Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by bi-amped J

Why blackberry and not e.g. Nokia e63

bi-amped J — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:23:27 +0800

To start with - I might not be well educated in blackberrabillias of QWERTY phones but I know I need one for easy text input, viewing documents and handling calls including skype (over wireless network) Please give me reasons to go for blackberry and not for much cheaper nokia E63. thanks in advance for your help...

FLAC support on the new ZEN X-Fi player

bi-amped J — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:19:15 +0800

I saw today's announcement about a second generation of the ZEN X-Fi player. It is touch screen, as expected, which somewhat does not excite me at all - but I noticed it mentions FLAC support (among many other formats). I remember reading FLAC preserves details in audio better than mp3, but never tried it myself. Does anyone here use FLAC, does it really sound better from mp3?

Here is more details about this new zen x-fi 2 if anyone is interested

EDIT: my apologies - I intended to put this topic into the audiophile section, but somehow I failed. Could someone move this post there for me please?

What do you think of new Fatal1ty gaming headset

bi-amped J — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:08:16 +0800

It looks good to me but it is hard to see from pictures how big the ear cups are. I have very big ears and need big ear cups.

Gizmodo liked it:
"The Creative Fatal1ty Professional Series Gaming Headset Mk II is designed for comfort as much as performance. Plush ear cups are shaped for sound isolation so you can keep your head in the game, and the headband is lightweight, padded and adjustable for a custom, precise fit. The headset also makes a great set of headphones when you simply detach the boom microphone."

More at: Creative gaming fatality mkII headset website

Learn to play instruments websites?

bi-amped J — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:07:02 +0800

I decided to teach myself playing an instrument, a piano, well: keyboard. Where do I start?

I do not have time to go to school and I am not hoping to become a real pianist. I just want to be able to play the instrument. I used to play guitar, a good few years ago, I know chords and such, but never learned reading notes.

Perhaps you can chime in and give some tips..

New Creative ZEN was announced today

bi-amped J — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:04:17 +0800

From the manufacturer's site:

Capacity: 4GB / 8GB / 16GB
Size: 55 x 83 x 11.3mm
Weight: 65g
LCD: 2.5" 16.7 million color TFT LCD 320 x 240 pixels
Songs:

4GB
2,000 WMAs1/ 133hrs (at 64kbps)
1,000 MP32/ 33hrs (at 128kbps)

8GB
4,000 WMAs1/ 266hrs (at 64kbps)
2,000 MP32/ 133hrs (at 128kbps)

16GB
8,000 WMAs1/ 532hrs (at 64kbps)
4,000 MP32/ 266hrs (at 128kbps)

Battery Life: Up to 25 hrs audio playtime
Up to 5 hrs video playtime

Video Playback Formats: MJPEG, WMV9, MPED4-SP3, DivX3 4/5 and XviD3
Audio Playback Formats: MP3, WMA, AAC4 (.m4A), WAV (ADPCM), Audible 2,3,4

Photo Formats Supported: JPEG (BMP/ GIF / PNG / TIFF)5

Battery: Embedded Li-ion battery

FM Radio: 32 preset stations

EQ Settings: 8 presets and 5 band custom EQ

Organizer: Calendar, Contact, Task List

Power Charging: Yes

Album Art: Yes

Voice Recording: Yes

Connectivity: USB 2.0

SD connection: Yes

I did not find info on pricing

Online vb and .net courses and tutorials

bi-amped J — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:45:24 +0800

hi everyone

anyone familiar with .net environment?
Where did you learn?
Can you recommend any good websites?