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Android device as a PMP?

Anyone got a suggestion on some good android phones I could look up ebay/craigslist to use as a PMP?
My budget is $100 or so, and I realize I won't get top of the line, but used is fine.
A used Optimus One on various prepaids seems to go for $40-$50, so I'm hoping for something that has a tad better spec.

Pick up a used vibrant and enjoy awesome sound quality with a voodoo sound kernel.. Can be bought for like 125 if you catch a deal.
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wonshikee said:
Anyone got a suggestion on some good android phones I could look up ebay/craigslist to use as a PMP?
My budget is $100 or so, and I realize I won't get top of the line, but used is fine.
A used Optimus One on various prepaids seems to go for $40-$50, so I'm hoping for something that has a tad better spec.
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There's a Samsung Galaxy media player...but it's a bit pricier.
Does it have to be a phone?
Why not just buy a PMP? Where's the necessity that it be Android?
If you looked hard enough, you could probably find a Philips for that price, especially if you're willing to buy used.
But my thoughts are, well, if it doesn't need phoning capabilities, you could probably get more GB for your buck.

sean is here. said:
There's a Samsung Galaxy media player...but it's a bit pricier.
Does it have to be a phone?
Why not just buy a PMP? Where's the necessity that it be Android?
If you looked hard enough, you could probably find a Philips for that price, especially if you're willing to buy used.
But my thoughts are, well, if it doesn't need phoning capabilities, you could probably get more GB for your buck.
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You would think, but it's not true. Most MP3 players in the $50 dollar range suck.
Also the galaxy players are, as you saw - pricey. I'm looking for something cheap.
And I want it to be an android because I have a galaxy nexus, so I own paid apps that I could use on it as well.
I found a galaxy S for $65 on craigslist, seems like a pretty good deal as long the phone isn't in terrible condition.

wonshikee said:
You would think, but it's not true. Most MP3 players in the $50 dollar range suck.
Also the galaxy players are, as you saw - pricey. I'm looking for something cheap.
And I want it to be an android because I have a galaxy nexus, so I own paid apps that I could use on it as well.
I found a galaxy S for $65 on craigslist, seems like a pretty good deal as long the phone isn't in terrible condition.
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Sounds like you could just use your Nex, but instead you'll then be carrying around a lot of extra functionality (carrying a Nexus around to be used as a phone/surfer and another Andy as a PMP), but I'm not one to judge. To each his own. If it were me, I'd buy another battery for the Nex and use the sh*t out of that! The PPI-count on that thing is sensational!!
An HTC HD2 may be just the device for you, but scoring one for a C-note will be a challange, I'd bet. Hack Android onto it, and BAAAAMMM!!

don't get htc, the audio sucks, even on beats models
(sucks in a comparative sense, not subjective)

sean is here. said:
Sounds like you could just use your Nex, but instead you'll then be carrying around a lot of extra functionality (carrying a Nexus around to be used as a phone/surfer and another Andy as a PMP), but I'm not one to judge. To each his own. If it were me, I'd buy another battery for the Nex and use the sh*t out of that! The PPI-count on that thing is sensational!!
An HTC HD2 may be just the device for you, but scoring one for a C-note will be a challange, I'd bet. Hack Android onto it, and BAAAAMMM!!
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Yes I realize my Nexus is more than capable
I'm looking for a cheap alternative mostly because I will be abusing it more and I want to keep my expensive phone pristine.

sean is here. said:
Sounds like you could just use your Nex, but instead you'll then be carrying around a lot of extra functionality (carrying a Nexus around to be used as a phone/surfer and another Andy as a PMP), but I'm not one to judge. To each his own. If it were me, I'd buy another battery for the Nex and use the sh*t out of that! The PPI-count on that thing is sensational!!
An HTC HD2 may be just the device for you, but scoring one for a C-note will be a challange, I'd bet. Hack Android onto it, and BAAAAMMM!!
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The sound on the HD2 sucks. Even with decent headphones. It's not bad over BT stereo, though, considering how bad BT stereo is to begin with. I'm not really an Apple fan, but the iPod Classics have a tremendous sound and enormous capacity. I use a 160GB iPod to tote around a chunk of my collection. The built in EQ is pretty handy as well. You can pick them up used for less than $100 also.

Well I picked up a bootlooping galaxy S for $40. Hopefully I can get it working
The stock recovery was corrupted so the volume keys weren't working.
Oh yeh, got me a working galaxy S! Sure beats any $40 PMP out there!

wonshikee said:
Well I picked up a bootlooping galaxy S for $40. Hopefully I can get it working
The stock recovery was corrupted so the volume keys weren't working.
Oh yeh, got me a working galaxy S! Sure beats any $40 PMP out there!
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Ugh.. I need to find a deal like that.. Everyone around my way thinks broken phones are worth their weight in gold.
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jamesd86 said:
Ugh.. I need to find a deal like that.. Everyone around my way thinks broken phones are worth their weight in gold.
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Well the guy posted for $70, I talked him down to $40. He didn't sound like he had any clue what was wrong with the phone, which probably helped.

[Available] Samsung Gear VR $199 !!!!!

It's ready to buy!! GO GO GO!
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/wearable-tech/SM-R320NPWSXAR

Ordered mine. Over night delivery. Hoping they ship today!

So I guess no package deal with a gamepad? I thought there was an official announcement that there would be a $250 package.
Anyone have any recommendations for a gamepad to go along with the gear vr?

skrubol said:
So I guess no package deal with a gamepad? I thought there was an official announcement that there would be a $250 package.
Anyone have any recommendations for a gamepad to go along with the gear vr?
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There is, add them both and use the promo code stavr1

LakersEB said:
There is, add them both and use the promo code stavr1
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Damnit, guess I pulled the trigger too soon. Thanks though.

Now I'm dying to see if we can get it to work with CM12. I'll be using CM12 as a daily driver and IF Gear VR works on CM12 then I might buy it. But if it doesn't work, it's not worth the $200 and forced use of TouchWiz. I'd also accept MultiROM if we could get it out our devices, but that also seems unlikely.
Anyway, glad to see Gear VR finally on the market! Hope y'all enjoy it.

Oculus APK
I have the google cardboard, does anyone know if the Oculus apk will be available to those who don't have the VR headset? I was just hoping to check it out before I bought the VR dev kit.

No Gear VR for me. I have glasses.

any VR news for canadians?

An FYI...
I was reading the description and it says that currently the Verizon Note4 model is not compatable....

ChickenWingSoup said:
An FYI...
I was reading the description and it says that currently the Verizon Note4 model is not compatable....
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Verizon... first the mic cutouts on cases, now this...

IBNobody said:
No Gear VR for me. I have glasses.
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It has focal adjustment which allows you to adjust the lenses if you're short sighted or long sighted
I'm waiting for it to come out on Amazon as I have some gift cards to use. At the moment they already have a skin protector kit but no actual headset

ChickenWingSoup said:
An FYI... I was reading the description and it says that currently the Verizon Note4 model is not compatable....
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neonsector said:
Verizon... first the mic cutouts on cases, now this...
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Shouldn't be surprised, that is their motto after all...
"Verizon - Screwing Customers Every Way Possible"

Just letting everyone know this is the Innovator Edition meaning you can buy it, but its really a technology release for early adapters of technology and developers. If the technology doesn't take off.... there's a chance they may just scratch this product. Just an FYI....

I didn't catch the incompatibility thing in the description. Is that in the official website?

Mine is sitting here waiting for the update... VZ told me the 18th. I have screen shots of the chat session. Hopefully that was a cautionary date and the rollout will begin today.

ergibson83 said:
Just letting everyone know this is the Innovator Edition meaning you can buy it, but its really a technology release for early adapters of technology and developers. If the technology doesn't take off.... there's a chance they may just scratch this product. Just an FYI....
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Yup totally ok with it! It's cheaper than a standalone pair of video goggles and can work just like one if all else fails.
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urmcgwy said:
I didn't catch the incompatibility thing in the description. Is that in the official website?
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It's on their website now, was not yesterday. I spoke with Samsung and they said they found out from Verizon this morning and added it to the site then.

I was just about to by this today, but something told me to hold off and wait and I'm glad that I did. I just seen an article on Android Central stating that it wasn't compatible with Verizon or Sprint variants of the Note 4 at this time, and that the updates will be pushed out by the carriers.
If I would have spent $236 for this device and overnight shipping only to have a temporary plastic paper weight, I would have been extremely pissed.

julz said:
It has focal adjustment which allows you to adjust the lenses if you're short sighted or long sighted
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Ahhh! Nice. I would definitely want to try these out first, though. Seeing is believing.
Also... A friend of mine asked me why Samsung chose to have the plastic overlay over the back of the phone. It blocks the camera. Did they not want people turning on the camera and stumbling around an augmented reality world or something?
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Hardknockz313 said:
I was just about to by this today, but something told me to hold off and wait and I'm glad that I did. I just seen an article on Android Central stating that it wasn't compatible with Verizon or Sprint variants of the Note 4 at this time, and that the updates will be pushed out by the carriers.
If I would have spent $236 for this device and overnight shipping only to have a temporary plastic paper weight, I would have been extremely pissed.
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If you had a rooted Sprint phone, you could probably steal the required app from a T-Mo device.

Galaxy gear VR

Hello all anyone got one of these vr headsets if yes please can you tell us about your experiences with the device please. Sceenshots would be nice and where you can buy cheapest from uk apparently they are pretty good but a Bit expensive and abit limited in stock.

Have you tried Bestbuy? Buy online, pick up at your nearest store in 5 days. $199. Otherwise, have not seen in go cheaper.

I bought mine at Best Buy for $199. I have not seen them listed at a cheaper price anywhere else.

problem is not even released here in uk £189.99 uk pounds is the cheapest i could find from handtec.

jutley said:
problem is not even released here in uk £189.99 uk pounds is the cheapest i could find from handtec.
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You can get it now from Samsung UK online store for £169.

cornelito said:
You can get it now from Samsung UK online store for £169.
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But no stock?

Vr headsets are now in stock on uk Samsung website as of time of writing this just got a order in they will go quick.

jutley said:
Hello all anyone got one of these vr headsets if yes please can you tell us about your experiences with the device please. Sceenshots would be nice and where you can buy cheapest from uk apparently they are pretty good but a Bit expensive and abit limited in stock.
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I just ordered mine last night from best buy, will arrive on friday for me. Im really excited to try vr for the first time since virtual boy in the 90's lol. I am hoping some brilliant developers can modify the playstation remote play app or something like it so we can stream our console games to the gear vr!!!

I am very interested in this hardware but it's still nowhere to be seen in the EU. I have some questions about it though as I primarily want it to view movies and series with in bed at night. Is it compatible with other applications like Kodi and mxplayer or it's a closed ecosystem?

arisgoku said:
I am very interested in this hardware but it's still nowhere to be seen in the EU. I have some questions about it though as I primarily want it to view movies and series with in bed at night. Is it compatible with other applications like Kodi and mxplayer or it's a closed ecosystem?
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I just got one and I'm not 100% sure that it's good for watching videos. I watched a TV show on it and the quality/resolution wasn't very good. I need to experiment some more. Definitely want to try one out in person before buying I think.

Best smartphone for up to $100 on ebay? Both new and used?

Hey I like to try different phones and always looking for the next best deal and a gadget to mess around with.
Using ebay, and if you had $100 (or less) to spend, what are some of the best phones you can get?
Here's a few smartphones I can think of that are pretty good for about $100.
HTC 10, Google Pixel 2, Blu Vivo XI+, Samsung S7, Moto G7, LG G7 ThinQ (but a nice clean one is $140, hard to find a good one for $100, might have cracks).

cannabiscure said:
Hey I like to try different phones and always looking for the next best deal and a gadget to mess around with.
Using ebay, and if you had $100 (or less) to spend, what are some of the best phones you can get?
Here's a few smartphones I can think of that are pretty good for about $100.
HTC 10, Google Pixel 2, Blu Vivo XI+, Samsung S7, Moto G7, LG G7 ThinQ (but a nice clean one is $140, hard to find a good one for $100, might have cracks).
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Forget about eBay, Swappa.com is a better medium for buying used devices.
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I've used ebay for many of my devices with no issues over the years.

I only know about Samsung s7, and I used Ebay too from time to time, all good for me.

MorgLaw said:
I only know about Samsung s7, and I used Ebay too from time to time, all good for me.
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S7 looks like it might be the winner, because you can get it for $100, the LG G7 is more specs but it is more money for a clean one.

Droidriven said:
Forget about eBay, Swappa.com is a better medium for buying used devices.
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I looked at that site, the Samsung S8 was more expensive there than ebay by about $20.

cannabiscure said:
I looked at that site, the Samsung S8 was more expensive there than ebay by about $20.
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But, with eBay, you take a chance on what you actually get. Many people have bought phones on ebay and ended up getting screwed. Hence, my warning, forget about ebay when it comes to buying phones.
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You're always taking a chance with what you get even when you go to the store to buy groceries, you won't know what's in the box until you get home and open it.
So how is this other site better? You have failed to explain the difference.

cannabiscure said:
You're always taking a chance with what you get even when you go to the store to buy groceries, you won't know what's in the box until you get home and open it.
So how is this other site better? You have failed to explain the difference.
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Huh, we are talking about two different things.
In this scenario, the chance I'm talking about is whether the device you get is actually the device you paid for or whether it actually works or has a valid IMEI number. Plus, phones cost considerably more than any item that you could possibly buy at a grocery store. If you buy a grocery that you aren't satisfied with, how much have you lost on that item? A few dollars? Also, I'm pretty sure that when you buy something at the grocery store, you know what you are getting because it is right there in front of you to visually and physically inspect, plus, when you open it, it contains exactly what it says it is, whether you find it satisfying or not is a different story altogether.
What you are saying is no comparison to what I'm talking about.
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Free Wired Earphone request to Samsung Canada

Hello Everyone,
Hope you all are safe and doing well. I purchased note 20 ultra from freedom booth in Canada and i have it for about 2 weeks now. I was little late to contact samsung regarding wired earphones so today i finally contacted Samsung official live chat here in canada to request a free pair and the agent told me that here in canada, samsung does not have that promotion for note 20 users. I am attaching a screenshot if anyone wants to see the conversation. So my question is is there anybody here from canada who actually got the akg tuned earphones for free shipped them somehow? If yes how did you guys contacted them?
P.S - i have tried calling 1800-SAMSUNG but they had me on hold for almost half an hour so i ended the call
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harsh9101 said:
Hello Everyone,
Hope you all are safe and doing well. I purchased note 20 ultra from freedom booth in Canada and i have it for about 2 weeks now. I was little late to contact samsung regarding wired earphones so today i finally contacted Samsung official live chat here in canada to request a free pair and the agent told me that here in canada, samsung does not have that promotion for note 20 users. I am attaching a screenshot if anyone wants to see the conversation. So my question is is there anybody here from canada who actually got the akg tuned earphones for free shipped them somehow? If yes how did you guys contacted them?
P.S - i have tried calling 1800-SAMSUNG but they had me on hold for almost half an hour so i ended the call
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Thanks for posting this, I posted this information over a week ago in the US thread as well to try and let Canadians know
We in Canada are once again an afterthought for samsung....its getting tiresome thats for sure especially after dropping more than 2k on a device. We didnt even get rhe white version here in Canada either
We expect the same customer experience here as the US gets samsung....pull your head out of your ass and get with the program

Lol, too much hassle for something that won't be used. Wired earphones? No thanks.

I know its not much, but I agree with Force. I'm in US but it should be the same across the board.
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Are they even good? I have them but have never used them. Hahaha.

Brava27 said:
Lol, too much hassle for something that won't be used. Wired earphones? No thanks.
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Yes of course.. EMF radiation all day long so close to your brain is MUCH better.

TRoN_1 said:
Yes of course.. EMF radiation all day long so close to your brain is MUCH better.
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LOL! You sound like a 5G conspiracy maker.
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force70 said:
Thanks for posting this, I posted this information over a week ago in the US thread as well to try and let Canadians know
We in Canada are once again an afterthought for samsung....its getting tiresome thats for sure especially after dropping more than 2k on a device. We didnt even get rhe white version here in Canada either
We expect the same customer experience here as the US gets samsung....pull your head out of your ass and get with the program
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I almost forgot about not getting the white one here ?. I really loved the look.
I guess all we can do is suffer

Brava27 said:
Lol, too much hassle for something that won't be used. Wired earphones? No thanks.
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I like wired earphones. I have Sony WF-1000MX3 and it runs out of juice pretty easily and having a backup wired pair is a bliss on those times and it's not just why would i hassle for 30$ earphones? It's just when you buy a 2000$ phone you expect few things and the reason why i have always preffered/liked android , especially samsung is because they have always provided basic accessories. If samsung follows apple in what should go in the box, expect just a device in the next note box.