Will Anyone Watch Moblile TV? They will if they own a SlingBox

With all the hype these days about TV clips and broadcast TV on cell phones, I figured I would filter through the hype and really lay out the options for TV on the cell phone. Now a Verizon V-Cast subscriber can get nice little news clips and feeds on relevant info for a fee each month. The emphasis here is that they are clips not really TV and really it is just repurposed video. If you are thinking about getting a cell phone with a DVB-H chip like the ones Sprint is developing you will be able to see 16 broadcast channels of whatever is being broadcast at that time. Not really the best experience when you want to kill time and watch some TV on your cell and the best thing on is Ellen. Now if you happen to be a lucky SlingBox owner you will be able to watch the same TV you have at your home on your cell phone. I have blogged before about my love of the SlingBox and even more in love with the concept of place-shifting in general. After seeing the demo of the SlingPlayer Mobile running on a Windows Mobile phone I am convinced it is the ultimate option for TV on the cell phone. The thing that is the most impressive is that from your mobile phone you can access your DVR content as well as pause and rewind what you are watching the same way you can on your laptop. Now honestly where else can you get that on a cell phone? No where and that is why the Sling Box is such a powerful offering. In every other model I have tried I have been bored and disappointed. But after seeing the SlingPlayer Mobile in action I am convinced I would watch TV on the device and consume more of my media on my cell phone. The SlingPlayer Mobile is going to be available sometime this quarter so if you haven’t already get a SlingBox watch TV on your laptop and be ready to watch true TV on your cell phone.

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[Jon]

I didn't know that you blog as well. How long have you done this? Cool. See ya! Jon