Right in front of the Sirius XM display at the Audiovox booth was the FLO TV in-vehicle live TV technology that Audiovox announced on Wednesday. Live Mobile TV arguably could be the "next generation" of in-car entertainment, so I had to take a closer look.
Audiovox says the new in-vehicle live TV receiver will be available within the next 8-10 months, for approximately $500. That's significantly cheaper to AT&T CruiseCast, which delivers a similar product via satellite.
The FLO TV service, which is provided by MediaFlo (a unit of Qualcomm Inc.), will be a subscription offering, but we don't yet know how much it will cost per month. Similar MediaFLO offerings are available on AT&T and Verizon for about $15 a month.
MediaFLO's service currently covers 68 markets nationwide, but they're expanding to cover more than 100 by the end of 2009
If Audiovox and MediaFlo do end up offering the FLO TV system for $500 hardward and about $15 a month, you have to wonder how many consumers will opt for this system rather than satellite radio?
But this isn't all necessarily negative. An Orbitcast commenter had a great thought about the potential for FLO TV - if Sirius XM can unload Backseat TV onto FLO TV, perhaps they can free up valuable bandwidth currently being utilized by the 3-channel kids-only service?
The FLO TV service, which is provided by MediaFlo (a unit of Qualcomm Inc.), will be a subscription offering, but we don't yet know how much it will cost per month. Similar MediaFLO offerings are available on AT&T and Verizon for about $15 a month.
MediaFLO's service currently covers 68 markets nationwide, but they're expanding to cover more than 100 by the end of 2009If Audiovox and MediaFlo do end up offering the FLO TV system for $500 hardward and about $15 a month, you have to wonder how many consumers will opt for this system rather than satellite radio?
But this isn't all necessarily negative. An Orbitcast commenter had a great thought about the potential for FLO TV - if Sirius XM can unload Backseat TV onto FLO TV, perhaps they can free up valuable bandwidth currently being utilized by the 3-channel kids-only service?
This again is a totally worthless system. Try driving from Dallas to Las Vegas and this wont even work half the time.
More worthless DJ's talking. More music please.