Some general questions--ONE DAY AWAY! - Page 3

JSWolf · 05-19-2007, 07:36 PM

My Rio Karma does sound better for sure.

benn600 · 05-20-2007, 12:38 AM

lol. From the initial testing I've done it sounds pretty dang good with very little background fuzz, which is one of the biggest issues for me. Are you using decent headphones? I'll admit I haven't tried my expensive Etymotic's on it yet but the two or three headphones I've tried have sounded quite impressive, including with music. Again, though, I didn't really try to listen for quality...and I'm used to great sound since I use lossless encoding and have some high-end speakers.

dhbailey · 05-20-2007, 07:46 AM

I'm still deciding on the music-playing aspect of the Reader. I can understand the extra drain on the battery, but I am still intrigued by the thought of not needing to have two devices with me in order to listen to music while reading.

I have already decided not to use the memory card to hold books, since I have seen that reading from the memory card does drain the battery faster than storing the books on the reader itself.

So yesterday I filled my 2GB SD card with mp3 files and will see how that affects battery drain just having it in the reader, since most of the time I don't listen to music while reading. But I do appreciate the ability to do so and will continue my experiment.

I am aware that once listening to music starts, I can't put the reader down without actively turning it off since the auto-off function doesn't work if there's a music file playing.

benn600 · 05-20-2007, 09:14 AM

All they would have to do is make the right directional pad push-in do is pause the music. Right now, that button doesn't seem to do anything...perfect! One button right from the reading screen.

Please post any results you get. I'm not really worried about the battery personally because I store it on my nightstand and the charger is right there. Basically, I just need to charge it every night like I do with my phone, iPaq, iPod, laptop, etc. Most people these days are used to charging devices every day...you just gotta do it if you use battery power. Just because the reader can have enough power to go for a long time ... well, just ignore that face and get in the habit of charging every day...or I suppose two days. Have your charger where you store it and don't forget USB charging so you can charge it by any computer with the standard USB peripheral cable.

yvanleterrible · 05-20-2007, 11:44 AM

Compare it with an iPod with the same pair of headphones and the quality difference jumps traight in your face. The music add on to the reader makes it seem like the whole marketing idea behind the device is to use it while in a waiting period; be it train, car, plane or plain waiting room. Quality is not the utmost prerequisite, just the number of functions using supported Sony media. It's not real bad, there's just better.

benn600 · 05-20-2007, 12:31 PM

For 64Kb audiobooks, it's good enough even if it ain't great for music. I don't really intend on using it for music much so no worries there!

UncleDuke · 05-20-2007, 03:14 PM

i use it all the time but in another way i wish i had never heard of it. takes up more time than my ex did.

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05-19-2007, 07:36 PM	#31
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,970 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	My Rio Karma does sound better for sure.

05-20-2007, 12:38 AM	#32
benn600 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2007	lol. From the initial testing I've done it sounds pretty dang good with very little background fuzz, which is one of the biggest issues for me. Are you using decent headphones? I'll admit I haven't tried my expensive Etymotic's on it yet but the two or three headphones I've tried have sounded quite impressive, including with music. Again, though, I didn't really try to listen for quality...and I'm used to great sound since I use lossless encoding and have some high-end speakers.

05-20-2007, 07:46 AM	#33
dhbailey Guru Posts: 604 Karma: 733 Join Date: Mar 2007 Device: HP iPAQ211 / PRS 500, 700 and 505	I'm still deciding on the music-playing aspect of the Reader. I can understand the extra drain on the battery, but I am still intrigued by the thought of not needing to have two devices with me in order to listen to music while reading. I have already decided not to use the memory card to hold books, since I have seen that reading from the memory card does drain the battery faster than storing the books on the reader itself. So yesterday I filled my 2GB SD card with mp3 files and will see how that affects battery drain just having it in the reader, since most of the time I don't listen to music while reading. But I do appreciate the ability to do so and will continue my experiment. I am aware that once listening to music starts, I can't put the reader down without actively turning it off since the auto-off function doesn't work if there's a music file playing.

05-20-2007, 09:14 AM	#34
benn600 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2007	All they would have to do is make the right directional pad push-in do is pause the music. Right now, that button doesn't seem to do anything...perfect! One button right from the reading screen. Please post any results you get. I'm not really worried about the battery personally because I store it on my nightstand and the charger is right there. Basically, I just need to charge it every night like I do with my phone, iPaq, iPod, laptop, etc. Most people these days are used to charging devices every day...you just gotta do it if you use battery power. Just because the reader can have enough power to go for a long time ... well, just ignore that face and get in the habit of charging every day...or I suppose two days. Have your charger where you store it and don't forget USB charging so you can charge it by any computer with the standard USB peripheral cable.

05-20-2007, 11:44 AM	#35
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Compare it with an iPod with the same pair of headphones and the quality difference jumps traight in your face. The music add on to the reader makes it seem like the whole marketing idea behind the device is to use it while in a waiting period; be it train, car, plane or plain waiting room. Quality is not the utmost prerequisite, just the number of functions using supported Sony media. It's not real bad, there's just better.

05-20-2007, 12:31 PM	#36
benn600 Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 50 Join Date: May 2007	For 64Kb audiobooks, it's good enough even if it ain't great for music. I don't really intend on using it for music much so no worries there!

05-20-2007, 03:14 PM	#37
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	i use it all the time but in another way i wish i had never heard of it. takes up more time than my ex did.

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