Sony PSP 1-SEG digital TV tuner hands-on

**Shrygue** · September 22nd, 2007, 21:55

via Engadget

Just launched in Japan, Sony's got high hopes for its 1-SEG digital TV tuner -- and with over seven million Japanese PSPs now capable of viewing high quality video over the air (complete with EPG), we can't blame Sony for it's optimism. The only way you'll get one of these, though, is if you pack your sorry self up and move on overseas -- or find a way to set up a pirate 1-SEG cell, anyway. It'll might just be worth it though, the whole mobile TV experience we saw on this tuner was pretty smooth, with near-instant channel changes and that slick guide, to boot.

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**michael chan** · September 22nd, 2007, 22:20

Ahhh. i hope they make one for canada n u.s... >_<! i should move to japan just for this..

someone shoud start a petition n lets see how many signatures we get n send them to sony.

**DarthPaul** · September 22nd, 2007, 22:27

I want it! I want it! Stupid lucky japenese!

**ICE** · September 22nd, 2007, 23:23

GRRR i want one that isnt 1seg so everyone else can use it.

**voorheesda** · September 22nd, 2007, 23:55

Sounds really cool, so are there like, some basic channels or can you expand your channels or woot?
I wouldn´t say no to one of these.

**luis_05** · September 23rd, 2007, 00:40

arrrghhhh!!!!!! *drolls*

**r-complex** · September 23rd, 2007, 01:14

Back in the day.. The Turbo Express (TG-16 AKA PC Engine) portable & The Sega GameGear both had TV Tuners for them. So.. why not? I had the TV Tuner for the GG and it worked very well! It used a wheel analog tuner like some early portable TVs and Radio tuners had. Even had a mini jack to hook up Audio & Video like a VCR! There were no DVD players back then!:-) But, since we are all supposed to go HDTV by 2010 in the U.S.. I don't know if Sony will make one for us here. But, it *could* in theory be done!