[CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Chris Dunford
Washington will be the first U.S. city to get free digital TV broadcasts for mobile devices like cell phones, laptop computers and in-car entertainment systems, broadcasters were set to announce Monday. http://tinyurl.com/cpzoht

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Mike Sloane
Oh, that's just wonderful. Now, in addition to texting, sexting, twittering, web surfing, and general yakking, we can look forward to drivers and pedestrians using their hand-held devices for watching soap operas, reality TV, and ball games instead of paying any attention to their

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Mike Sloane mikeslo...@verizon.net wrote: I am neither technophobic nor a Luddite, but I am underwhelmed by some of these advances in technology. Total agreement with you here. More crap available to distract and misdirect what we should be looking at.

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Fred Holmes
What does this bode for an emergency TV set that runs off of batteries (including a dismounted 12V car battery) that provides news and warnings during a power outage resulting from a storm or terrorist attack? When analog TV went off the air (It has hasn't it?) my current emergency TV set

Re: [CGUYS] DC first to get free mobile TV

2009-04-20 Thread Richard P.
You'll be interested in this Forum page: http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=30t=100897 It discusses this problem and offers up some LCD Digital TV's as an option. Richard P. What does this bode for an emergency TV set that runs off of batteries (including a dismounted 12V car