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5.0 stars
"Fantastic device"
Pros: Excellent job of all your on-line communication needs.
Cons: No support for certain websites and applications. Sony did not do a good job of marketing this product.
Summary: CNET is a great place to find out the strengths and weaknesses of a product but in the case of the Sony Mylo 2, I think they were off the mark. If I had listened to the review that CNET published, I would not have gotten the Sony Mylo 2. Thank goodness I did not but instead listened to a good friend who had the device and recommended it.
The Sony Mylo 2 is a great device and the best part is that it is truly Wifi only. CNET marked this as a weakness but in effect I believe it is it?s greatest strength. There is no hidden costs and no contracts. I am a little tired of getting the proverbial ?nickel and dime? act by cell phone companies and ISP?s. I did not want to pay yet another bill for a service. The Mylo is 100% free.
The Mylo 2 has one of the best browsers I have seen on a portable device and really displays web pages extremely well in the format that they were intended. This was one of the main reasons I got the Mylo over the Ipod touch. The Mylo?s browser can be a little slow at times but the display really makes up for this. It is crystal clear and extremely sharp for a portable device. The browser is Linux based and sometimes does not display a website correctly but in 95% of the cases, it is just fine.
The Mylo 2 also does a great job with Youtube videos due to the inclusion of Flash 3 lite. You can watch all the video?s that you would on your desktop.
Placing home videos and other movies on the Mylo 2 can prove to be a little challenging due to the conversion process. There are free applications for converting videos to the PSP format or, if you can find it, Sony has the Image Converter 2 software that also does a great job of converting the video. The videos are extremely clear and sharp on the Mylo 2. There is a switch that allows you to expand the videos out somewhat to almost give a wide-screen appearance. I have enjoyed my favorite movies aboard a jetliner, on a train and on a break from work with the Mylo 2.
Music is extremely easy to put on the device as the device, once connected to your desktop. shows up as another drive. Just slide your music in various formats right onto the Mylo. No Apple I-Tunes required for this device! It sounds great. I do wish that Sony had put a standard jack into the Mylo 2 versus the proprietary cable required to plug your headphones in.
In my opinion, Sony has done such a terrible job of marketing this device as they have done with so many products in the past. I think this is truly why the Mylo 2 was taken off the market. Knowing that this was the case, I scoffed up another spare Mylo 2 from a Sony Outlet Store that was on display. I have truly gotten to rely on this device and never want to be without it.
Skype is included and sounds absolutely fantastic. It is probably the best sounding version of Skype that I have heard on any portable type device. I use Skype often as it saves some of the calls I would have to make with my cell phone.
If you can find a Mylo 2, get one. You won?t regret it. As a side note, CNET?s review said that the Mylo 2 was geared to the 14 to 22 year olds. Well I am over 50 and think that the Mylo is a great little device! Would I recommend it, ?heck yea in a heartbeat!? Please read all the specifications of the Device on the CNET site as I could not possibly list all the specifications of the device in this format.
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