Nintendo DS Digital TV Tuner
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The Nintendo DS
Digital TV Tuner is a DS Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Receiver Card (TV tuner) for viewing digital Japanese TV on the Nintendo DS
console. It uses a service called 1seg
in Japan. A number of cell phones are also capable of receiving broadcasts.
The bottom screen of the Nintendo DS
is used to switch channels, and the top screen is for viewing the TV broadcast. The prototypes Nintendo had at a press conference ran via the Game Boy Advance
cartridge slot, but the final version of the card plugs into the DS card slot. The TV tuner was released in April 2007 in Japan. The card features a built-in Game & Watch
game, 'Game & Watch Fire.' The TV Tuner is not scheduled for release outside of Japan at the moment. If the Tuner were to be released outside of Japan, the TV format would be re-programmed to suit different regions. For example, Australia and Europe would have had the Tuner released supporting the DVB-H
format using a LDTV video signal and North America doing the same but with the ATSC M/H format.
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
Digital TV Tuner is a DS Terrestrial Digital Broadcast Receiver Card (TV tuner) for viewing digital Japanese TV on the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
console. It uses a service called 1seg
1seg
is a mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service in Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. Service began experimentally during 2005 and commercially on April 1, 2006. In Brazil, the broadcast started in late 2007 in just a few cities, with a slight difference from...
in Japan. A number of cell phones are also capable of receiving broadcasts.
The bottom screen of the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
is used to switch channels, and the top screen is for viewing the TV broadcast. The prototypes Nintendo had at a press conference ran via the Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance
The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...
cartridge slot, but the final version of the card plugs into the DS card slot. The TV tuner was released in April 2007 in Japan. The card features a built-in Game & Watch
Game & Watch
is a line of handheld electronic games produced by Nintendo from to . Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, each Game & Watch features a single game to be played on an LCD screen in addition to a clock and an alarm ....
game, 'Game & Watch Fire.' The TV Tuner is not scheduled for release outside of Japan at the moment. If the Tuner were to be released outside of Japan, the TV format would be re-programmed to suit different regions. For example, Australia and Europe would have had the Tuner released supporting the DVB-H
DVB-H
DVB-H is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 2004. The DVB-H specification can be downloaded from the official DVB-H website...
format using a LDTV video signal and North America doing the same but with the ATSC M/H format.