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OVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILE TV
Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.
—Albert Einstein
5.1 WHY NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILE TV?
In October 2003, Vodafone KK of Japan introduced a mobile phone with an analog TV tuner, the V601N from NEC (Fig. 5-1). The mobile phone could be used to receive analog NTSC broadcasts from local stations. In 2004 Vodafone KK extended the range of phones with the announcement of Sharp mobile phones V402SH and V602 SH. The V402SH has a QVGA LCD display with 320 × 260 pixels capable of displaying 30 frames per second, i.e., the normal telecast frame rate. The tuner in these phones is designed for NTSC reception. The phone also has an FM tuner to receive FM broadcasts. The V602SH is ...
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