Motorola introduces Mobile TV device – DH01
Motorola is jumping into the Mobile TV market with the introduction of the DVBH compatible DH01 device. The DH01 is a lightweight portable personal media player which allows you to play back live TV, on-demand clips, and programs saved on a DVR system.
The DH01 represents the latest commercial entry into the emerging mobile TV and video on-demand markets – this time by a company that has recently faltered in the mobile phone market. What’s not entirely clear is whether consumers will be willing to purchase yet another standalone personal media player just to watch mobile live television content. Let’s face it – we already carry mobile phones (many of which support video on demand or live TV content), iPods, and notebooks. Do we need another player?
The DH01 supports the DVBH standard which is supported both in Asia and in Europe. The DH01 features:
- 4.3 inch QVGA display with support for up to 16 million colors
- 5 minute memory buffer for pausing live TV
- Supports DVBH technology
- Live digital video broadcast support
- Record TV on Secure Digital (SD) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) – up to 90 minutes of video on a 256 MB card
- Automatic channel scan and channel listing
- High resolution display
- 25 fps frame rate
- Four hours of battery life
According to the NYTimes, Motorola expects the DH01 to be sold by television broadcasters, retailers, and wireless carriers. Unfortunately no specific vendors were named at this time.
Yes.. we’re still a bit dubious about the prospects..
