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amawanqa
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@ Gucci,
I seldom use the video function, but for my intents and purposes, I'm happy with it, definitely better than the Nokia 3230 that I had previously.
However, the N93 has the upper hand if you're after video.
This will speak for itself:
The N93's video mode is able to capture a fantastic 30 fps and at a resolution of 640 x 480...whereas the N73's res in video mode is 352 x 288.
That's if one can live with a particularly heavy and bulky handset, with that substantial housing at the top which contains that cam with optical zoom...
Both have Carl Zeiss lenses.
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Tsepz_GP
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WOW! thats hectic! lol ive got a W900 so im fine with a big heavy phone,im just nt al dat happy with the W900 video recording,it does 30fps bt stil nt dat wel IMO, and wen i saw N93 video i was blown away so i thought maybe the N73 is around the same,bt i c nw N93 is in a league of its own, wudnt mind one lol, Does the fact they are Carl Zeiss Optics make much of a diff compared to other camera phones (is it beta)? i saw that the N90 lost against W800 wen it came to pic quality and giving pics that are more realistic. lol hav yol seen the thread about the NOKIA 6280 exploding? it reminds of wat was happnin last year wit da Exploding Laptops
If yol saw that1 on the news
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amawanqa
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@ Gucci,
To be honest I don't think the lens on a cellphone, at this stage, plays such a pivotal role; Zeiss are indeed known for the quality and calibre of their lenses, and this will win loadsa extra brand-name brownie points in the all-important phone-specs game.
The K800i and earlier K750i and W800i etc, as you know, can clearly (pun?)hold their own when compared to a N73, sans the Zeiss bits.
Yeah, I checked that exploding 6280 thread out...
Cue The Mask's voice: "Sssssmokin'!!!" http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=141949
Watching the vid made me think back to my first car 13 years ago, the hideously crap CVH-engined Ford Escort 1600 Sport... I vowed to never ever buy a Ford again...
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Tsepz_GP
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Ye i c wat u mean about the camera lenses, LOL!! that must hav sucked,bt ESCORT 1600 SPORT was thee boyracer carz rite lyk how the current VW GOLF GTi is WHAT A BEAUTY!
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amawanqa
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Hell no; clever marketing of the "1-6-double 'O' Sport" and XR3i adverts when I was in early high school in the mid-80's helped sales, but the legendary Golf GTi was already kicking arse back then.
The Ford XR3i in particular targeted the boy racer wannabe's, and compared to even the early GTi's, that's all they were in comparison:...wannabe's.
The old cast iron Kent motors in the earlier Fords were far more durable and solid, but those lame CVH motors in the Fords were a flawed pieces of kakka.
If only I did more investigating and research before I bought it back then...; I learnt a good few hard but very, very valuable lessons with that car. All I could then do was put it down to 'experience', learn (the hard way) from mistakes...and move on.
BTW, I really dig the new GTi Golfs, even though I'm not that into cars.
I'm sure 786KBR will be the guy who'll know GTi's inside out.
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*Jojo*
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@ama - Nice Samsung  . . . and the flower-pics  How was your weekend 
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amawanqa
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Hi Jojo! Great to have you around here.
Had a good, relaxing weekend, thanks. The weather was fantastic for February, clear blue skies and mild temperatures.
Went for a ride on the superbike yesterday, but avoiding routes around the area where I know there are speed cameras... 
I'm still busy with paperwork at the moment though. I've finished most of it, so should be able to catch some sleep soon...I wish I was more of a morning person. 
You certainly seem to be a good example of a 'morning person', kinda like the SE India thread's official alarm clock. 
How was your weekend?
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@ama - Nice RIDE for a weekend mate How I wish that your wifey was on the side taking some PICS of you on your BIKE while doin' some STUNT exhibition  Mine was - OK, just stayed ONLINE for 12 loooong hours 
Yeah, you are very RIGHT that I am a morning person pal . . . am already UP by 12-1 am . . . will watch soem news on CNN/BBC then will access my PC . . . I am already hitting the BED at around 4-5 pm . . . will  till 12 midnight 
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@da wanqsta: The fact that you don't see a lot of old XR3's on the road indicates that it was indeed a "kakka" car... The Golf on the other hand is fast and durable but I just don't like the feel of the car when I'm on the road- I feel naked and exposed. But all that said the CitiGolf is still one of the most popular "starterpacks" in South Africa.
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amawanqa
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Tsepz_GP
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LOL @ ama, thats one funny pic lol! hiz legz wil be hearting big time wen he gets home! true that @ brix, i like the new CitiGolfs with the circular parts of the rear lights luks realy gud,they r realy affordable carz,bt at the end im a MINI COOPER-S lover,those luks so dam gud,and DAM expensive to
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Ye i c wat u mean about the camera lenses, LOL!! that must hav sucked,bt ESCORT 1600 SPORT was thee boyracer carz rite lyk how the current VW GOLF GTi is WHAT A BEAUTY!
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You know all these new and old cars will always be in the Gtis shadow.
From the 80s the XR3 was only there to give the GTi competition but never really stole the show from the GTi.
Even the Opel Superboss tried and failed.
Today theres alot of competition, the Ford ST and the Opel OPC and even the new Mazda 3MPS.
My verdict, the package of the GTi is very hard to beat and even with their 2.3/2.3l turbo engine of the new competitors the GTi is still very hard to beat.
GTi 5 will be released soon with a 166kw engine upgrade, new claimed specs of 0-100 in 6.0 seconds, thats faster than the ST par with the OPC and 0.1 second slower than the Mazda3MPS(very ugly looking car IMO).
The best is yet to come with the R Gti, 350+ kw!!!!!
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amawanqa
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@ da brixta,
'Starterpacks' LOL, good analogy.
Yup, even some of the older CitiGolfs, with the unusually 'soft' 1300 engine sold. I believe the later 1.4 engine could take much more abuse in these baseline spec models, but as I mentioned, I'm no serious car fundi.
One sees far less Opel Kadett 'T-Cars' and the like from the late 80's than CitiGolfs or 'Jumbo' Golfs etc.
I'm now pretty much sticking with Toyota if I can help it; the reliability that I've had out of the Toyotas that I've owned has been amazing. A pity they are not the snazziest at all, ie. somewhat boring styling-wise (IMO) etc., but dang, they don't have high resale values for nothing....
Do you guys notice that on any TV clips or pictures of armed militia driving in war-torn countries, it's almost inevitably a Toyota bakkie of some sorts, clearly evident on the tailgate!
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francoislr
Joined: Jun 15, 2006
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I'm back!
Sorry, been cut again, so I will be rare after hours for a while.
Been an uneventful weekend round here. Went to a birthday braai, made music with friends, and sat around for hours working on ideas on the guitar. Other than that, watched a movie or 3 and slept a lot as well.
Oh yeah, and my friend and I stayed up almost all of Friday and Saturday night playing the latest CSI game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_3_Dimensions_of_Murder
We finished the game in hard mode almost. We did all the cases, and as we finished each put the level higher as it was rather easy. So yeah, that was fun. So what does this have to do with mobile phones. Well, I did not do anything on mine while we were playing this! hehe! Oh, and there were 2 Nokia handsets in the game, only one part of a case. The one was a 6111 I think, and the other I do not have a clue what the model was.
So I see it's fat tuesday tomorrow. And with the Rio carnival going, this should have been one crazy weekend/week ahead.
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francoislr
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@ wanqa, those flower pictures are incredible! wow!
Okay, anyone up for games? Found this link on a HowardForums thread I have been getting games from. Sort of a compilation of most of the games from the thread, although they have missed a few. These games are all supposedly 320x240, which makes them perfect for k800i's, w900i's, and N73's should cover most of them as well as I have given quite a few of these games to a friend with a N73, and most (with one or 2 not working)of them seem to work. So for all you gamers out there, Merry Christmas! Hehe! Or is it Hoho?!
http://diezil.wen.ru/games.html
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