Comments on: Review: Sony PEG-T415 Part II

I mean, who practical use is copying .wav files over toyour PDA? Don't know anyone that has a healthy .wav collection anymore, MP3's took over that slot in a big way.

Voice memos are a major plus for the business user.

I am wondering how many time you have to post that yor Sony contact said is OK for Clie files to be shared with the exception of 4.1 for SOME PEOPLE TO START READING IT. This must be at least the 3rd time I have heard it.

Thank you, again, for the update to the update!

The people I spoke to indicated that NO Sony programs should be hosted outside the Sony site without permission. While they probably wouldn't use legal means to stop this (unlike Palm), I wonder if it is fair to support this kind of activity.

The people I spoke to indicated that NO Sony programs should be hosted outside the Sony site without permission. While they probably wouldn't use legal means to stop this (unlike Palm), I wonder if it is fair to support this kind of activity.

This sounds sucpicously like the guy who threatened to sue PIC before. Forget him, he's a liar.

It's not like this is leaked, hush-hush information; if he really represents Sony about these issues, he should be willing to disclose his name and be accountable for what he says.

Referring to an anonymous "Sony representative" is meaningless; Sony is a very large, global company, and there are clueless people who think that a Sony representative from the Playstation division knows much more about CLIE projects than a guy off the street.

(I think the point is moot with regards to this particular issue, since CLIE Paint won't run on non-Sony devices.)

Another note on the screen here. I think i've figured out why they made the screen default to black in its off state. I've noticed that the screen has a poor refresh rate, and that fast moving objects appear very light (or not at all) and all dark objects fade into view instead of appearing. My guess is that originally, the opposite was true, and everything that moved was leaving darks smudges, so they flipped the polarization of the screen and modified the lcd driver to produce a negative image. They also lowered the refresh of the screen, so everything appears to be flickering slightly.

--Chad

"You're not comparing apples to oranges!" - "It's just FINE for me, I don't understand what your problem is!"

I'm not trolling or flaming anyone, just pointing out an interesting fact. Some users have been, are, and will remain immature (I'm not referring to you here, by the way).. And for whatever reason, an explanation that's invalid for a competing product (m505's "different kind of screen" that's "just fine for me"), is valid for the product you own / endorse / happen to like yourself for whatever reason. :/

I'm an m505 user myself, and I'm happy with my PDA. I'm sure there is a good number of T415 owners out there who are very happy with theirs.

To each their own.

Sure, those people are right to a certain degree - it's human NATURE to feel the need, even if only a slight one, to "defend" what you own. You want to prove to yourself as well as to others, that your purchase has been a good one. You don't want to be that uneducated fool who bought into a salesperson's pitch out of ignorance and lack of information. Certain people express this defensive attitude more clearly, others supress it. Defending a product, however, doesn't automatically equal to trying to cover a bad purchase. Some people really DO have different needs and think differently of features others might find unacceptable or sub-par (wether they really are sub-par or if this negative view of theirs stems from envy is another deal altogether, but I'll save everyone from a boring lecture about that..).

The point being, different people have different needs. Everyone's free to express their opinions, but I'd think twice before taking seriously those who feel extremely strongly about something. They might be right and simply showing their frustration because others don't seem to realize that they are wrong, but on the other hand.. they might just be jealous, zealous or simply ignorant.

PS.
Although I mention that I've witnessed "certain Clié users" misbehaving in the past, this certainly does not mean that every Clié user is an idiot. I don't mean to offend anyone who shouldn't be offended by this (of course it will offend those who fit the description, but others should ignore the comment as it doesn't apply to them). I do admit that some m505 (or any other PDA for that matter) owners have been less than civil towards Clié (and other PDA) users, too, so it's not like it's the "evil Clié community" against the "pristine Palm users". :)

Gahhhh.

Compusmart lists it as "Available soon", and Future Shop has no record of it.

Oh well.

I hope it comes before X-Mas.

-Raj

I just opened my T415 and started using the Date Book.
I can't believe that holiday dates are not marked (a useful detail when planning appointments). It would be a drag to have to write them day by day.

I also haven't found a way to repeat a weekly appointment without writing it down each time.

Any suggestions??

i can get a blue handspring visor edge for £130, or the above. does anyone know if there are any differences between the 415 and 425? and what is the better deal the handspring or the sony 425.

thanks