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KNIGHT51NZ
Joined: Feb 16, 2006
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From: Brooklyn, Wellington, NZ
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On 2006-02-22 06:54:49, private_ryan wrote:
just want to make a follow up question re: query of @Ranjith. which unit/gadget gives the best sound quality, iPod or w900i? Did anyone already try comparing the quality of music/sound of these units?
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Tests I've seen have the iPod putting out extremely clean audio, bordering on audiophile levels of signal/noise ratio. If I get bored enough I might do a signal comparison between my nano and my W900. I'm fairly sure I know what's gonna win though due to the lesser amounts of interfering circuitry.
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max_wedge
Joined: Aug 29, 2004
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From: Australia
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On 2006-02-23 09:28:50, KNIGHT51NZ wrote:
Aha, didn't occur to me to try playing videos through the walkman player. Pause is useful if nothing else. The file manager does let you play the movie in horizontal full-screen mode though.
Is the native USB interface on the phone only 1.1 or is it just really slow USB2? Doesn't transfer data to onboard memory anywhere near as fast as my ipod nano. USB 1 should be able to transfer data at a bit over 1 Megabyte/second at full speed. My file transfers to my W900 are about half that, so nowwhere near USB 2 speed. What speed do people get? Maybe it's just my setup.
That vapulus site is brilliant.
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USB 1.1 is 12Mbps, USB 2 480Mbps. I get about 3Mbps on my K750 usb cable connection. It is USB2, but the speed is limited by SE's serial port implementation.
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aka Dus
Joined: Feb 23, 2006
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the W950 as I couldn't give a feck about a camera. 
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dadalin
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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From: Shandong University,China
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ipod
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I wonder what is signature! |
porsche944
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
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with the way phone technology is heading, you'd have to say the w900i but the ipod is damn good too!
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crazyeighty8
Joined: Dec 27, 2005
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can you play games on an ipod?. i think the 3d graphics engine in the w900i is good.
Q. those who prefer the ipod- which mobile phone do you have? |
jdcruz
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
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w900i is the best. though the ipod has big memory space the quality and options of the w900i is better |
frappo
Joined: Dec 09, 2004
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From: Phippines
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w900i vs ipod? go for w900.. it's packed with everything you want.. a phone, a camera, an mp3 player, a 3G compatible phone that let's you connect to the internet at broadband speed... 
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SockToy
Joined: Jul 06, 2006
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From: London, UK
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I have the K800i and I have to say the iPod blows it away as a media device; it has a killer feature though. I'm assuming the Walkmen series phones software is similar, but this post is really about K800 vs iPod.
Its good *enough*, and its portable. 90% of the time I carry around just the K800 with a 1gb m2 memory stick; when I know I want music or a movie I take the iPod.
The hardware on the K800 seems fine for what it does, but the software is just not up to iPod standards yet; try to use the K800 to watch a long movie. You can only see the fastforward progress bar in portrait mode, but need to watch in landscape mode as thats the screen ratio content is made in. You can't jump to a particular time code in the film. The player doesnt remember where you were in the film if you stop watching it for any reason (end of journey, etc). Worse still, the joystick will bump you out of the film and into your playlist, as will overlong presses on the volume keys. In landscape mode no user interface elements are displayed, so you cant see what volume level you're at, where in the film you've reached, and so on.
So; you have a 1hour 30m film to watch on your commute; you dont want to take the iPod. But the phone is prone to knocking you out of the film, and makes you fast forward randomly around to get back into it. Strike 1; its fine for small music videos, but not really as a proper media player, to watch episodes of TV, etc. Simply remembering your last position in a film and offering to resume play at that point would make it SO much less frustrating to watch.
Strike 2; The K800 headphones are *rubbish*, and the lack of a standard headphone port in the box adapter means you're stuck with them. 3rd party headphone adapters mean you start to lose the snazzy phone functionality with a mike inline + smooth interruptions to your music, etc.
Strike 3; The K800 software doesnt have the playlist management functionality of the ipod, the ability to preference certain songs to play more often, or as intuitive an interface for control without looking. I can use my ipod without looking at it when in the gym etc, because the wheel is so large and tactile. I have to stop, and look at the phone to do it with the K800.
Strike 4; 1gb max capacity. Its Just Too Small, and the snail like transfer speed makes updating it painful.
If you need a phone anyway and cant afford both, get a new S/E. If you want a 'best of class' media player, though, the iPod is still better. The k800 though; its 3g internet, camera, phone, lots of things the iPod doesnt do. Its a good phone too; the UI is fast and responsive and my signal strength is great. You need to decide why you want the device
If anyone knows of ways to resolve the 'last played point' or 'UI in landscape mode' issues in media player I'd love to know, by the way
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kalleboo
Joined: Nov 03, 2005
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From: Lund, Sweden (walking distance
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@SockToy: I'll have to defend the other side. The SE phones have quite a few music player features the iPod doesn't:
1) Custom EQs
2) Full editing of playlists on the device itself.
3) Putting music on the phone doesn't require special software, so you can do it on public (internet cafe, library) computers.
4) FM Radio
5) Streaming radio/streaming video
6) A2DP/wireless headphones
[ This Message was edited by: kalleboo on 2006-07-06 12:13 ] |
fimpiel
Joined: Mar 14, 2002
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From: Sweden
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I absolutely love my iPod G5! Never had an iPod before, but it's awesome! Mind you I'm not a Apple fanboy neither, but the iPod used with Anapod (iTunes is a truly silly app) is great. I recommend getting an iPod and the SE phone you like.
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Minstrel_Man
Joined: Sep 03, 2002
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I'd have have W900 simply for the fact of not wanting to have both ipod and phone in my pockets at same time. |
Jolitorax
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I've used the W900i for some months, and this is by far the best multifunction device I know. Got a K800i a few days ago, but returned to the "old" W900 because of it's superior multimedia capabilities and roomy memory. I also have access to an iPod, but rarely use it because I don't want to drag two gadgets around. The iPod is only for long distance flights, when I need a lot of movies and music. Anyway, I sat on the plane returning from Brazil a month or two ago, watching "Transporter 2" on the W900i (in flight mode, of course), and the steward asked me about my phone, he wanted one too
The main selling point for the K800i is the 3.2 mpix camera, but after comparing the pictures from both devices, I found no reason to "upgrade" because of the photo quality. The 2 mpix camera of the K750/W800/W900 is almost as good as the K800 cam, and all of them have A LOT better camera than the Nokia N80 - I've tried that one too, cool features but lousy camera...
One thing I miss on the W900 is a real functional flight mode, ability to access the calendar, use games, camera etc. That's solved in the K800, and of course iPod and other players don't have any restrictions like this.
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Residentevil
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Personally I think the Ipod is highly over rated. Music and video is all it does. I has been surpassed by a few phones already, but because the operator here in the US do not have any real sophisticated phones, the Ipod is a big fashion here.
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mephisto2k
Joined: Jun 14, 2005
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On 2006-07-06 15:12:31, Residentevil wrote:
Personally I think the Ipod is highly over rated. Music and video is all it does. I has been surpassed by a few phones already, but because the operator here in the US do not have any real sophisticated phones, the Ipod is a big fashion here.
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Music and Video is all it's meant to do and it does it superbly (a lot better than any phone). How can it be overrated for doing what it's supposed to do? |
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