Let's just say I am happy to be back with the Android crowd. I spent time with my Droid, Droid X, and Fascinate for 3 years then switched to an iPhone for a year. It was the lack of customization that brought me back. Even though my iPhone was jail broken it still wasn't like these Android phones. I haven't flashed my S3 to a new Rom yet but I am sure I will (I was all over it with my Fassy!) there were a couple things I really liked about the iPhone. I could play Pandora directly from the iPhone to my Denon networked receiver via Airplay. Is there something similar for android? Also the iPhone integrated well with my car radio. I can connect my S3 with an Aux cable but it doesn't seem like the volume is as good. Any ideas would be great. Once again glad to be back!!!!
Shawn S.
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Doubletwist player has airsync capabilities.
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AirSync is a seperate app that costs $5, but when I used it (on my Optimus S, and then a little bit on my Photon 4G, IIRC) it was well worth the money.There are free alternatives, but AirSync works exceedingly well and is integrated with DoubleTwist, which I'd still be using had I not switched to Spotify.
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I need to upgrade my current phone and I was wondering what any of you recommended if you have any experience with the windows phone 7 phones vs. their android models. I'm 16, I text a lott it's probably what I use my phone for most and swype is a godsend for me, but I need an mp3 player really badly and I would like my phone to function as one as well, also I want to get a nice case for it so that if I drop it a few times it doesn't break. I tested out the captivate for a week and it was amazing, but I'm into changing the roms and all that fancy stuff so if I did get a windows phone 7 do they have the ability to put android on it and vise-versa, is windows mobile 7 laggy like windows mobil 6.5 on my old fuze?
Some models I'm specifically looking at are the HTC Surround (win mo7), Samsung Captivate, Samsung Focus, LG quantam.
I can get each phone for about $150 so price isn't really an issue.
Guess it really depends... Have you been naughty or nice this year?
If you absolutely have to have swype, go for the captivate. WP7 doesn't have it and there's no indication that it will in the future as of yet. It is really easy to type on the Focus's screen (doing it right now), but if you really like swype, that's where you're at.
The Zune software in WP7 is great for playing mp3's. Don't really know what Android has, but I can say that the Zune software is nice.
No, WP7 hasn't been cracked open to flash custom roms, or run Android. If you really wanna do things like that, go for the captivate. However, as ardent a flasher as I have been with my Tilt2, it was all to get it to run right. WP7 is effortlessly fast right out of the box. The captivate needs to be tweaked to remove the lag and stutters. There is no lag on my Focus.
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I need to upgrade my current phone and I was wondering what any of you recommended if you have any experience with the windows phone 7 phones vs. their android models. I'm 16, I text a lott it's probably what I use my phone for most and swype is a godsend for me, but I need an mp3 player really badly and I would like my phone to function as one as well, also I want to get a nice case for it so that if I drop it a few times it doesn't break. I tested out the captivate for a week and it was amazing, but I'm into changing the roms and all that fancy stuff so if I did get a windows phone 7 do they have the ability to put android on it and vise-versa, is windows mobile 7 laggy like windows mobil 6.5 on my old fuze?
Some models I'm specifically looking at are the HTC Surround (win mo7), Samsung Captivate, Samsung Focus, LG quantam.
I can get each phone for about $150 so price isn't really an issue.
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Samsung Captivate
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Samsung Captivate
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I'm going to the AT&T store today, I'll probably test demo both of the samsungs and make my decision in there.
go for an iphone 4. at&t and iphone 4 works well together.
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I'd go for a Focus. The new Motorola phone looks really nice too and its cheaper, mid-pack. I forget what it's called though.
Go for samsung captivate.
I have both an iphone 4, and a captivate.
If you want something thats going to work perfect out of the box get the iphone 4 and an ottorbox case.
If you want a real phone, get the captivate.
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Samsung Captivate
MP3/Music: The 5.1 stereo in the built in music player sounds really good. The music player that comes with the stock Captivate is comparable to any of the music player apps you'll find.
For texting, you'll probably want to install SMS Popup, or Handscent.
It takes great pictures and video - BUT has no built in flash.
Mine is rooted, OCLF lag fix, and hacked for sideloading apps. Also Titanium Backup on a rooted device will allow you to remove the AT&T bloatware. (I recommend freezing apps for a week before removing them - just in case other apps are dependent on them)
I really love my Captivate. I might be a lucky one because I've never had any GPS lock problem, random shutdown problem etc that many others have complained about. Mine runs EXCELLENT!
My question is Why are you going for AT & T specifically? Why not Verizon or any other?
Walmart's got the captivate for $69 with your contract.
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Walmart's got the captivate for $69 with your contract.
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Oh my god I didn't know this and I happened to stop by walmart because yesterday the AT&T store was closed on a sundays, I picked up the captivate for $50 I thought the lady made a mistake because I was expecting at least $200
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Oh my god I didn't know this and I happened to stop by walmart because yesterday the AT&T store was closed on a sundays, I picked up the captivate for $50 I thought the lady made a mistake because I was expecting at least $200
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That's the same price my little brother told me they are in stores. That price I listed was for online. Either way, lot of phone for that price I'd say.
And I also noticed that ATT sells refurbs for $10, but are out of stock.
Call At&t 611. They have different stock than the website and usually have the phone you want when the website sells out. Prices may be.different though.
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Samsung Captivate.
best phone I've ever owned.
I just wanted to get the idea of how many people use their phone as their MP3 player. I have an iPod Touch 3rd Gen (32GB) that I am thinking about selling, I haven't used it since I got my phone. The Touch is still a pretty powerful device to me and not sure if I want to let it go (I put it on craigslist for $130 and have been getting replies out the y-zoo).
It's def my portable mp3 player. I don't have a touch mp3. I have a shuffle and an old samba. Both are never used now. It would be nice to have a second device so I can let my wife FB and Angry birds on her own device. I am assuming one can do that with the touch. But if you have no need and have room for cash in your pocket maybe selling is the right choice. Good luck.
Ive been using my phone as an MP3 for years. i remember when I had a razr i would have the phone, an mp3 and a pda to lug around, NO MORE!
If you would like to dedicate your phone to music I would suggest UberMusic from the guy who made Launcher Pro. Its got a great Metro skin that makes it look and act like a zune.
I use my smartphone as an mp3 player. I don't have an iPod, and see no reason for one. My daughters on the other hand, have both, smartphones & iPod Touches. They carry both devices everywhere. Kids.
I said bye bye to MP3 players when I got my first smartphone.
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I said bye bye to MP3 players when I got my first smartphone.
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+1
blazing through on my VZ Droid Charge 4G
Totally use it all the time, too much hassle to carry around MP3 player, camera, and phone. It also awesome when you got the unlimited skip, no commercial pandora app.
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I just wanted to get the idea of how many people use their phone as their MP3 player. I have an iPod Touch 3rd Gen (32GB) that I am thinking about selling, I haven't used it since I got my phone. The Touch is still a pretty powerful device to me and not sure if I want to let it go (I put it on craigslist for $130 and have been getting replies out the y-zoo).
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With this phones wolfson dac and flac support it is a fantastic sounding device. Sold all my other potable players only use the charge. Also plays all movies no conversion needed. Also if you can use win amp to sync as well.
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I definitely use my phone as a mp3 player. With Google Music and my 32 gig memory card, I basically have more available music than I know what to do with.
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Make that +2.
Absolutely.
Napster was one of the main reasons I moved to Android. LTE + Napster is fantastic.
I would like to. But, unfortunately, the head unit in my car does not recognize my phone as a storage device.
If I could get my phone to do that, I would have no use for my iPod touch.
Got prompted to post this due to a line in one of the threads read recently.
"winamp is a battery hog"
So which one suits your needs?
To my way of thinking it is a "must" that is can read music and album art from the MicroSD
As nothing worst then having to reload music each time you flash a new rom. Plus not be a batt hog.
Personally at the moment I am using winamp pro, as I have been using it on the desktop for years
And old habits die hard..
But I do like the carousel of Google Music app. But I am finding it didn't play nice with the MicroSD pickup, and in that
It will only show a few albums.
Open to suggestions and comments on what others use.
So I hand the floor to other users to let us know their preferences.
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tranny grannies?
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tranny grannies?
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It's a pun.. A bit of aussy humor..
As sometimes we are just a bit too serious on here..
Anyway..
Which do you listen to your tunes with?
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My friend's music player he developed is pretty good, at least I think it is.
Has a lot of custom features and supported formats.
I use it mostly on my phone but works great on my transformer.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gonemad.gmmp
Also on sale for April
I hate being "that guy" but if you do a quick search for "best music player" in this subforum you will find a few older threads discussing this. I think PowerAMP is pretty popular. I personally also like ³ ("cubed") which has pretty cool features. Then there's the N7 player which has a very unique UI. At the end of days it's a matter of preference
FC..
Understand the thought pattern..and search is a good thing.. also I did spend a good 10 mins scrolling back through posts..
but we also have come along way since some of those threads..
What I would like to know from music buffs is how is the batt life now on ICS with the new programs.
And which new ones haven hit the market that are better then a year ago..
So for my own experience. Today I did a road trip, had Winamp playing and teethering for about 6 hours..batt was down to about 44% by the end of it.
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The PlayerPro is very good, and its reads the sdcard, i use ubermusic!
PowerAMP
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PowerAMP
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+1 i've tried a few but i keep returning to poweramp
EDIT: I am speaking solely from the standpoint of an audiophile.. if you prefer convenience and the ability to modify album art, id3tags, etc. then PowerAmp has proven to be a little better.. PlayerPro is good with the album art too.. possibly better.. imho it's a toss up between those two (PowerAmp and PlayerPro for music organization and customization).. if you only care about the actual music that is playing then Neutron is your friend.. it has professional grade 32-bit audio rendering.. and is really made for high end devices.. our "trannies" (still love that) would certainly meet those criteria..
Neutron MP hands down.. there is literally no comparison.. you might have to tweak it for a while, but it is unbelievable.. I will be in heaven when SuperCurio has Voodoo stable in ICS.. i might switch all of my audio work onto my tablet when Voodoo is ready..
- One man gathers what another man spills...
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EDIT: I am speaking solely from the standpoint of an audiophile.. if you prefer convenience and the ability to modify album art, id3tags, etc. then PowerAmp has proven to be a little better.. PlayerPro is good with the album art too.. possibly better.. imho it's a toss up between those two (PowerAmp and PlayerPro for music organization and customization).. if you only care about the actual music that is playing then Neutron is your friend.. it has professional grade 32-bit audio rendering.. and is really made for high end devices.. our "trannies" (still love that) would certainly meet those criteria..
Neutron MP hands down.. there is literally no comparison.. you might have to tweak it for a while, but it is unbelievable.. I will be in heaven when SuperCurio has Voodoo stable in ICS.. i might switch all of my audio work onto my tablet when Voodoo is ready..
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I used to be a PowerAmp enthusiast and would not recommend anything else. I am currently trying Neutron and OMFG!!!!!!!!! this thing is amazing it's an absolute beast when payday comes I'm getting off the trial and going full version.
Best sound quality I have ever had on my TF hands down
Any other players you recommend or (off topic) any for the pc you would recommend with the same kind of quality??
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I used to be a PowerAmp enthusiast and would not recommend anything else. I am currently trying Neutron and OMFG!!!!!!!!! this thing is amazing it's an absolute beast when payday comes I'm getting off the trial and going full version.
Best sound quality I have ever had on my TF hands down
Any other players you recommend or (off topic) any for the pc you would recommend with the same kind of quality??
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Isn't Neutron amazing? I love it! It takes a while to get used to, but it is hands down the best player on the market.
As far as PC apps go, I love Foobar2000. It's another app that can take a long time to get used to, but you can do amazing things with it. Head-fi.org has some pretty good info on it as well as setups you can download.
Also, to compliment those apps, you need some good cans. I actually prefer earbuds, but the point is the same. I'm not sure how much money you have, but I will assume that you are like me and you like nice things, but don't necessarily love spending entire paychecks on them. To that end, here's a nice brand not many people know about for headphones - Nuforce (http://www.nuforce.com/hp/reviews-headphones.php). Grab a set of those (V-Moda and Shure are awesome too) and use them with Neutron or Foobar2000. You will hear sounds you never knew existed.
Cheers..
I just use Google's Play Music and stream from the cloud.
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Isn't Neutron amazing? I love it! It takes a while to get used to, but it is hands down the best player on the market.
As far as PC apps go, I love Foobar2000. It's another app that can take a long time to get used to, but you can do amazing things with it. Head-fi.org has some pretty good info on it as well as setups you can download.
Also, to compliment those apps, you need some good cans. I actually prefer earbuds, but the point is the same. I'm not sure how much money you have, but I will assume that you are like me and you like nice things, but don't necessarily love spending entire paychecks on them. To that end, here's a nice brand not many people know about for headphones - Nuforce (http://www.nuforce.com/hp/reviews-headphones.php). Grab a set of those (V-Moda and Shure are awesome too) and use them with Neutron or Foobar2000. You will hear sounds you never knew existed.
Cheers..
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It's the best and should get advertised alot more people need to know about it!!
Also on the website it mentions 64-bit real time rendering aswell as the 32 but im guessing this is only for devices with neon???? Would love to have that on the tf but 32 is also great.
I did use Foobar2000 for awhile but the UI I just could not live with. I tried winamp meh wasn't that great then tried Music bee currently im on music bee because I cannot for the life of me find anything that sounds better with a nice UI.
I contemplated J-River and the J-Player plugin but could not justify the price of either.
I currently use a pair of sennheiser headphones and was considering a pair of klipsch headphones but they where to expensive for now.
Just had a look at the NE-700x Nuforce headphones and a couple reviews they seem like an amazing set for the price. Are these the ones you have?
Also there is only one distributor in NewZealand and his website does not show the 700's I will ask if he can import but if not I may have to ask you or someone else if I can send money for them plus shipping just to get them to my country.
EDIT: NZ IS USELESS!!!!!! I spoke to the nz importer who does not stock them
Thanks
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Definitely powerAmp
Danzano said:
It's the best and should get advertised alot more people need to know about it!!
Also on the website it mentions 64-bit real time rendering aswell as the 32 but im guessing this is only for devices with neon???? Would love to have that on the tf but 32 is also great.
I did use Foobar2000 for awhile but the UI I just could not live with. I tried winamp meh wasn't that great then tried Music bee currently im on music bee because I cannot for the life of me find anything that sounds better with a nice UI.
I contemplated J-River and the J-Player plugin but could not justify the price of either.
I currently use a pair of sennheiser headphones and was considering a pair of klipsch headphones but they where to expensive for now.
Just had a look at the NE-700x Nuforce headphones and a couple reviews they seem like an amazing set for the price. Are these the ones you have?
Also there is only one distributor in NewZealand and his website does not show the 700's I will ask if he can import but if not I may have to ask you or someone else if I can send money for them plus shipping just to get them to my country.
EDIT: NZ IS USELESS!!!!!! I spoke to the nz importer who does not stock them
Thanks
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I actually got mine from Amazon. I believe they come from NuForce, but Amazon ships them. They came pretty quickly too so I'm guessing Amazon keeps a couple laying around. And yes, I got the NE-700x. From what I hear they are all good though. They have a $25 pair on Amazon that are pretty good too.
Here's the 700x link:
http://www.amazon.com/NuForce-NE-70...NDDG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335582059&sr=8-1
And yeah, Foobar is not the greatest from a UI perspective. I have a bunch of sweet skins for it from deviantart. They actually do wonders for it. I love that player, but when I get a new laptop or new headphones I don't like spending hours tweaking everything so it's just right. There is literally too much you can do with it!
Anyway, good luck with the search and PM me if you need anything...
Cheers..
Not sure where else to post this question...Does our phones support Mirrorlink?
I'm am considering purchasing the Sony XAV-601BT which can connect to a compatible android phone. What is special about this is that it litterally mirrors what your phone's screen is and can therefore play apps like Maps, pandora, Angry Birds (LOL), etc...
I now have unlimited data so it's an easy decision to make when I buy it but I don't know if SGS4G is compatible.
I am wondering the exact same thing. From what I saw from the CES video it works with Nokia and Samsung already. I wonder if we can pull the app from the samsung and use it on any phone.
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I am wondering the exact same thing. From what I saw from the CES video it works with Nokia and Samsung already. I wonder if we can pull the app from the samsung and use it on any phone.
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It may be available on Europe ROM with its DriveLink APK.
The MirrorLink is quite young on its development and spec, the version of Mirrorlink spec .is now 1.0.1 or 1.1
I didn't see any open source for this implementation yet which may help to make this widely available on smartphone, and car infotainment system.
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No need to goto Q & A. The op posted this six months ago. Thread needs to be locked and people need to stop with the necrophilia.
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Seems more like a randomly resurrected six month old thread.
Hah didn't catch that lol
Yea I know, I hate these kinds of threads too. But the wifey is bent on getting me something for my bday and kept insisting on getting me the SGS3. I know I'm not alone when I say I'm very happy with the Infuse due to all of the great developers and themers here. I'm currently running Aeon 1.4 with bits and pieces borrowed from Ethereal and Mind of Mac. Under the hood, im running Zen's B2 OC'd @ 1400. With this setup, I have an aesthetically pleasing, buttery smooth interface. Bottom line, I'm satisfied with my phone. Sooo, why would I need another one?
Because of the Infuse, I've all but neglected my PC... which is cool with me. Some things that I most definitely have to do on the PC however due to a bigger screen are: check my email and my bank account. I almost always feel as if I'm overlooking something when I do these two tasks on the phone because of the decreased overview. But will a 7 inch tablet truly replace my PC altogether?
I've picked these two products because they're the latest and greatest and they're comparable in price using a family member's upgrade. Open for suggestions, options, trolling, or anything else that comes to mind. Thanks.
Oh yea, birthday's tomorrow. :/
noy-z
Depends which u think u need more...personally I got both lol..I just got my att s3 2 weeks ago its a sweet phone..and the dev support has been extremely quick..aokp cm9 and now cm10 are all available for the s3...I ordered my n7 last week 16gb should be here sometime next week....main reason for me ordering it is I need to replace the tf prime I bricked..so it was sort of a necessity for me that arose...if I had to choose I'd say s3
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See that's the thing. I truly don't believe I NEED either. LOL! But hell, I need to pick something. Here's some things i do and don't need this new toy for: I don't play games. I do watch HD YouTube videos--Infuse has no problems with this. Just started renting and buying movies. Haven't tried hooking it up to the TV yet but I don't think it should be a problem. I do read a lot online and with either, the extra screen size should help. I make full use of the Wolfson DAC which I know is in the SGS3 as well which makes this decision all the more harder. I have an iPad which has been claimed by my two year old. Never liked that anyway as its too heavy and delicate.
Man, I don't know. Thanks though!
noy-z
The n7 doesn't support hdmi-mhl out of the box so you can't output a movie to your TV. More then likely there will be a mod to enable it via root..but out of the box don't expect it to do so if your looking to do that. The s3 out of the box does support mhl however.
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I'd get the S3, and keep the infuse as a storage/entertainment/backup device. S3 for in the go and the Infuse for home. Because seriously, if you think your infuse is buttery smooth now wait until you get your hands on the S3. The display is very very beautiful...:thumbup:
I wish I was in your shoes because it would be a no brainer for me.
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Hmm. I guess you guys are right. What am I gonna use the N7 for anyway that I can't use an S3 for. Thanks!
noy-z