Pioneer Launches SyncTV Online Service; Why?

We're not particularly interested in checking this out, being ANOTHER online TV service and all, but you might so we'll give you the details.

Currently in private beta (meaning you may have to wait to check it out anyways), SyncTV, an offshoot company of Pioneer Electronics, offers a la carte television channels for online subscription viewing. The company has reported that the monthly channel subscription rates run from $2-4 and feature "home-theater quality" videos integrating surround sound capabilities and picture quality at least comparable to that of DVD's and in some cases high-def.

Shows are also available for download at $2 per episode and run on both Macs and PCs. What channels are offered is not known at the moment, but the only mainstream channel of note is Showtime.

It can apparently play on five separate devices within the home, and 10 portable devices, not including the iPod, and third-party devices for the SyncTV service should appear in the first half of 2008.

Via paidContent.org

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Posted by Justin Davey at November 25, 2007 4:00 AM