One of the news shows did a special on Mobile Phone VS gaming the other day. I was a bit pissed off since that's all they covered but anyway, the feature includes a look at the new Ridge Racer WiFi Vs version as well as some other games. They also take a visit to From Software. The file size is 53.3MB. The download speeds from Internet Archive are pretty fast so it shouldn't take too long to download. Here are a few shots I took from the original MPEG 2 version. The download is MPEG 4 (xVid) Download link - http://www.archive.org/details/segagaga-phonegaming2006 Yakumo
Ah so that was what the desert looking race game was. It seemed to move at a very nice speed. I want that new phone with the built in digital TV tuner and AQUAS screen but with all the stuff I still have to pay for it's going to have to wait Yakumo
Nice, nothing sort of fantastic but at least is better than that damn bowling from the motorola phones:-(
What do you mean by a digital TV tuner? A portable satellite TV tuner? I've been wondering about those; firstly, are they reliable? I know that the satellite radio tuners in America haven't been very successful because they aren't very reliable. And secondly, if they do work well, why don't they have them in America?
Digital TV as in Digital TV that you have at home. They are very reliable as well. My friend has a portable digital TV with a 3.5 inch screen. It has worked in everywhere he's tested it ! Yakumo
The only way I know of to get Digital TV is either cable, broadcast tower, or satellite. The first one isn't possible for a phone and the second one isn't very common, so I assume you mean satellite. I thought satellite TV dishes had to be very accurately aimed, though. How does that work for a phone? (Sorry if this thread is getting off topic, by the way)
I'm not sure how it works in the states but in Europe and Japan digital TV is broadcasted via normal airwaves like analogue TV. You can only pick these signals up if your TV has a built in digital tuner or via cable or satellite like you said. Coca-Cola are now doing a give a way via their coffee brand, Georgia, here in Japan for a pocket digital TV with a 3.5 inch screen and stereo sound. Yakumo
So, are you saying that in Japan they broadcast the same thing on the airwaves and on cable? That certainly isn't the case in America. Here, only a few channels are on the airwaves (even fewer are digital), and almost nobody uses broadcast TV anymore. Also, in America digital TV has multichannel (surround) audio and/or ATSC (High Definition) video. Your average schmuck doesn't know that, though. Is that the way it is in Japan, or is it just standard TV in a digital signal? Do you have to pay to receive it (like satellite and cable)? And are most TVs already built to accept this signal? Sorry for all the questions.
No worries about all the questions. I don't have digital TV so I only have the standard 7 normal UHF & VHF channels. These from last month are now broadcasted in both analogue and digital via airwaves (different to each other of course but how I don't know) It's these channels that you can pick up with mobile phones or pocket digital TVs. The picture quality is in high definition (HDTV) with 2 sound channels being the original (surround sound and the sub being normal stereo or mono via analogue TV) This system is only really used for movies though since the surround sound channel is for the Japanese version while the original soundtrack is broadcasted on the sub channel. Both analogue and digital TV works this way. The analogue TV signal will be switched off in a few years though. So then everyone will need to buy a Digital decoder for their analogue TV or buy a digital TV. Cable and satellite TV use a different system that you must pay for. Mobile phones or pocket digital TVs can't receive these channels because they need a satellite or cable connection. You can see the TV Coca-Cola are giving away from their Georgia coffee site. Just double click on the TV image for the flash to start. You can see the TV Coca-Cola are giving away from their Georgia coffee site. Just double click on the TV image for the flash to start. http://www.georgia.jp Yakumo
In the US, free digital TV is pretty common in all the major cities. All of the major broadcast stations simulcast in both analog and digital and most of the digital channels are also in HD. Tuning in 20+ stations isn't uncommon. I've got a few friends across the States and they all prefer OTA HD vs cable or sat HD because it's uncompressed and easy to record. Cable and sat signals are always compressed and the majority of their signals are just rebroadcasts of the OTA (free) signals anyway. And most US-based cable and sat providors don't give you an easy way to record the HD signal outside of their custom DVR solutions. -hl718
I just meant it's not that commonly used. Also, isn't it pretty easy to record satellite HD signals with DVHS? I think you can even schedule recordings if the satellite receiver has an IEEE interface.
