I finally went out and got an EVO to try out for 30 days after having some issues with an iPhone 4. I'm slowly learning how to fully utilize Android bit by bit after doing some research on these forums -- but I had a few specific questions I couldn't quite find a direct answer to by searching. I apologize in advance if I missed this information since I know its annoying to view the same questions over and over again.
1. I have an old macbook pro and connected the EVO using the USB cable and mounted it as a disk drive. I noticed it took a long time to copy a 1.5 GB movie file from my computer to the phone (like 10 or 15 minutes). If I got a SD card with a higher "class" would the transfer time go down signficantly? I heard the write speed is faster, but was wondering what people's real world experience was.
2. Is there a file size limit for video? I heard someone say there is a max size of 2GB and indeed it seems no mp4 over that amount will play (although it will transfer). If its true, I guess that means HD video isn't a possibilty.
3. When using the browser, I noticed that embedded videos on sites like CNN will not play (perhaps because they are HTML 5?). I know the EVO doesn't support full flash yet--but many (not all) of these will play on a flash-less iPhone or iPad. This was surprising. I guess the upcoming Froyo update which brings full flash will correct this, but is there a setting I'm missing now that will allow these videos to play in the meantime?
I guess all movies and shows purchased via iTunes is DRM protected and won't play on this phone. Therefore, is the only way to get video on this device is to rip DVD's? If not, is there a good video store somewhere that people would suggest that has a good selection?
Thanks, and I appreciate your patience. There's a lot I like about this phone over the iPhone 4 so I hope to solve some of these issues and keep it past the trial period.
1. I have an old macbook pro and connected the EVO using the USB cable and mounted it as a disk drive. I noticed it took a long time to copy a 1.5 GB movie file from my computer to the phone (like 10 or 15 minutes). If I got a SD card with a higher "class" would the transfer time go down signficantly? I heard the write speed is faster, but was wondering what people's real world experience was.
2. Is there a file size limit for video? I heard someone say there is a max size of 2GB and indeed it seems no mp4 over that amount will play (although it will transfer). If its true, I guess that means HD video isn't a possibilty.
3. When using the browser, I noticed that embedded videos on sites like CNN will not play (perhaps because they are HTML 5?). I know the EVO doesn't support full flash yet--but many (not all) of these will play on a flash-less iPhone or iPad. This was surprising. I guess the upcoming Froyo update which brings full flash will correct this, but is there a setting I'm missing now that will allow these videos to play in the meantime?
I guess all movies and shows purchased via iTunes is DRM protected and won't play on this phone. Therefore, is the only way to get video on this device is to rip DVD's? If not, is there a good video store somewhere that people would suggest that has a good selection?
Thanks, and I appreciate your patience. There's a lot I like about this phone over the iPhone 4 so I hope to solve some of these issues and keep it past the trial period.
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