The Toshiba TG01 makes a couple of cameos - TG01 General

Just out of interest I was reading Longzheng's blog and over on istartedsomething he has a video of Bill Buxton demonstrating idea of the natural user interface.
The video is here.
Anyway, it looks like the TG01 is used as a development device (together with what looks like an MWG Atom) in Microsoft Labs. Bill Buxton demonstrates spatially aware viewing of content for both a photo and a website on two TG01s.
Cool concepts.

also was in flash 10.1 demonstration ... but all u all know flash 10.1 was later by adobe ditched for 6.5 despite it being in demo ready state .... go figure

The video looks very good.
It seems that our TG01 is a very versatile phone!
But it's like WM6.5.3. We already saw it on videos but never got it on our devices

Is there anyway to enable accelerometer panning as in Bill Buxton's video?

paroariax said:
Is there anyway to enable accelerometer panning as in Bill Buxton's video?
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Same question here....looks amazing!!!!

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Athena Video Performance - Prove yourself!

Let me first state that I AM NOT decrying the needs of Athena owners, nor am I suggesting they shouldn't own one. Everyone has different devices to fit different needs, HOWEVER in the course of heated debate on these forums people have frequently stated that their Athena is MORE THAN CAPABLE of playing video, without optimisation which neither skips, jumps or loses sync. I owned two and over the course of nearly nine months NEVER managed to get a high quality, non-optimised video to display solidly without losing sync.
What I ask is for people to describe a high quality (700mb+) Divx or Xvid file that their Athena can play fluidly and without losing sync, and for the sake of credibility upload a video of this in action. When I get chance later today I will upload a video of an N95 playing a full-size divx movie - I will demonstrate the video size and specifics, show the device playing it whilst multitasking and demonstrate fast-forwarding, pausing and playing and how this affects lip-sync and general playback quality.
Let me re-iterate that I understand that the N95 is not a competitor to the Athena and that for the most part it is unsuited to the needs of people on these forums; but if you're going to state that your video performance is good I'd appreciate if you could prove it! It is after all a powerful machine with loads more RAM and processing power than the humble N95.
Just a bit of fun.
EDIT: DISREGARD THE 'BUT DISAPPOINTING' ASPECT OF THE 3RD QUESTION WHEN VOTING AS I WILL ADMIT IT SOUNDS BIASED
MidgetEdit: Fixed the poll
Here we go again and this time i didnt start it
Voted for second option, "can play most things well". I'll try and demonstrate that tonight, hopefully.
hey i think i've been very fair with my questions
Well... Didn't want to point it out, but in all fairness, the "but disappointing" should be removed or brought to the option below.
For one can find the Athena's video performance average and NOT be disappointed...
HeartOfDarkness said:
Well... Didn't want to point it out, but in all fairness, the "but disappointing" should be removed or brought to the option below.
For one can find the Athena's video performance average and NOT be disappointed...
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Fair point. If you can tell me how to remove the 'but disappointing' bit from the poll I will, otherwise we'll imagine the 'but disappointing' bit doesn't exist for the purposes of the poll...
Here's my video. If it's out of sync please report as I've had this problem before and didn't have chance to check the upload before I left the house. Cheers.
I can't say that I'm impressed by the video performance of the athena because it's my largest problem eversince I got it last week especially in 128 dpi settings. I'm neither in the position to say that I'm disappointed also because I really haven't had the chance to play with it that long. I would have to vote later. I appreciate though these types of threads because it forces people to look for ways to either extend their capabilities in trying to know and teach what they can do with their athena to prove that it's a really good machine or to simply shoot down the opinion of others. Suffice it to say that it may bring out the best of the athena or bring it down to te gutter. The best part is that people get to choose base on their best judgement who to believe and which opinion to discard.
Any performance videos yet?
I genuinely would like to know if the claims about video performance being good are true, I'm not trying to catch anyone out
Sorry, I did'nt see the word UNCONVERTED and picked A. I guess it should have been a B. But why would anybody play it unconverted? The files are just far too big unconverted, isn't it? Also, it would carry so much useless information designed for home theatre systems at least, that it would literally chock any small device movie player to dealth. What I do play include a 900MB movie which is crystal clear, does not skip at all, and never have any out of sync problem. But I'm not sure if it has gone through conversion, as I downloaded it from the net.
If I want a home theatre movie quality experience, I'd not use Athena to do it. I'll use my home theatre system.
Would you play movies unconverted on say a viewty or N95?
Midget, could you transfer my vote from A to B?
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If I want a home theatre movie quality experience, I'd not use Athena to do it. I'll use my home theatre system.
Would you play movies unconverted on say a viewty or N95?
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quite to the point ha?
eaglesteve said:
Sorry, I did'nt see the word UNCONVERTED and picked A. I guess it should have been a B. But why would anybody play it unconverted? The files are just far too big unconverted, isn't it? Also, it would carry so much useless information designed for home theatre systems at least, that it would literally chock any small device movie player to dealth. What I do play include a 900MB movie which is crystal clear, does not skip at all, and never have any out of sync problem. But I'm not sure if it has gone through conversion, as I downloaded it from the net.
If I want a home theatre movie quality experience, I'd not use Athena to do it. I'll use my home theatre system.
Would you play movies unconverted on say a viewty or N95?
Midget, could you transfer my vote from A to B?
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My wording is a little off-kilter. When I say 'unconverted' I mean 'not specifically optimised for the device' I.E. the sort of file you'd download/play on your desktop. Sorry for the equivocal wordage peeps!
I never convert any movies that I download, so that qualifies as unconverted then?
I hav to jump in here. The resolution or aspect ratio of your movie file along with the audio coding was low. If I had those settings on a movie and played on the Athena, it would be no problem. I convert almost all my movies using DVD Catalyst and I ensure it is at 30 fps, audio is at 192, the max I can get it and the picture adjustment is at 1100. I have very few problems when I play those on my athena. If I could get the file you have I would love to cross compare, because that video shouldn't choke the Athena at all. At least in my experience using core player.
Then again, this is just my two cents.
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I never convert any movies that I download, so that qualifies as unconverted then?
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yes it does! when you get chance to upload a video showing the quality please do. I'm suprised if your Athena can handle them without either displaying linear patterns during fast scenes, losing sync or stopping and starting. If it can then I will capitulate and say you are a lucky so-and-so!
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I hav to jump in here. The resolution or aspect ratio of your movie file along with the audio coding was low. If I had those settings on a movie and played on the Athena, it would be no problem. I convert almost all my movies using DVD Catalyst and I ensure it is at 30 fps, audio is at 192, the max I can get it and the picture adjustment is at 1100. I have very few problems when I play those on my athena. If I could get the file you have I would love to cross compare, because that video shouldn't choke the Athena at all. At least in my experience using core player.
Then again, this is just my two cents.
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i chose that video because it is one i had problems with on my athena.
EVERYONE TRY THIS SHORT VIDEO AND REPORT BACK ON THE PLAYBACK QUALITY. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO HAVE A STANDARD FILE TO TEST OUT THAT'S SMALL ENOUGH TO UPLOAD. It's just a video of my dog recorded on my N95 at tv quality. It is a 640 by 480 resolution video which should be a good ratio for the Athena. I haven't modified it in any way. Let me know what results you all get.
Cheers
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yes it does! when you get chance to upload a video showing the quality please do. I'm suprised if your Athena can handle them without either displaying linear patterns during fast scenes, losing sync or stopping and starting. If it can then I will capitulate and say you are a lucky so-and-so!
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In that case, I'd keep my A rating for the time being because until now I still don't understnad the issue.
I'd test your sample file and provide feedback. There must be something that I've missed I guess. Yes, perhaps I have been real lucky.
I've downloaded it to my desktop runing Vista and want to try it here first. But could'nt play it media player. Do you need to convert it before it can play there too? What program do you use to play it on desktop?
On my device, it says "MPEC4 AAC Audio Decoder not included! It was removed from the official install package because of intellectual property considerations." (strange. I never had this error before)
Is this the kind of problem you're referring to Leoni?
Oh wait, although it has the above error message, the video plays perfectly! I get very sharp image. The camera itself jerks a bit I think during shooting but the playback is smooth.
No sound though. Is there supposed to be sound?
Cute little doggy! Is that your dog?
So, to sum up, for me. It works without conversion on my Athena but not on my Vista desktop.
The issue is that Video playback is an issue with the Athena (and other devices) yet some people insist theirs work fine. If there is no problem then I wonder why threads like this this this this and this among many others exist? (oh, and this!)
Many moons ago I thought I'd solved the problem bu it must've been a lucky video file as a couple of days later I tried a different downloaded movie and back I was to the 'flickery' pictures and loss of sync.
I just wish there was an answer that worked for everyone.
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I've downloaded it to my desktop runing Vista and want to try it here first. But could'nt play it media player. Do you need to convert it before it can play there too? What program do you use to play it on desktop?
On my device, it says "MPEC4 AAC Audio Decoder not included! It was removed from the official install package because of intellectual property considerations."
Is this the kind of problem you're referring to Leoni?
Oh wait, although it has the above error message, the video plays perfectly! I get very sharp image. The camera itself jerks a bit I think during shooting but the playout is smooth.
No sound though. Is there supposed to be sound?
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Yes it's my doggywoggy. I use VLC. It's freeware - try it on that to give you an idea of how it should look. The TCPMP extras you need for playback of that file are in PK's extras package just in case you want to get em.
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ARDefender - Free Tower Defense Game for HD2

I found this website:
http://ardefender.com/windowsmobile.html
They have a game listed for free, and show the HD2 as a listed device.
However, I'm not sure how to download or install it. Any help would be appreciated.
"You need to print this tag to play", maybe a pdf virus?
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It seems fishy , let a Moderator know and see if it has virus. I would do it myself but Iam out of town and dont have my computer with me.
Wow! This would be the first Augmented Reality TD game I've ever seen for WinMo!
The PDF should be a printout that you place on a table so that the game can build the table's surface into the gameplay!
Hope this works well.
Hi Guys,
Would this work for the ' HD ' ?
I need this N O W !!!
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I found this website:
http://ardefender.com/windowsmobile.html
They have a game listed for free, and show the HD2 as a listed device.
However, I'm not sure how to download or install it. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi Guys,
Would this work for the ' HD ' ?
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How about trying for yourself and let us know
It seems that's the pdf isn't a virus
my norton virus scanner says: it's clean
This makes no sense. How does pointing my camera at a piece of paper start the game?? No application required or mentioned on the site??
you guys really need to read up on augmented reality, basically print out the card with the dots on then the game will use your phones camera, you point the camera at the card and the game engine magically using the printed card as a reference for the camera angles to control a 3D rendering engine, move the phone around the printed card making sure you are pointing at the card control your viewing perspective of the game.
see, youtube even has videos of people playing this game, all you have to do is search a little to find answers to your own questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k56ZtfZYG7E
well...
it seems that no .cab exists for now for WM.
but it's already ok for Bada on Samsung Wave :
http://www.samsungapps.com/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=G00000075347&listYN=Y
(appstore samsung, France)
For more details :
- download and install the application
- print the pdf (clean, without virus)
- put the printed sheet over table
- play
of cours, you will need to have installed the game first... and as no .cab for WinMo...
Funny, very funny...what about the controls? Realy funny thanks
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you guys really need to read up on augmented reality, basically print out the card with the dots on then the game will use your phones camera, you point the camera at the card and the game engine magically using the printed card as a reference for the camera angles to control a 3D rendering engine, move the phone around the printed card making sure you are pointing at the card control your viewing perspective of the game.
see, youtube even has videos of people playing this game, all you have to do is search a little to find answers to your own questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k56ZtfZYG7E
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All well and good, but where is the actual game? Are you saying that simply pointing my phone camera at the square will start the game? How is that possible? Game looks great in the video, but I can't find anything on the site resembling an installable file.
EDIT: Apparently, this is vaporware for now. Why put up a demo video for a program that doesn't exist?
Miami_Son said:
All well and good, but where is the actual game? Are you saying that simply pointing my phone camera at the square will start the game? How is that possible? Game looks great in the video, but I can't find anything on the site resembling an installable file.
EDIT: Apparently, this is vaporware for now. Why put up a demo video for a program that doesn't exist?
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Hi Folks,
I'm the CEO of int13, the company behind this game.
ARDefender is currently released only on the Samsung Wave (Bada OS) but the game is running on Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and iPhone.
Samsung paid to have the game released for free on their flagship device, we're discussing with us about the release of game on other platforms/devices.
We can't say when it will be released at the moment.
PS: Very funny how paranoid you guys are, concerning the evil pdf
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Hi Folks,
I'm the CEO of int13, the company behind this game.
ARDefender is currently released only on the Samsung Wave (Bada OS) but the game is running on Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and iPhone.
Samsung paid to have the game released for free on their flagship device, we're discussing with us about the release of game on other platforms/devices.
We can't say when it will be released at the moment.
PS: Very funny how paranoid you guys are, concerning the evil pdf
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Hello Sir, thanks for developing such a wonderfull app for Windows Mobile.
However, considering that the HD2 is the smartphone's King of Kings, we would really like to see the game available for this platform, morover it will be the first SERIOUS agumented reality game for Windows Mobile, and this can even take more developers to use that technology on Windows Mobile instead pointing their heads on the stupid, luser-oriented iPhone by Steve "Blow" Jobs.
Thanks for your attenction, Sir.
stephc_int13 said:
Hi Folks,
I'm the CEO of int13, the company behind this game.
ARDefender is currently released only on the Samsung Wave (Bada OS) but the game is running on Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and iPhone.
Samsung paid to have the game released for free on their flagship device, we're discussing with us about the release of game on other platforms/devices.
We can't say when it will be released at the moment.
PS: Very funny how paranoid you guys are, concerning the evil pdf
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Congrats on your exclusive deal with a big company like Samsung!
I hope that it's a springboard for your company. While I believe we'd see the best game performance on a device like the HD2... I have a TouchPro2 and would also love to play it.
Good Luck. Hope to be hearing alot more about int13 in the NEAR future!
stephc_int13 said:
Hi Folks,
I'm the CEO of int13, the company behind this game.
ARDefender is currently released only on the Samsung Wave (Bada OS) but the game is running on Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and iPhone.
Samsung paid to have the game released for free on their flagship device, we're discussing with us about the release of game on other platforms/devices.
We can't say when it will be released at the moment.
PS: Very funny how paranoid you guys are, concerning the evil pdf
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I guess you got my e-mail pointing you here.
Sheesh
There still MUST be an application that will render the graphics for the game, interpret the camera images, detect g-sensor signals, play any sound effects, etc. The PDF contains ONLY AN IMAGE and CAN NOT be 'executed' as an application. Where the *BLEEP* is the .CAB Installation file download?
Seattle Rat said:
There still MUST be an application that will render the graphics for the game, interpret the camera images, detect g-sensor signals, play any sound effects, etc. The PDF contains ONLY AN IMAGE and CAN NOT be 'executed' as an application. Where the *BLEEP* is the .CAB Installation file download?
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Just Read what the CEO said...
stephc_int13 said:
Hi Folks,
I'm the CEO of int13, the company behind this game.
ARDefender is currently released only on the Samsung Wave (Bada OS) but the game is running on Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android and iPhone.
Samsung paid to have the game released for free on their flagship device, we're discussing with us about the release of game on other platforms/devices.
We can't say when it will be released at the moment.
PS: Very funny how paranoid you guys are, concerning the evil pdf
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Nokia Lumia - Best Pocket Camcorder

I know by posting this I've not just stepped over the fanboy line - I've run and jumped over it, but I thought this might be interesting to share.
In the Independent's (a UK newpaper) Tech Blog, the Nokia Lumia 800 is listed as the Number 1 pocket camcorder. All other of the top ten are actual camcorders - this is the only phone listed and it's number 1.
Does it deserve it's position? (I don't have one so I couldn't comment).
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...es/the-10-best-pocket-camcorders-6267090.html
I wouldnt say its the best camcorder if you go up against actual cam corders but then this same report puts the Bush Mini at number 2. It is however the best I have used on a phone and is really quite good.
lumpaywk said:
I wouldnt say its the best camcorder if you go up against actual cam corders
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I think that's why they've called it "pocket" camcorder - rather than just a general camcorder
Casey_boy said:
I think that's why they've called it "pocket" camcorder - rather than just a general camcorder
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I see you point but still im not convinced esp from an article that puts the Bush Mini at number 2 i have played with this in argos and its rubbish, nothng more than a kids toy. To mention kids toys they also have the hello kitty one in the list!
Dont get me wrong i am in no way hateing i own a Lumia and have been obsessed with nokia wp7 since they first announced it way back when. I love it and the camera is amazing. I just think the article may be a bit iffy is all.
Don't spend your all your money on the camcorder at this point. Get experience first. I would suggest getting the Canon ZR960. It is a miniDV camcorder which will allow you to easily upload and edit your video on MovieMaker (PC) or iMovie on Apple. The ZR960 also allows you to use an external microphone, one of the few at that price that do.

TV-out and watching movies in droid on tp2 still not possible?

I have been away form the android development for a while now as it didnt have the ability to view movies in it nor was there a tv-out. I was wondering if any of the more recent builds have addressed this? I am having a heck of a time finding it via thread search.
Nope, I don't think anyone got TV out working. There were always bigger fish to fry, and with the userbase not really clamoring for it... No dev ever worked on it.
All our code is open source, so anyone can pickup where we left off. I'd say the project is pretty much done tho.
Wait, the Rhodium has TV-Out hardware? I didn't even know it could do that in WinMo! That's... actually kinda cool, although with as dinky as its CPU is I'm not sure just how useful it would be anyway -- who wants to play a 240p YouTube video on a big TV?
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Wait, the Rhodium has TV-Out hardware? I didn't even know it could do that in WinMo! That's... actually kinda cool, although with as dinky as its CPU is I'm not sure just how useful it would be anyway -- who wants to play a 240p YouTube video on a big TV?
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It requires an additional dongle, which should have been provided if you got the phone brand new.
I've never used it - I can't imagine videos are a pleasant thing. Perhaps a presentation or pic slideshow would be cool tho.
arrrghhh said:
It requires an additional dongle, which should have been provided if you got the phone brand new.
I've never used it - I can't imagine videos are a pleasant thing. Perhaps a presentation or pic slideshow would be cool tho.
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I have used it and it is actually quite awesome! I have watched full size divx movies using TCPMP/Core both at home on 46" HD (just to test it) and at various hotels/resorts (cause I always have some new movies ready anytime I fly) and the quality is perfect! To my eye the rhods screen and the attached monitor are pixel for pixel identical. HQ youtube looks fantastic, the same as my HTPC playing youtube in 480p. Haven't tried powerpoint yet but the picture slideshow is kinda cool too.
This is just another reason that I love haret/SD builds from XDAndroid. This is a function that I do not use 99% of the time but it IS there when I need it. That and offline GPS are the 2 big ones that keep me attached to WM (and my BT ODBII scanner I guess, but I have a feeling I COULD get this rockin' in android...if I wanted to put in the time )
EDIT: LOL. ODBII = OBDII... Every damn time!! I blame Old Dirty Bastard
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I have used it and it is actually quite awesome! I have watched full size divx movies using TCPMP/Core both at home on 46" HD (just to test it) and at various hotels/resorts (cause I always have some new movies ready anytime I fly) and the quality is perfect! To my eye the rhods screen and the attached monitor are pixel for pixel identical. HQ youtube looks fantastic, the same as my HTPC playing youtube in 480p. Haven't tried powerpoint yet but the picture slideshow is kinda cool too.
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Pixel for pixel, gawd I hope not. 480x800 on an HD screen would probably look AWFUL.
Does it at least put it in a respectable aspect ratio...?
Really surprised anyone actually uses this, haha. I guess some dev can still pick it up? Has anyone even tried the TV Out in Android? Seriously doubt it works, just curious.
lol, yeah it outputs in VGA only. So you have to set your monitor either to have black bars on the sides or zoom(which is perfect for widescreen movies). I watch all my movies at home streaming using the divx web player so I am used to 480p on my HDTV(they may be a little smoother looking on the HTPC since its outputting 720p). These movies look pretty good to me(tho HD mkv changes everything). And free increases the resolution ten fold!!
Anyway, back on topic... I have never tried in GBX because I do not use an official cable for TV-Out and because of this I have to "trick" WM by changing the registry so that it will recognize my cable as a TV-Out and not just a headset as it senses automatically. It actually has to change the function of the pins of the mini usb and thus the headphone jack of the multifunction dongle. The sheer hackiness of the solution in WM tells me that there is no way in hell that it will work for me in android with my current hardware.
And, to be honest I don't really want it in android. Lets face it, without external power you could probably watch like one TV episode before the battery crapped out(okay, a bit of an exaggeration, I know, but you know what I mean).
EDIT: Even more off topic but I can't resist. I have ordered a usb OTG cable from hong kong for a buck and once I get it my next experiment will be trying to play a movie using TV-Out, off of an external hard drive, hopefully while on external power.
As long as there are still new things to try on my rhod I can put off getting a new phone... but I am running out fast!
Caldair said:
And, to be honest I don't really want it in android. Lets face it, without external power you could probably watch like one TV episode before the battery crapped out(okay, a bit of an exaggeration, I know, but you know what I mean).
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Either you haven't tried OMGB, or you're just not aware...
But that build gets as good if not better battery life than WinMo. Thanks to ACL's amazing work reversing the batt driver for WinMo...
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Either you haven't tried OMGB, or you're just not aware...
But that build gets as good if not better battery life than WinMo. Thanks to ACL's amazing work reversing the batt driver for WinMo...
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As good as winmo eh (or even better no less)... That would be something...
Yes I am aware of it, but you are right, I haven't tried it yet. I do see a lot of good things about the battery life, but I am still too fond of WM to call it quits... i know, i know, probably time to "embrace change"!
I actually get great battery life from you guys GBX (I have hacked the crap out of it). I go easily all day and night doing everything and more than in WM. I love them both!
I actually have never tried to watch divx (or anything else for that matter) on android. Have you arrrghhh?[EDIT: or anyone else?] Any experience with watching local video files on the rhodium running any build? Do you need any app?
I am curious now?
MDavisiw said:
I have been away form the android development for a while now as it didnt have the ability to view movies in it nor was there a tv-out. I was wondering if any of the more recent builds have addressed this? I am having a heck of a time finding it via thread search.
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I can now answer half of your question: You definitely have the ability to watch movies on the rhod running android.
I have just installed MX player from the market and am about 20 mins into a 700mb divx movie on GBX0C with kernel 3.4. So far it is playing very well (much better than I expected, especially with no OC!).
MX installed no prob, then when I started it up it said something like "no codec installed. Install from market?" clicked yes, market comes up with Codec for MX Player (armv6), install that then play movie on card. Great!
Caldair said:
I can now answer half of your question: You definitely have the ability to watch movies on the rhod running android.
I have just installed MX player from the market and am about 20 mins into a 700mb divx movie on GBX0C with kernel 3.4. So far it is playing very well (much better than I expected, especially with no OC!).
MX installed no prob, then when I started it up it said something like "no codec installed. Install from market?" clicked yes, market comes up with Codec for MX Player (armv6), install that then play movie on card. Great!
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i can tell you that OMGB rom does not have a tv-out or at least my phone dont recognize the tv-out cable and flat screen to "see" my phone either. i have one of those tv-out HTC Multimedia ACT100 TV Out Cable for HTC Fuze/Touch Pro cables. works in winmo not on android. but i havent tried any special apps either.
speaking on the quality of the output video in Winmo when put on a TV. It has a lot to do with the file your playing obviously. I carry the same sentiment previously mentioned the RCA out and the offline GPS (tomtom) are what keeps me attached to my Phone.
I use the TV out nearly every day I hook it up to the Gym TV to do insanity or P90X, and listen to the audio via BT headset (I already looks like a fool jumping around I don't need to cause more displeasure on people making them endure Tony Horton or Shawn T). The video shows up not perfect, but I have super compressed files, its good enough to tell what the exercise is and how much time is left)
This setup would be perfect If core player (.mp4 files) would accept AVRCP inputs on the rhodium but that is where my perfect setup falls short. I suppose rather then viewing new phones I could purchase a 32gb sd card and just get different file formats of the videos.
Thank you all for the input, ill live with what i have for now, great work to all the devs as far as they took this project.
Caldair said:
I actually have never tried to watch divx (or anything else for that matter) on android. Have you arrrghhh?[EDIT: or anyone else?] Any experience with watching local video files on the rhodium running any build? Do you need any app?
I am curious now?
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I have tried four free divx players on the Google Play Market on my Rhodium running GB0X. The best performance I found was with Seaman Player, I think that is what it was. MX was sketchy for me, and none of them play as sharply as watching the same files in CorePlayer in WinMo.
To keep from getting to far OT, I have the dongle and it works great in WinMo, but given the playback performance on the built-in screen my hopes are not high that we would have good results on TV-out.

First proper video project with the LGV40 - in peru

Hi all
This Is a video of my day tour outside Cusco when I was in Peru
All the details are In the video description
Choose 1080p playback settings ?
https://youtu.be/4NP5cATf9BM
Formless said:
Hi all
This Is a video of my day tour outside Cusco when I was in Peru
All the details are In the video description
Choose 1080p playback settings
https://youtu.be/4NP5cATf9BM
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Nice test but what software version are you on as in os? Pie,Oreo? custom rom os?
looks like some times it doesnt maintain 60fps. LG is really bad when it comes to operating system updates as performance has been crippled on pie so if your on pie it might be that otherwise its just how its uploaded or software you use.
KouaV1 said:
Nice test but what software version are you on as in os? Pie,Oreo? custom rom os?
looks like some times it doesnt maintain 60fps. LG is really bad when it comes to operating system updates as performance has been crippled on pie so if your on pie it might be that otherwise its just how its uploaded or software you use.
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Hi
Yes its on pie
But also its exported with kinemaster and the 60fps function for exporting with kinemaster is still experimental and undeveloped so that i think is the main issue, but also i was casually shooting at the time anyway not realising that the camera should be moved so much and so quickly!
Im going to post vids of my 5 day trek to machu picchu eventually and the video shooting did get better with each day
Formless said:
Hi
Yes its on pie
But also its exported with kinemaster and the 60fps function for exporting with kinemaster is still experimental and undeveloped so that i think is the main issue, but also i was casually shooting at the time anyway not realising that the camera should be moved so much and so quickly!
Im going to post vids of my 5 day trek to machu picchu eventually and the video shooting did get better with each day
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I never like to use video editors as they either ruin the quality, make the file size bigger or smaller, or just encode it not properly.
The only problem I've encountered so far is the 60fps as you mentioned
Everything else was spot-on couldn't tell the difference really, if anything better in some ways because I was able to tweak the contrast and colour, which made it just a bit better
In kinemaster I can manually choose the bitrate so I just select the same as the original source, which in this video was 24mbps so I don't have any issues with file sizes, and as for data and storage it's not an issue for me personally

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