From: m@hawkida.com   
      
   On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:40:37 -0700, Starbugaboo   
    wrote:   
      
   >Yeah, I don't get the big deal about being able to watch television   
   >shows on an iPod or mobile screen... it's too tiny! Aren't we supposed   
   >to be buying gigantic High-def televisions now? This seems to be a step   
   >in the wrong direction.   
      
   There are two markets where it's very popular. One is commuters.   
   They're stuck on a train for an hour, why not catch up on TV, watch a   
   movie or whatever without having to add too much to the burden of   
   their usual work gear? Similarly, people buy devices as entertainment   
   when they're doing one off travelling like holidays.   
      
   The other is teenagers. There have been some recent studies in the UK   
   where it's been found that once a teen has a phone or ipod style   
   device capable of feeding them entertainment they're happy to hang out   
   with the rest of the family and while Mum and Dad enjoy a traditional   
   sitcom the kid can be watching something more attuned to their own   
   tastes. They also tend to use mobile devices in their bedroom where   
   they might not have access to the nicer TV or whatever.   
      
   I commute and I download some stuff to watch on my MP3 player. The   
   picture is incredibly sharp, and although the screen is tiny, the   
   viewing distance is closer, so the overall effect is not all that   
   different to watching a standard TV from across the living room. I   
   find it handy for watching things in chunks of time where I'd   
   otherwise be doing very little - five minute waits for trains, ten   
   minutes in a queue and so on.   
      
   Max   
      
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