The general consensus among observers is that they haven't caught up to the dedicated e-readers in text quality quite yet, but give them time.

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Its bandwidth of 428 kilohertz means a single segment can carry a bare-bones video picture, compact disc-quality audio, and text for news flashes, weather details and emergency announcements.

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