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05-29-2009, 06:14 AM
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With Akihabara, mobile TV that works and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BcndMxu44">games like this</a>, does Japan really need another nicety to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/04/nintendo-launches-tv-guide-channel-in-japan-enables-wiimote-to/">remind us</a> of how awesome it is? Starting this week, Yahoo Japan has started to deliver <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/06/japans-top-rental-chain-launches-tsutaya-tv-hd-download-on-dema/">free video services</a> to loads of Sharp AQUOS HDTVs. The so-called Douga Channel currently offers some 3,000 videos gratis, and absolutely no member registration is required to tap in. At least initially, the service will target Sharp's AQUOS DS6 family of products, which are equipped with a revised Sharp GUI and an 'Ex System' for handling the video processing. Better still, the material coming through can be viewed in SD <em>or</em> HD, which has to make local cable companies cringe. At any rate, the company is still trying to hammer out a business model before delving into pay-TV, and it's hoping to service at least one million TV sets in the not-too-distant future. So... any news for North America?<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/yahoo-japan-fires-up-video-delivery-service-for-sharp-aquos-tvs/">Yahoo Japan fires up video delivery service for Sharp AQUOS TVs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090527/170806/>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/yahoo-japan-fires-up-video-delivery-service-for-sharp-aquos-tvs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19050181/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/yahoo-japan-fires-up-video-delivery-service-for-sharp-aquos-tvs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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With Akihabara, mobile TV that works and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BcndMxu44">games like this</a>, does Japan really need another nicety to <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/04/nintendo-launches-tv-guide-channel-in-japan-enables-wiimote-to/">remind us</a> of how awesome it is? Starting this week, Yahoo Japan has started to deliver <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/06/japans-top-rental-chain-launches-tsutaya-tv-hd-download-on-dema/">free video services</a> to loads of Sharp AQUOS HDTVs. The so-called Douga Channel currently offers some 3,000 videos gratis, and absolutely no member registration is required to tap in. At least initially, the service will target Sharp's AQUOS DS6 family of products, which are equipped with a revised Sharp GUI and an 'Ex System' for handling the video processing. Better still, the material coming through can be viewed in SD <em>or</em> HD, which has to make local cable companies cringe. At any rate, the company is still trying to hammer out a business model before delving into pay-TV, and it's hoping to service at least one million TV sets in the not-too-distant future. So... any news for North America?<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/" rel="tag">Home Entertainment</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/yahoo-japan-fires-up-video-delivery-service-for-sharp-aquos-tvs/">Yahoo Japan fires up video delivery service for Sharp AQUOS TVs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090527/170806/>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/yahoo-japan-fires-up-video-delivery-service-for-sharp-aquos-tvs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/19050181/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/28/yahoo-japan-fires-up-video-delivery-service-for-sharp-aquos-tvs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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