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[Trophy General] GadgetMan2011:
No, not the best, but nice

If you have a choice, go with LG. They can be unlocked using some tool even after NoDo update from what I understand (do your research though, I haven't tried it since I don't have an LG). I understand tethering is also possible with it.

Focus has better screen (or so everyone says).

I love my Trophy, but I didn't really have a choice - that was the only device available to me. So I am not going to "disrecommend" it, but there are definitely better devices out there (depending on what you value).
[Trophy General] Super Chimp:
Having looked into this some more doesn't the LG have some kind of issue with its Bluetooth chip?
[Trophy General] CrownSeven:
Well IMHO, the Focus is the best wp7 out there today:

GOOD

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-Screen - AMOLED and bigger than the trophy's

-Memory - expandable

-Camera - takes great pics and videos

-Super Lightweight and feels good in the hand

BAD

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-Plastic body feels a little cheap.

-ATT (sorry not a big fan of them, even though I've been with them for 3 years now).

I've been waiting for Verizon to finally get a WP7 phone so I can switch back, unfortunately the Trophy is not the phone I was waiting for. The wife who's on Verizon right now is also dying to go WP7, but going from the droid x's huge screen to the trophy's tiny screen (relative to most smart phones out there today) just didn't cut it for her.

But hey, if you like the Tophy, go for it! It'll do most everything a WP7 phone can do just as well as the others.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] buri73:
With Honeycomb 3.1 update, 720p High Profile H.264 is natively supported. But with lack of native support on mkv container and AC3 format, many of us are still re-encoding mkv's to MP4. While re-encoding insures full hardware playback with transformer, it is time consuming. I was looking for ways to transcode video while converting AC3/DTS to natively supported AAC format.

Enter GOTSent. Originally created for converting files to supported format for PS3 and Xbox360, this little program does a wonderful job of transcoding mkv files to natively supported MP4/AAC format in minutes.

I've tested high@L3.1 720p 4.3GB file and with my Q9400 CPU, it took about 15 minutes to transcode video and convert DTS audio to MP4! Resulting size was 3.6GB.

Not much to explain as most of it is self explanatory. Select your source file and choose xbox360 as target. Make sure you have Haali Media Splitter and AC3 Filter installed if having issues.

Note: Since you are not encoding video with GOTSent, if the source file has profile/resolution settings that are beyond the capabilities of TF101/HC3.1, it will not playback. You will still have to encode these files using Handbrake.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] magicpork:
mega thanks...i've been using handbreak to encode the whole file though only ac3 -> aac is really what i need.... and it's ridiculously slow even with my i5 2600k machine...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Ravynmagi:
Oh thank you. Much quicker. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mug2k:
How fast is the conversion on your PC's and what kind of spec are you running ?. I'm thinking of upgrading so I want to see what kind of setup I should purchase.

Thanks,
[Eee Pad Transformer General] iAndroidFan:
mkvavi2mp4 has the similar function
[Eee Pad Transformer General] spcsting:
Windows Home Server 2011 has the same issue with MKVs for it's silverlight streaming application. Just wait. This is relevant. I used GotSent a few times, but every once and a while it would not properly convert a file to MP4. So I started using xvid4psp. You can custom set what you want to do with every part of the MKV for the conversion. Just set the video to "COPY" and it won't encode the video and you can set the audio to AAC.

It takes about 10 minutes per movie, and you can drag and drop multiple files at once for quick bulk conversion.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] nc88keyz:
plus one on xvid4psp

This program is great for many video /audio conversion routines.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] david279:
Any good apps for MAc?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] newtybar:
Thanks, will try both.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] RMXO:
Here's another way to re-encode from MKV to MP4. I have used it & others but I prefer this more.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1102922
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tq745:
very nice share...

i use avs video converter though, might have to try this out and compare speeds just for comparison
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbob1971:
Someone must know of a decent mac app to do just this? Handbrake takes AGES to re-encode on my machine (Tron legacy took 5 hours!). There must be something that leaves the video frames and only changes the audio

EDIT: I did a trial of Enolsoft video converter, and although it was quick it skipped a lot on my transformer (streamed over wifi), so I'm still looking for suggestions.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] shibli:
why dont you install bootcamp on your mac and then download and install one of the converters ?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ryan stewart:
Is there a way using one of these apps or Handbrake to batch convert? I know you can individual populate the queue but I would like to just have a preset that says "max res for file, these encoding settings, convert this entire folder."
[Eee Pad Transformer General] vhtan00:
I have a GoPro HD which is recording at 720p @ 60 fps. File format is mp4. When I try to play it on my TF, the video crawls then freezes. It plays fine on the PC. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks!

VT
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 3DSammy:
At least one issue with that video and the TF is frame rate (fps). You need to transcode down to at least 30 and maybe as low as 23.976 fps. I do not believe that the Tegra2 GPU x264 HW decoding handles anything higher than 30 fps.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] 3DSammy:
Handbrake has a command line equivalent that I use to batch transcode videos overnight. I wrote a shell script that reads all video files in a specific directory and calls the CLI version of Handbrake.

Here is an example of a handbrake command line. Note that this are NOT TF specific transcode settings but is an example of a handbrake command line.

HandBrakeCLI --size 350 -w 640 -l 360 --rate 23.976 -e x264 -a 1 -E faac -B 128 -R Auto -6 dpl2 -f mp4 -m -2 -T --color-matrix 709 -x b-adapt=2:me=umh:subme=9:analyse=all:trellis=0 -i "/home/video/inputvideo.mpg" -o "/home/video/outputvideo.mpg"

The Handbrake GUI allows you to copy (copy/paste) the video transcode settings you want so you can add them to your own command line. See the bottom of the screen of the "Advanced" tab below the "Current x264 Advanced Option String".

Good luck
[Eee Pad Transformer General] GeminiRx:
Have been using gotsent for ages now, works perfect and quick.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jimbob1971:
Tis a possibility. I've also three PCs I could use but I kind of hoped there would be a native mac equivalent.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Ghisy:
I tried this, it worked ok. Although I can't find a way to embed subs from my original mkv file (since it's mkv, subs are embedded within the file and not separate). Any idea?

What a pain having to re-encode... :(
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SoundSurfer:
You can use MKVdemuxer (?) To extract the subtitle file.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] racheal56:
It seems a good page, but I have another converter from the webpage of ojosoft, it is fast and simple.:D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] CrazyPeter:
Wow so much movie piracy talk...

I mean if you actually own the movie, why not rip it in the correct format in the first place.

Clearly anyone wanting to convert from MKV to MP4 is a pirate that's downloaded movies from the internet..

Sigh, the freetard world we live in.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Aelyus:
>implying morals
[Eee Pad Transformer General] AlexTheStampede:
Bull****. Every person with enough knowledge (read: Handbrake instaled) would rip straight in the right format, and that's mkv... If then your gadget don't like it there is the bother to convert to something less practical.

Not that I think most conversions are from personal backup copies, mind you.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bahathir:
Piracy?

What if, I already owned a MKV files which I ripped some years ago, and my PC and laptop can play it without any problems.Since TF101 cannot play MKV format as well as my laptop/PC, then, transcoding it to MP4 is much easier, compared to rerip the source media again, hint: media drive's I/O speed. or hassle to use 'BDVM'....

MKV container also has capability to store several audio, video and subtitle streams in one .mkv file. Using proper ffmpeg options, you can SELECT which streams to be stored in MP4 file's format, as what I demonstrated in earlier post.

Thank you.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] CrazyPeter:
Sure there is potential for some obscure reason to use MKV, but it's a container and offers no real advantage over MP4, so why encode using it in the first place.

99.9999% of people wanting MKV tools are movie pirates. You know that, I know that, everyone knows that.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] lrissman:
i use mkv from my own owned video sources because i find options are far more flexable and the transformer is not my only playback source (eg, i also have been using a popcorn hour for years). eg, ac3/dts audio, chapters, more subtitle options, etc.

I would guess pirates use mkv because it is a more flexable format, same reason i use it.

Now, back to the op. I use mediacoder and you can choose copy for the video.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wildestpixel:
this is not transcoding! its demux, convert audio and remux - or am I mising something?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bahathir:
In certain cases ,it is remux. But, if we change video or audio bitrate/codecs or resolution , then we called it transcoding.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wildestpixel:
TRANSCODING is on the fly stream conversion to suit target devices. This isn't.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dgcruzing:
Who cares what it is called..

as long as we can play want we want when we want..

I am playing with a few..

XviD4PSP 5 -- seems nice and quick

Format factory - also seems to do the trick

Ojosoft Total video convert

Storm or in Chinese.. 暴风转码 1.2(正式版) - yet to install just downloading now..

Will come back with settings and results over the next week..

As its trial and error at this stage..

I am converting work video's and promo video's to see which format is going to be best for the sales teams to use..
[Eee Pad Transformer General] AlexTheStampede:
On Windows you might want to try Media Coder. If you have a relatively recent Nvidia card it can use that to encode, and results can be very fast! I have a not so new dual core Athlon X2 at 2.9 ghz and a Geforce gtx 560: with the video card I can encode 1080p video in real time or a little faster depending on the source file. Starting from a dvd rip in XviD I got impressive over 400 frames per second...

All this while encoding in h264, clearly.

Or you could use the awesome and multi platform Handbrake, no video card support but it's quality stuff anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dburckh:
I have to chime in as well. I use mkv on my media center PC because it allows me to keep the original quality of the movie without audio/video conversion. MP4 basically forces you to use H264 and AAC. Very few receivers support AAC decoding, but most support AC3/DTS passthrough. The only reason I see to use .mp4 is low power devices. MKV also has chapter support, which mp4 has, but only spotty support.

FYI: I rip my kids movies so they don't trash the discs and they can access them from a central point. For DVD I just rip them to a folder, but for Blu-Ray I use MKV. There are reason other than piracy for MKV!

So on a portable devices, mp4 is king. On media center mkv rules the roost.

Anyway, I just suck it up and use handbrake. It does an excellent job and takes a little less than the time of the movie to transcode. (H264 Main+cabac+3BF-BP-WP-8x8, 160mbps 2 channel AAC). I still get a little stutter, but with those settings it's hardly noticeable.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Shirley1990:
MKV to MP4, DTS to Mp4

TTo convert MKV to MP4, DTS MKV to MP4 with subtitles, DTS MKV to AC3 with 5.1 channels, Aunsoft Blu-ay Video Converter Ultimate is best to keep subtitiles and video quality. With the support ofTrueHD, Eac3, DTS, DTS-HD in BD movie, you can select the subtitle and audio stream with the exact language you want.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] casimonego:
Today, converting MKV to MP4 becomes simpler and simpler, since there are many available MKV to MP4 Converters online. But most of them only can either convert MKV to MP4 with low output quality or doesn't support converting MKV to MP4 with subtitles. Even the converted MP4 files are incompatible with the desire devices like iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.

There are so many converters available online but before going to download or purchase, find out the best MKV to MP4 converter - Faasoft Video Converter which can easily batch convert MKV to MP4 without quality loss and with subtitles.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] fgsouza:
I will try the Faasoft tip.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oh.Y.Not:
I may just be having oneof those days,but how do you perform searches in the Mail app?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
Unfortunately, at present you don't. Hopefully that'll be a future feature in HC or ICS.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
I have about 27 GB left on my TF.

I try to put about 4GB worth of musics and a little into the files transfer it told me I don't have enough space. Is the internal music folder allocate only so much space?

Also all my Album Art is the same one picture of a certain Album I have.LOL:D
[Atrix 4G General] theraizen:
Hi!

When i watch movies on my atrix (usually at night) i feel very bad about the light coming from the function keys!

Is there any way to unable it?

I've tried a lot of players, but no one has this feature.

Also, I noticed that with direct external light on the screen, keys do not light!

Any solution?
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Echo113:
Anybody know how to bring back the dancing android when you have a incoming call from a unknown caller after applying a theme to sense 3.0?

Legend......wait for it......ary!!! - Bazinga!!

Runnin Virtuous Fusion Sense 3.0 3d with BluMagic!! Go Steelers!!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pistol_panic:
Having a problem trying to get DualRomX2 to work. I've followed the install procedure and tried now 4 times to get it to work. Here's what I've done:

Downloaded multirominstallersV3.zip

unzipped to SD

boot into recovery

flash createimgforrom1.zip, 2, 3, and 4

being I was running inc Re-engineered Z and wanted to put it as rom1 I did not wipe and then flashed rom1installerV3.zip

rebooted

went into the DualRomX2 App and changed the name then rebooted into recovery

wiped factory reset/data/dalvik 3x

flashed gingersense_remix_B4

flashed rom2installer

rebooted

went into DualRomX2 app and the name for the 1st rom was there, I went ahead and named the 2nd one then tried tapped the 1st rom and I keep getting "no rom installed to rom1" error message

I've tried several times with other rom's as well, skyraider 4, cm7... tried installing to all 4 slots. I get the same message. I've also tried putting the install zips from the root of the SD to a seperate folder and that also did not work.

New to posting so I couldn't post in that forum...

Any ideas?

Thanks for any help and advice!

[Fixed] In case anyone else was having issues as well. I had originally been on CWM 3.0.0.7 then tried 2.5.1.2 neither had worked, gave it a shot late last night with 3.0.0.8 and it finally worked. On an orginal AMOLED if it matters.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Conap:
Glad you got it working. The app gives the rom not installed message if there is no boot.img copied to the rom folder on emmc. I did test in 2.5 CWM and thought it worked but did not do extensive testing. Thank's for reporting back your findings though and if you have other issues freel free to pm me since you can't post in the thread yet....
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Nabeel10:
Is there a way we can remove the "dash" or nose from the Smileys on the GB keyboards?

Example: :) instead of :-)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] PhilUSAF21:
Yes would like to know this aswell!
[HTC EVO 3D] VoXHTC:
Title says it all.

Looks like they got a hold of some training material.

The bad? It's training material. The actual phone could come in July.

Fail.

Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/
[HTC EVO 3D] djdisturbed:
Someone already posted that on here b4 it showed up on Android Central.
[HTC EVO 3D] VoXHTC:
My bad, I searched but obviously I'm fail as well.
[HTC EVO 3D] djdisturbed:
yeah, someone had posted up in the Android Cent forums, but it had not made it to the blog yet, then it was posted here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14252206&postcount=713
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
but you know... looking at the calender in the back week four begins 6/5 and they just happen to have a list of new devices launching on that day.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
No...this is the forth week of EVO 3D training in the Sprint Playbook. They got it WAYYYY wrong lmao
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
I don't think week 4 applies to the 4th week in June. Nothing else in this playbook goes that far. Haus already stated my feelings, that its the 4th week in the playbook, not June. I don't think they would use "week 4" in the playbook to refer to 4th week of June, its pretty vague.
[HTC EVO 3D] ajs421:
Or that rofl
[HTC EVO 3D] SCSnare:
This makes sense. Anyone have the past three issues of the Sprint Playbook? I wonder if those have Weeks 1-3 of training in there.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Yes I work at Sprint. I'll be in work tomorrow and can prove it. They have been giving us details about the EVO 3D and the View 4G for weeks now.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
So you are saying there is still a chance for an 5th release?
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
i just went to radio shack and best buy

in general the radio shack dood said:

"pre orders usually go for about a month at most"

"about a real release date i would say mid june"

general manager @ bestbuy mobile

told him i heard early june release his reply

"june 14-27 maybe first week of july but i can tell you we have not got any word on a first week of june release"

again i dont think radio shack,best buy,sprint lead rep, xda "insider" or anyone other than HTC or "high up sprint people" will know a for sure release date

as i JUST switched from tmobile yesterday to sprint

and picked up the nexus s (for now)

i hope its within the next 30 days :)

but honestly NO ONE with a "inside source" will know

so keep floating dates farther and farther out but we will not see this phone in the general public hands till mid to end june

again this is just a opinion and it may be release the 5th or 6th or w.e. you want to think but look at all these dates.... the G2x had a preorder and store date 3 weeks before hand

sprint isnt doing a last notice release! june 4th is a week away... i bet they will tell us WHEN it will be release on the 4th.... not getting the phone out in silence...
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Hell yes, nothing has changed in my book. I still haven't spoken to my source, but on tuesday I'll know for sure. June 5th should and probably will be the release date
[HTC EVO 3D] jessejames111981:
But wouldn't it possible this whole bootloader issue will push it back? the 5th may of very well of been the original target date.
[HTC EVO 3D] user7618:
My guess is that they would, and should, imho, push that OTA.

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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Ginger-on-Hero action here!
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
i believe this has been talked about

the bootloader will come LOCKED either way

june 5th or july 20th

it will be locked and only unlocked by a OTA update or a "leak"
[HTC EVO 3D] ryudo423:
Agh!! I have been playing the waiting game with my Pre for so long now! Was really hoping for the sixth. Oh well I guess :(
[HTC EVO 3D] jessejames111981:
it has been talked about, or should i say speculated about. Truth is not many people really know the plan for the bootloader or even the released. So if it comes locked the bootloader issue could still push the date back if they rather wait for an OTA to be ready so a bunch of people don't start complaining. That is if that really is the solution. Again all specultions
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
both bestbuy and radio shack tried to get me to pre order it on spot when i asked about it

but i told them i wont till there is a for sure release date

and pricing

even though its prolly goona be 199 i want a for sure date and price
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
yes its been "speculated about"

but honestly HTC/Sprint will not go through every box to unlock it

its stated BY HTC that evo 3D will come LOCKED

now that means if it comes locked then they will not spend the man hours and money to recall all the e3d's back and do that...

(i bet there are 250,000 of them sitting in area 51 or a 25 dollar a month storage shed some where waiting to be sent to each store and 3rd party vendor)
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
They will unlock the evo 3d. And I have been saying june fifth is the tentative date. If it has been delayed I'll know tuesday
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
I'm not saying your lying but how come on the Calender the evo wasn't listed. Is because they haven't set the date in stone?
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
so the evo 3d will be unlocked before shipping?

lol ok doubt it

but ok
[HTC EVO 3D] xxdakyddwestxx:
i was in the sprint store the other day and a rep told me that fersure the phone should be out by the end of june so this just gives me more time to save money
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Exactly, its not set in stone
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Don't put words in my mouth.
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
Is there a reason for the hold up
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
I'm sorry I thought you said shipped unlocked

My bad bro jumped the gun on that post
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
No problem. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Overstew:
Any word on the Samsung Within? :)
[HTC EVO 3D] fmedina2:
Word... :D
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Lol, I read it was confirmed ;).

I will ask him about that too

1. Evo 3d launch date

2. Epic gingerbread and evo gingerbread

3. within launch

4. New devices
[HTC EVO 3D] jessejames111981:
those are the top 4 questions for any sprint customer phone enthusiast
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
Have you done any hands on training with the evo 3d
[HTC EVO 3D] Riff76:
All I got to say, please hurry up HTC and Sprint! I was gonna get the NS4G but when HTC decided to do away with the locked bootloader, E3D became my first choice once again, as it had been since it was announced.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Sadly no...but then again we don't get hands-on training anymore.

What a lot of Sprint employees don't understand is that they don't tell us anymore in the Playbook. We will be required to take a training class online in our program called "STAR." It will be available about 2 to 3 days before launch. It is required by all Sprint employees to take and pass the class before launch.
[HTC EVO 3D] ttieder:
Ok still some hope
[HTC EVO 3D] troubleshot:
Does anyone even use a playbook? Why waste their time with it?
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
I have no idea. My manager makes us all read it
[HTC EVO 3D] troubleshot:
hmm, sprint is going to loose money on the playbook. every store I have spoken to that carries it (best buy, office max, staples) say that they never sell them. They just take up space. Unless sprint has some crazy marketing plan. I dont see it as a win.
[HTC EVO 3D] Whosdaman:
Ooo you are talking about the blackberry playbook
[HTC EVO 3D] troubleshot:
Correct. I used to be a huge blackberry fanboy, but they got too big and stopped innovating.
[HTC EVO 3D] mfknboss:
june 4th will be the day they announce the release date of june 24th for the evo 3d!!! ;)