Apple TV MC572LL/A (NEWEST VERSION)

Apple TV MC572LL/A (NEWEST VERSION)
by Apple

Apple TV MC572LL/A (NEWEST VERSION)

I am not an Apple Afficianodo. I don't wear jeans and black turtlenecks in reverence to Steve Jobs. I don't hang out at the Apple Store and covet becoming a "genius"; however, I have to give credit where credit is due. The last few products Apple has brought out - the iPod, iPhone, iPad - have been incredible and changed the consumer electronics and media / software landscape. Apple TV is now positioned to do the same, but it will take some more time to fully realize the potential of this device. 

Apple TV effectively allows you to stream whatever is on your iTunes to your TV and home theater system. Moreover, it has built in support for Netflix, You Tube and a few other internet based media content providers. The picture quality and performance for these services are worth the price of admission. There is significant potential to advance the platform - just give it some time. 

System Overview: My Apple TV is plugged into a 60 inch Samsung 1080p LED HDTV via HDMI (video) and a Yamaha Home Theater Receiver via Toslink optical cable (audio). I have AT&T Uverse with their 802.11g Residential Gateway (combination of DSL modem and wireless router) with their Elite DSL service (6 MB per second). iTunes runs on a Dell Desktop with 4GB of memory, Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 500 GB Hard Drive operating on Windows Vista (64 bit) and secured with Norton 360 (firewall, antivirus, etc.). The network handles the Desktop, 2 iPhones, a Blackberry, an iPad, the Apple TV, 4 Laptops, a wireless Printer and a networked wired printer. The Computer / Residential Gateway are in the Den and the TV / Home Theater / Apple TV are in the family room. The two rooms are about 100 feet apart and are separated by five walls. 

Set Up: Easy as pie. It took five minutes to plug in the HDMI cable, the optical cable, the power outlet and then adding it to the wireless network. Sharing iTunes from my desktop to Apple TV took another 20 minutes, since I had to download the new version of iTunes and restart my computer and Apple TV. Apple really makes it easy - I didn't have to make any adjustments to my firewall settings to share iTunes on the desktop with Apple TV. I also downloaded the Apple Remote on my iPhone and iPad, which took another 5 minutes. 

User Interface: Apple's secret sauce is the simplicity of their products. Apple TV is no different. The menu is very simple - Movies, TV, Internet, Computer and Settings. Movies and TV are for renting content directly from iTunes within Apple TV. Internet gives you access to Netflix, You Tube, etc. Computer gives you access to iTunes on your computer. Settings allows you to change the various Apple TV options. The remote control is Apple's usual model of minimalist efficiency, with a menu button, a play / pause button and an iPod like controller. The supplied remote works well with Apple TV, but is a bit cumbersome when one has to enter data (e.g., e-mail addresses, search on YouTube or Netflix). A much better solution is downloading Apple Remote on your iPhone or iPad. It basically turns the iPhone or iPad into a big touch pad that allows you to use gestures to control the Apple TV (e.g., swipe left, swipe right, double click, etc.). Moreover, it automatically provides a keyboard when one is asked for text input (e.g., for search). Apple remote is free on the App Store. 

Netflix Streaming / Video Quality: Setting up Netflix was quick - basically just enter your e-mail address / password and you're ready to go. I watched some TV from BBC, a foreign flick and Iron Man. Each program loaded quickly - less than 30 seconds. Picture quality was good to great, depending on the source material. Picture quality was comparable to DVD for SD material(perhaps slightly better), but slightly less sharp than upconverted DVD or blue-ray. HD Programming looked like the HD on-demand programming through uVerse. There was enough of a buffer that there was no jittering, pixelation or stuttering on the streaming to the TV. Sound quality on the stream was good - I don't think they stream in 5.1, so the video stream doesn't leverage the subwoofer. Considering that I'm running a heavily taxed wireless system on 802.11g with a 100 foot distance between Apple TV and the Gateway, the picture quality and streaming performance are impressive. Having this quality of Netflix compatibility is worth the price of admission by itself. 

iTunes Streaming: I streamed some music from my Playlists from the Computer. Sound quality is good, but not great. My Yamaha CD Player sounds better, but it can only hold 5 cds. Having access to my entire library is very useful, so you lose sound quality but gain convenience. iTunes streams not only the music, but also the cover art. After a few minutes, Apple TV switches into screensaver mode and starts transmitting pictures to the TV along with the music. I also streamed some videos from my computer and the streaming was again flawless. One of the issues with Apple TV is that it only supports the Apple video standards, i.e., MP4. I had some DIVX files that I converted over to MP4 by using DVD Fab and imported them into iTunes. So if you have a library of AVI, Divx, Xvid, etc., this will require conversion of those files in order to stream from your computer. 

iTunes from within Apple TV: There is access to an iTunes store within Apple TV as well. They have a different pricing structure, in that TV shows and movies are available for rent only. They have a limited number of titles at this point - primarily BBC, ABC (since Steve Jobs sits on their Board) and Fox. CBS and NBC are not on Apple TV. Movie selection is decent - they have all the latest movies. The Apple TV selection can be easily increased by just downloading the content you want from iTunes on your desktop and then streaming it to Apple TV. 

YouTube Streaming: Surprisingly good. The HQ / HD You Tube pieces look remarkably crisp on the TV. The older content that was meant to watch on a small window on your computer looked a little pixelated, but acceptable. 

Apple has built a great platform with a lot of potential. With what is available right now - Apple TV is a pretty impressive value at $99. It is worth it just for the Netflix streaming and integration with iTunes. Since Apple TV is actually built on the same hardware (at least the processing chip) as the iPhone and iPad and has the same operating system, I wouldn't be surprised if there are "apps" that will eventually make it to Apple TV to further enhance Apple TV (e.g., ABC Streaming, Games, Amazon on Demand, etc.). There is supposed to be an upgrade to the operating system with a new version of Airplay that comes out in November, 2010. This will allow you to stream from an iPad or iPod to the Apple TV as well. 

I looked at other streaming devices (e.g., Roku, using my Panasonic Blue Ray for Netflix, etc.) and none of them had the simplicity and reliabilty that the Apple TV offers. The Wi Fi "stick" for my Blue Ray player is $80 anyway and the Netflix integration isn't anywhere nearly as robust as Apple TV. UVerse also has music and picture streaming built in using Microsoft Media Center - however, it required some network configuration and it crashes quite often. I didn't purchase a Roku, but a friend of mine has had a number of issues with streaming performance. At under $100, the Apple TV is competitively priced with other streaming options. Now just bring on the "apps". 

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Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 7)

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 7)
GSMArena team

Final words
Y stands for entry-level phones in the company's recent naming system. Phones for youths and emerging markets. The Galaxy Y is at the bottom of the Android food chain. It joins the likes of the Galaxy Mini, the Gio and the Fit at the wide base of a pyramid that eventually peaks in the next flagship.

There's a long way from the Galaxy Y to the company's top earners. It will appeal mostly to people who are new to the smartphone market and should rack up strong support for Samsung.

Android with TouchWiz and the package of preinstalled apps and services offer a more complete mobile experience to people coming from a feature phone. And that's available at a rock-bottom price. No, the Galaxy Y has nothing to offer to experienced smartphone users. It's the experience builder for the next generation of Samsung customers.

The company is taking the entry-level smartphone market seriously. The Galaxy Y joins a lineup of similar handsets. The Galaxy Mini offers a marginally better camera and slightly larger display. The Galaxy Fit boasts a 5 MP camera and bigger screen. However the Galaxy Y does offer the most recent release of Android Gingerbread and a higher-clocked 830Mhz CPU.

Samsung Galaxy Fit

Samsung Galaxy Mini

HTC will rarely go that far down the Android ranks but their Wildfire S could be a major threat. Exactly the same size as the Galaxy Y, it offers far superior build quality, along with a better camera and display. And it isn't that much more expensive than the Galaxy Y.

HTC Wildfire S 3726

The LG Optimus Net is a fairly recent competitor running Gingerbread. It trumps the Galaxy Y with a bigger and better screen, an autofocus still camera and better video. More RAM and a dedicated graphics chip promise fluid handling too, though we're yet to see this one in action.

LG Optimus Net

Symbian is traditionally a place to look for mass-market smartphones. The 1GHz Nokia 500 failed to impress us but an upgrade to Belle could do a lot of good. The traditionally good feature set of Symbian smartphones is a strong point in favor.

Nokia 500

The Galaxy Y is the right handset if you're willing to give smartphones a try. There are other options too of course but if you're willing to enter on Samsung's side, the Galaxy Y is the closest and most convenient way in.

Of course, in this price range you need to be ready to put up with some limitations. The important thing is you'll be getting the Android experience at a bargain price. And it's a bargain for both sides. Users get a cheap Samsung smartphone. Samsung gets users…well… addicted.

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Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 6)

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 6)
GSMArena team

Android market got a facelift
The Samsung Galaxy Y has the latest version of the Android Market, featuring a facelift with a bit of WP7 styling. New sections are available such as Staff Picks, Editor’s Choice and more.
Upon launch of the Market app you’re greeted with the tiled interface of the Featured window. A swipe to the right takes you to the Categories view.

Android Market

You have Top Paid, Top Free, Top Grossing, Top New Paid, Top New Free and Trending (the ones with growing popularity).

Downloading an application is done easily and won't require more than a couple of seconds.

Downloading an app

What we didn’t quite like about the new Android Market layout is that you’ll be forced to do a lot of scrolling if you want to go to a specific category and there isn’t a listed or tabbed menu for quicker access.

Organizer and apps
The organizing capabilities of Android have reached extremely high levels the past couple of years. And as with most Galaxy smartphones, the S5360 Y is equipped with all the necessary apps.

Let’s start with the calendar app. It has four different types of view - agenda, daily, weekly and monthly. Adding a new event is quick and easy, and you can also set an alarm to act as a reminder.

There are also the home-brewed Notes and My Files apps. The first one has not changed since Galaxy S times and is very comfortable to use - you can scribble notes easily, choose different colors for your notes and more. The My Files application is a file manager that can give you access to the entire file system of your phone.

Calendar • Notes • My files

The Samsung Galaxy Mini is equipped with an FM radio with RDS. The interface is simple – there’s a tuning dial and you can save as many as 4 stations as favorites. You can also play on the loudspeaker, but the headset still needs to be plugged in to act as an antenna.
The voice recorder is easy to operate and comes preinstalled on the Galaxy Y. You can record as many sound clips as you like and the only limitation is the memory you have on your device. The list tab shows all of your recordings sorted by date.

FM Radio • Voice recorder

Quickoffice is here too and will allow you to view docs hassle free. Editing, however, will require a paid purchase on your part.

Quickoffice

There are also a calculator, alarm clock, timer, stopwatch and more apps preinstalled on the Galaxy Y. But should you find yourself in need of a new organizing app the Android Market is full of free choices that are excellent for the most part.

G(PS)oogle maps
The Samsung Galaxy Y packs a GPS receiver, which got a satellite lock in about three minutes with A-GPS turned off. A-GPS can speed this up quite a bit, but requires Internet access.
Google Maps is the app of choice and offers the latest touch optimizations like the two finger rotation and tilt, it also features navigation, search for POIs and much more.

Google Maps

Probably the coolest part of Google Maps is the Street View mode. If the Street View is available in the area you're interested in, you can enjoy a 360-degree view of the surroundings. When the digital compass is turned on it feels like making a virtual tour of the location!

Street view

Google Maps comes complete with Navigation, which can do voice-guidance for free. Availability is still limited though (not all countries have the option), and it relies on Internet connection or the uncomfortable map caching (you'll need to go through your entire root to load it up on the phone).
Still, even without Navigation, there is some kind of guidance: your route and current location appear on the screen so you'll reach your destination eventually, but you’ll need a co-pilot to read you the instructions for that one.

Google Maps navigation

The Galaxy Y doesn’t come with a third-party SatNav solution preinstalled but you can easily snatch one off the Android market. There are both paid and free options on offer.

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Motorola XT-910 DROID RAZR Unlocked GSM Smartphone

Motorola XT-910 DROID RAZR Unlocked GSM Smartphone
by Motorola

Motorola XT-910 DROID RAZR Unlocked GSM Smartphone by Motorola

The new MOTOROLA RAZR is the most captivating Android-powered smartphone on the scene that not only offers a solid build and stylish design, but a range of powerful features and accessories. Measuring just 7.1mm in thickness, the Motorola RAZR is one of the thinnest smartphones on the market. Slimmer than the Samsung Galaxy S II and Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, which are slim handsets anyway. The back of the device made with Kevlar (the material in bulletproof vests) fibre, to keep size and weight to a minimum but increase strength and rigidity in the phone. Corning Gorilla Glass protects the Super AMOLED Advanced screen that sits below it. Super strong, this glass will protect the device against scratches and scrapes that would normally damage any other display.

The RAZR is coated with a nano technology which makes the device splash-proof. The powerful dual-core 1.2 GHz processor lets you act as fast as you can think (finally), while the 1GB of RAM keeps the momentum going. Capture the excitement of your own life with the 8MP rear camera and 1080p HD video recording, for crisp, clear, cinematic quality images.

Your video captures will be especially smooth, thanks to technology that helps stabilize the camera. And, whether your next incoming call is about dissecting the play or landing the deal, see things eye-to-eye with the front-facing HD video camera. Whether you stream or download films, the hyper-vibrant colors of the Super AMOLED Advanced display make watching films on-the-go just as thrilling as watching at home on your HDTV. And zero motion-blur technology keeps the action smooth, so you can focus on the story.

Key features

• Stunningly thin 7.1mm body, splash resistant
• Quad-band GSM and quad-band 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA
• 4.3" 16M-color capacitive SuperAMOLED touchscreen of qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels, 256ppi), scratch-resistant Gorilla glass
• Dual-core 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, TI OMAP 4430 chipset; 1GB of RAM
• Android OS v2.3.5 with customized UI
• Web browser with Adobe Flash 10.1 support
• 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash; face detection, geotagging; 1.3MP front-mounted secondary camera
• 1080p video recording @ 30fps; Slo-mo VGA@120 fps
• Dual-band Wi-Fi ab/g/n; Wi-Fi hotspot functionality; DLNA
• GPS with A-GPS; Digital compass
• 16GB storage; expandable via a microSD slot
• Accelerometer and proximity sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v4.0 with LE and A2DP
• standard microHDMI port; Web Top compatible (docks sold separately)
• Smart dial, voice dialing
• Office document editor; MOTOPRINT app to print Office docs
• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated secondary mic
• DivX/XviD/X264 video support
• Web browser with Adobe Flash 10.2 support

Review:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice phone, very light, bad speaker, micro SIM, December 1, 2011
By Jazzer (Baltimore, MD)

This review is from: Motorola XT-910 DROID RAZR Unlocked GSM Smartphone with 3G 850 MHz Processor, AT&T, 8 MP Camera, Android OS, Wi-Fi, GPS - No Warranty - Black (Wireless Phone Accessory)

Just got this phone and paid 680 USD. Prices are falling, so if you wait a bit it should be cheaper. The one I got appears to be an "import" from the UK. Only complaint...not so good single speaker on the back which sounds plastic-like similar those cheap clear-membrane loudspeakers, but headphones are better. Of course, it takes the micro SIM, so I had to cut my old one to "fit" into the smaller slot - I did not want to change my number and micro SIMs are a bit harder to find in China. Overall, a good phone, thin and light to carry, and wide screen (I can't imagine what the Galaxy S2 LTE HD at 4.65 feels like - huge maybe in comparison). Video in low light is good, but nothing to write home about. So you will pay a premium for a skinny mobile... Cheers!

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 5)

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited ( PART 5 )
GSMArena team

Camera is dreadful
If you're the cameraphone freak type move right along - this one isn't worth your time. What you get on the Samsung Galaxy Y is a 2 MP fixed-focus camera that can capture photos in 1600 x 1200 resolution. Not what you'd call exiting.

Contrary to the camera's capabilities Samsung has equipped the camera app with the great user interface, which is touch-friendly and has great built-in features such as smile shot, preset scenes on-screen guidelines and panorama mode.

Camera application

Back to the bad stuff - the camera of the Galaxy Y will do only if you're desperately in need of a MMS-quality picture of something and drawing just won't cut it. There's a very low amount of detail, exposure is very bad and often you'll get too dark or way too bright pictures with undistinguishable objects in them and colors are way too dull.

Check out the samples below to get an idea of the quality.

Samsung S5360 Galaxy Y camera samples

Still you can't really go all that hard on the Galaxy Y - it's just not meant for a cameraphone. It's in the lowest class of Android and in order to retain a lower price it has to do with setbacks. The occasional MMS is covered with the 2 MP snapper and on such a small screen with such a low resolution the quality doesn't matter all that much.

QVGA video recording is awful
Naturally, the Samsung Galaxy Y offers video recording too, and as it’s only QVGA at 15fps, we wouldn’t use it for anything other than MMS. The video recorder’s UI looks similar to the camera’s interface.

Camcorder app

Connectivity
The Galaxy Y is ready for worldwide roaming with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band HSPA with download rates of up to 7.2 Mbps.

The connectivity package offers Wi-Fi (b/g/n), Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP support and USB v2.0. The USB interface is standard microUSB, which makes finding a suitable cable a lot easier.

The Samsung Galaxy Y doesn’t pack much internal memory (180MB is downright low for app installation), but it comes with a microSD slot with supports for cards up to 32GB.

The 3.5 mm standard audio port completes the connectivity tally. You can keep your favorite headphones and use them with the Galaxy Mini hassle-free.

Browsing on the cheap
The Android browser is great for mobile browsing, especially on the latest version of Gingerbread. But on the 3-incher of the low-quality QVGA resolution you'll need a lot of patience to go through a page or read an article.

The user interface is pretty much nonexistent at first sight. Once the page loads, all you see is the URL bar and the bookmark button on a line at the top of the screen. Once you zoom in and pan around though even that line disappears (scroll to the top or press menu to bring it back).

  Android browser

The minimalist UI is quite powerful – hit the menu key and six keys pop up. You can open a new tab, switch tabs, refresh the page, go forward, and open bookmarks. The final button reveals even more options (text copying, find on page, etc.).

The Galaxy Y browser supports three zoom methods – dedicated buttons, double tap and multi-touch pinch-zooming. The browser also supports text reflow – a moment after setting the zoom level, columns of text align to the screen width.

Windows view

There's bookmark list that shows a thumbnail of the bookmarked page and you also get a “most visited” list in addition to the history.

The Samsung Galaxy Y has the YouTube app to partially compensate for the lack of Flash support. Of course, there are plenty of other video sharing sites and sites that use Flash for completely different purposes, but you have to live without them.

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Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 4)

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 review: Everyone's invited (PART 4)
GSMArena team

Messaging with Swype
The messaging application is quite straightforward. It has a new message button and bellow it are all the received messages organized in threads.

 

The Messaging app

The same swiping functionality found in the phonebook has been integrated here as well. A swipe to the left starts a new message, while swiping to the right will start a call.

The application-specific search lets you quickly find a given message among all your stored SMS and MMS.
To add message recipients, just start typing the name or number and choose from the list of suggestions.

Tap and hold on a message and a context menu brings up options such as edit, forward, delete and lock as well as view details and copy message text.

A press-and-hold in the tap-to-compose area gives you access to functions such as cut, copy and paste. Once a text is copied you can paste it across applications like email, notes, chats, etc.

Adding multimedia content to a text message automatically turns into an MMS. You can just quickly add a photo or an audio file to go with the text or – depending on your needs – you can choose to go into a full-blown MMS editor.

Messages divided into threads

Handling email can be done either with the standard Gmail app or the generic email app. The Gmail one supports batch operations, which allows multiple emails to be archived, labeled or deleted. Multiple Gmail accounts are supported too.
 

The Gmail app

The Gmail app found on the Galaxy Y is on par with the one on the Galaxy S II but with such a small screen estate you won't be able to go along as fast through texts.

Options • Composing a mail

The generic email application is used for all your other non-gmail email accounts and supports multiple POP or IMAP inboxes. You have access to the original folders that are created online, along with the standard local ones such as inbox, drafts and sent items.

The TouchWiz UI in the Galaxy Y features a combined inbox, which brings together all your mail in a single folder so you don’t need to check each one for new mail. This can be quite handy if you have lots of accounts and you just want to check if there is a new message needing your attention.

Google Talk handles the Instant Messaging department. The G-Talk network is compatible with a variety of popular clients like Pidgin, Kopete, iChat and Ovi Contacts.

The generic email app

The Samsung Galaxy Y comes with the Samsung home-baked keyboard preinstalled. Despite the smaller screen resolution, this keyboard feels comfortable to type on, what really makes it hard is the low screen size.

Samsung QWERTY

When you flip the phone on its side, the virtual keyboard automatically switches to the landscape mode, which is much bigger and more comfortable to use. It covers most of the screen however, leaving room for only two lines of text.

Samsung has generously included Swype for an alternative input method. It is a life-saver on the smaller screens (such as the one of the Y) – you don’t have to be very accurate with your swyping, which makes text input faster and easier. It’s only that, much like with any other text prediction method, it has to support the language you want to enter text in.

Swype is on board

Voice input us also available and works quite good if you are in quieter environment.

Vanilla gallery
The Samsung Galaxy Y comes with the stock Android gallery. It offers the good ol’ functionality, cool 3D looks and nice transition effects, but unfortunately (again) only shows a downsized version of your images - this, however, isn't that insufferable on the Galaxy Y as those 2 MP shots don't really need more pixels.
Images and videos placed in different folders appear in different sub-galleries that automatically get the name of the folder, which is very convenient – just like a file manager.

The different albums appear as piles of photos which fall in neat grids once selected. Online albums at Picasa show up as separate stacks as well.
 

Vanilla Android gallery

You can also organize the photos by date via a button in the top right corner which switches between grid and timeline view.

In grid view, there’s a date slider, which can also be used to find photos taken on a certain date.
If you are checking out a photo, you can use the tabs at the top of the screen to jump back to the main gallery screen, without having to go through its folder.

The gallery supports finger scrolling or panning so you can skip images without having to return to the default view. Just swipe to the left or right when viewing a photo in fullscreen mode and the previous/next image will appear.

Thanks to multi-touch support pinch zooming is also enabled on the Galaxy Mini but you can also double tap or use the +/- buttons.

Options

The video player found on the Galaxy Y is plain and simple to use but due to the hardware limitations will not play any DivX or XviD videos, the same goes for over WVGA resolution videos. Anyway this is a simple case of what you get is what you've paid for - the price justifies the limits.

Pretty basic video player

The video player can handle 3GP and MP4 video files. You can use the Gallery or the My Files app to browse videos. The on-screen controls boil down to play/pause and skip buttons as well as a scrollable progress bar.

TouchWiz music player
The music player in the Samsung Galaxy Y is equipped with the TouchWiz UI as well. You can sort the music using the sorting options which are neatly displayed in a tabbed interface. Among the options are current playlist, all tracks, playlists and albums, artists and composers. You are free to remove some of the filters to make the interface easier to navigate.

TouchWiz music player

The Now playing screen offers an artist cover background and plenty of options. While on a track you can also browse the songs in the same album.

Now playing screen

Music experience on the Galaxy Y can be enhanced thanks to the included equalizer in the settings menu.
 

Equalizer settings

Audio quality is quite good
The Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 did fairly well in our audio quality test. It's not the best we have seen, but it certainly does better than its price tag suggests.

When connected to an external amplifier the smartphone got some really impressive scores with the only average stereo crosstalk being the only exception.

Luckily the hit that the performance takes when headphones are connected is not too bad - stereo crosstalk spikes and some intermodulation distortion creeps in, but that's about it. Sadly, the volume level in either scenario is quite low.

And here come the full results so you can see for yourselves:

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