V-Cast experience? cross posted
Also posted in the VX-8100 forum since I'm buying it...
To the people that have V-Cast...
When connecting to V-Cast, about how long does it take? On the VX-8000 it takes 15-20 seconds just to bring up the menu. Is this faster now?
When moving around the menus once connected, is there still a slight lag between pressing the direction and the highlighted area actually moving? I know you can press the number to directly access a clip, but if it's not on the first page you can't really do that.
Has anyone thought of a convienient way to "bookmark" a certain clip that's updated daily? I'd like an easy way to get to today's headlines from CNN, or the local weather without having to click through all the other steps.
To the people that have V-Cast...
When connecting to V-Cast, about how long does it take? On the VX-8000 it takes 15-20 seconds just to bring up the menu. Is this faster now?
When moving around the menus once connected, is there still a slight lag between pressing the direction and the highlighted area actually moving? I know you can press the number to directly access a clip, but if it's not on the first page you can't really do that.
Has anyone thought of a convienient way to "bookmark" a certain clip that's updated daily? I'd like an easy way to get to today's headlines from CNN, or the local weather without having to click through all the other steps.
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I have the 8100, my first V-Cast phone. I just timed it, and it took 1 minute 34 seconds from pushing the button until I got the first menu. Now that was unusually long, but I think it is normally in the 35 sec. range, with maybe 20 sec's about the fastest I've see.
I just looked at an ESPN video, 1 min 26 sec's, and it took around 20 sec's to download. That did seem slightly slower than what I have been experiencing.
Yes, there is a brief delay between pressing the arrow and seeing the cursor move. This has been normal so far.
I know you can save certain videos, such as the "24" series, but I have not found a way to bookmark anything. I would really like to be able to do that for the weather report for my city.
Also, som...
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I just looked at an ESPN video, 1 min 26 sec's, and it took around 20 sec's to download. That did seem slightly slower than what I have been experiencing.
Yes, there is a brief delay between pressing the arrow and seeing the cursor move. This has been normal so far.
I know you can save certain videos, such as the "24" series, but I have not found a way to bookmark anything. I would really like to be able to do that for the weather report for my city.
Also, som...
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I doubt old clips will ever become available again. Possibly if people try sharing them via the internet somehow though.
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As far as speed - I think it depends on where you are....I just took me approx 20-25 seconds to get into vcast...then took less than 10 seconds to download the clip & start playing....I'm at work in Boston. In my house - approx 30-35 miles away I can not even get the vcast to work! It times out or won't connect at all - which is a big bummer.
I did have a "lag" but only once when I was using a get it now app....I though it was me...
I did have a "lag" but only once when I was using a get it now app....I though it was me...
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