to the devices. "You have to decide [what movies you
want to watch] before you leave home and, if you forget, you're left with
the same movies."
Adding DVB-T reception will provide an additional source of entertainment
and should prove especially popular in countries like the U.K. and Germany
where digital terrestrial television is being transmitted free-to-air, he
said. There are also plans to add support for DVB-H, a version of the
technology intended for broadcasting to handheld devices, when it's
available.
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