How do you like the 3D Functionality of the phone? Obviously, if you don't have the phone, or have only gotten to be hands on for a few minutes, you can't really provide much input in regards to it. I know some claim it's a gimmick, or some other BS, but that just goes to show they've already made up their mind without actually truly using it.
I had a 65" 3D DLP TV and learned there were really 2 types of people, those who could see it and had no vision issues and liked it, and those whose eye sight needed improving and couldn't watch but briefly.
So now that you own the phone, what are your thoughts?
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Once you get used to it in terms of angle and distance it is very very good. Much better than the 3DS. It is not the main reason why I bought the phone but it is definitely a very fun addition to have. Looks great in my opinion.
fmedina2 said:
Once you get used to it in terms of angle and distance it is very very good. Much better than the 3DS. It is not the main reason why I bought the phone but it is definitely a very fun addition to have. Looks great in my opinion.
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+1 3d quality is amazing. Especially because of the qhd display. I did not expect the pictures to look soo damn good. There's so much depth!
I think its amazing. At first I didn't understand how to use it as I have mild monovision but after raining my eyes with the help of my optometrist I can se it now. It's trippy as hell. It's not like the movies where things jump out at you. Its like looking out a window and seeing the world.
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+1 on all of these. It does take some getting used to but man its pretty. Looks like your looking through a little window
Edit: ha! We said the same thing
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I watched the Masters 2010 last year in 3D on the 65", and though I'm not much of a golf fan, the viewing experience made you feel like you were there. I kept wanting to reach out and move the people who were in front of the green out of the way.
I expect 95%+ of ACTUAL EVO 3D owners to state it's as expected, or better, though I do expect most people to have expectations exceeded. 3D is a cool feature. I didn't fully appreciate it until my entire Call of Duty 4 play-through was entirely on my 3D setup. Some of the missions on that game in 3D were awesome. Doing the snowy forest mission in particular was intense......in one word, definitely intense!
Of course sitting 6ft away from a 65" screen in 1080p 3D helped quite a bit. It pretty much filled my vision to the point where a turn of the head was needed to really see something at the edges of the screen. I went back through some of the missions while in 2D, and it wasn't anywhere near being the 3D experience. The difference is best equated to just watching the scenes from "Soaring" @ Disney World on a large TV, more so than being suspended on a device that puts you inside of a parabolic screen with the motion effects, blowing wind, and the scent device all working in 'full sensory harmony'. LOL
Of course, games like portal, Battle Field, and any other 3D game were badass too. The milk drop plugin for winamp has some awesome visuals as well. It will be interesting to see what 3D games turn out to be on the EVO 3D. Of course, it's not the same thing as a large 3D screen, it will certainly be more entertaining that just a typical 2D cell screen.
Occasionally 3D doesn't kick in when viewing 3d content. It's pretty rare but it does happen.
Watched five minutes of The Green Hornet in 2D; rebooted and it came on in 3D.
The phone also insists on converting 3D to 2D when sharing content so if you're planning a 3D flikr photostream or anything similar you'll have to find another way to create it.
What I'd really like to see is google earth in 3d. My virtual visits to Mount Everest would be so much more thrilling if google could pull that off.
I watched every review out there before i got mine and the expectations i had set from those reviews have been surpassed. Great stuff.
It's the first day of owning a new 200 dollar gadget for a forum full of fanboys. I don't think we'll get much of a unbiased response.
retnuh730 said:
It's the first day of owning a new 200 dollar gadget for a forum full of fanboys. I don't think we'll get much of a unbiased response.
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Well you have to look at it more like the fact that one pretty much knows what they're getting when they buy the phone.....which is actually $500, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who didn't want it, but bought it anyway. And if you did find someone like that, I'm not sure how much credibility one could lend them given the fact that they impulsively bought something they knew they didn't want. If that's the case, they're probably insane and thought it would turn into a unicorn, so they could ride rainbows.
NoSoMo said:
Well you have to look at it more like the fact that one pretty much knows what they're getting when they buy the phone.....which is actually $500, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who didn't want it, but bought it anyway. And if you did find someone like that, I'm not sure how much credibility one could lend them given the fact that they impulsively bought something they knew they didn't want. If that's the case, they're probably insane and thought it would turn into a unicorn, so they could ride rainbows.
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Wait, so you're saying it WON'T turn into a unicorn? **** that, i'm cancelling my order.
CyWhitfield said:
Wait, so you're saying it WON'T turn into a unicorn? **** that, i'm cancelling my order.
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I know man, such a let down. I was hoping it'd turn into a Jet fighter using Transformers Cube technology. Turns out it's just a damn cell phone w/ 3D capability.
I love it personally. I didn't think I would, I was in the 'gimmik' column. Now I think i would buy another 3d phone. I bought spiderman and asphalt 3d (broken). Greenhornet was cool in 3d, sukie movie tho.
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NoSoMo said:
I know man, such a let down. I was hoping it'd turn into a Jet fighter using Transformers Cube technology. Turns out it's just a damn cell phone w/ 3D capability.
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If mine doesn't have Halle Berry's number pre programed in the phone I'm turning it back in
So I was on the wait list, went in early, but there was only 1 other person in there. I figured I would take a look at it first before throwing down $550 as my upgrade isn't available for 3 months. I had the full intention of paying the full amount, as long as it met my expectations. I use an Epic 4G right now just as a reference to what I'm used to.
Just as a preface, I have better than 20/20 vision, and no issues seeing very small objects, details, and can focus on stereograms pretty easily, so I didn't expect too much of an issue from new screen.
I went over to the store and checked it out, the 3D is there, but its for those not familiar with the type of 3D, its more like a blurry 2D image until the stereogram effect kicks in (like when you stare at a patten and the 3d image drops). I did find the objects with a larger 'depth' are better seen by adjusting the distance of your eyes to the phone. You will notice the foreground objects become much more clearer with the backdrop having some of the double effect.
I did notice watching the Green Hornet that flashes / smaller details tended to double up, while the rest of the video was in 3D. Sometimes it would appear to change from 2D to 3D which was a bit distracting. Images seemed to be worse than the video feeds, and if you backed up about 3 feet from the phone, you could see 2-3 zones, much like a hologram when you shift it left to right, except you did not need to move to see the effect.
The phone itself felt snappy, but not much more than my Epic. Its early, so I expected it. I did some on screen keyboard texting just to see how it felt. It was decent, but tended to kick in the swype motions when I sped up which became typos.
Its not a bad phone, but for me, I wound up not purchasing it as the gimmick of the 3D wasn't strong enough to justify the full price, and with the motorola coming out at the end of the month with a better camera, and comparable specs (you can debate the Tegra 2 vs the 220/snap dual anywhere), it just didn't make sense for me.
I will let you know in an hour once I have time to play with the thing. On it's way now. Got a friend grabbing it from Best Buy right now.
Anonnie said:
Just as a preface, I have better than 20/20 vision, and no issues seeing very small objects, details, and can focus on stereograms pretty easily, so I didn't expect too much of an issue from new screen.
I went over to the store and checked it out, the 3D is there, but its for those not familiar with the type of 3D, its more like a blurry 2D image until the stereogram effect kicks in (like when you stare at a patten and the 3d image drops)
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People are confusing what type of vision issues present issues. It's not really at what distance you can see, though that can be an issue, it's more about eye dominance and other similar issues. If both of your eyes do not truly operate within fairly tight tolerances of each other, you will not enjoy it most likely.
I also prefaced the post itself to the actual owners, regardless if you were going to purchase it or not. Playing with something for 10 minutes isn't the same as owning it, regardless if you think you got the feel for it. One really needs to have it for hours, not minutes, before you actually get a feel for it. I'm willing to bet that no one has actually sat there playing with it for an hour while standing at the kiosk with 10 other people trying to get their hands on it. This is echoed by others who state, about THIS phone, that it was hours, not minutes, that the true feel was had.
I have a good friend, swore his eyes were perfect. Said he had 20/15....blah blah blah. He absolutely did nothing but knock 3D TVs....mine in particular. Funny enough it was originally, he didn't like it, it was a gimmick. Then it turned into 'well it gives me a headache'. 6 weeks later after he went to the eye doctor, he had himself a new regular item.....prescription glasses. Everyone else, unless they openly admitted vision issues, loved the 3D. I witnessed it over the course of 2 years. Some people are in denial about their eyes....because "it's not their eyes" ..... excuse me while I roll mine LMAO
retnuh730 said:
It's the first day of owning a new 200 dollar gadget for a forum full of fanboys. I don't think we'll get much of a unbiased response.
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Right, but it is also a forum of fanboys who have been biased by many subpar reviews and have been aniticpating to not like the phone and be underwhelmed. I think the general consensus is that the pro reviewers are either full of sh..t or are someone's payroll. I for one was averse to the idea of 3D but have been absolutely blown away by the quality and its useful implimentation. This is hands-down the best phone available right now..
It plays hell with my eyes, but I will get used to it.
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No, I'm not happy to see you, that's a Shooter in my pocket.
Found free game on market called Drag Racing. This game the best game I have found free or paid. It is completely addictive! As an added bonus it is far cheaper than drag racing my own car and almost as fun. Danger is half the fun of racing.
gotta check it out, thanks
is there more to it? Seems like I was just holding down the gas and shift at red line.... I didn't see how to improve, or why I would downshift... am I missing something? Hold a button down?
^ thats basically it.
I'm addicted too some how.. lol.
I played for 10 minutes but I couldn't see me playing any further. It loads really fast though! Definitely a time killer, but not for me. I remember a game like this on NewGrounds back in the day. Lol
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I played for 10 minutes but I couldn't see me playing any further. It loads really fast though! Definitely a time killer, but not for me. I remember a game like this on NewGrounds back in the day. Lol
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Newgrounds reminds me of 6th grade days...
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Zenonia 4 is out with much improved graphics from 1-3
Its free and plays better then previous ones
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game isnt the cause for the reboot, its thanks to the .14 firmware
idunno, gameplay is kind of annoying for me, ranged attacks mean you have to be lined up with the mob your attacking... items that fall on the ground dissapear too soon IMO, overall i dont think im going to be putting a lot of time into this game.
I played the 2nd one way back when I had a crappy phone with a small screen and I wished I had a better device. I was looking forward to playing this new one on the Prime, so I checked it out. First time I died I saw the screen where you can either lose gold, xp, equipment durability to revive or pay for some cash item...
NOPE.
uninstalled.
Great graphics and the gameplay speed is awesome, but the battle controls are annoying. I keep accidentally hitting the home icon trying to run downwards.
BUYMECAR said:
Great graphics and the gameplay speed is awesome, but the battle controls are annoying. I keep accidentally hitting the home icon trying to run downwards.
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That happens to me on almost any game with fixed controls
zurui said:
I played the 2nd one way back when I had a crappy phone with a small screen and I wished I had a better device. I was looking forward to playing this new one on the Prime, so I checked it out. First time I died I saw the screen where you can either lose gold, xp, equipment durability to revive or pay for some cash item...
NOPE.
uninstalled.
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I've been playing it on my DX for convenience. The death system is the same as in Zenonia 3, and it isn't a huge problem, although it's a bit annoying. You can get by without paying anything for the game, but I ended up putting a bit down to make my bags bigger. Worthwhile in my mind for a well made game I"ll probably replay at some point.
Real Racing is on play Store at 80% of discount. Has anyone bought it? does it work fine?
I downloaded it. It occasionally crashes. Pretty good game aside from that.
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Argh, I was going to buy it right now and the offer has ended
I haven't played it on the tf300 yet but I'm rinsing the balls out of it on the One X. It's quite simply the finest racing game I've played on any portable platform. It looks amazing, handles beautifully, great choice of cars and the tracks are good fun. My only criticism, other than the waiting for a download the past 4 months while EA get a server that works, is that the races are way too easy. There really isn't much of a challenge from the AI and whilst a 1:49 lap time puts you 16th on the grid in qualifying, it's still enough to see you win the 3 lap race with a 30 or 40 second lead. But who cares, it's feckin epic!! Haven't had this much fun with cars since Gran Turismo
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I really don't like these drop tests. They're not accurate on which handles it better because they are both not dropped the same. A good test would be dropping them both face down, not on the corner.
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How the hell do you end up accidentally dropping a tablet face down? :laugh:
That's near impossible, your device will most likely land on it's side and corners. Also have you seen the video? How are they NOT dropped the same?
>I really don't like these drop tests. They're not accurate on which handles it better because they are both not dropped the same. A good test would be dropping them both face down, not on the corner.
It's not a test. It's a advertisement for SquareTrade. Note the prominent branding in smack middle of the vid.
The so-called "drop tests" take advantage of the gadget torture porn fad to get views. Peeps like to see expensive toys get destroyed. It also helps that blogs, always in need of filler to pad out their pages, pick these ads up as legit "news" and propagate them.
SquareTrade is a purveyor of accident-insurance for tech toys. These ads sensitize people to such events happening, and thus are effective in getting more of them to buy SquareTrade policies.
It's really hard to get people to watch an online ad nowaday, let alone watching one from start to end, so this is one of the more effective efforts. Congrats to SquareTrade for its creativity.
BoneXDA said:
How the hell do you end up accidentally dropping a tablet face down? :laugh:
That's near impossible, your device will most likely land on it's side and corners. Also have you seen the video? How are they NOT dropped the same?
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My nexus 7 dropped off my lap out of my friends lifted jeep other then a tiny nick on the side its completely fine.
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graemegb said:
I really don't like these drop tests. They're not accurate on which handles it better because they are both not dropped the same. A good test would be dropping them both face down, not on the corner.
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It's more of an "accidental" drop test (nobody drops their devices the exact same way accidentally), not a "100% controlled environment exact specifics scientific angles" drop test. Such a precise drop test wouldn't really mean much anyway; better of just doing an overall "durability" test at that point.
In any case, it's nice to know that the Nexus 10 can take some damage, although of course results will vary
BoneXDA said:
How the hell do you end up accidentally dropping a tablet face down? :laugh:
That's near impossible, your device will most likely land on it's side and corners. Also have you seen the video? How are they NOT dropped the same?
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Nexus 10 is supposed to be Buttery smooth so its bound to land face down
These single drop test are no good for comparing you need to have a good range of different tests to make a comparison.