PSP: A look at Sony's Portable TV service for PSP

NCXCStud · 18-April-06, 01:41 PM

Thought this was interesting, scored it from Joystiq.com...

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Originally Posted by JapanChronicles


	Chances are that you first heard rumors about Sony’s Portable TV service (P-TV) for the Playstation Portable when the 2.0 firmware was first released. With H.264 support came news of a new service starting in Japan where PSP owners would be able to download video content directly to their Memory Sticks. Today the service is up and running, albeit with a slightly flawed business model. Read on to find out why and see examples of how it works. Full story at JapanChronicals

PHLAK · 18-April-06, 05:28 PM

Portable TV – what is it?

It’s a service where registered users can download video content formatted for PSP directly to it. Some content is free, most will cost you a few hundred yen to download. Here comes the flawed part, the download is DRM-protected, and you only have a limited time in which to watch your download, after that you will have to pay up again. The time allowed ranges from 5 to 30 days on most downloads.

It doesnt look that impressive to me. Ecspecially when I have to pay for it again and again to watch it over and over.

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18-April-06, 05:28 PM		#2 (permalink)
PHLAK Apex Tech God	Portable TV – what is it? It’s a service where registered users can download video content formatted for PSP directly to it. Some content is free, most will cost you a few hundred yen to download. Here comes the flawed part, the download is DRM-protected, and you only have a limited time in which to watch your download, after that you will have to pay up again. The time allowed ranges from 5 to 30 days on most downloads. It doesnt look that impressive to me. Ecspecially when I have to pay for it again and again to watch it over and over.