Beautiful and Fun, But Sound Quality is AWFUL.
Written: Feb 02 '04
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Pros: Beautiful color display and graphics; nice layout; good size and shape
Cons: Sound quality is terrible; volume is too loud even at lowest setting.
The Bottom Line: A fun phone, possibly good for short calls or if other features are more important to you than sound quality. But if sound is important, run in the other direction!
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| kmcg's Full Review: LG VX4400 |
I've been using my StarTac for years and I LOVE it, but bought this LG VX4400 as an almost-free upgrade when I renewed my contract with Verizon.
What I like about the LG VX4400:
* GORGEOUS color monitor
* Graphics (icons, color choices, wallpaper, etc.) are very appealing
* Fun added features like tip calculator, organizer, calendar, etc.
(I don't care about games and I don't use my phone for text messages.)
* Shape, size and weight feel good in the hand.
* Menu icons can be displayed as icons or in a list
What I dislike:
* The Send and End buttons are on opposite sides of the phone from other phones I've used. It's irritating to have to reach clear across the phone to initiate a call. Send should be the button closest to your thumb. (Maybe this phone was designed by a leftie.)
* The worst feature of this phone, and the one which is causing me to return it, is the sound quality. Both the phone ringing on the other end and the voice of the person I'm talking with sound as if they are underwater. They burble, and the sound drops off intermittently, to the point where it's sometimes difficult to understand what the other person is saying.
* The sound also has a very harsh quality to it, sounding tinny and hollow, like when you're on speakerphone. Since I make all my long distance personal calls on my cell phone, and I spend 45 minutes to an hour at a time on these calls, I want excellent sound quality. This phone is annoying and difficult to hear for both me and the person I'm talking with.
* Volume is WAY too loud. Even at the lowest volume setting, the sound in my ear is so loud that it physically *hurts* my ear. You can hear the other person loudly even when I hold the phone far away from my head. I finally went out and bought a headset that had its own volume control on it, and by turning this down low, the sound became something tolerable on my end. But then the person on the other end experienced more sound dropouts.
The bottom line:
This phone would be really fun for someone who only makes short calls or who isn't bothered by tinny, shrill sound quality and the sound dropping out intermittently. If you make long calls on your cell phone, or you expect or are used to clear and even sound, this phone will probably make you very unhappy. I'm swapping it for a Motorola T730, one of my other upgrade options, or else returning to my old StarTac which still works beautifully but doesn't have all the new techie bells and whistles.
Recommended:
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Amount Paid (US$): 0.00 upgrade
Recommended for: Stylish Trendsetters - Hip and Trendy
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