From: euclid@NOSPAMTHANKSshaw.ca   
      
   On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:41:39 +0100, Max  wrote:   
      
      
      
   >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.   
      
   The problem currently is battery life.  I was on a 14 hour flight from   
   Vancouver to Hong Kong last year and I had my iPod with me.  I loaded   
   it up with the first season of "The IT Crowd" and got through 1   
   episode before I realized it had consumed nearly half my battery.   
      
   The mobile videos are good for commuter distances, but they have a   
   long way to go before they can be a complete solution.   
      
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