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Can the Legend record 720p HD video ?
The iPhone 3gs can - http://m.gizmodo.com/5677827/record...eed&utm_campaign=Feed:+gizmodo/full+(Gizmodo)
They both have processors clocked at 600Mhz and Legend's is a generation ahead.
Any ROM expert working on this ?
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I havent found any yet...Legend seems to shiver(shaky..) in rockplayer if picture size goes over 652 x 350 ...

zabaknilesh said:
I havent found any yet...Legend seems to shiver(shaky..) in rockplayer if picture size goes over 652 x 350 ...
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zabaknilesh,he is talking about hd recording
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smartsreenath said:
zabaknilesh,he is talking about hd recording
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opps sorry ..I read too fast....
but yes I think HD recording is miles away..althou not impossible

Both run on 600mhz but the 3gs has a Cortex-A8 based cpu (like the milestone) so it's much faster. I don't think it will happen ...

I would say impossible. The hardware cant even decode HD video, let alone encode it into the appropriate format.

i doesnt depend on wich cpu ist built in, it depends on the camera.
so no.
maybe the iphone 3gs had a better camera built in an apple hasnt enable its support or its just a upscaled video, the quality isnt that good, its a bit blury etc.
and the hardware would be able to decode, if someone would try to make it possible.

The legend and the desire have the same camera
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ok, well then it should be possible, if any1 would try to enable it.

nexus video record in hd?

is it possible?
im in a debate of buying a nexus one or a galaxy s.
i need a phone that can record in hd and i heard that there is a rom for the GALAXY S for it to record in hd.
IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXUS ONE TO RECORD IN HD?
thank you in advance.

well the N1 records @ 720p by default. It's HD, not FULL HD (1080p)

Not true.
720p only with the HACK!!!
Normally it doesn't do HD ...

nexus-six said:
Not true.
720p only with the HACK!!!
Normally it doesn't do HD ...
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so it is possble to record at hd correct?
how about 1080p?
which one would u go for nexus or the galaxy s?

The Galaxy S line can record 1280x720 (720p) by default. The Nexus One records 720x480 (480p) by default, but can record 720p with a custom ROM. The Galaxy S is known to have a better camera than the Nexus One so the Galaxy takes the cake here. HOWEVER, Nexus One has the very handy LED flash for taking videos in the dark. Neither phone can do 1080p. AFAIK only the cortex A9 cpu's are capable of encoding videos in 1080p.

NexusDro said:
..... Neither phone can do 1080p......
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LG Optimus II can record [email protected]

You get hd video if you run cyanogen ROM. So yes, you just need to root the phone.

Obsy said:
LG Optimus II can record [email protected]
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i dont think he meant no phone can do it. he was just saying between the two they cant.

I would wait until Tegra 2 phones are released onto the market. There are newer phones out that the Nexus and Galaxies, and it seems like you want power!! And in all reality, if you would like to record in 1080p (which op didn't say, however 720p is fine imo), get a camcorder, because phones aren't that powerful...yet.
tegraphone.com - Some info on phones being released soon with the Tegra 2 core.

European Nexus S Leak

Is it possible to get a leak of /system form European Nexus S that has 720p recording?

I think its a false rumor. Would be nice though!
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robstunner said:
I think its a false rumor. Would be nice though!
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Nope, it is true, confirmed by Samsung Too!
I wanted that /system dump because new nexus s is recording in 720p!

I'm a bit doubtful ...
Were you saying that Samsung confirmed 720p on the european version?
or tht they confirmed the fact that there IS a European version?
I can understand if the confirmed the second one...but 720p ?
i'd like to read about that too ..cud u post a link?

Same here. Google said that the sgs needed additional hardware for 720p that would not fit on the nexus s pcb, I would expect it could be hacked in like the N1 but I wouldn't expect 720p at 30 fps
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abhilashraj said:
I'm a bit doubtful ...
Were you saying that Samsung confirmed 720p on the european version?
or tht they confirmed the fact that there IS a European version?
I can understand if the confirmed the second one...but 720p ?
i'd like to read about that too ..cud u post a link?
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I/m doubtful as well, so many people thought the current Nexus S was 720p, even multiple best buy reps selling and demoing the phone. They were wrong. it was 720x480, not 720p.

its been reported that the italian version of the s will have [email protected] recording aparently a trade off for not having the amoled screen!
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danb79 said:
its been reported that the italian version of the s will have [email protected] recording aparently a trade off for not having the amoled screen!
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http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=it&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fandroid.hdblog.it%2F2011%2F01%2F24%2Fufficiale-samsung-lancia-il-nexus-s-il-primo-smartphone-android-2-3-prezzo-e-caratteristiche%2F
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Video recording in HD (720p @ 30fps), video recording D1 (720 × 480) @ 30fps
Read more: Official: Samsung launches the NEXUS S, the first Android smartphone 2.3: price and features
720x480 is discouraging, as its not 720p. 1280x720 is (i might be off on the first number).

This is a bummer. I really hope it isn't true.

Guys, Italian Nexus S has 720p and S-LCD as display panel
Read more here, on my site: http://bit.ly/g0AoG9

robstunner said:
Video recording in HD (720p @ 30fps), video recording D1 (720 × 480) @ 30fps
Read more: Official: Samsung launches the NEXUS S, the first Android smartphone 2.3: price and features
720x480 is discouraging, as its not 720p. 1280x720 is (i might be off on the first number).
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Nope you're right
The 720p60 format is 1,280 × 720 pixels, progressive encoding with 60 frames per second (60 Hz). The 1080i50 format is 1920 × 1080 pixels, interlaced encoding with 50 fields per second. Two interlaced fields formulate a single frame, because the two fields of one frame are temporally shifted. Frame pulldown and segmented frames are special techniques that allow transmitting full frames by means of interlaced video stream.
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People often get confused by HD resolutions because they contain two numbers and most times in these sort of specs its the first number we care about hence why people confuse 720x480 with 1280x720. The reason we care about the second number, however, is because it represents the height and therefore the number of 'lines' on the screen and since the display on modern televisions gets refreshed line-by-line this is the resolution we care about.

So now it's a choice between SLCD/720p vs SuperAMOLED/480p.

terra_droid said:
So now it's a choice between SLCD/720p vs SuperAMOLED/480p.
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I would say more like what's out now, and specualtion.
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i think this is a software atualization that doesn`t came yet to the us version. i hope that it comes for my nexus.

I'm hoping that google just needed more time to tweak the camera app and adds this in a future update. Kind of like how they did native "pinch to zoom" on the Nexus one. A proper video chat client wouldn't hurt either.

Joshfu13 said:
I'm hoping that google just needed more time to tweak the camera app and adds this in a future update. Kind of like how they did native "pinch to zoom" on the Nexus one. A proper video chat client wouldn't hurt either.
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I think this too

DEsire HD 1080p

ORiginal desire got the ability to record 720p videos . Even iPhone 3gs which was able to record vga video was able to record in 720p after a work around.will it be possible on desire HD to record full hd 1080p videos with any kind of work around
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I'm not a techie but 720p usually means 1280 by 720 pixels where 1080p means 1920 by 1080 pixels. It's quite a jump between those values and even with a workaround that quality could be poop

the sensor won't be better with any change
It will just use more space from the sdcard

The sensor is capable of recording 1080p, but the processor is not capable of encoding in full hd. So no - it's not possible.

liljom said:
the sensor won't be better with any change
It will just use more space from the sdcard
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i agree, the sensor is the same size so the image will just be stretched and more space used for the same image quality

panyan said:
i agree, the sensor is the same size so the image will just be stretched and more space used for the same image quality
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Nope, if the processor was capable of encoding 1080p, the video won't be just an upsampled version of the 720p video. It would be a true 1080. It's not the sensor alone that's responsible for the video quality - there are the lenses and the hardware encoding. And these (especialy the lenses) have the negative impact on our video recording IMO.

If not full HD then least some workaround to improve the current state. Audio really suck and video I dark most of the times. Really disappointed with the video quality on desire HD
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Htc have always had ****ty cameras. If you wanted a camera phone the dhd isn't the best option.
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Someone Swyped my idea.

to be able to record in 1080p would be great enhance but I bet changing from stock sd card is required it seems. class to won't do good with 1080p recording. correct me if I'm wrong

I wouldn't have thought a Class 2 card would anywhere near fast enough for full HD.

would you really notice the difference from 720p to 1080p if shot through the same lens?

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would you really notice the difference from 720p to 1080p if shot through the same lens?
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Not with these lenses

the lens is capable enough to record 1080p,its the processor issue,because the new galaxy s2 has 8mpixel camera aswell and is capable of recording in full hd 1080p,so i was wondering,if i overclock my cpu to 1.2ghz,which i already done,will there be a solution?

serro90 said:
the lens is capable enough to record 1080p,its the processor issue,because the new galaxy s2 has 8mpixel camera aswell and is capable of recording in full hd 1080p,so i was wondering,if i overclock my cpu to 1.2ghz,which i already done,will there be a solution?
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Galaxy S2 has a dual core CPU.
We would need that, if we ever manage to capture in 1080p it would just be a slideshow because the CPU cant keep up.

A bit late to this party, the last post was about six months old.
*Puts thread back to sleep"

Xperia PLAY - The best gaming and multimedia device - With reasons

I found that quite a number of people online were critical about Xperia PLAY, so I decided to write this to drive away the misconceptions!
There are several reasons why Xperia PLAY is the perfect gaming and multimedia smartphone, as given below:
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Xperia Play has a single-core 1GHz Snapdragon processor and an Adreno 205 GPU, however this doesn't put it behind the other SoC's out there (explained below)
Many people believe Adreno to be weaker than NVIDIA Tegra2 or PowerVR, but that isn't the case!
The truth is that the latter two seem good on paper and benchmarks, but their practical performance isn't up to the mark.
i. Adreno GPU is efficient and powerful:
Game developers find Adreno a better GPU when it comes to complex game effects. It handles them in a faster, better and power efficient way.
ii. Adreno is friendly to the battery:
Consider NVIDIA's Tegra2 GPU, which requires a heavy dependance on the CPU for it's optimal performance, and that reduces it's battery efficiency.
Follow the link in Techdread's thread to find a thorough comparison from Game developers' point of view.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1243036
iii. Snapdragon SoC has hidden tricks up it's sleeve
Adreno GPU and Scorpion CPU has some really cool optimizations up it's sleeve, which makes it better in most tasks than the other options.
e.g. Adreno has support for Hardware acceleration in Flash content. In a video test result, Snapdragon on Xperia Arc played a 720p Youtube video perfectly, whereas other major dual-core devices lagged!
See video below:
http://phandroid.com/2011/06/15/qua...re-tegra-2-for-flash-content-supremecy-video/
Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm's boss says that Single core snapdragon with latest drivers outperform the current dual core processors.
"Looking at benchmarking tests for our single core product, it outperforms against dual core products from our competitors,’ said Jacbos.
He added: ‘The performance that you can get is literally much more than just counting the number of cores on a chip - it about how these cores work together seamlessly and efficiently. Compared to our competitors' [dual-core chips] they use 50 to 75 per cent more power to deliver the same perfomace compared to our single-core CPUs.’
iv. Snapdragon has DEVELOPER SUPPORT
Snapdragon is widely being supported by developers and alot of games for it are being made.
What hardware advantage does any SoC give the device if it has little developer support??
How many times have you seen these words on game threads: Make this for SGS2 please!!
v. Xperia series has the latest drivers for Snapdragon and Adreno, getting the most out of them.
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Of course everyone knows what this is about
The physical controls are of great advantage in gaming for obvious reasons.
The virtual analog controls got mixed reviews, however they are awesome in my opinion. I always find myself using them rather than the buttons.
Moreover, they can also be used for key mapping in emulators, giving a great plus value!
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Gaming isn't fun without good sound effects. Many people entirely depend on their headsets for gaming and multimedia, due to the lack of good speakers in the phone.
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They are also perfect for watching movies or listening to songs.
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Sony Ericsson has made deals with a great number of game companies, including Gameloft, EA, Glu and Polarbit. A great number of games are out in no time at all, and more are on their way.
Often, Xperia Play gets the game a month or two earlier than the other Android models.
Xperia Play also has PlayStation titles coming to it, and Sony Ericsson recently announced more AAA titles to be on their way.
Xperia Play's massive game library is much larger than Tegra's.
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Sony Ericsson provides a unique, unparalleled experience in multimedia and entertainment fields. It has got a great deal of experience from Cybershot and Walkman products, and has always been ahead of the other brands in these categories.
Xperia PLAY, with it's awesome sound quality and a decent camera reflects these results. The camera, though not SE's best, is still decent overall and faster than the other Android models.
I have the experience of developing top camdrivers for SE's cybershot series, and find that Xperia Play's camera is pretty decent.
Other SE goodies like TimeScape, Facebook inside Xperia etc. are also great if you use them.
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This is enough to prove that Xperia PLAY really is what it's supposed to be - the perfect gaming and multimedia smartphone!

Imo people were disappointed because in the initial release it was laggy and it took alot of time to boot. And alot of features missing like 5MP HD or no zoom.
Hackers fixed that of course.
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If I was on any other phone I would only be playing angry birds because I hate touch screen controllers that take up precious screen realestate..
Xperia Play <3
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Cat_On_Droid said:
Imo people were disappointed because in the initial release it was laggy and it took alot of time to boot. And alot of features missing like 5MP HD or no zoom.
Hackers fixed that of course.
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Well it wasn't laggy and didn't boot up slower than Galaxy and other models out there.
People were mostly annoyed with the lack of a dual core chipset, claiming that better ones were out there. That's what most reviewers said. But in reality, there is much more to the Xperia than meets the eye
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If I was on any other phone I would only be playing angry birds because I hate touch screen controllers that take up precious screen realestate..
Xperia Play <3
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Agreed!
One inch or more of the screen is accounted for when using touchscreen controls.
Xperia Play's controls give a big-screen experience!

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Well it wasn't laggy and didn't boot up slower than Galaxy and other models out there.
People were mostly annoyed with the lack of a dual core chipset, claiming that better ones were out there. That's what most reviewers said. But in reality, there is much more to the Xperia than meets the eye
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No not at all. Like cat said, when the play was first released. Alot of the disapointment came from bad firmware and a lack of support from sony game wise. I don't know any1 that was disapointed in the H/W. We all knew that the scorpion chipset and adreno 205 was a good match for any mobile CPU/GPU combo on the market ATM!

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e.g. Adreno has support for Hardware acceleration in Flash content. In a video test result, Snapdragon on Xperia Arc played a 720p Youtube video perfectly, whereas other major dual-core devices lagged!
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Er... from the video i dont see how the xperia arc was playing 720p video smoothly? If anything it was choppy as hell. It was the HTC incredible that pulled off a smooth run. Do explain.
2ndly can the xperia play play a 720p video smoothly? If yes which format? mkv? avi ? mp4?

- Best gaming device.
Yes. The controls make the difference.
- Best ultimedia device.
Lol no. Where's the video output (remember that near ALL Xperias have HDMI output)? Where's the HD video recording? Where's the native support for more advanced video formats like MKV? Etc.

lcw1980 said:
Er... from the video i dont see how the xperia arc was playing 720p video smoothly? If anything it was choppy as hell. It was the HTC incredible that pulled off a smooth run. Do explain.
2ndly can the xperia play play a 720p video smoothly? If yes which format? mkv? avi ? mp4?
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play can play 720p in any format easly .....

Miles Wolf said:
- Best gaming device.
Yes. The controls make the difference.
- Best ultimedia device.
Lol no. Where's the video output (remember that near ALL Xperias have HDMI output)? Where's the HD video recording? Where's the native support for more advanced video formats like MKV? Etc.
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The play has native support for quicktime formats....
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3775

AndroHero said:
No not at all. Like cat said, when the play was first released. Alot of the disapointment came from bad firmware and a lack of support from sony game wise. I don't know any1 that was disapointed in the H/W. We all knew that the scorpion chipset and adreno 205 was a good match for any mobile CPU/GPU combo on the market ATM!
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Well i was talking about most reviewers like CNET etc, they had a go at the processor and GPU.
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Er... from the video i dont see how the xperia arc was playing 720p video smoothly? If anything it was choppy as hell. It was the HTC incredible that pulled off a smooth run. Do explain.
2ndly can the xperia play play a 720p video smoothly? If yes which format? mkv? avi ? mp4?
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Take a look at the blogpost and the video again and you'll get the point.
The video whose link i posted does not have Xperia Arc, it has HTC Incredible which has the same chipset as the Arc, and it performed better than the other dual core ones.
The video Qualcomm posted at their official site had Xperia Arc, and there they claimed the same thing.
Anyway, Xperia Play can play 720p perfectly for almost all formats, best being mp4, mov etc. Others can also be played well if you've a decent video player. MX Video Player (optimized for ARM Neon processors) and Vital Player work best. Try them, you'll like it
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- Best gaming device.
Yes. The controls make the difference.
- Best ultimedia device.
Lol no. Where's the video output (remember that near ALL Xperias have HDMI output)? Where's the HD video recording? Where's the native support for more advanced video formats like MKV? Etc.
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I agree on the TV out stuff, but apart from that, Xperia Play is great. Mkv native support isn't much needed, it works perfect with fast Software Codec. Try MX Video player.
Besides, Xperia has great display and stereo sound quality which most others lack. and you can still view your media files on Bravia TV via Wifi.
With a bunch of plus points, it does make up for the few limitations that it has, and it's a great multimedia package overall!

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play can play 720p in any format easly .....
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Really? I own one and cant get it to play 720p video files smoothly. Esp mkv formats.
Pray tell me which player you use?
I see no connection with xperia play in the apple website you posted?

lcw1980 said:
Really? I own one and cant get it to play 720p video files smoothly. Esp mkv formats.
Pray tell me which player you use?
I see no connection with xperia play in the apple website you posted?
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i use mobo player is awesome Look on the back of the box, it says it a quickime cerified device. That website just shows quicktime compatable formats

AndroHero said:
i use mobo player is awesome Look on the back of the box, it says it a quickime cerified device. That website just shows quicktime compatable formats
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i use moboplayer too but even 720p mkv anime playback is laggy. I even downloaded the arm7 codec already. any tips?

lcw1980 said:
i use moboplayer too but even 720p mkv anime playback is laggy. I even downloaded the arm7 codec already. any tips?
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when your on the main screen, go into setting and set it to software render mode

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when your on the main screen, go into setting and set it to software render mode
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hmm still have audio sync issues.

Strange, I watch at least 1 720p file a week. Never had a problem with Mobo. I haven't download any extra add ons just the main app. What file types are you using?
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Blue ray quality rmvb format lags for me but it plays other HD files fine
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kupo5131 said:
Strange, I watch at least 1 720p file a week. Never had a problem with Mobo. I haven't download any extra add ons just the main app. What file types are you using?
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mkv file h264 encoded.

Miles Wolf said:
- Best ultimedia device.
Lol no. Where's the video output (remember that near ALL Xperias have HDMI output)? Where's the HD video recording? Where's the native support for more advanced video formats like MKV? Etc.
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Those are pretty lame points. I would have gone with SAMOLED Screen, but meh.
How often really, have you or would you plug in your phone to your tv? I have a freakin computer, ps3, wii, and digital cable connected already, why on earth would I need my phone on there as well?
HD recording would be nice, but it's nothing tragic. And it's not like it's technically impossible.
Otherwise, I agree with the OP. The screen while not the very best out there, it's still pretty damn nice. The speakers is what really makes it, I can't think of a single phone out there that even steps close to the Play in this respect. I never wear headphones with this thing, because it sounds great! Be it NES, PSX, Music, Videos, anything, it has high frequency response which means full sound, plenty of amplification, very little distortion at high volumes, and because there's two of them, you get stereo sound.
When I hear multimedia, I think picture and sound. Even though the screen isn't the best it makes up for that in the audio department. It's definitely up there in the multimedia department.

hasaan6545 said:
Besides, Xperia has great display
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Meh, no. It has a lot of ghosting.
The Xplay is a good device, but please, don't say it's the best Multimedia device.