topic Re: Firmware 3.0 in PCs & Accessories

Firmware 3.0

nemo66 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:06:06 GMT

It´s here!
It´s new!
It´s fresh!
It´s SONY!

And i think SONY did it again!
The wait is over and it was worth!

Installation was easy and fast!
Booted up....:smileygrin:
Especially the time and date display after power-off is great!!!
Kudos SONY!

The included "skins" are some of them good and pleasant, others more girlie-loke....grrr.
HEY PEOPLE...go and design your own!
POST it!!!
Now we finally can customize ourself the PocketVaio-GREAT!!!

Scrolling is really faster, also the new display of songs is way better.
The songs now really play "gapless".....:smileywink:

The pictures also display now way faster than before, even in high-resolution the display time goes faster!!!

So finally (sure i´we not tested all improvements...) SONY did a good job with this firmware-update.
Hope SONY is continuing to improve it more from time to time and will give us finally the so much needed video-mode!!!

And finally not to forget the SonicStage v2.3!!! (update)

Now people, let´s here what u think and experience about V3.0!

Re: Firmware 3.0

brazza — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:17:50 GMT

Have to agree!! Happy with this update!! IT WORKS!!

Noticed a few things.

1. Lyrics now available on the play bar
2. Demo Mode - Not sure what it does yet
3. Song Display better thanks to new Two line option in the display menu
4. It is a lot quicker at photos, skipping tracks a bit quicker but there is still a delay but its not bad at all.
5. Skins will be nice but the four supplied aren't all that impressive

Anyone got any others?

Re: Firmware 3.0

nemo66 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:24:58 GMT

Well, it´s so fresh and hot....so we have to wait some time ´til we see new skins!
But i guess this will be verry soon....

Re: Firmware 3.0

A-Bomb — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:28:09 GMT

anyone transferred mp3s to the vaio yet?

Re: Firmware 3.0

nemo66 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 14:42:38 GMT

Yes...i did it (again)!!! :smileygrin:
No problems here:
-made a new folder on the root of the disk called mp3
-copyed some folder with songs on it
-disconnected the device via manager from the pc

Enjoyed the mp3 !!!:smileydancing:

Re: Firmware 3.0

nabilxp — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:12:30 GMT

the server is buzy ,and i cant donload the update

Re: Firmware 3.0

kee-lo_ — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:14:30 GMT

Some good reviews, thanks for the info.

Re: Firmware 3.0

CuBiK — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:35:31 GMT

Oh man it's great! I like the new Panda skin, the mp3 are perfectly played (i feared they would put some noise on mp3s to encourage us to encode them in attrac, but no it's ok):smileyhugs:

@nemo : You can use the new sonicstage to copy ur mp3 too (and still see the album pics), just select "do nothing" in the advanced copy option (well i've the french version and it's written "Ne pas transferer" but i think it's a translation error, it copys the mp3 and i have mp3 on the player (checked it )

Anyways cheer Sony u are now a way better than i pod :smileygrin: !

Re: Firmware 3.0

manigv — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:56:12 GMT

Hi

I tried coping MP3 files. IT gets copied. But how do i play them??

Cheers
Mani:smileysad:

Re: Firmware 3.0

ivan-d — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:35:03 GMT

hold up here, i feel like i just got hit in the nuts... native mp3 playback is here... so i assumed we would get wma playback as well...... did we, i don't think so... at least sonicstage won't let me transfer wma without converting!!!!! please tell me i'm wrong

Re: Firmware 3.0

nemo66 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:41:55 GMT

@ ivan-d
Nasdarovje!

Well...umhhh...ughh....WMA?
Maybe we shall ask SONY even for AAC, WaV, OggVorbis, PCM,ASF,mLaw and so on....:smileytongue:

Re: Firmware 3.0

nemo66 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:43:25 GMT

@ CuBiK

Thanks for the info....but i already know that!
Sincerly i must say that i like it more to do it by hand! :smileygrin:

Re: Firmware 3.0

ivan-d — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:52:54 GMT

nemo thanx but i don't like to be kicked in the nuts .... i'm so used to wma!.... WE (or at least i) WANT WMA!!! WE WANT WMA!!! WE WANT WMA!!! WE WANT WMA!!!:smileyangry:

btw, what do u mean, by hand?:smileyconfused:

Re: Firmware 3.0

Joshharle — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:55:37 GMT

excuse me for being stupid, but where do I get the firmware update from? I went to the download page and it just has an update for SoundStage on WinXP that was released 22.11.2004... 😞

Re: Firmware 3.0

dmslider — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:02:30 GMT

MP3 Playback, ive done the folder like someone suggested... how Do i play them ?

Re: Firmware 3.0

Sh1nt4 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:16:31 GMT

hoping u r english

http://www.vaio-link.com/vaiopocket/vaiopocket.asp?l=en

If you are not go on www.vaio-link.com then select VAIOPOCKET in OTHER column (the 4th) then DOWNLOADS

Re: Firmware 3.0

kesasar — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:18:24 GMT

I have added MP3 to Sonic Stage and transfered them without conversion !
Things of must known :
1. MP3 bitrate is correctly displayed for MP3 stored on your vaio
2. The conversion options of sonic stage (to atrac or atrac+) applies only to non mp3 and non atrac files. So mp3 are really transfered without conversion

Also I have noticed that there is a zoom feature on covers when you browse by covers

I enjoy also the track counter displayed with each artist on the artist list

Sony did a great job !

Re: Firmware 3.0

nemo66 — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:36:42 GMT

Yessssss.....SONY did for this time a really good JOB!!!

My only complain is:
-browsing pictures!!!

SONY: we need the ability to browse pictures stored on the PocketVaio by our own folder (with they´r own names and also deep trees)
Please act now and do that in the next firmware update!

The fact is that now we must rename the folders as userxxxx!
This is simply bullshit....ho knows in that manner what´s inside of each folder?!?!

Anyone with better ideeas:smileyconfused:

Re: Firmware 3.0

dmslider — Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:40:24 GMT

What is two-line mode?

Re: Firmware 3.0

Sh1nt4 — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:34:22 GMT

I would also like a divx playback