Just released as a standalone yesterday, Spb TV is a highly usable IP-TV solution, optimized to run on mobile devices. Spb TV provides users with lots of channels in multiple languages with easy-to-use features and settings. No subscription fee!
The now standalone mobile TV solution for Windows Phones, Spb TV was first introduced to the market in September 2008 as the flagship feature of Spb Online. Since then, it has hosted millions of mobile TV sessions. Spb TV is unique in its approach to the mobile TV experience, offering the unexpectedly natural simplicity of watching live TV on a phone. Spb TV goes a long way to support the genuine TV watching behavior on a handset: quick TV guide check-up and channel hopping, on-screen controls for volume and backlight, neat integration of TV functionality with other mobile features (such as messages, calls, and battery life monitoring).
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QuickList:
System/OS/Device Requirements: Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone, Windows Mobile 6 or 6.1 Standard device
Price: Price: $14.95
Company: Spb Software
Download here or grab the free trial here
INSTALL/SETUP
After you have downloaded the Spb TV distribution file you should install it to your device. For a successful installation you will need a device attached to your Windows desktop PC. You will also need Microsoft ActiveSync software in order to install Spb TV to your device.
When you run the software installer on your desktop PC it will ask you to accept the license agreement and will start the installation program. You will be prompted for the location where you want the software to be installed. Spb TV can be installed to a storage card.
Note: Microsoft ActiveSync works only with Windows XP SP3 or earlier. If you have Windows Vista, your synchronization settings will be managed through the Windows Mobile Device Center. Windows Mobile Device Center is available through the Windows Mobile Device Center page.
KEY FEATURES
- A wide selection of channels in over 10 languages
- Picture-in-picture mode
- Integrated TV guide
- Fast channel switching
- On-screen controls
CONCLUSION
Not having used a whole lot of other mobile TV apps, I can’t say that this one is the best I’ve seen… but it is quite awesome. It has more features than most tv’s have! — picture in picture mode, integrated TV guide, etc. I highly recommend giving it a go for yourself to see just how great it is. And at $14.95 it’s a steal!
RATING (out of 5)
