The LG VX9400: Mobile TV Done Right

This trim cell phone uses Verizon Wireless' V Cast service to allow you to watch shows on your handset. And it works greatwhen it works
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Missed on TV last night? No problem, if you have one of the new mobile TV phones just hitting the U.S. market. Available in Japan and South Korea for some time, these new phones, which are able to catch live television broadcasts, first made their way into the U.S. in March, when Verizon Wireless began offering its V Cast Mobile TV service, starting at $13 a month.

Today, Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon (VZ) and Vodafone (VOD), offers two TV phones—one from Samsung, the other from LG. I tested the LG VX9400. And in three words, I loved it.