ntblowz Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 https://m.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_pro_finally_on_sale_a_year_later_2500_and_us_exclusive-news-47411.php I guess that is really really reaching the new bar for how much they can charge for cellphone. Though the ability to use micro hdmi as monitor/livestreaming is really nice but there is yolobox which is similar for less than half the price and have way more input. Just seems like Sony is really going for your wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
independent Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Apple is next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted January 26, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 26, 2021 It's basically the Xperia 1 II anyway. Not too shabby as a phone, if Android is your thing, but the unique features it has - 12MP camera 1.7" sensor and 3.5mm headphone jack with Hi-Res DAC are bettered on some £500 phones. The Pro Cine app is not great, pretty mushy codec! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Romero 2 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I don't know much about high-end phones (the most expensive phone I have ever bought cost me $200), but don't phones basically become "obsolete" after about two years since the OS developers (or handset manufacturers) refuse to allow for OS updates for phones older than two years??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Hummus Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I appreciate the baby steps Sony took with making it easier offload photos and video from their cameras...can we just please have something like WiFi 6 onboard with a simple bluetooth hold-phone-up-to-camera-to-pair and then automatically sync photos and perhaps video directly to our phone of choice whether iOS or Android wirelessly. Why is it so hard? Perhaps they would sell more cameras, just saying. And please, god no, don't put android or iOS in my camera with apps and widgets and notifications. I don't want a notification that Toneh Northrop posted a new YouTube video while I'm shooting. Give me ergonomics with physical buttons that can be customized and a bright micro-LED or OLED EVF and articulating screen with touch navigation menus like Blackmagic does. Don't try to beat phones by being phones, it isn't going to work. Just work seamlessly with my existing $1000 phone so the camera just becomes an extension feature of my phone--without silly bulky hotshot mount or an annoying dangling, flimsy micro-hdmi cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted January 27, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 27, 2021 Micro HDMI input will make it a nice lightweight, if flimsy monitor. Battery life should be decent too. But the price is ludicrous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunjoye Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 9 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: Micro HDMI input will make it a nice lightweight, if flimsy monitor. Battery life should be decent too. But the price is ludicrous. Good news is it's a phone and should depreciate rapidly, it would e worth half the cost this time next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurijTurnsek Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Dunjoye said: Good news is it's a phone and should depreciate rapidly, it would e worth half the cost this time next year. I won't, this is not a mass market product. BenEricson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 To be honest, I think this is already depreciate per se straight out of the box... : D Mark Romero 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
independent Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Sony's on fire. Love how they're putting random hot trash out on the curb while nobody can get a PS5. Mark Romero 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Romero 2 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, independent said: Sony's on fire. Love how they're putting random hot trash out on the curb while nobody can get a PS5. When you say that "Sony is on fire..." I assume you are referring to this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntblowz Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 8 hours ago, JurijTurnsek said: I won't, this is not a mass market product. so does panasonic cm1, red hydrogen.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazeballs Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Now some chinese manufacturer need to make a 250$ phone with an HDMI input and mock Sony with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 No need to wait, you can do it from now on ; ) https://www.diyphotography.net/convert-any-android-phone-into-an-hdmi-monitor/ greenscreen and ntblowz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil A Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 10:44 AM, Amazeballs said: Now some chinese manufacturer need to make a 250$ phone with an HDMI input and mock Sony with it. It'll have 50 to 100ms lag, within a year there won't be any OS updates for it anymore, the UI will be unresponsive and it'll have a screen with 85% sRGB color space. But the YouTube shills will make 30 unboxing and hands on reviews saying how amazing it is, total game changer, shocked face thumbnail. Everyone who bought one regrets it and 3 months late we moved on to the next gadget of the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JurijTurnsek Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_1_ii_receives_the_external_monitor_app_from_the_xperia_pro_as_part_of_the_android_11_upd-news-47654.php Parker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted February 9, 2021 Administrators Share Posted February 9, 2021 USB C / HDMI cable works. Well, that's nice. I'll give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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