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[Captivate Accessories] t3hlazerviking:
The op never mentioned which pair they have, the entire line is called beats by dre. There's the over the head pro's and studio's, the in-ear tours, the diddy's, the gaga's, the bieber beats.

You kinda need to tell us which ones you received in order to make a proper suggestion.

I like nice high quality headphones myself, but our local audiophile here seems set on getting you to buy a giant set of expensive headphones that might not fit your needs. Giant studio phones are awesome, but do you like having to carry those around in public? Are you looking for a set of in ear buds? I'd rather not suggest something you don't need.

Sent using CANDLEJACK for my capti--
[Captivate Accessories] freerider_4life:
I've used my beats studio with the captivate a couple times, but I made sure to keep my iphone as an mp3 player because the captivate just can't compare. The 5.1 option is pure b.s. imo, they just tweak the eq to make the mids sound distant.
[Captivate Accessories] ph00ny:
you're the first person that i've ever say iphone will be kept as an audio player

As for 5.1, it's to create a different sound stage not for eq.

My 5+ year old cowon single handedly beats both iphone/ipod/captivate/most other mp3 players on the market and that's just me and every other audiophile out there

OP:If you can return it and then do it and get a cheaper, better alternative.
[Captivate Accessories] ph00ny:
you should get those wires replaced. Supposedly it turns d2k into a whole new animal once the audio cables are replaced
[Captivate Accessories] d3v14n7:
Does it really matter which ones he has? They're all insanely overpriced, look and feel cheap and sound horrible... You can grab some headphones for about half the price which will blow them away in terms of audio quality, same thing for the Bose... Anyone who says the Beats (or Bose for that matter) sound decent is not an audiophile, not even close.
[Captivate Accessories] devadvance:
the captivate and all other SGS models have a very capable Wolfson WM8994 codec with excellent output capabilities. in fact, that's the reason that supercurio is working on voodoo sound, to better use the SGS full potential.
[Captivate Accessories] Connor1:
Beyerdynamic DT-770 80 ohm model. Far far superior sound quality with better quality bass for $200. Use the extra $100 for an amp.

Sent using smoke signals.
[Captivate Accessories] leo5111:
i know ;)

and to conner1, the dt770,s are nice i have had them but the denon d2000,s smoke em like a ciggarrette. its "1" denon d2000 "2" dt 770,s and a distant "3" the beats.. the d2000 is 50 bucks more then the dt770,s BUT sound wise you get youre extra 50 bucks worth..... :D
[Captivate Accessories] Connor1:
Possibly.

Message toooooooooooooo short.
[Captivate Accessories] lexo1a:
I got some white colored over the ear awsome looking and sounding wesc headphones for 50 bucks. They sound in my opinion, really crisp with really good bass and a big bang for your buck compared to my BOSE's Quiet comfort 3, which sound better but not 300 dollars better theres a difference but compared to many others out there, the wesc BEATS them out rite in price, value and quality even tho I prefer my BOSEES the name says it all- quiet comfort (but really loud)
[Captivate Accessories] JPS81:
You don't need to be an audiophile to appreciate good sound. The reason why people say Bose or Beats are good is because they don't have any experience with anything else. They have gone straight from stock earbuds from their phone/iPod/etc. to $150+ Beats, so yes, it would be an obvious improvement.

Are there better options? Of course, but how would you know if all you've ever heard are stock crap and Beats?

Anyway, we can't blindly say what he should get instead. We don't know which Beats he has (which determines price range) and what he wants (in-ear, over-the-ear, open, closed, etc).
[Captivate Accessories] foofiebeast:
Word up, love me some cowon. That being said their **** is more wack that Samsung when it comes to proper firmware updates, hah.

I really really love my O2, but I probably won't buy another cowon product again, they let the ball drop too many times, but damn if it doesn't sound fantastic.
[Captivate Accessories] chrisz5z:
+1 for Cowon, got me a D2..awesome sound. Sounds great with my Denon C751's, hadn't really looked into a set of cans...might have to check out them D2000's
[Captivate Accessories] ChaoticKinesis:
For full-size headphones I really like the Sennheiser HD595 but I wouldn't be caught dead in them outside and they also have the large 1/4" plug, which needs a (included) adapter for 3.5mm. When I'm out, I love my Ultimate Ears Triple-Fi 10—amazing bass and soundstage.

Any of the headphones mentioned by myself and others blow away all the Dre Beats and anything else by Monster or Bose, and all can be purchased for similar or lower prices when on sale. +1 on checking out head-fi.org if you want to know about real headphones.
[Captivate Accessories] Jarred101:
I guess i'm a non audiophile. Is it horrible that I find the stock headphones that come with the captivate sound perfect?
[Captivate Accessories] Clyzm:
I just recently picked up the Klipsch image S4 canals, and they sound utterly amazing. Took a little bit of getting used to since I came from full headphones (AKG k240 MKII), but they sound about as good if not a tiny bit better.
[Captivate Accessories] ShookMasta:
I've got the Beats by Dre Tour. The in-ear ones. They sounds amazing,(no audiophile myself). And before the haters come out, I didn't pay the $150 list price.

Anyways, I bought PowerAmp player from market, solely because of the 10 band EQ. Annndd wow its amazing!!!!
[Captivate Accessories] SeanHacker:
im stuck on skull candies
[Captivate Accessories] xnoctis93:
does anyone know if its possible to use the control-talk on beats tours with the cappy? as in like, the control switch that lets you control volume and such? On ipad/iphone it works fine..idk if its possible w/ cptivate. also, i'm running a custom rom so..
[Captivate Accessories] Dani897:
too much treble on th eskull candies, i like v-moda for the bass even though they are not advertised to be high bass they are fatter sounding than others that have bigger drivers and are designed for bass. i haven't tried the beats by dre but hear that they are great. in ear headphones tend to sound as good as anything else out there and the samsung ones are good enough most of the time
[Captivate Accessories] tkienzle:
I would like to know too...
[Captivate Accessories] supermercado321:
Not sure if it's too late for you to see this but any type of Beats work great with the Captivate. I have a pair or Tours and Studios and both work amazingly.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] SoonStudios:
Classic Metronome produces regular, metrical ticks (beats) with pendulum

swinging. Great app for musicians and people who want to learn how to play.

App provides predefined tempos: largo 40/60 lento 60/66 adagio 66/76 andante 76/108 moderato 108/120 allegretto 120/132 allegro 120/168 presto 168/200 prestissimo 200/208.

Change the tempo using by dragging the pendulum, by keyboard or tap the predefines tempo.

I would be more than happy to hear some feedback.

App was checked with two korg's metronomes and it's very accurate.

Tral version is not limited! so feel free to use it (and donate if you like it

:) )

Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=tv5IzMoB5a8

Zune link :

social.zune.net/redirect?type=phoneApp&id=2ee78698-ebe0-df11-a844-00237de2db9e

Regards
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomygunz72:
I have downloaded three ROMS hoping to flash my HD2 phone. I have the SSPL_RUU downloaded. I'm tracking I can just put the .nbh file in the same folder and bam, ROM flashed. Problem is the ROMS I DLed are in Zip, and no .nbh file inside. Only a data folder, Boot.img, META-INF. I've tried renaming the zip to .nbh with no success. How do I flash my ROM with these? Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
:confused::confused: Witch custom ROM did you downloaded?

I mean I never saw a custom ROM on this way. :confused::confused:

But in case of; normally each custom ROM builder have a "How to do" installation guide on there thread; so I would suggest you to read and follow it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomygunz72:
I downloaded Lambros Rom, DeFrost, and a Gingerbrea Rom. All of these are HTC Desire ROMs. I looked in their threads but didn't see any instructions. One did say, if you are going to use this ROM he was assuming one already knew how to flash it. I'm assuming I'll have to use SDK for this. Bad part is, I don't know the first thing about SDK.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
You can't flash Android ROMs to a Windows Mobile phone.

If you want Android on your phone then forget everything you've done up till now and go here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881958

Good luck :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomygunz72:
Thanx, I'll start there.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] x10bravia:
I found this page, seems like some devs are willing to create custom apps.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=822360

i've already made a request myself.

might be useful for everyone.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] minnieman:
so i was trying to root it a while back and it stopped right in the middle of the installation and wouldn't turn back on at all, no lights no nothing. Just completely dead. so i called htc and acted innocent and said there was an update that stopped right in the middle (which is semi true ). so they said it was covered in the 1 year warranty that came with the phone. so i sent it in like... 3 days ago and they already sent it back. one of the paragraphs in the confirmation e-mail troubled me a little... it said:

"Your repairs have been completed and your unit has been shipped from our Repair Center or,

if repair options were declined, your unit is being

shipped back without repair.

All units are shipped using FedEx courier

services. Here is a copy of your tracking number for reference."

so do you think they declined it (i underlined it for emphasis)?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
I think that

IF repair options were declined

are key to the reply. IF being the most important word in this sentence. And IF can be either-or. You will just have to wait and see.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billyapd21:
So I tried to make a nandroid backup today and had to pull the battery because it was taking forever. I checked the size of the file and it was over 3GB. I've made a bunch of backups before and they are usually aroud 200mb or so. What could be the problem? Any help would be great. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewZJ:
my average aosp backup is 200-300mb, sense 500-600mb, desirehd mod 600-700mb

theres definitely a problem there, you could try RA recovery and do a backup (honestly i think its better but your absolutely fine if you have at least 1 good RA backup just to save your RSA keys) delete that 3gb backup file/folder because its obviously bad, try again and see if it still does it, if so then go into Rom Manager and flash RA recovery then reflash Clockwork and try the backup
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greenfieldan:
That's either a glitch or you have some SERIOUS stuff on your phone lol. Anyway, I'd recommend reflashing Clockwork if it happens again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billyapd21:
I deleted the bad backup then I tried flashing RA Recovery and doing a new backup with the same results. What I ended up doing was restoring a previous backup and then tried and new backup. All is back to normal now.

I want to update my radio, wimax, pri, and nv. I know I should make a backup using RA recovery. Do I do a normal backup or backup with ext? I want to make sure I backup my RSA keys. Thanks for the help guys.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NewZJ:
normal backup is fine

glad your problem is resolved
[myTouch 4G Accessories] soklean:
Got my Zagg skin about 2 weeks now and i love it!!

It was very easy to install covers the entire back only leaving the camera bezel exposed which is fine since i carry my phone in a hip case anyway. the skin feels great it does not feel sticky or tacky like the zagg invisible shield.

The case was 19.99 i had a 50% off coupon for entering the zagg sweepstakes so in total it only cost me 13 bucks.. :D

check it out here.. http://www.zagg.com/personalize/zaggskins/index.php
[myTouch 4G Accessories] Jaylito.:
very nice!!!!
[myTouch 4G Accessories] BeEazy10:
:o yes zagg skin are thinner and even better then before... going to upload pic of my phone
[myTouch 4G Accessories] soklean:
yup ive had it on 2 of my phones now i had it on my nexus one.. i didnt like it because i chose a crappy design that i thought was going to be kool lol..
[myTouch 4G Accessories] robinkipson:
Skins are the best way to provide protection to your device against scratches and any other sort of damage. My friend had HTC skin on his device and it really looks cool and changes the look of his device. Everyone really appreciated it.

HTC EVO 4G shift skin cover
[myTouch 4G Accessories] showmeaction:
I bought the skinomi shield from amazon in march for around $8 and I have no complains I believe that they have a wood looking shield also, I may give that a try.
[G Tablet General] bittrix:
disclaimer: doing what I say could cause your tablet to burst into flames, your mother-in-law to come camp at your house, your dog to start eying the neighbor's cat with inappropriate affection... Your mileage may vary, results not typical of a normal customer, not intended to treat any disease known to man... you get the idea... If your screen turns into a sandblasted fuming pile of slag I don't wanna hear about it. That said...

I bought my wife an iPad for Christmas and was getting irritated with how bad my gtablet screen looked, felt and behaved in comparison. A little research listed some things I couldn't realistically change (higher pixel density and count, better build quality, IPS vs TN style) and a few that were worth looking into (fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, general UI slickness).

The UI was easy (*big* props to the TnT lite and Vegantab devs as well as ubernerds cranking out the new kernel builds and patches)

The fingerprints... mostly solved using Rain-X. (plain yellow-bottle). I experimented on a little patch of screen (furthest corner from the light sensor) with positive results, then took the plunge and coated the entire screen. Results: Wow! Waaaaaaay less smudging, and the fingerprints that do stay come off easily with a microfiber cloth. My fingers glide now (like on the iPad) and the screen seems more responsive and sensitive.

The weird part: colors seem richer, the viewing angle is still as bad, but not as violently obnoxious and my eyes don't go as nuts when i'm holding the tablet portrait.

Materials: a gtablet, a clean cotton rag, Rain-X, a clean microfiber cloth - the terry-towel style, not the skinny eyeglass-cleaner style. You want dirt to be caught up in the fibers, not dragging along the surface of your screen (microfiber towels were invented to pick up dust and keep it away from the surface being cleaned - they're supposed to be fuzzy and soft, I use the big ones from Costco - for car detailing), a little tap water.

Method: (1) read the disclaimer above. (2) scrupulously clean the screen with the microfiber cloth - first, wipe to remove surface dust then *dampen* one end of the cloth with a little tap water and clean, then switch to the dry end again and polish. Check your results under a harsh light, get all the haze and stuff off. Your screen should be pristine before continuing. Dust and grime will scratch your display, so be gentle... (2) use enough Rain-X to wet the corner of the clean cotton rag then, (3) apply the rain-x to the screen using very light overlapping swirls. At first it will bead on the screen surface, but in 20-30 seconds as you keep swirling it will start drying to a uniform hazy coating - this is what you want. (4) with the "wet" end of the microfiber cloth... make it a bit wetter - very damp, but not dripping then use this end to buff off most of the hazy rain-x coating, then switch to the "dry" end of the microfiber cloth to buff off the rest. (5) check your results under a harsh light, using the dry microfiber cloth to remove any leftover haze. (6) marvel at your new display :D
[G Tablet General] jwlehane:
I will go get some rain-x and a new microfiber cloth but will admit I hope more Guinea pigs report results, before I get around to taking the plunge with this novel idea
[G Tablet General] Javier78:
Don't want to go off topic, but it is possible to change the pixel density. Look up lcddensity on the market. Works well, but vegan doesn't play nice with it.

As for your solution, I really want to try it out, but I'll wait for other Guinea pigs to try it out.:D
[G Tablet General] bittrix:
You're correct. There is a display setting for pixel density (used to calculate apparent size when rendering to a display). In this case I was referring to the physical pixels on the LCD panels: (boring long-answer comes next...)

The iPad has 786,432 pixels (made up of 2,359,296 subpixels) and by my (crude) measurements they're spaced evenly at 132 pixels per inch horizontally and vertically. With a 45.039 sq.in. display the iPad's optical density works out to 17,461 pixels per square inch {my measurement}.

The gtablet has 614,400 pixels (1,843,200 subpixels) placed 116.9 per inch on the long side and 121.43 per inch along the short edge (some software assumes that the gtablet pixel density is even horizontally and vertically - that's why some circles look like ellipses and uncorrected video clips make people fatter in landscape than they would portrait {ahem}). With 43.28 square inches of viewable area the gtablet's overall optical density is 14,196 pixels per sq.in.

By my math,

the iPad's overall optical density is 23% higher than the gtablets

. This just reflects the number of raw pixels. I suspect the newer IPS technology screen would also have less wasted interpixel space - boosting perceived contrast and color saturation.

I'm not really an Apple fan, but I am a technology fan and I gotta give the fruited ones their due... in every class they redefine display quality, and it takes a year for everyone else to catch up: iPhone 4 - we *might* see comparable display quality in a few months from a competitor. iPad - by the time anything matches it's IPS screen, the iPad2 will launch. Mac Air... the 13.3" screen with 1440x900 resolution... {drool}... and I saw a big iMac screen yesterday that really blew my hair back. No, Apple probably doesn't invent display technology, but they're really good at showcasing it.

but I digress ;)
[G Tablet General] japhule:
Alot of the new 10" tegra2 tablets coming out next year are going to have a 1280x800 resolution.
[G Tablet General] bittrix:
I know LG is sourcing a 1366x768 that's now a build option for the generic gtab/zpad/vega et al. The extra pixels are nice, but I wish they'd stick with 1:1 ppi density or close-to. My bionic eye sees a real hit in text quality and subpixel rendering artifacts when the physical pixels start to elongate. I also find the 4:3 aspect ratio to be noticeably better for general websurfing and online document reading (like PDFs)...

With current tech, we should have 1920x1080 panels in our gtablets! I'll bet the next iPad keeps the same form factor, but ups the processing and display to dual-core ULV something (maybe even not compatible with their current processor) and integrated SoC processing with a 10" 4:3 1600x1200 panel. ~200 ppi density, square pixels... iRetina?

We need to one-up Apple :) If we add an array of micro-lenses over each pixel (like the Panasonic projector panels) and alternate the subpixel offsets between frames we could actually do high-definition 3d without glasses (I just invented this while typing) think like the 3D monitor in the movie "Paycheck"...
[G Tablet General] racedog:
So, from rain-x to resolution. Thread hijacking seems to be the norm here and moderators, at least in the gtab threads don't do squat to discourage it.

R
[G Tablet General] it2steve:
I'm so going to try the rainx idea. Anyone else getting success with thid?

Be careful what we wish for, i know peope get off topic but its still a new forum and it does get modded. I know we don't want it too tight. but I'd rather see off topic or mis-placed / duplicate posts with answers than flaming amd whining.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[G Tablet General] aaron19953:
.... And haters still hate ...

With all due respect, we are still talking about displays at least. Yeah it may get a little sidetracked, but thats the natural progression of conversation. The OP is still active with GOOD information and not babbling about ...

I for one would rather be under-moderated than over.. On another forum i got the "first warning" from a mod when i mentioned that his motorcycle guage area looked cluttered with radar and gps equipment..

PS, if you are genuinely concerned with rampant thread abuse, why not start a NEW thread instead of "hijacking" one that a mod is certainly never going to read ....

</rant>
[G Tablet General] bittrix:
Thank you for your concern, but I must reject your premise. It's my thread and I'm OK with it wandering a bit. That said...

As a follow-up: I've arrived at my office - with the harshest of unforgiving overhead flourescents... I'm still very impressed. Keep in mind that these are my subjective observations with no before/after pictures... It's a significantly better experience than yesterday (before the Rain-X) under the same conditions. Fingerprints are *much* less visible than before and those that remain are almost completely removed using the ball of my thumb. They'd have combined into a greasy smudge before. The screen still feels silky-smooth and the touchscreen feels more responsive and accurate. The absense of veiling haze makes color richer. Before, in portrait the display made me nuts with a sort of evil-3d-both-eyes-are-out-of-phase effect. That effect is markedly reduced, but I really can't think of why. My observations from last night are still valid: The viewing angles are still crap, but less irritating for some reason.

I can see no evidence of crazing or delamination on the screen surface with my unaided eye or through a loupe.

so far, so good :D
[G Tablet General] Darkeyce:
Rain-x'd my tab last night...and was impressed...no prints sticking around and smooth sliding onthe screen. Gonna check it ont eh Commute this am with a little reading and then int eh office. So far it looks great tho...

Color me happy.:p
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
By the way, in case anybody is paranoid like me, I looked up the MSDS safety sheet for Rain-X ( http://www.windtrax.com/images/MSDS/RX11169_MSDS.pdf ) and read about ingredients. It sounds like it's just an alcohol base with polydimethylsiloxane (aka dimethicone) and a few similar hydrophobic compounds that "cure" and bind with the silica in the glass. These compounds are considered inert and non-toxic.

So as far as I can tell, I don't see any evidence that this leaves anything nasty, toxic or bad on your G Tablet screen. Anybody with any information otherwise, please share. Because I want to Rain-X my screen now. :)
[G Tablet General] jersacct:
I think I'm going to have to try this, maybe this weekend. Anybody else see successful results?
[G Tablet General] GeeVee628:
gonna wait on rain-x

:confused: im gonna wait to see if there are any long term problems with using rain-x on plastic or what ever the GTab is made of.

but thanks for the idea sounds good on (forum) paper.:cool:

-GeeVee
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
The G Tablet screen is glass, not plastic. Rain X is made to work on glass. The only thing that's plastic is the back of the case - ergo, don't rub Rain X all over the back of your case. :)