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Microtune boots up for in-car TV

Herby

Digital TV 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 12:26 GMT

Not likely. The signals aren't that good. It will never work. Especially in a hilly territory like the San Francisco Bay area.

Back to DVDs for me!

Stuart Gray

km/h please 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 12:26 GMT

"kmph" is too clunky, and not a usual measure (at least, not on any speedometers I have read)

Martin

@Stuart 11:47 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 14:08 GMT

Coat

I thought they meant 210,000 mph!

Stuart Gray

@Martin 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 14:50 GMT

Damn, I didn't think of that, digital TV on the Shuttle for teh win!

stefan

Nothing new 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 16:30 GMT

i have had a dvb tv and radio receiver in my fromtera for the past 2 years hooked threw a 2ghz media box under the seat. firebrand and resell.

Tim Weigel

Aaah, the car culture in Japan 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 19:35 GMT

Go

I'm not surprised that this'd be big in Japan. For various reasons, Japanese folks often seek to kit their cars out to an occasionally ridiculous degree, and it's not a new thing.

Japanese TV is indeed pretty bad, though if you're not used to it it's fascinating for a little while.

Jon H

Add on unit? 

Posted Wednesday 10th December 2008 23:25 GMT

Will we be able to buy just the tuner (and aerials) box which has a video output? My media player head unit has a video input which would be ideal for this. A friend of mine has tried a freeview box in his car and says it only works when stationary!