There was a discussion regarding OGG support, I don't have any links right now but if you google "Nokia OGG" you'll find them. On Dec 28, 2007 2:51 PM, Jon Dodson <jbdodson at gmail.com> wrote: > Just wanted to say that I really appreciate the OS2008 upgrade. Ive heard > it said on the listserv and it seems to be true in my case, it really is > like a new device. Things I appreciate: > > * Default Media Player plays mp4 now. > * New theme is super-slick > * Seems the new browser is Mozilla and the rendering is better. Improved > YouTube & flash video, which is very nice. > * New Menu structure is much easier on my fingers > * Minimizing mplayer doesnt make everything double large and impossible to > change the screen bright or system volume. > * Internet Radio included is super cool > > With that I had a few questions. > > * Currently there are a few bars for selecting screen bright and in OS2007 > there were many more. Didn't find a place to bring it back. I can handle > this change, I just don't see the benefit. > * When I use the browser, in general, and this is just a perception that may > or may not be accurate, it just seems slower. > * When I type a URL in the the browser, occasionally it doesnt register and > it just reloads the page I am on. > * When I install fceu I get a dbus dependency error and I can't install it. > Same with OS2007, if I can't play NES roms ill sepku. Ok, maybe not, but it > would be nice. > * Why can't the default media player play DiVX? It advertises it can, but > doesn't seem to be able to. > * Why can't mplayer play mp4? > * Why can't it charge via USB? > > And this is an unrelated soapbox moment, please disregard if it gets in the > way of the previous questions: > > Openess free of patents is an amazing thing. It makes it possible to > implement web functionality in your device with a much lower cost. Paying a > patent for a video tag seems as silly to me as a patent for a checkbox. OGG > might suck compared to mp4(debatable on how teh) but it is patent free and > easy enough to support in unixland. I imagine you switched to minimo to cut > costs for licensing Opera(and other reasons), OGG would provide the same > benefit. Then again you may have already blanket licensed the mp4 patent so > it doesn't apply to you anymore because the initial investment has already > been made. Regardless, its not just about Nokias interest, there is a world > of innovation to continue well beyond the walls of Nokia. > > Im not trying to create a flamewar, I just wanted to toss in a few cents. > > PS Ill keep buying the NXXX because it is an amazing device. Thank you for > making it. > > PPS sorry for my harsh title, sometimes you just need to say it. The device > is damn cool and looks great too! > > -- > -jon > > http://www.jdodson.org > http://youtube.com/jbdodson > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > >
