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On 2008-09-02 11:55:50, Nitro Fan wrote:
Hi Goldenface,
I base my assumption on the appalling quality of every single application I have ever had from Sony, and the fact that all the sw I ever had with my old Ericsson phones worked like a dream. But of course I could be wrong but seems a bit of a coincidence that since they became "Sony Ericsson" lots of the SW is dog pooh dont you think
I gotta agree with Nitro here. Sony have a really bad track record with software. Clunky, difficult to use, crash worthy, proprietary.
The software that does work well, is to simplistic with zero user options or configurability for example Disc2phone, or only matures towards the end of the product life, for example SonicStage. PC Suite is a lot better now than it used to be but still has some flaws. The Mobile Monitor that PC Suite used to use was very unreliable, now connectivity is a lot more stable. But we don't get something basic, such as a way to manually connect or disconnect devices or a way to set one device as a default. If you are using bluetooth, you could have two or even more paired phones in the vicinity. But PC Suite will connect to the first one which comes into range. You have to turn off or unpair any phones except the one you want to connect with. There seems to be no way to select which phone you want to connect to.
Now I might be wrong but I'm not usually stupid when it comes to software. If anyone can tell me a better way to do it I'll happily stand corrected.
Please please someone tell me it's not that stupid!
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Posted: 2008-09-02 13:16:59
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On 2008-09-02 12:12:57, se_dude wrote:
, he went on to say that the technology used in Sony Walkmans produces an unnatural sound which is crap.
Got a link to that quote ?
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Posted: 2008-09-02 13:31:12
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Back when I only got my hands on the Sony A803 and enabled its Clear Stereo, I felt that something didn’t feel right about it, voices came out somewhat distorted and unnatural (keep in mind that the A803 is a dedicated music player and its equalizers are a priori better).
http://www.mobile-review.com/review/sonyericsson-w980i-en.shtml
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Posted: 2008-09-02 13:39:01
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On 2008-09-02 13:31:12, MWEB wrote:
On 2008-09-02 12:12:57, se_dude wrote:
, he went on to say that the technology used in Sony Walkmans produces an unnatural sound which is crap.
Got a link to that quote ?
He was talking about the Clear Bass and Clear Stereo technologies, incorporated in the W980 (and W902). Those are the exact same employed by Sony's Walkman players.
As we all know, Sony's PMPs are one of the best.
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Posted: 2008-09-02 13:39:47
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Indeed, the CS HE did not like, but on the whole the review was quite neutral i thought. it's only one persons opinion after all, and we all like and look for different things.
http://forum2.mobile-review.c[....]ost.php?p=729598&postcount=554
Two of our senior members opinions on that review, so how anyone comes to the conclusion that Eldar thought it was in any way "crap" is beyond me!!
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Posted: 2008-09-02 13:45:27
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because some people seem to desparately need to believe that SE is washed up. They will cling to any kind of weak evidence that SE walkman phones are a complete sham.
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Posted: 2008-09-03 03:11:47
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I love Nokia and SE and they both have good and bad points. I also love Sony products and found their Walkman mp3 players ok for sound. Some Walkman phones have been good some poor. Though i have to say the W910 was awful. The sound to me was weedy and it kept fading in and out whilst listening. Plugging in other headphones just made it muffled. Absolutely awful quality worst i ever heard. Returned it after a day. Anyway lately things are not perfect at SE but with C902 i think they are improving again. I love the menu system on SE better than Nokia though. I used to prefer Nokia UI but with later updates of their S40 its over complicated things and its messy with too many folders in Gallery. The JV of SE is not doomed.
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Posted: 2008-09-03 03:32:00
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I find the biggest problem with SE these days is inconsistant quality. My W910 simply does not have that problem. The audio quality is better than my K800 which wasn't poor by any means.
It's also close to the N95 in audio quality which is also pretty good.
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Posted: 2008-09-03 04:09:43
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On 2008-09-03 04:09:43, max_wedge wrote:
I find the biggest problem with SE these days is inconsistant quality. My W910 simply does not have that problem. The audio quality is better than my K800 which wasn't poor by any means.
It's also close to the N95 in audio quality which is also pretty good.
Yes, but thats two steps below maximum volume that you get the best sound. Isnt it? What about maximum volume or medium volume?
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Posted: 2008-09-03 11:09:58
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It's not really that bad, though it is worse at full volume and mid-volume. But not as bad as that review seems to indicate.
From about 60-90% is a good listening range - if you are listening to anything other than headphones you never really need to go outside that range.
If you are listening via an external output for example plugged into car stereo or home hi-fi you would only set any audio device to maximum 8/10 on the volume anyway - and use the stereo itself for amplification. Most audio devices have poorer sound reproduction at their highest output.
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Posted: 2008-09-03 11:56:34
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