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Re: Is BlackBerry the new iPod?

alexx — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:15:14 -0000

I want 2 watch video on my bb 8700 but I search the web and all it tells me is that I'm not supported my pin is 242f1DDD some body help me

Re: Is BlackBerry the new iPod?

Mark Krebs — Wed, 10 May 2006 15:38:46 -0000

My company, Movidity Inc, also has multimedia running on the Blackberry 8700. We have live radio and live streamed video (in the form of a surveillance application). The surveillance application also has actuation controls to control the remote camera. We also have other video streamed to the BB which is confidential - but, we are decoding true MPEG4 video on the BB - I don't know if Sona is doing that. Our player is a java (j2me) midlet which is both decodes both the video and audio. We support amr and mp3 on the BB; we are able to support aac (since you raise the iPod question) on other platforms.

Re: Is BlackBerry the new iPod?

SHoe — Wed, 03 May 2006 23:34:30 -0000

I don't think they are targeting episodes of Lost as the writter states here - that is not the demographic of Berry users anyways. It will be short clips (news, sports, etc), which is - it turns out - what most mobile content is moving to as most people (especially Berry users) want to only watch a few minutes at a time while in line, or on the subway, etc. If they want Lost - they will watch it on a real tv where it is more comfortable to sit for an hour to watch a show. Not my opinion - research shows it which is why mobile phone tv products (ignoring iPods for a minute) have content that is based on short clips (streaming tv yes - but channels like sports and news headlines so u can watch and see something in a few minutes).
Downloading and storing shorts clips like this will work fine on newer Blackberrys and not break the bank on data usage. Look at services like MobiTV! And thats aimed at consumer users - not professionals - consumers who are less likely to pay for unlimited data then corporate Blackberry users.

Re: Is BlackBerry the new iPod?

aaron — Mon, 01 May 2006 14:33:46 -0000

I thought the same thing about watching movies on my ipod - which is the same resolution of my 8700 but, its actually quite enjoyable. Its all about the audio, thats what puts you in the movie.

Also with those portable video goggles coming out this summer, sky's the limit.

Of course, need a video out option. -- ohh the possibilities.

The treo (pos IMO) opened up the smartphone market. Now its time for BB to dominate

Re: Is BlackBerry the new iPod?

Matt Spong — Mon, 01 May 2006 11:33:27 -0000

Higher resolution than the Treo? The 8700 has a 320x240 screen, which is higher than the Treo 700w, which is 240x240 due to Windows Mobile limitations, but lower than the 650, which has a gorgeous 320x320 display.

(for the record, I am a former Treo 650 user who switched to a BB 8700 about 6 months ago and haven't looked back... but from an aesthetic point of view, the Treo trounces all over the BlackBerry)

Re: Is BlackBerry the new iPod?

Daniel — Mon, 01 May 2006 11:30:59 -0000

I can't imagine why the blackberry WOULDN'T be a media player. there's a target market for mobile professionals who need audio files (voice, music and/or video for work) - the primary application i can think of is our Voice over IP phone system - that emails your voicemails to you. Why can't I get everything from my Blackberry inbox?? It almost makes perfect sense.

(PS - my Treo can't play the files - it reboots every time. grrr.)