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LG KU990 Viewty review: Eyes wide open

25 September 2007 | Read the review | Post your comment
LG KU990 Viewty review: Eyes wide open - read the full textThe LG KU990 Viewty is a true powerhouse packing a mass of high-tech goodies under its hood: the impressive 3" touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels resolution, the HSDPA 3.6 Mbps capability, the stereo Bluetooth and the highly intriguing...

 

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please where can i find the "tv out cable"??? do i have other ways to conect the phone with tv??
im from greece thans

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  • 2007-11-27 17:23
  • S49U

can someone please tell me how the battery life is on
this phone,have so many people saying it good but then you have
the same amount of people saying it is really bad,i know most of the pros and cons of this phone and this to my thinking is the selling point for me.thanks

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  • 2007-11-27 06:34
  • ww$0

I just got mine last night. I charged it all night and now the battery level is at 2 bars, perhaps I used it too heavily.

I never like Touch Screen phone, but this Viewty changed me. It is quite a joy to use this phone. The Fish theme is fun, and all the Googles Apps (Mail, Search, Maps) and YouTube are preinstalled. Although I prefer the Youtube from iPhone which is more nicely integrated.

The camera photo quality tend to be a bit on the soft side, need a bit of sharpening, otherwise the color are natural and its a joy to see the good quality photo.

Rington is quite loud, you will never miss a call. A2DP to a Sony Ericsson BT Headset works smoothly, but it tend to temporary disconnect/skip when you jerk the phone, but it will connect back quickly.

Phonebook at 500 is a bit little for me as I have close to 700 contacts that's because of business associate and overseas offices contact.

Voice call quality is not bad, but not as clear as Motorola or Sony Ericsson.

PC Suite syncing to Outlook 2003 (in Vista) run into a little problem but I managed to sort it out, and it works fine now.

Web Browser is good and able to render most pages correctly.

When place face down on the table, a lot of people ask me if that's a Camera or a phone ! LOL !!!

I like the Infra Red Light Assist when shooting, it feel very much like a real digital camera. Macro shot is not as good as Sony Ericsson, I think optimized length is more than 10cm, probably 13cm to 15cm.

The circular rim enclosing the lens is actually a jog dial, you can use it to zoom or scroll thru options. The Finger Scroll doesnt seem to work in some modules, esp in Music Player mode, it works fine scrolling though normal option though.

I like the Digital Clock in the main screen, you can drag the clock to anywhere on the Home Screen which is very cool, the fish theme is just as cool moving towards your finger as you touch the screen.

I'm still checking out this baby =)

Photos :
http://plwh888.livejournal.com/548277.html

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  • 2007-11-23 10:45
  • PyIh

8gb hcsd?

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  • 2007-11-16 18:54
  • I7J9

Has anyone figured out how to get the data/internet to work in the US on the Viewty? I'm using T-Mobile and they told me I won't be able to get data/internet to work in the US.

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  • 2007-11-16 16:44
  • j5QR

I got mine yesterday and too happy, yes the 6GB works :D

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  • 2007-11-15 20:33
  • n4J$

Can someone please tell me how much they paid for their LG KU990, i'll be traveling to the U.S soon and i'd like to get one so anyone... a price check will be nice :-( plzzzzzz

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  • 2007-11-15 18:57
  • LBRm

Got my Viewty. O2 branded, and they have completely customised the firmware, changing alot of the setting/menu's. Personally i don't rate the phone, only 100 calender events and 5 memo's/notes. Plus contact book sucks.

Needs a firmware update badly to remove those limits. Also the LG PC software sucks big time. Have nothing compared to Nokia/SE software. Very poorly written. 90% sure i'll be sending mine back for another phone.

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  • 2007-11-14 22:37
  • 0RJq

i saw someone say that a 6GB HDSD worked, can anyone else confirm this for sure? if not, is it likely to be changed so i can with a firmware update or something?

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  • 2007-11-14 20:12
  • I7J9

there are no stting to remove netwrok name, any other ideas?

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  • 2007-11-12 19:14
  • nFaC

I got this phone on friday and really like it I think its hard to text on but maybe Ill get used to it..

the camera is really good and some of the features are really good ..

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  • 2007-11-11 13:59
  • myNA


Settings --> View --> Network Name --> Disable

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  • 2007-11-11 13:54
  • n4J$

hi, does anyone knw how to delete the o2 link on the top right corner from the home screen?

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  • 2007-11-11 01:55
  • nFaC

No equalizers. SE is better due to its megabass. but you can always get the SE Bluetooth, HBH-ds220.

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  • 2007-11-10 17:56
  • nT3R

Hi, does anyone know the sound quality of Viewty compared to SE Walkman phone? does it have an equalizer? Thanks

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  • 2007-11-08 10:20
  • 0Bqu

Please check this address !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buAemjyvcRA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fDCv1qt-7Q
It's cool !

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  • 2007-11-07 11:10
  • P}v4

Sweet. Well this is my second choice over a TyTN II. Especially if I can find a way of getting around T-Mobile's blocking to get some kind of MSN Java app on it ¬_¬

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  • 2007-11-05 18:57
  • m5GB

yes the phone does come with a headphone adaptor with volume control on it so you can use your own headphones

i'm gonna quote the phones instruction manual now for you

"The wireless phone described in this guide is approved for use on the GSM 900, DCS 1800, PCS1900 and W-CDMA network"

hope this helps you

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  • 2007-11-05 09:40
  • I7VC

Ok thanks for the confirmation rehamer I ordered mine too

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  • 2007-11-04 20:52
  • n4J$

but it looks cheap. And the sound is just acceptable.
I bought Sony Ericsson HBH-DS220, blue tooth with 3.5 jackt. It will turn ur viewty into walkman.

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  • 2007-11-04 19:50
  • pc4x
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