Chrysler Group to offer Live Mobile (D)TV
K. B.
The Auburn Hills automaker will offer live television with
up to 20 channels in its vehicles by the end of this year
for $629 plus installation costs.
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Kirk Bayne
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Andy from Dover
"K. B." <hotmail.com@lis2lis2> wrote in message
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> The Auburn Hills automaker will offer live television with
> up to 20 channels in its vehicles by the end of this year
> for $629 plus installation costs.
>
> ~~~
"Chrysler spokesman Bryan Zvibleman said Chrysler is negotiating with FLO TV
over the subscription rate after the first year, but would like to offers
packages that start at $9 a month.
FLO TV is a division of Qualcomm Inc.
The 20 available channels will include CBS, CNBC, Comedy Central, Fox News,
MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go and Nickelodeon."
$9 a month for twenty cable channels sounds like a good deal for people who
can't afford cable or satellite. And this is from Qualcomm, the folks using
IIRC OFDM on channel 55.
I would think Qualcomm would make a STB available for those who can't afford
cable but who want Comedy Central and/or Fox News and/or MSNBC or other
channels only available via cable or sat. Just IMHO, YMMV.
UCLAN
> <http://www.freep.com/article/20091029/BUSINESS01/91029025/1320/Chrysler-to-
> offer-in-car-TVs-this-year>
>
>>The Auburn Hills automaker will offer live television with
>>up to 20 channels in its vehicles by the end of this year
>>for $629 plus installation costs.
>
> "Chrysler spokesman Bryan Zvibleman said Chrysler is negotiating with FLO TV
> over the subscription rate after the first year, but would like to offers
> packages that start at $9 a month.
>
> FLO TV is a division of Qualcomm Inc.
>
> The 20 available channels will include CBS, CNBC, Comedy Central, Fox News,
> MSNBC, MTV, NBC 2Go and Nickelodeon."
>
> $9 a month for twenty cable channels sounds like a good deal for people who
> can't afford cable or satellite. And this is from Qualcomm, the folks using
> IIRC OFDM on channel 55.
>
> I would think Qualcomm would make a STB available for those who can't afford
> cable but who want Comedy Central and/or Fox News and/or MSNBC or other
> channels only available via cable or sat. Just IMHO, YMMV.
Possibly because:
* The video quality is too poor to be displayed on relatively large
in home TVs
* Not much of a market for a STB once you figure that those that are
out in the boondocks and can't get cable, or are geographically limited
in their reception of RF channels probably cannot receive an adequate
signal from them, either.
* Their prices "starting at $9 per month" aren't really much cheaper than
basic cable (as low as $12 per month.)
Once you figure what NRE would be involved in a STB, would the small market
size justify the cost? Probably not.
Then there's the issue of product licensing. Does Qualcomm have the rights
to distribute Comedy Central, MTV, etc., into a residence? Probably not.
robinlos
> <http://www.freep.com/article/20091029/BUSINESS01/91029025/1320/Chrysl...>
>
> The Auburn Hills automaker will offer live television with
> up to 20 channels in its vehicles by the end of this year
> for $629 plus installation costs.
>
> ~~~
>
> Kirk Bayne
> alt.video.digital-tv Home Page
> <http://avdtv.tripod.com/avdtv.htm>
I just cannot wait for more moving vehilcles to have TV. Most of the
time, I'm just not sure this 21st Cenrtury thing is working out.
Patty Winter
In article <caf61b15-de63-4b8d...@f20g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
robinlos <robi...@icdus.com> wrote:
[older text deleted]
>I just cannot wait for more moving vehilcles to have TV. Most of the
>time, I'm just not sure this 21st Cenrtury thing is working out.
LOL!
Unfortunately, I don't offhand see any alternatives to continuing on
with the 21st century...at least, not any I want to see happen. :-)
Patty