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So is this player worth getting? I had Zune HD a while back but didn't use it a whole lot. I don't like using my Incredible as an mp3 player and I currently have a sansa clip+.
Is there something that stands this out over other mp3 players?
things I'm looking for:
Sound quality
ease of use (syncing, organizing, etc.)
battery life (my clip+ get 6-8 hours, I want 12+)
durability (i am butter fingered)
bukithd said:
So is this player worth getting? I had Zune HD a while back but didn't use it a whole lot. I don't like using my Incredible as an mp3 player and I currently have a sansa clip+.
Is there something that stands this out over other mp3 players?
things I'm looking for:
Sound quality
ease of use (syncing, organizing, etc.)
battery life (my clip+ get 6-8 hours, I want 12+)
durability (i am butter fingered)
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Well... since you seem to be familiar with Android devices already, I am not sure what else you are looking for. If you need just a music player, stick to what you have.
The Galaxy player 4.0 is a brilliant sounding player with Voodoo Sound installed which takes advantage of the Wolfson DAC which is regarded as one of the best audiophile sound chips. The sound quality is brilliant with wide soundstage, rich punchy bass and good mids and highs. The sound quality is up there with my Sony X1060 and Cowon J3.
Just got the 5.0 today will test out tonight! Hello everyone not new to xda just this section glad i cld join yall and help as much as pos
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For me - the 5.0 has a bigger screen than my GSII, but it's not as large as my Tab.
I actually find myself using it far more than expected - it's in a kind of perfect size range. However I almost never actually use it for media playback!
If I owned a Galaxy Note it would probably be pointless - but it's pretty well suited in the size gap between the DInc and Transformer the OP owns.
Well what it seems is that I might just upgrade my clip+ to the clip zip.
I love android but i think having three devices is a bit much. Granted the audiophile bit a few posts intrigues me.
I guess this is better for people without tablets/phone who still want andy in their pocket. A good phone upgrade is what I really need.
Why is the audio chipset diff in the 4.0 and the 5.0? Anyone know, seems kinda crazy to me.
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Definitely
Worth getting? Definitely. I've had iPod touch 4G and Galaxy Player YP GB70 and I'm just selling the iPod. The Samsung is way more practical in daily use. There are two GB70 versions here in Korea, white with TFT display and black with something that seems to be OLED. I like the white one more (have both currently ;-). Also in March there would be new version of Galaxy Player 70 introduced, maybe wait for that one and order directly from Korea..
fleurdelisxliv said:
Why is the audio chipset diff in the 4.0 and the 5.0? Anyone know, seems kinda crazy to me.
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Oh yeah, forgot that difference... The MC1N2 in the 5.0 is a bit of a disappointment.
I originally posted this question in the "Galaxy 3 vs HOX comparison" thread, but it got kind of submerged under all the juvenile name-calling on that thread atm.
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audio quality direct comparison of SGS3 vs HOX by GSMArena
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_iii_vs_htc_one_x-review-759p7.php
and SGS3 wins it.
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Interesting to compare the figures in that report with those from the 4S review.
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Test Frequency response Noise level Dynamic range THD IMD + Noise Stereo crosstalk
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III +0.03, -0.05 -90.3 90.3 0.012 0.018 -92.6
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III +0.11, -0.04 -90.2 90.2 0.0092 0.090 -53.1
(headphones attached)
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Test Frequency response Noise level Dynamic range THD IMD + Noise Stereo crosstalk
Apple iPhone 4S +0.02, -0.11 -91.2 91.2 0.0020 0.012 -93.0
Apple iPhone 4S +0.05, -0.10 -91.3 91.3 0.0068 0.071 -66.7
(headphones attached)
Those distortion figures for the iPhone look pretty spectacular to me, and I'm impressed that the GSIII manages to get better if you hook it up with headphones. But, being not a sound expert, do these figures mean that the iPhone is still the better bet for quality music reproduction?
By the way, before anyone flames me, I'm not planning to "downgrade" from my current Xperia X10 to an iPhone4S. (My SGSIII is already pre-ordered).
Second question I'm going to throw out there - is it worth looking around the Play Store for a copy of WinAmp or similar - or do we think that the bundled Samsung music player will be good enough? I'm hoping to replace my current iPod with the SIII (using that USB dock with line-out hooked up to an Audica MPS1 speaker system) and having something that can cope with my appreciable music library (46GB last time I checked) might be a good "investment".
What's that? The GS3 supports more than like two codecs!
WIN!
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What's that? The GS3 supports more than like two codecs. WIN!
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mp3, 3ga, aac, m4a, wma - according to the PDF version of the user manual.
And I'm sure someone said FLAC was supported, but the manual's pretty hopeless, e.g. "Music player - Some file formats are not supported depending on the device’s software.". In other words they're not going to tell you what the software that they wrote supports!
i've read somewhere it also plays .ogg
Definitely! SGS III has plenty of equalizer preset compare to iPhone 4s.. And the deep black music player UI?! And the best video player in any smartphone today! Wow!
Or you can use PowerAMP and be done with it.
S3 is best sound with neutronmp and siyah kernel.
Don't forget purchasing that app for your music demand.
DTS ES 6.1 channel. Do you ever think it can be play on smartphone?
Yes, now!
Neutronmp with
- unlimit of file type (dts es, dxd, pcm, tta, wav, alac, flac, ......mp3)
- unlimit bitrate (50Mbps)
- parametric eq control
Since ip4s can not play hi definition track(24bit/96khz) , it stick to alac 16bit/44khz , it is not worth to be compared
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Not too on topic but I will also highly recommend SGS3 in combination with V-Sonic GR07. The quality is just fantastic!
criosray said:
Not too on topic but I will also highly recommend SGS3 in combination with V-Sonic GR07. The quality is just fantastic!
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Correct but you have to bear in mind that the user input varies .
Some have poorer hearing some have poorer coded music many want loud loud and boom boom not quality .
I have tried all the sound mods and though some may give a wider sound they all suffer from white noise . Siyah kernel being typical loud loud but hiss hiss and poor quality .
Probably the best is Noozoid but even that is erratic and gives white noise .
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ip4? ppisshh. :thumbdown:
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The design of this thing is awesome. Pair it with those monster 14 pound EACH speakers and man, that's drool worthy.
However, this device is kinda confusing to me. Is it a dumbed down receiver? Is it a dumbed down Google TV device? I can play vids from YouTube and and Google Play and music and that's it?
Where are the shots of what ever interface this will have? Where is Netflix? Huluu Plus? Amazon Prime? This seems to be the most limited - as far as what can be done with it from the get-go - device I have seen El Goog push out in a long while. Sad.
As good as it looks, it seems rushed to me. Why pay $299 for something that is simply novelty and available in many different flavors already?
Till they add a bit to it, or someone hacks it and makes it much better. Sorry Goog, I pass.
While they were doing the presentation, I understood it as it was just a receiver that connects to some speakers or a tv, so once you connect to it (I forget if it was WIFI or NFC) you can just play music or videos on the speakers or tv; and anybody that connects to it is able to play what they want on it.
It looks great and all but for $300 its definitely not worth the price tag.
This is on the network so I hope that it has easy access to Windows shares and that it will be able to play 1080p MKVs with lossless audio.
I haven't played around with playback on devices.
Even though it is pricey if it has this full feature set then I may pick this up. Would be a nice improvement over plugging in a laptop to the TV.
Shieze said:
This is on the network so I hope that it has easy access to Windows shares and that it will be able to play 1080p MKVs with lossless audio.
I haven't played around with playback on devices.
Even though it is pricey if it has this full feature set then I may pick this up. Would be a nice improvement over plugging in a laptop to the TV.
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From what I was told yesterday, it won't. The guys here at IO said it would only stream from them (movies and music stored in their cloud or Play Store).
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I'm hoping there is at least some logic within the box that allows you to play more sophisticated content.
Mi|enko said:
From what I was told yesterday, it won't. The guys here at IO said it would only stream from them (movies and music stored in their cloud or Play Store).
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It's $300 because it's supposedly actually manufactured in America... so do with that what you will
I'm still very confused as to what it is/how it works. Doesn't seem worthwhile.
seems like the coolest looking piece of crap.
The engadget preview says much of the price is because of the built in amp, which, IMHO is totally unnecessary. I have a surround sound system.. why would I want stereo sound from that puny little thing?
Drop the amp and $100 off the pricetag and this thing will sell itself. Oh, and unlock the damn thing. Only plays stuff from the play store? Google is starting to sound like apple...
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Google is starting to sound like apple...
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Really? It has a USB port explicitly for the purpose of hacking it. I have no doubt the Nexus Q will be a cool device to own once there's enough dev support for it.
It seems like Google released the Nexus Q with the idea that the android community would figure out what to do with it.
Nexus q + dev support = sold. However I will wait for the support first instead of buying and hoping....
Its an interesting device, but I'm disappointed that they at least didn't add an "airplay" style connection for displaying your phone or tablet screen on the tv via wifi. That would at least make it more appealing for the price
I sat there during the keynote thinking what a killer feature this would have been for a google tv. Instead it's a more expensive and more limited device.
I came away from i/o feeling like the google tv is being de-prioritized and they want to push this device instead because it's locked down to google play content. There were zero mentions of google tv during either of the keynotes. There were sessions but after sitting through a few it seemed as if all the new and exciting things were happening in other product lines. I don't mean this as a dig at the google tv devs. I just think the company has made a cooporate decision to lock this down.
Maybe I'll feel a little different after unboxing it tonight and playing with it some but I just can't see myself getting on board this product line and I'm a google fanboy. It just feels like a limitations by design concept.
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Really? It has a USB port explicitly for the purpose of hacking it. I have no doubt the Nexus Q will be a cool device to own once there's enough dev support for it.
It seems like Google released the Nexus Q with the idea that the android community would figure out what to do with it.
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That's cool. But inconsistent. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to even flash anything and I would be more apt to group those individuals with ones who would use the banana plugs on the back. It doesn't take an audiophile to desire more than 2 channels of sound.
I think its a brilliant device and ill probably get one once the price goes down. I just think it may increase sales to offer one without the amp - is it really that big of a selling point?
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That's cool. But inconsistent. Not everyone is tech savvy enough to even flash anything and I would be more apt to group those individuals with ones who would use the banana plugs on the back. It doesn't take an audiophile to desire more than 2 channels of sound.
I think its a brilliant device and ill probably get one once the price goes down. I just think it may increase sales to offer one without the amp - is it really that big of a selling point?
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Agreed. This isn't like our Android phones running custom ROMs. You buy an Android phone, ANY Android phone, and you can:
1. Make phone calls
2. Send text messages
3. Use email
4. Browse the web
5. Download, install, and use the full Play Store catalog of apps
All without any hacking at all. When you install a custom rom, you're basically getting a few added features, customization, optimization, maybe the ability to overclock or run a select few apps that need root. You know, little things that aren't necessary but are nice to have.
The Nexus Q is different because it's gimped right out of the box. You basically can't do anything with it, other than play music and videos from the Play Store only (and who even has a huge collection of that stuff?). Even the very first Apple TV was capable of streaming content through a local network, even if it was limited to stuff you added to your iTunes library.
I appreciate Google reaching out to the dev community, but they can't rely on them to do all their work for them. What the Nexus Q should have been was a tiny Android desktop computer, controllable directly with an Android phone using a specific app (something like Gmote) and able to run any and all Android apps. I'm excited when I see thumb-sized Android computers available for under $100. The NQ could have been a cooler, more premium version of that, but as it is, it's both overpriced AND has no features.
YouTube app
So not living in US forces me to use Music and the YouTube app. Now it's time to do some raging.
Playing youtube vids on my tv is awesome through the app and all that. But I want to be able to play several videos. I have several playlists but the only option on a playlist in the youtube app is to delete it. Opening the playlists gives you the possibility to play one (and only one) video in a row. It really sucks. I don't want to open the app every time a video has ended :/
Guys what are you complaining about? Your where given cool toy for free because you are developers. You are suppose to find better applications for it . Just do it. Few years ago you had T-Mobile android phone without anything useful on it , nobody completed
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All you guys in here complaining are just not dev or inspiring to be one cause from what I seen you're able to load a launcher to it from adb and stream netflix in 1080 so you guys dont really understand android or google yet but you will.
Sadly, I will buy a multitude of these for a project if someone can get the damn thing rooted and unlocked...
I always made threads for every phone i had (rezound, DNA, S3 etc) showing off some video capabilities for my music stuff. i record a lot of guitar/bass/drum videos for my youtube channel, so i like to be able to just use my phone. the rezound was decent; video quality was great, but audio was crap. the DNA was just great all around, as was the S3.
so i present to you, some of my S4 videos! the quality is awesome, i think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq_m3G6e920&lc=rYcvIKbzE9_OtW-roJdz5LkWbNTZL3sjCHmwnX9k-g4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jJuNr_Akk8
some guitar through my little Orange practice amp. i'll have to get some videos through my JCM2000 stack to see how the mic can handle a 4x12 cabinet
here's a bass video. it handled the low end pretty damn well, but you can hear some obvious compression on it. the cabinet is a 4x15, so it handled that well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q014UYRepwc
and finally, here's a drum video. it couldn't handle all the freqs of this too well, but then again i had the phone right next to me, so it was pretty much blasting into the mic..but it sounds pretty cool. very like, grungy and nasty sounding lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFaI3q2_s0
i'll be adding more!
I wasnt even paying attention to video lol. Sounds good and you're very talented. :thumbup:
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Man, this phone just gets better and better. To make a long story kind of short... I was looking for a nice decent pair of headphones today and settled on the Sony MDR-X05, mainly because they received great real world reviews and also because they were on clearance from $149, down to $89 at BestBuy. Along with this purchase, came a free download of Micheal Jackson's "Xscape" album. So after going to the download page, I was given the choice to choose between a MP3 or a Hi-Res version of the album. Then it stated that at this time, only certain players can handle Hi-Res audio, so check and make sure. So after doing a few minutes of research, guess which device is one of a very few at the moment that can handle these types of files???......Yep, you guest it. Our very own LG G2!! I'm currently running a custom LG G3 rom on my and I tell you, this phone is just getting better and better to me!
P.S. Here's the article that states that the LG G2 is compatible and gives you more info on what exactly Hi-Res Audio is for those who didn't know about it like myself. http://www.whathifi.com/news/high-resolution-audio-everything-you-need-to-know
Hate to burst you're bubble but players have been able to play the formats for years its a marketing ploy. Flac files are open source and are compatible will all android devices and music players such as sansa fuze and clip could play them back in 2008. The format has been out for years
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squee666 said:
Hate to burst you're bubble but players have been able to play the formats for years its a marketing ploy. Flac files are open source and are compatible will all android devices and music players such as sansa fuze and clip could play them back in 2008. The format has been out for years
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Sorry, but I wasn't exactly saying it was anything new. No, HRA is not new, but it's not really mainstream either. Per the article, there are only a few sites as of right now, that even offers HRA tracks. There may have been other players capable of playing HRA tracks back then, but they weren't smartphones. LG made the first US Android smartphone (LG G2) that was capable of playing these kind of files.
Awesome.
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...and why they make no sense
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