xperia play screen

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Alright guys I am an Arc owner but not sure if I should have got a play I am very impressed with the arc. Im a fan of games and emulators I've got the n64oid which is great but touch screen controls take a lot away from the experience. Also for the screen the Arc's screen is vibrant I've heard that the Play's screen is dim is it dim when the brightness up full? I find the Arc to have a nice smooth interface how is the play for smoothness.
Does anyone have the two phones that could do a comparison?
All replies appreciated.
Cheers

Well i dont have an arc so i cannot comment. But i bought the xperia play for the emulators. Ive played emulators on touch screen phones and after 5 mins i was pulling my hair out lol. But with the fully mapable controls the emulators are great to play. I was unsure about the arc or the play too. But i decided to get the game controller over the better camera + hdmi output and i am not dissapointed with my choice

The screen is fine for me. Its on 100% brightness and looks great. Only problem is the light sensor but hopefully a future update will solve this. Been in the sun today and not had any problems with screen. I think the arcs screen will be better due to the bravia engine or w/e it is called.

The interface on the play is smooth as well not noticed any lag and i have got menus full of games and apps

there isnt a great deal between full and 0 brightness on the Play. only thing I will say is its a no go if used in bright areas out doors. 1/2 the time I can only just make it out if full sun light.

It's not the best but def not the worse display I've had on a handset.

Generally I have no problem with the screen brightness at all.
Normal phone usage and gaming provide a visually pleasing experience.

However, there are two minor gripes that I do have.

1. The brightness of the screen seems ok in sunlight, but the colours can look a little messed up.
2. The screen does look a little dark when viewing movies, and even though I use mvideo player & set the brightness to maximum it still looks dimmer than any other time.

OK Thanks for you reply's do you think when the reviewers commented on the dim screen this was without the screen at its maximum brightness and how is the default brightness setting, also how does it fell in the hand is on chunky? My speakers on my Arc aren't the best especially compared to my previous Nokia 5800 which had much better sound hows the play heard good and bad? What about the browser does it lag and does the device take adequate photos and videos? I know I've went off topic with my thread but saves me from making more threads.

The play is actually supposed to have the best speakers there are, I can't compare it well but the sound is suprisingly good for a phone (and I'm one of those guys that spends hundreds of dollars on audio).

other than the auto-brightness issue, the screen is fine. and you will love the emulators with the buttons, I am playing FPSE everyday^^ (MGS, FF[VII,VIII..],GT, resident evil 1,2,3)

Originally Posted by svenk919

The play is actually supposed to have the best speakers there are, I can't compare it well but the sound is suprisingly good for a phone (and I'm one of those guys that spends hundreds of dollars on audio).

i'll chime in here and say that i have owned nearly 10 android devices last year alone, as well as going though various nokia phones and i can say that the play definitely has the best speakers of any phone i have ever owned, and thats ALOT of phones

in case your wondering why i have gone though so many phones, its because i was looking for the best phone for emulators, usually a phone with a slide out qwerty keyboard, none were good enough untill the play showed up