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what does the n gage qd sounds like?

6 replies · 6,109 views · Started 13 June 2004

Urm....hi i new to this forum, anyway i was wondering about the sound on the n gage qd, is the sound crap compared with n gage to all you qd owners, because i might be buying the qd but the mono is putting me off a bit
thanks in advance

Like mentioned a million times before (hint hint!), the N-Gage QD is useless for MP3 playback (due to MONO sound output), but for games and such the sound output should be of the same quality. The original N-Gage has a separate chip for the music player, that's why you get stereo sound output (44kHz), but when it comes to 3'rd party music players, and other Symbian apps/games, the sound output is still the same as the other Series 60 phones (MONO 16kHz).

So basically, unless you need/want a *usable* MP3 player, a radio, USB connectivity and tri-band, you should be fine with the QD.

Btw, welcome to the forum. 😊

QD is better suited to me, i dont use mp3 player (have a mini disk), dont listen to radio (cause im always on the tube) and dont really like side talking. I guess it depends on what you want.

MP3 playback on the QD is basically shite, I could get past the 'mono' part but could not get used to the tinny, bass-less sound. I thought I could put up with it for the sake of having one gadget in my pocket - but after a week or two I gave up and went back to using my separate MP3 player.

2 words : qd sux... i have a N-Gage classic and i'm very pleased with it...whats the point in having a "multimedia" phone without mp3/radio...no usb..shitty keys..

btw side talkin' rulzz... 😃