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Samsung announces 10-inch portable TV
Portable TVs always sound like kind of cool idea in theory, but when you actually try to use one you find that they either aren't portable at all due to needing to be hooked up to a cable source or the quality is terrible due to bad reception. Samsung is releasing the R7, a big ol' 10-inch portable TV that doesn't seem to be addressing any of the concerns that have kept portable TVs from ever catching on. It apparently has "excellent mobile receiving characteristics," so perhaps in large cities the reception issue wouldn't be so bad, but unless you live near somewhere that is broadcasting digitally over the airwaves you'll be stuck either plugging into a wall or into a portable hard drive. Yes, you can plug a hard drive in to watch videos, but wouldn't a laptop be just as easy for this? There's no word on pricing or a release date for the R7 as of yet.
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By TimMyth at 9:20 AM ON 09/05/06
I can think of several very good uses for this thing. My wife owns a mobile DJ company that provides karaoke. Assuming it has a decent battery life, a 10 inch screen is the ideal size for displaying karaoke lyrics, and given its LCD nature, it is probably light enough to be mounted on a mic stand. It would also be a handy addition to my own web design company. Currently I carry a 15inch LCD monitor when I meet with clients so they can see my laptop screen without having to peek over my shoulder. With this smaller, more portable screen, they could see my ideas without me needing to find an outlet for my monitor. If the TV is UHF capable, a further use could be in a museum or nature preserve that used amateur TV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_television) to broadcast canned programs to guests. So, while the future of a consumer-oriented portable TV appears bleak, the device is far from useless.
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