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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (61947)	4/4/2007 12:25:06 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 197300

---> ghost images That is all analog and the real issue there is battery life. dspdesignline.com ---> one signal from a centrally based antenna Isn't that how MediaFLO works? I don't think it has an abundance of towers. The deal with MPH TV is very unclear. It seems to be a digital signal piggy-backing upon the current analog system? The shift to digital OTA TV is going to change that game in many ways. The article that Slacker posted is most notable for it's lack of cost and distribution details on the handset side of the ledger. Another device in ones pocket isn't going to be a hit and being pedestrian, it won't work in cars nor commuter trains. MPH seems like a limited also ran good for PR.

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (61947)	4/4/2007 3:44:51 PM
From: robcomptec	Respond to of 197300

Regarding MediaFlo versus the LG/Samsung solution... I understand that MediaFlo is setting up their own antennas in each market. For the LG/Samsung solution, the HD TV antennas would have to be adapted by each television station in each market. Granted, it has been estimated that the cost of doing this work would be roughly half the cost of MediaFlo infrastructure, the question is whether a TV network is willing to spend that much money for this new market. Also, if the TV network is willing to this, they are still looking at market lock-in with a few phone vendors. Will the carriers carry those vendor's phones? All in all, I don't think it is a 'slam-dunk' that TV networks will purchase the equipment to enable the LG/Samsung solution when the MediaFlo solution is a solution that doesn't require a large expenditure on their part. However, with Sprint having tried MediaFlo and deciding to wait on this kind of mobile tv, I wonder if Sprint is already working with LG/Samsung to see if they can get the LG/Samsung solution accepted in the market...