Motorola introduces mobile video player

Scheduled to be displayed at CES, mobile media player can show live TV, on-demand video, and programming saved to DVRs.

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Motorola Mobile TV device to set a new trend

Motorola, in a first of its kind development, and perhaps many of its kind to follow, has demonstrated a mobile TV device( personal media player) which is not a mobile network smartphone. The new device called DH01 has a 4.3 inch screen and is based on DVB-H reception. The large screen size gives it capability to have a wide quarter video graphics array (WQVGA) resolution.
Keeping in view the requirement of mobile usage, DH01 goes beyond just displaying only either live TV or pre-stored video. Instead it provides a 5 minute storage for pausing during shows or having DVR type capabilities. (90 minutes of Video at 25 fps can be accommodated in a 256MB secure digital/multimedia card; SD/MMC).

This introduction can be said to be a forerunner to enable personal media players today mostly based on MP3 audio and MPEG4 stored video) to get connected for live news, updates, sports and events. The broadcast mode of DVB-H will eliminate the hurdles current connectivity limitations on mobile or WiFi networks as well as the high associated cost.
It will also be a first by providing a user independence from mobile networks (e.g. 3G HSPA or EV-DO networks) in regard to what type of content can be viewed.
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Motorola's mobile TV

In USA, mobile TV on portable devices won't gain popularity.
Do you want to watch it in a casino restroom?
Over 233 million vehicles are on the run in America, and Motorola, the originator of cellphone,but now the 3rd, will need to be more innovative. In Korea, the $50 mobile TV USB-type chips are in the market to work with in-dash GPS navigators, an indication that mobile TV is making a spatial shift to dashtop mobile devices.