Washington DC is first city to get free mobile DTV
 

Broadcasters are set to announce later today that Washington D.C. will be the first city in the United States to receive free digital TV (DTV) broadcasts for their mobile phones, laptops and in-car entertainment systems.

The broadcasts using "mobile DTV" technology will hit the city in July or August and will come from the local affiliates of CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX and Ion.

At launch, the broadcasts will be identical to those seen on standard TV sets, including commercials.

The big question that looms however is what devices users will need to receive the signals. Mobile phones are prime candidates but the largest wireless carriers have their own TV services which cost money and have been very reluctant to sign up for the free broadcasts.

Among the large companies supporting the technology are Dell, Samsung, LG and Kenwood. Dell is expected to release a netbook with a built-in mobile DTV receiver later this year, and Kenwood is currently developing car-based receivers.

Before the end of 2009, broadcasters hope to beam their signals to two dozen other cities including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and Atlanta.

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Yeah thankx for the info. Prolly be a while before it hits Florida. Could be interesting to see how this pans out and also I'm sure it will only open the door for even more things to come. We shall see.

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Well I'm here in the DC area. When it happens I'll be one of the first to comment about it!!!

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ahahahahha you suck you just got to rub it in dont you lmao ( i would be doing the same if grand rapids was the first to get it)