Pocket Tunes 3.0

[Curious Cat]

FYI-PocketTunes 3.0 is now been released.

Here (http://www.pocket-tunes.com/index.html)

[sync]

I took a look at the link and didn't find any mention of whether it handles low bit rates and variable bit rates.

[Curious Cat]

Originally posted by sync
I took a look at the link and didn't find any mention of whether it handles low bit rates and variable bit rates.

According to an answer from tech support to another user at the Yahoo forum, YES.

[sync]

How does it work when you are listening to MP3s and navigating? Can you hear Betty ok?

[Sho-Bud]

Too bad it still doesn't blank the screen of the Ique. I deleted it for this reason.

[pavanmaverick]

apparently, they are going to incorporate support for the ique in version 3.1 (t was initally slated to be in their 3.0 release, but they ran into some problems....):

Hi Pavan,

Yes, in 3.1. Unfortunately we ran into some delays with 3.0 due to some bugs
in Windows Media Player that caused us to release the new version 10 days
late. Because of that, we did not have time to incorporate screen blanking
for the iQue. 3.1 should be out in late July. Sorry for the delay!

For customer support, please include the entire text of this email when
replying so we can help you more quickly.

Take care,
Gerald
NormSoft, Inc.

i, for one, cannot wait for this. its a really great program and i would love to use it - once they manage to add ique screen support, i am jumping onto their bandwagon!!!

[ragman]

The subject sums it all up. The ability to blank or not to blank (my choice) is why I have been a trial user and not a registered user. Although most of the time I want to blank the screen to extend battery time, there are times I want the screen to stay on but not be in the cradle or connected to a device that makes the iQue THINK it is in a cradle. As soon as it has that ability I'll be adding my monetary support to my already strong moral support.

Ragman

[paqtoque]

Thanks for your post, pavanmaverick. I am a registered user of 2.X, and I am waiting too for the possibility of switching the screen off (would at this time be my only reason to update, except for some cosmetic stuff).
Other than that, I have no complaints with PocketTunes, it's a great player with a great interface, in particular with Lance Wehrung's full screen skin!

[rocket666]

I too tried it and deleted it. I would buy if:

1. screen blanking, natch
2. give me a button to skip to next song. suggest: the jog button push
3. pause/resume by button, esp if it could be the rec or esc - or continue on power up, then I could pause with a shutoff and resume with power on.

The volume up/down is great, I just want more like that.

When I listen to mp3, I usually have the unit in a armband holder, since I tend to be moving around. I don't want to drop my $500 mp3 player;) . When it is in this holder, only the power, rec, jog, and esc keys are accessible.

BTW, check out these comfortable carriers:

http://www.tunebelt.com

[Franklee]

What's the big deal with the screen blanking? You can always just hold the power button in till it blanks or is it sumthin else?

[rocket666]

Originally posted by Franklee
What's the big deal with the screen blanking? You can always just hold the power button in till it blanks or is it sumthin else?

I'd settle for that feature, but alas it does not blank the screen, rather it brings up the brightness slider, which you then have to adjust. It also seems that with the screen off, not just brightness at minimum, there ought to be a lower power use. But can't be sure of that.

If you hold down the power button for a few more secs, it will shutdown totally (actually just sets brightness to lowest), but then no music plays, which is what we are after. And you get into a funny state, where you have to hold the power button again to return to normal, but the sound does not resume.

But I did discover that after you hold the power button a second time to make the dialog go away, it goes into pause mode. Otherwise, it could be a way to pause/unpause with a button.

Also, found that the option to begin playing when starting up, is not on power up, but only on starting the ptunes app.

[Curious Cat]

Originally posted by rocket666
I'd settle for that feature, but alas it does not blank the screen, rather it brings up the brightness slider, which you then have to adjust. It also seems that with the screen off, not just brightness at minimum, there ought to be a lower power use. But can't be sure of that.

But I did discover that after you hold the power button a second time to make the dialog go away, it goes into pause mode. Otherwise, it could be a way to pause/unpause with a button.

Also, found that the option to begin playing when starting up, is not on power up, but only on starting the ptunes app.

I’m using 2.0 but when I hold the power button in long enough, about a full second or slightly more, it blanks the screen and Pocketunes runs as normal.

[rocket666]

With mine r3, ptunes goes into pause at that point. And the screen is not off, it is just in backlight off mode.

(or did you mean 2.0 of ptunes, well I have 3.0 of that too
:)

[Curious Cat]

Originally posted by rocket666
With mine r3, ptunes goes into pause at that point. And the screen is not off, it is just in backlight off mode.

(or did you mean 2.0 of ptunes, well I have 3.0 of that too
:)

Yes, I meant 2.0 in PocketTunes. Sounds like they went backwards with this feature.:(

[paqtoque]

I observe the same behaviour as CuriousCat, using a 2.X version of PocketTunes (and Garmin's r3 for the operating system). Based on rocket666's comments I am glad I did NOT decide to upgrade.
However, I still would definitely like a screen shut-off better than setting brightness level to the lowest.

With regards to the (in my humble opion) stupid setup of the rec and pause button, that probably a minority ever uses intentionally, I REALLY would like to see something that lets us configure these buttons for better use, or at least stripthem of their functions ... Will Garmin ever hear?