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Old 30-04-2006, 08:22 PM   #3 (permalink)
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The problem will be drivers. For windows the drivers come in on the CD, but those drivers will not be compatible with windows CE or windows mobile. Even if you had the source code then porting the drivers would be not be easy. (Which is why it has not happened)

If you are running Linux on your PDA (eg Sharp Zarus), then the linux drivers would probably compile, then there is the need for a tuner application, media player, enough CPU power to do all of the above in real time, and enough battery life to run 3 CPU hungry apps & a (relatively) power sucking USB tuner for long enough to be useful.

Having said that if there is a market, then such things are possible. The company I used to work for make a prototype portable freeview TV, that they showed around trade shows etc last autumn. Contrary to what I expected, it did have fairly good reception & battery life. Apparently they took it on road trip from London to Brighton and it maintained good reception the whole way.
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