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I enjoy how you can adjust the I5's backilight with 3 red,green,blue (rgb) bars.
In actuality you can only see about 8 colors: red, green, blue, yellow, teal, magenta, and white, and black (off)
I see how they get 1000 though because each slider has 10 brightness settings so: 10*10*10 = 1000.
Well you can get orange pretty decent looking too, so 9 colors
Scotty Mac
02-27-2005, 16:55
i bet you can make a few shades of each one that are different. But i'm not sure why you'd need more than 8 colors.
to smooth out fading.. :)
i'm just sayiing 1000 colors seems a bit exaggerated
Scotty Mac
02-27-2005, 18:24
yeah you're right, its still cool to have different colors though
I have i4.. suppose to have like 200+ colors..
but in reality there is like 8-10 colors and some lighter/darker versions of them..
but the flashing thingie is cool..
this seems like a NCAA board.. lol
Except the fact that my team is #1
Illinois b-ball team is sick..
I'm more of a football fan though..
Scotty Mac
02-27-2005, 18:58
except my team plays more than just one sport, illionois plays basketball, florida football, cal plays all sports (and we've won the rugby championship 20 of the last 24 years)
well i got my play list made so i just gotta get the player now...i hope they get that shipment tommorow
booo~ who cares about rugby.. j/k lol.. that's impressive tho.. 20 outta last 24..
anyway.. how many songs did u get to fit on 1 gig ?
and get some rechargable batteries for ur player.. save $$ in the long run..
Scotty Mac
02-27-2005, 19:10
i got 250 something on 990 MB right now. I'm definetly going to get some rechargables...still have to do that
do you know anything about chargers? I have this old crappy one, will it still charge batteries as wlel just maybe take longer?
people recommend same brand of batteries and chargers...
cowon sells sanyos in korea.. i think they are good but they are hard to find in N/A..
I got some NiMH energizers that comes with a charger..
they are pretty good at 850mAh and avail. at local Wal-Mart..
I just bought a big ole pack of 16 AAA generic brand at a hardware store for $5, that should last me atleast a year. I like a flash player even though I have about 10 GB the flash player keeps me updating which songs I like and making sure I play new songs that I may forget about on my 20 gb m3
Scotty Mac
02-27-2005, 20:17
how much were the batteries and charger at wal mart?
Yea, not exactly 1000 colors, I can't come up with 20 colors anyways. Also, don't forget pink and purple!
We should post up some cool combinations for colors, bling bling!
ie. I think 3-5-6 gives a cool blue.
I think 2 AAAs for like 10 bucks CDN
charger.. I forgot.. but about 20 bucks.. bug they come with 4 AAs..
I have a Canon A75s so it worked out perfect..
I think they also sell chargers separately.. I don't know..
these rechargables last for more than 1000 charges so.. its worth it..
Only problem with rechargables is that they have lower charge capacities so you have to recharge them more often than you would have to replace an alkaline.
fflakes: I like the 3-5-6 combo, nice blue-white color.
yeah.. rechargables do lose their charge in time.. but I guess its better for enviornment.. lol.. less batteries in the trash.. :)
No i'm saying that if you put a freshly charged reachrgable in an I5 at the same time as an alkaline in an I5, the alkaline would last longer
oh..ah.. yeah.. i haven't done an actual test but I think alk lasts at least couple hours longer..
They definitely would because AAA alkalines are rated around 900 mAh, where most rechargables are rated at only 750 mAh.
Scotty Mac
02-28-2005, 11:55
you can get rechargables that are rated at 900 mAh
But then you end up paying more than you would for alkalines if you only use this player until the m5 comes out.
Scotty Mac
02-28-2005, 12:13
you can get 900 mAh rechargeables on ebay for 99 cents each with free shipping. They look a little shady though so they might nto really be 900...but they say they are
you'll probably still use the I5 for active things or when you want a lighter player, they are kind of for different purposes
but then i need an expensive charger
Scotty Mac
02-28-2005, 12:29
you can get one for under 10 bucks. But it still might not be worth it for you, i don't know
vinnie97
02-28-2005, 15:47
Hell, you can get 1000 mah-rated AAA's.
Average battery sold at wal-mart or best buy, or random store, the alkaline has superior mAh. I'm not about buy a 1000 mAh battery online and pay for shipping and use my credit card cause it could be insecure.
So alkaline pwns
vinnie97
02-28-2005, 17:23
hah, did you not use it at Suntec? ;)
As long as the dealer is reputable and uses encryption, I'm not gonna' sweat it. My current NiMHs are rated at 850 anyway. :D
how much were the batteries and charger at wal mart?
So you can get pink background? Like really pimpy pink?
Scotty Mac
03-02-2005, 11:34
I like how you quoted what i said that has nothing to do with it haha.
Pimpy pink sounds nice
I like how you quoted what i said that has nothing to do with it haha.
Pimpy pink sounds nice
yeah dunno how I manage to do that, must be a latent talent.
Anyways pink is possible?
Ivegottheskill
03-03-2005, 17:35
Is that only for AAA? *goes to look them up now*
I've seen AA rechargables with 2500mAh :/
Ivegottheskill
03-03-2005, 17:38
Hmm, found these, and it seems pretty cheep for a 4 pack of rechargable NiMH's
http://www.mittoni.com.au/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/1402
EDIT - Apparently 1100mAh are available:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=64346&item=3878915885&rd=1
Scotty Mac
03-03-2005, 17:47
1100 mAh...hmm those are like twice as expensive though
vinnie97
03-03-2005, 18:32
but u get 12! I might have to take the plunge.
Edit: Shipping just about kills it, but I'm still tempted.
Scotty Mac
03-03-2005, 19:51
yeah they are a fine price without the shipping...with it...i don't know, i found some 900 mAh that were 99cents each so you can get less than 12 and there's free shipping
Yes pink is possible. 6-0-3
vinnie97
03-03-2005, 23:51
still a savings over alkaline though, I think.
not if you plan to sell myI5 on ebay the moment i the m5 is available on suntec. thats why i am sticking with alkalines because you have to invest too much in rechargables at the beginnig that will only save in the long run.
vinnie97
03-04-2005, 12:43
ah, different want/need than me then. I'm not interested in an HD player.
notguilty
03-04-2005, 18:40
1100 mAh...hmm those are like twice as expensive thoughAlso, like anything else, you have no real assurance that that 1100mAh battery will be as good as a good brand 900 or 1000mAh.
I should rename this thread alkaline versus ni-mh
vinnie97
03-05-2005, 15:07
1100 mAh...hmm those are like twice as expensive thoughAlso, like anything else, you have no real assurance that that 1100mAh battery will be as good as a good brand 900 or 1000mAh.
I've found at least 1 feedback online: The user said he had no problems with the Assia brand...yes, only 1 but promising for those of us who are interested nonetheless.
Does anyone know if leaving the back light on constantly will or will not drain more battery juice if it were set to turn on at the start of a song for 5 sec, then turns off, over and over.
Does anyone know if leaving the back light on constantly will or will not drain more battery juice if it were set to turn on at the start of a song for 5 sec, then turns off, over and over.
If the back light isn't on, it's not drawing current from the batteries. Thus, leaving the back light on constantly will drain the battery faster than if it was only on for 5 seconds per song.
A few of the reviews have posted some stats on usage that compares current draw with backlight on vs off and with various EQualizer settings if you're interested.
At Thomas Distributing, there are new 1000 mah AAA NiMH batteries from Accupower. I like the fast/slow Maha charger MH-C401FS. You can charge AA and AAA batteries at fast and slow speeds in combinations of one, two, three, or four batteries (mix and match). Not many chargers can charge just one battery or three batteries. The charger can also run off an auto cigarette lighter port.
Since an alkaline AAA produces up to 1000 mah at 1.5+ volts, the new 1000 mah NiMH batteries at 1.2+ volts are close in power. (20 percent less).
Maybe Iaudio should clarify the colors as colors and shades. The settings 1-1-1, 2-2-2, ... 9-9-9 are the same color (white) at different brightnesses whereas 1-1-9 is not the same color as 1-1-7.
Does anyone know if leaving the back light on constantly will or will not drain more battery juice if it were set to turn on at the start of a song for 5 sec, then turns off, over and over.
If the back light isn't on, it's not drawing current from the batteries. Thus, leaving the back light on constantly will drain the battery faster than if it was only on for 5 seconds per song.
A few of the reviews have posted some stats on usage that compares current draw with backlight on vs off and with various EQualizer settings if you're interested.
Yeah ok, It's just that I heard the act of switching a light on is when where the battery juice drains the most, but it's probably different in this case.
In a perfect world (which we don't live in), there wouldn't be a difference. I suppose there could be some variables introduced that cause more power to drain when a light is turned on. That extra drain is nothing, however, when compared to the drain of keeping the backlight on for the 3-5? minutes that each song would last.
I don't have a PhD in electro-magnetism. However, I doubt they would have put much effort into making a feature to disable or change the backlight settings if it didn't make a difference on battery usage.
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