What makes it charming in retrospect is the hacking culture around it — the manual conversion, the forum-scouring for the right CorePlayer settings, the pride in getting a 700 MB XviD movie down to 250 MB and playable on a plastic QVGA screen. Today’s streaming ubiquity has erased that friction, but also the satisfaction. Would you like a comparison with its contemporary rivals (BlackBerry Curve 8900, HTC Touch) or a guide to the best conversion settings for retro playback on an E63?
What makes it charming in retrospect is the hacking culture around it — the manual conversion, the forum-scouring for the right CorePlayer settings, the pride in getting a 700 MB XviD movie down to 250 MB and playable on a plastic QVGA screen. Today’s streaming ubiquity has erased that friction, but also the satisfaction. Would you like a comparison with its contemporary rivals (BlackBerry Curve 8900, HTC Touch) or a guide to the best conversion settings for retro playback on an E63?
