Flo TV Personal Television PTV 350

Flo TV's existing network can reach over 200 million people in the United States and covers the largest 20 markets in the country, the company says. But there are still lots of gaps between cities.

For several of the stations that I tuned in, Flo TV delivered the same programming simultaneously available on cable for regular TV sets. However, Late Night with David Letterman is rebroadcast during the day for people who missed it the night before; and Flo TV doesn't have broadcasting rights to show NFL games (for example) on the service.

Just as when you watch video on an iPhoneiPhone or similar device, the set's small screen and middling image quality dominate the experience. Picture quality was certainly adequate for news and animated shows; and surprisingly, the PTV 350 delivered a soccer match broadcast on ESPN with enough clarity that I could follow the ball and discern that one of the goalies was sporting a mohawk. Still, the green of the playing field looked blotchy, and the picture suffered from intermittent pixelation. Alles zu iPhone auf CIO.de

In my tests, the built-in speakers produced enough volume to overcome city and highway road noise. The set's battery lasted well beyond its rated 5-hour life, supplying power for better than 6 hours of viewing on a single charge.

The Personal Television PTV 350 is Flo TV's first direct-to-consumer device. The service is also available on select AT&T and Verizon phones (for about $10 a month), with some variation in available channels, and on Audiovox systems for cars--in such forms as Chrysler's $629 DVD entertainment system option (which includes a one-year subscription to Flo TV). If you don't have one of these devices and you want to experience television on the go, the Personal Television is a good choice.