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Rodin69
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On 2008-10-27 21:18:49, Tigershark42 wrote:
Here's a question for all you owners: now that you have your X1, would you say that the product justifies the price you paid for it? Or, given the choice, would you have gone for something cheaper (e.g. the touch diamond)? I suppose this doesn't apply if you got it on contract, but for those who didnt, anyway.
Since it was cheaper then the P990 was, and works much better... Yes, I think it justifies the price. At least for me. I paid approximately €300 in cash for it, and an extra €15 a month for 12 months; a total of €480.
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Rodin69
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On 2008-10-28 06:34:36, jakontil wrote:
hi,
can anyone shed some lights on how the X1 performs when playing movie? is it very smooth like DVD-like type?
I would say it depends a lot on what encoding has been used. Some clips I have are as good and fluid as anyone could wish, copied directly from the PC to the SD-card without any re-encoding. Others are not that good.
The movie Hancock, which was delivered on a SD card runs perfect. But it was of course encoded specificially for the device. And I think the resolution is 400 x 240 if not less, but that doesn't matter. It looks awesome anyway. And it's subtitled in swedish as well.
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max_wedge
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On 2008-10-28 02:36:38, l337h1um wrote:
Volume limiting is a good thing.
The level of noise in a densely populated bustling metropolis is already too loud for your ears; they are already being damaged. You really do not want your music any louder than that. If you can hear your music above a bus when you're walking down a main street in the middle of the city, then unless you're using in-ears which muffle external noise, well I'm sorry to have to tell you this but your music is too loud.
[ This Message was edited by: l337h1um on 2008-10-28 01:41 ]
Incase you didn't realise, HPM-70 ear buds ARE in-ear (and quite good even compared to more expensive dedicated headsets at muffling external noise). And the volume of most SE walkman phones (and most other brands of music phone imho) can sometimes be drowned out by external noise to the extent that you have to strain to hear the music. If you are listening to spoken audio it's even worse.
If you want someone to hold your hand then fine, but personally I feel competent at deciding what is too much and what isn't. I should have the choice.
1. usually the periods you are in a busy street are for 10-20mins at the most (compared to when you are sitting on the train which is 30-60minutes or more) and the train is muffled enough that you don't need it on high. It's only (I find) in those bustling city streets with buses etc where the external volume intrudes and a higher volume would be needed.
2. Spoken audio has an overall lower sound level than most music, so you can safely listen to spoken audio at a much higher volume level than say, Death Metal. Well, you could if the volume wasn't restricted 
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mobman
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Where are the x1 threads going to end up? I can see them swamping out everything else if they are kept in the "general" section but they cant really go in the "symbian" section. |
masseur
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any new release phone always "swamps out" the forum it is in, then it settles down and there is more balance again
the X1 is unusual in that it is a first for  and doesn't really fit anywhere else. Maybe when(if) we have more WM models we can create a separate forum
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yea g
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laffen could change it to symbian/WM forum (its not that hard AFAIK)
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max_wedge
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You're no longer a noob, but a seasoned veteran. Congrats on surviving this far 
I reckon we should have a WM forum as well as a symbian forum. Symbian may continue if SE ever make a SF phone. And there will be a demand for Symbian related threads for a good few years yet even without SF.
And once a good number of members have X1's, a WM forum will fill up with all sorts of interesting X1 hacking threads etc.
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yea g
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On 2008-10-28 10:12:36, max_wedge wrote:
On 2008-10-28 09:54:02, yea g wrote:
ZOMG!!! 499th post!!
You're no longer a noob, but a seasoned veteran. Congrats on surviving this far
Errm no... must have been posting in the garbage section more than I thought 
EDit: ok lets get back on topic here - the awesome (and expensive) x1!
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mobman
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i think that if the x1 threads are kept here esato may lose people to wm specific sites.
think i would change the symbian section to a smartphone section - but i'm not the boss! |
Dogmann
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@Jakontil
I have converted an episode of Dexter and the Simpsons to 800x480 MP4 using Movavi Video Converter 6 which i use for all my conversions for the different devices i use.
The only difference between this and my Bold settings is the ratio it still converts the files to a default setting of
Video
800x480
25fps
698kbps
Audio
AAC Profile LC
198kbps
Sample rate 48,000
The files produced using these settings give full screen video with no black bars and the quality is excellent no stutter or lag and perfectly in Sync.
Video playback and Music playback where the two areas that i was most interested in seeing how the X1 performed and IMO it performs very well indeed and i am more than satisfied with the results from both.
I really only have one thing left to do now with my X1 before it's review which is to add my Seven always on Push E-Mail. But so far the only bug is the not changing names on the shortcut buttons and the only slow thing is a Panel as it updates from the static image which suggests to me that the panels are just shortcuts and not running all the time. To be honest with SPB Shell the only panel that i find is getting any use from me is the Media panel the rest IMO are kind of pointless and just replicate what's already available.
@Masseur
I know what you mean whilst the X1 screen is nice and wide it does indeed seem not very high although it actually is as high as the Bold screen but i think due to the extra width it just looks and feels shorter.
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daytrade
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Hey Guys,
Had two quick questions regarding the X1 and a-gps.
1) Do I need to buy third party software to use A-GPS on the X1 like Copilot 7 or TomTom?
2) Also, will I need to buy any special service with my carrier (t-mobile) to use the a-gps in the x1? Thanks
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masseur
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when you say a-gps you mean GPS.
you can use the GPS with the google maps that comes preloaded, just click menu -> use GPS
check your box as you may have had wayfinder included as I did.
I've never used wayfinder so not sure if it has built in maps or provides the ability to download them as you go
otherwise for more useful route planning yep, there's garmin XT, tomtom and copilot
you don't need to buy anything special from you carrier to use the GPS but if you choose to use software (like google maps) that download maps as you go, then you'd better have a pretty good (or better, unlimited) data plan!
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max_wedge
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I've been using copilot on my WM ipaq, but tbh I'm not that happy with it. It seems very inflexible.
But I much prefer a software solution, with maps saved on memory card, over downlooad as you go.
For example, my sister and her hubby were in Tassie recently, and often couldn't get good enough reception to download maps.
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daytrade
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Thanks Masseur. Very helpful for a gps noob like myself.  I think I'll get co-pilot live 7 as it comes with a 2GB MicroSD card that has the maps on it so I won't have to worry about downloading them. |
masseur
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@daytrade, before you do consider this... my Garmin XT came on a 2gb card and unfortunately you can't transfer it to a bigger card as its key is made from the serial number of the card itself. This means I have to swap my 16gb card with the Garmin card each time I want to use Garmin. These cards are so small that you can easily lose it carrying it around outside of the phone. I lost an 8gb card that way a couple of months ago.
Tomtom, on the other hand, installs from the pc to the phone through activesync and you can put it on any card you like.
Shame I just prefer the garmin interface
@max wedge... serves 'em right for going to Tassie! I went once and vowed never to go back!
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