Posted by ares
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Here it is...be sure to use MP4 for container and MPEG-4 for output format. I normally use 25 fps, but you can go to 30 fps (29,9...) like i showed
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
[ This Message was edited by: masseur on 2006-11-22 17:50 ]
Posted by Buttoneer
Lets see if the strange formatting kills me again...
Battery update.
So yesterday I posted that the battery had lasted all weekend without dropping below 50%. This morning the phone, after the usual 30minutes music, was down to 19%. That's a drop of almost 40% overnight.
The difference, it seems, was that I had left the handfree plugged in. Thinking about it it makes sense that there must be current flowing through to the remote control otherwise how does it know to start playing music etc? Maybe this is more of a drain than it should be?
I'll try doing more with this idea but I'd like to know if anyone else experiences the same thing.
Posted by siker
its out tomorrow or thurs on vodafone so they tell me when i rang them today. anyone know how much they'll charge?
Posted by Orgazmic
@Buttoneer
Have you made sure there are no programs left running overnight? i.e. go into TaskManager and close all open/running apps. I heard the walkman app uses a lot of battery even when no music playing just running.
Posted by Buttoneer
Orgazmic, yes I do this every time I switch the music off and put it down for the evening. I did this because it is what I thought of first. But I still get variable results overnight.
It's at 74% now after being fully charged at 5pm yesterday, three sms's and a phone call plus about an hour of music. That's OK, as far as I am concerned.
I'm going to leave the headset plugged in tonight and see whether that has a battery killing effect.
Posted by ofiaich
Hi,
sorry if this has been asked....
I hear the W950i will be released on Vodafone tomorrow...
Anyone know what the branding is like?
Off to search some more about he W950i...
Ofiaich
Posted by Orgazmic
@Buttoneer
Dunno what's going on there, I checked my w950i last night and it went from 63% at night to 59% the next morning. Not that that helps you with your problem. You might have got unlucky and got a duff battery.
Posted by mwalshe99
so, roughly, how long can the phone go playing music non-stop?
thanks.
Posted by lamont
what do you make of this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SONY-ER[....]egoryZ3312QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
says its a WHITE w950i
no pics though!
Posted by scottt
also cant spell unlocked
Posted by Paul_C
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It says "White boxed" so I think it means it comes in a plane box! It also states the condition is Refurbished
Stay away from them!!
Posted by PeterKay
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A typo definately.
Posted by Dogmann
Hi all,
My understanding of white boxed units is as it says they are refurbished units. These have been returned for various reasons but are not allowed to be sold as new some may of been faulty some just the user did not like but they will of been fully checked and reset to factory settings by a SE approved engineer but they don't really seem that much cheaper than brand new but there shouldn't be anything wrong with them.
Marc
Posted by leyupab
I've spent the last few weeks debating whether I want this or the w850i. I almost settled on the W950i, but a few issues have arisen:
1) How long does it take to transfer 1gb/2gb etc of files? Is it the same speed as transferring to a USB pen, for example?
2) I was happy to see that the screen seems to be the same size and quality as the Creative Zen Vision M, but do large files play without problem, and is it going to kill the battery?
3) The biggest problem for me is battery issues - I would be a reasonably heavy user of the walkman function, and ideally via bluetooth headphones as well - perhaps an hour and a half/ two hours a day. Will I need to recharge everyday? The thought of being stuck on the tube during rush hour with no music is a disturbing one.
Muchas gracias,
Paul
Posted by jaredce
Hmm i use my phone for about an hour or 2 hours of music, though with the supplied headset not a BT one, a day and speak for an hour each night, i recharge about every 2 or so days. for me it's no problem just to leave my phone plugged in while i shower or before i goto bed. i don't believe you'll have a problem.
as for transfer, i've transferred the max amount in a very quick time, i dunno how it might compare with a 4gb memory stick but so far i'm impressed with it.
Posted by aremaboy
Aargh, it costs USD 610 here..what a very expensive phone! My K800 is just USD 370..
Posted by ofiaich
Hi!
just got home with my W950i... !! Got it free on a Vodafone upgrade..
Now making a cup of tea, then ,,,, explore!
Ofiaich
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Unbelievable!
I can't believe they are giving this away as a free upgrade. Do you have a high monthly tariff?
Posted by ofiaich
Hi goldenface !
I was surprised because the lady asked if I used all of my free minutes and texts and then suggested to reduce my tariff !
It was about 40 pounds per month and is now about 30 pounds!
Also got a free pay and go sim and 3 months insurance...
Ofiaich
Posted by Boinng
I'm on Vodafone Anytime 75 (£20pm) and was offered the W950 for £80 on upgrade for a new 18 month contract a fortnight ago. I might have been able to knock it down a little, but in the end I preferred the M600i (for the keyboard and Quickoffice) and got that for £25 instead, on a much more palatable 12 month contract.
I hate the way they're trying to make 18 months the default btw - you have to really push them to get it down to 12, and if you don't ask they just assume you're happy with 18. That's way too long to be saddled with the same phone and contract!
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Posted by Residentevil
Ofiaich you hit the mobile jackpot.
Posted by Marc_SE
What's the branding like on the VF handset?
Can you post any screen caps and firmware version?
Posted by haszek
I bought yesterday from e2save (o2 contract) and it's unlocked with no branding at all, with rss.
Posted by mortengutt
Hi, will be getting my W950 tomorrow, unlocked. How is it when U update the firmware, des it delete everything on the phone (such as mp3, pictures, videoes ect) or does it stay one? Anyone know? (talking aout if I'm gonna upgrade it in the future).
Thanks
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Perfect, thanks a lot for that. Since the 4gb is non-expandable, I think I'll be moving files around regularly so hopefully it won't be a hassle.
Just got to get around to ordering one now as O2 retentions are out of stock.
Posted by senninha
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the 4GB drive is a separate drive from the C:/ROM/RAM drive. anything on the 4GB drive is unaffected during a firmware update. u should backup your C: drive however before performing an update an restore it after the update.
Posted by Dogmann
@All, Please can we stop quoting in every post many visit Esato on mobile devices and it really slows thing up when loading. Also it is totally unnecessary 95% of the time use the @(name here) its much easier. Please just show some consideration for your fellow Esato users.
Marc
Posted by ofiaich
Hi!
I have had my W950i for half a day now and will explore more...
And yes I know RTFM and do a search, but an easy question !
I have some wmv music videos and am not sure how to play them.
I saved one to videos using the file manager and I know I need to update music,, but the new mwv does not appear...
Ay advice appreciated..!
Ofiaich
Posted by SE-Naz
I tried out a W950i today and noticed while playing music through the loud speaker, if the phone rings the music keeps playing and the phone makes a beep noise and vibrates... Is this right....??? The number was a withheld no...??? does that make a difference... i.e. if the number is in the phonebook does that make a difference???
Also while looking at the design of the phone I noticed that just uder the WALKMAN logo the phone has a line like its slightly indented there and right at the bottom there seems to be a faint line near the bottom edge from one side to the other... Can anyone shed any light on this please. This is only noticable in bright light.
THE STORE ONLY HAD 1 IN STOCK SO COULD NOT COMPARE
Help would be appreciated... as im considering purchasing this phone....
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by Blobster2005
Haven't tried the music playing call part - but I believe the lines that you can see under the walkman logo and at the bottom of the pad are where the soft squidgy (technical term!!) plastic covering over the keys join the solid outer frame of the phone.
I am having a prob with my 3G internet connection where I can connect to the net, view web pages - download my pop email... then for no reason, it falls over and the only way to carry on viewing web pages and downloading/sending emails is to restart it.
Small niggle mind, cuz I absolutely love this phone and wouldn't trade it for the world (unlike my awful n80!)
Posted by SE-Naz
@Blobster2005
Thnaks for your help.....
Anyone else please
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by oioldman
hello all, been a lurker for a while and now felt i needed to contribute.
The method stated on how to change shortcuts of the More menu doesn't work on Orange branded phones. I was going to complain but can't find anything specific in the userguide on SE site, can anybody change a shortcut?
I don't mind networks branding a phone, but they shouldn't remove default features/functions applied by SE - that is just wrong.
On a positive, i'm liking the phone but taking a while to get used to over w810 i have.
cheers, oioldman
Posted by haszek
If u mean shortcuts on standby view- yes they can be changed. If u have quick guide in your box there is shown how to do it , I don't know how is with orange branded phones though.
My w950i,
- I can't close radio even in task manager. I have to unplug phones:/
- Do I really have to go into task manager to turn off every application that I was using? Coz when I press "back button" they are always on in task manager.
Posted by mjaniszewski
do you have to kill every separate java app you launch too?
Posted by Nanu
@SE-Naz
I too have noticed that the music is not cut off during calls this is the same throughout the phone book and also with messages! the only time the music stops is when you actually answer the call!
Posted by SE-Naz
@nanu*1
Thanks for letting me know
Cheers
I changed my handset so gonna add some music and see if it does on this one to. Also is there anyone else experiencing this???
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by Nanu
I can also confirm it is the same for the p990i!!
Posted by SE-Naz
@nanu*1
I noticed that to....
Some people I have spoken to say the music stops???
Dont know what is what now...
Cheers
ENJOY
Posted by Nanu
got both phones here in front of me and just tried it for both mate and not one of them stops so if they know different ask them how it is done!!
cheers nanu*1
Posted by ofiaich
Hi !
Any ideas on this one...!
I was playing music quite successfully on my W950 and then saw the thread
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=132401&start=15
about Album Art so decided to try it. I made sure the picture was 200 x 200 and updated on my PC two albums.
I then transfered these two albums to the W950 using Disc2Phone and I know now that I must update the music on the handset.
The problem is only one file is found and the W950 then locks up at this stage.
I need to switchc off then switch on again but the music still will not update.
The only thing that I think I am doing different is that I added album art !
Any advice or ideas welcomed!
Ofiaich
Posted by Nanu
@ofiaich
I have album art for most of the albums on my computer and after transferring 3gb of music to the phone through disc2phone none of the artwork was displayed, i now transfer the artwork myself through filemanager it is very tedious but works!! especially seeing as their are 158 albums on there!
i have tried my best to explain how i did this on the thread you have mentioned!
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Posted by ofiaich
thanks nanu*1 !
I will read again tomorrow... getting tired of the update not working on the W950.
My biggest annoyance is that I have a lot of Japanese music with the info all in Japanese. These display on my Sharp 902 but no chance I think for the W950...
WAAAAA!!!! I was trying again as I typed this reply... and I can see the Album Art now..
I had reformated the media memory, and started again!
Thanks again...! Hope to do albums one by one.. and get my W950 buzzing..
I got another question... This picture shows album art tiled across the screen..
Is it possible to get this view on the W950i or is it a photo for advertising purposes only?
Next I need to figure out mwv files as I can't get these to work.. ... I think I need to check the properties of these files..
Ofiaich
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Posted by Marc_SE
You CAN view album art like that on the phone.
Posted by Nanu
@ofiaich
When in the album section of the walkman there are three view modes at the bottom, to display as the picture, you need to select the 3rd option which looks like a 4 pane window and is directly above the open tab.
this mode is pretty useless though, until you have all the album art on as it doesn't display details of an album, so with no album art you wont know which album it is!!!
Posted by Dogmann
Hi all,
Well i am assuming it is the same for all Walkman and phones that can display it. I have used Disc2Phone to encode @192kbps. Then i have Picsa2 from Google that searches and indexes all pictures go to each album art these need to be jpegs then copy to a new folder and place in the album on the Memory stick. Open the folder cut the album art from inside the folder and place next to the tracks. Now delete the folder and then as if by magic when you start the album the art shows. I can't believe i actually got so excited when it worked and as sad as this sounds it is quite cool with the album art showing.
Marc
Posted by ofiaich
@nanu*1
thanks!! Got that now! Only got 2 albums done and a third has no art attached yet, so this view looks a bit strange !
Thanks very very much for your help!
This afternoon, I want to try to play some wmv's. Yesterday, the phone just locked up!
I guess I to check the bitrates etc of the wmv's and how they were encoded ! Also what file types are allowed..
Thanks again!
Ofiaich
Posted by Nanu
@ Ofiaich
can't help with the wmv files as i havent tried them yet, altough i have successfully transferred 2 full movies across in mp4 and watched them!
something i never did with the p910i, due to being a tightwad and refusing to pay the £100+ for a 1gb ms when i first got the phone!!
Nanu
Posted by ofiaich
@nanu*1!
OK. Thanks ! I will RTM this afternoon and see what file types are OK !
Video - 3GGP (.3gp) MP4 ( .MP4) Real Media ( .ram .rm ) Windows Media Video ( .wmv )
So now to check bitrates or whatever! Search time !
My Sharp plays ASF and the quality is very good !
edit...
I copied two files using the file manager to the video dierctory, one was a RAM 8038kb and the other WMV 8778 kb.
Both show up in Menu > Entertainment > Video but neither will play.
I get this information on the screen
Application closed
Application __PV ControllerThread_03_545_33544_12_32112549694
Reason Code E32USER-CBase
Reason Number 47
I not sure where to start looking for an explanation on this !
The video player then locks up and I can see a blue box flashing.. with the word 'busy' inside it !
Hmmm!
Ofiaich
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Posted by alexho
Could anyone kinndly post the original content of the W950i pls? I lost mine after I hard reset the phone. Thanks in advance!
Posted by T68iKING
Can someone or people confirm that o2 (over the phone - not instores) has stock of the w950, as i was told the 11th december. Think i'm being lied to, as every phone i asked about was "out of stock", all SE and the Sirocco - probably because my upgrade date is the 8th dec and they dont want me upgrading earlier!
Any major flaws with the w950 (software wise)? i dont really like the keypad, but think i'll get the hang of it
edit: is the o2 or voda branding bad?
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