Chocolate at the Gym

Has anyone used the Chocolate yet at the gym. If I get this phone, I would be mainly using the MP3 functionality for the gym and I'm wondering how well it works there.

Thanks,

CEV

I have begun training for a half marathon about two weeks ago. Last week when I got my VX8500 I was wondering if it could replace my old mp3 player during my workouts. It works fine but while running the touch sensitive buttons can be somewhat difficult to navigate. No problems with sound quality and battery life remains good even after some of my longer runs.

Thanks for the reply Chuck!! I take it there are no issues with the headphone adapter then. It is pretty sturdy?

Thanks,

Chad

i'd say it's always better to get a flash-based MP3 player for teh gym. something like a phone it much more susceptable to damage from being shaken over time than a small, flash-based player with no moving parts/components.

The VX8500 is a flash based player (no moving parts). Personally I don't like going anywhere without my cell phone and being that the LG VX8500 doubles as a music device it means one less thing that I have to take with me.

I am using the headphones that came with the Music Essential Kit, so there is no need for a headphone adapter. The headphones are holding up just fine, however in the future I would like to see headphone that has controls for music playback, volume and call answering capabilities.

i didn't mean in regards to a hard-drive player, just that a phone has camera capabilites, etc. flash-based mp3 players are pretty cheap now. but if you need the phone with you, then it sure makes it convenient.

In response to headphones with music control, there are actually a few available on the market right now. Problem is, they're all Bluetooth, so they'll cost a pretty penny and you'll probably look weird constantly tapping your head to change the volume or skip a song. I'm not sure if there are any stereo headset/ remote control combos yet, but I'll check.

Which brings me to a question concerns me about the battery life. Anyone know if there is a more significant battery drain when using Bluetooth headsets (specifically for music listening). With calls, the data stream goes into a very low power mode when not in the middle of a call, but with music listening, its a constant data stream to the headphones. Any info?

the key thing is when you use a bluetooth connection it will shorten you batt life as the device is transmitting and reciveing all the time. compaired to a headset that plugs in to the device to listen to music which uses little to no power. the shortened batt life is beacuse the music is being changed to rf power it takes more power to conver and transmit on rf then listening to a normal headset

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