Have not seen one. That's one of the reasons why I opted for the black.

Perhaps try ZAGG / invisibleSHIELD type of protection?

Yeah... But going through the sequence of taking out the phone and flapping the cover and folding it to the back and then answer the phone is not too elegant.

Don't get me wrong, I wish there was a better way of doing it cause I really like how the phone sits in the book type case.

My reception sucks when I set it to GSM only - I keep dropping calls. It's OK now that I've set it to Auto. I am not sure whether it's my phone issue or is generic across Samsung Note phones.

P.S. I'm also on stock ROM with Maxis line.

In that case, the pouch would be the best option. Again falls back to own personal preference la.

I really like the bookcase type. Next time when you see someone answering the SGN "un-elegantly", that would probably be me....hahaha.

man looks like if u use data package to online it will suck a lot of battery instead of wifi .anyway any new updates on firmware . so long didn't follow this thread ..

this is nothing to do with resolution of the screen.. if it is.. then the same movie clip will be even more worst on my desktop which is significantly higher resolution than the note. my desktop is running 1920x1080. from the picture, both s2 and desktop do not have this. and nothing to do with bitrate.. the xda has ppl tested on 1080p MKV clip.

i think is something to do with how note convert those last few level of intensity before complete black to pure black. so u can see a sharp drop from before almost black to pure black.

anyway i tried your way of watching by changing to dynamic mode and increase the brightness to maximum.. the black patches visibility reduce quite a fair bit. I guess i have to stuck at watching movies in max brightness for a while now which will drain on the battery..

can u try changing to Movie Mode and reduce the brightness to the minimum.. and watch some dark scene movie see whether you see it. is either that or your 2.3.6 firmware some how don't have this problem...

El cheapo TPU case:


El cheapo matte SP:


El cheapo phone stand:

Watched "Cars 2" MKV, the first 5 minutes is mostly dark. Also watched "The Walking Dead" episodes that are dark. Turned down the brightness to minimum and use Movie screen display mode.

The first thing I notice Movie display mode does is makes everything look dreary. I have a nice bright yellow wallpaper, and it turns it into murky orange, the colors doesn't "pop" anymore. The minimum brightness makes it even worse. Blergh.

But I still don't see any splotches, grey spots or the like. All I see is, because the brightness has been dialed all the way down, you lose details. Dark scenes now, instead of seeing some definition in the scenes where there should be details on the dark area, all now is black. I paused the video running on DICEplayer, went back to settings, turn back to Dynamic, and turn up the brightness to at least 50%, and the details are back again. I know it's back to normal coz this wallpaper of mine turn back to its original eye-popping colored self right after that.

Try this wallpaper and see how dreary and ugly it looks if you turn down your brightness to minimum and use "Movie" screen display mode.



Then turn to at least 50% brightness and "Dynamic" mode. See what I mean?

The way I look at it, if you're watching a movie, you'd want to see ALL the details, not sacrificing it in the name of conserving power. You might as well don't watch it at all. Sure turning up brightness and vividity eats into the battery power, but that's the price you have to pay to get a properly lit video with details meant to be conveyed. Plus, I don't watch a movie without knowing that I can recharge the battery back in the shortest amount of time, or that facility is available closely somewhere. In this case, I carry an external battery pack. Nothing too big, the size of two decks of cards, can be easily thrown into the Muzetto bag I'm carrying without even adding much bulk.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Dec 6 2011, 03:55 PM

all from pdair.

looks girly ..

btw at lowyat got any shops selling the case ???

Damn Ori pouch is expensive .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-GENUINE-...#ht_2302wt_1163
Any recommended cheaper pouch looks alike ?

This post has been edited by whoknow88: Dec 6 2011, 04:13 PM

Galaxy Note.

The phone is on the charger. There is no LED lights to indicate
that the phone is currently charging or finished charging
unless the phone is on.

Any idea whether the phone has the feature to indicate charging
or fully charged.

Hk kk1 rom bettry performance very bad... can only use for less than 5 hours.... =="

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Added on December 6, 2011, 4:23 pmany recommend ROM?

This post has been edited by loon1983: Dec 6 2011, 04:23 PM

The phone will vibrate and give out a notification sound after fully charge. Beside that, you can check the charging status by pressing the power button.

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btw, i m still looking for the ways to move application from system storage to the internal USB storage if anyone know pls provide some info about it. Thxyou

This post has been edited by nick_vll: Dec 6 2011, 04:42 PM

1. by default, there should be a beep when the battery is fully charged.
2. you can also wake the phone (turn on the screen) to see charging level
3. from my understanding, modern (and ORIGINAL) battery/ charger is smart enough not to overcharge and explode in your face. so, what's the concern?

update1:
dang... ninja-ed. secondly... ya, forgot there's also a vibrate and a short beep.


This post has been edited by mydragoon: Dec 6 2011, 04:33 PM

With this pouch, will it cover the speaker and when it rings the sound will be too soft?

saw Brothers in Arms 2 is FREE on Market. downloaded and sadly... FC before the game started. managed to see the cutscene for the 'first level' but there was on part with a 1-2 second lag... might test on on sgs2 and compare if there's lag. quite sure it should be fine on sgs2.

had tested with another game earlier and note does lag a bit compared to sgs2... *sigh*

What were you on that it only last 5 hours - -if continuos browsing on 3G - probably only 5 hours. Or you are on gaming
I am on HK rom and it easily last me 12 hours and my usage:
2 hours browsing on 3G, email downloads every 30 mins, RSS, tweeter, news feed every 30min - 1 hour, few calls, few SMS, weather update every 4 hours, some youtube viewing about half hour
I have tried most of the roms and must say the HK KK1 rom still have best battery life coupled with AngeloM kernel 1.2

im agree with Uncle Benny. im using KK1 HK rom also. its good for me. if standby 1%-3% per hour only with 3G on. im couple it with Abyss 1.4 Kernel.

Damn!! Dice Player is no longer available for sales! crap!

now playing O2 Jam....

full charge morning by 9am...normal usage, web browsing, a little of games...by 6pm battery left 30%...not heavy usage...is this normal?

This post has been edited by dcorperation: Dec 6 2011, 06:53 PM