ASUKA's SK700 digiframe adds DVB-T in vain attempt to wow

Truth be told, ASUKA's first digital photo frame with integrated DVB-T wasn't all that invigorating, so it should come as no surprise that its second one has also failed to get our juices flowing. Of course, we may have felt entirely different if we called South Korea home, but until mobile TV takes off here in the States, we can rest soundly knowing that nothing of this sort will ever make its way into the mainstream. The SK700 that you see above quietly debuted this past week at IFA, bringing with it a 7-inch touchscreen, integrated DVB-T tuner, 800 x 480 resolution, FM reception, multimedia playback, real-time TV recording, 2GB or 4GB of built-in memory, a pair of stereo speakers and even an AV input. There's no word on a price or release date just yet, but you'll probably have to look real hard to spot this one in between the me-toos scattered about.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:29AM]

The first thing I noticed in the photo is one of Brisbane's Riverfire. I wonder if they licenced it, or just stole it off the internet.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:37AM]

It is DVB-T not DVB-H so it is standard terrestrial digital, not handheld or mobile digital television, so the market is far larger than you make out.

The Wikipedia article here shows just how large a market this product has worldwide:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVB-T

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2009 4:49AM]

Good

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2009 1:12PM]

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[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2009 5:44AM]

DVB-T makes it, in practice, a portable TV. Don't know how much it will cost, but that "vain attempt to wow" actually worked on me.

[Evangelion Posted Sep 8th 2009 1:52PM]

Asuka? O_o

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 8th 2009 8:43PM]

Considering the UK is using DVB-T for standard digital terrestrial TV, this is a relatively attractive proposition...

I still wouldn't get one though. =P