I've watched several full length movies on my Droid and haven't noticed any out-of-sync audio issues. It may just be an Eris bug. Then again, I don't use the default player, I use Meridian for movies - if that makes any difference.
ok. So the screen is great. I believe you. Now, is the keyboard a hassle? What is your biggest complaint about the Droid (I know it's not absolutely perfect, nothing is.)
Any advice is GREATLY appreciated!!
ok. So the screen is great. I believe you. Now, is the keyboard a hassle? What is your biggest complaint about the Droid (I know it's not absolutely perfect, nothing is.)
I see. Ok, that makes me feel better. One more thing.
In my personal experience, Motorola has generally sucked at making phones. I've had a bunch of them, and although they LOOK cool, they start having a bunch of problems as time goes on. rebooting by itself, freezing, crap like that.
How do you all feel about that with the Droid?
Even HD YouTube videos on the Droid look to be DVD quality, so the screen on this device is superb.
That raises another issue. . . when the Eris recently received an OTA update (not to 2.0 or 1.6, a minor "bug fix"), almost every youtube video failed to load. This is not limited to my phone. Over on the Eris side there are a ton of people complaining of the same thing.
Is this an issue on the Droid??
I'll chime in too what the hell. My dad got an Eris yesterday and I spend a few hours on it after having owned my Droid for 6 weeks. At first I was blown away by the lightness and form factor of the Eris but then it began to show its true colors.
- Eris soft keyboard is good, but processor power (at current OS 1.5) is too slow to handle heavy input. Immediately I began longing for my Droid keyboard.
- I also immediately began missing the screen on the droid. It may not be much bigger, but I believe it is a superb form factor for a mobile phone. The Eris is familiar if coming from an iphone, but not optimal.
- As others' have said the Eris landscape keyboard is too slow to switch to for practical use.
- Video quality on the Droid is excellent at full length, ripped on stock Handbrake settings for iPod classic. Although, there is an issue with the bitrate or something because about 50% of the time videos do not play through stock media player or Act 1, but sound plays.
The real allure for me to the Droid is its larger screen, full physical keyboard, and faster processor. The combined make for a geek's wet dream. The processing power isn't something to be taken lightly - you can tell within the first 15 seconds the differences between the two phones.
Why didn't your dad get the Droid?
Probably the same reason my gf got an Eris. Cheaper. Best Buy Reward Zone had a deal for the Eris @ $49.99. Pretty kickin deal if you ask me. I still like my Droid better, but at 1/4 the price, hard to go wrong.
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