Im really looking forward for this phone, but after reading about the problem with the kaiser (which is the same device, just minor changes) i am a bit insecure if i should buy it.
I really dont care about gaming on smartphones, but the video playback issue is a big no go. Anyone of the lucky owners can test videoplayback with the cruise?
Im especially interessted in the playback of xvid/divx material.
thx to anyone who sacrifices some time on this.
you should spc what resolution the movie was in
there would be a world of difference between a 800_600 video
and a divx in 240_320
well the worse case would be 640x480, anything higher than that would end in the converter.
I posted on this yesterday in regards to the video playback. I hate to say It is worse than my Kaiser. So bad I cannot watch even a short clip w/out getting mad. This is before I even loaded other programs onto this! The overall device is good in my opinion. Very light! However the video/media was a big factor in me purchasing the Cruise. I am sending this back on Monday and settling with my Touch Enhanced and Kaiser. I'm very glad I didn't sell either of these before I got the cruise!
bummer... so i think ill wait see how it turns out. On paper the TC should support hardware acceleration for video playback, seems its the same issue that is pressent on the kaiser (missing drivers...)
Hmm interesting, I hope they update that with a new firmware version...
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I posted on this yesterday in regards to the video playback. I hate to say It is worse than my Kaiser. So bad I cannot watch even a short clip w/out getting mad. This is before I even loaded other programs onto this! The overall device is good in my opinion. Very light! However the video/media was a big factor in me purchasing the Cruise. I am sending this back on Monday and settling with my Touch Enhanced and Kaiser. I'm very glad I didn't sell either of these before I got the cruise!
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Well, that confirms it. HTC is now in the business of shipping new form factors (eye candy) and not improved devices. At these prices it's disgusting really. Before anyone say it has an FM radio, they've been putting those in gadget watches for more than a decade
This thread should be stickied before HTC enjoys another Kaiser-like buying frenzy
The hardware is same, the difference is only the Radio FM and the keyboard
get olipro and cmonex to rewrite the drivers and then the problem wont be there anymore.
I just read topic "Kaiser Video Driver Bounty" and if this is true for Polaris I am really scared now. I want to buy Polaris, but after that I am not sure...
So is the same true for Polaris or not? And I am also thinking about Trinity it also have same problem?
If for Kaiser there stil isnt solution, is possible that for Touch Crouise there will be?
trinity dont share cpu with kaiser and polaris so it's problems are it's own
yes trinity doesnt have the issue. dont worry everyone u are all overreacting. remember xda was created to also fix problems the manuf. didnt fix so we will fix this one. coreplayer developers have gotten the drivers working properly for video playback so same will be applied to trinity. also cmonex and olipro might get to work on some drivers if they are still needed after that.
I thoughht its more software problem of HTC not only CPU. So if I understand you, Trinity dont have this problem?!?
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Thanks Pawel062 you were qiuck, so from your answer it seems I should buy Touch Cruise and you, smart guys, will fix everything other?!? :-D...
but my second question still lasts:
Can you please tell me than if Trinity will be better to buy than Touch Cruise?
I dont want to be OT, so can you tell your opinios here please.
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I thoughht its more software problem of HTC not only CPU. So if I understand you, Trinity dont have this problem?!?
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Thanks Pawel062 you were qiuck, so from your answer it seems I should buy Touch Cruise and you, smart guys, will fix everything other?!? :-D...
but my second question still lasts:
Can you please tell me than if Trinity will be better to buy than Touch Cruise?
I dont want to be OT, so can you tell your opinios here please.
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dont worry about OT. no it is not better to buy trinity. the cruise is a upgrade in almos every way to it. like i said we will try to solve every single problem out there. the video playback if we dont have a chance to solve it will be by coreplayer team. the rest with the help of cmonex and olipro and rest of team should be no problem at all.
good, the video playback issue is the main turnoff for meright now, but if you guys can handel it i think i buy the TC.
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the video playback if we dont have a chance to solve it will be by coreplayer team. the rest with the help of cmonex and olipro and rest of team should be no problem at all.
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Have they solved it for TyTN II? If it is so fixable, why did they have a petition going for HTC?
the petition was started before the coreplayer progress i believe and it was also to keep htc from doing something like this. everything is fixable if u know how, have the time, and have the resources.
the athena project has been able to concur almost every single challenge we had coming our way. we will do the same with the polaris if given the chance and devices.
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the petition was started before the coreplayer progress i believe and it was also to keep htc from doing something like this. everything is fixable if u know how, have the time, and have the resources.
the athena project has been able to concur almost every single challenge we had coming our way. we will do the same with the polaris if given the chance and devices.
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I appreciate your confidence but I think it is not right to advise people that this will indeed be fixed. Unless you have a solution I can download right now, this is still an issue and you should not be telling people that they can purchase this device with peace of mind that there will be a solution, because in fact you do not know how or when it will be fixed.
Another thing to consider is that the price of coreplayer is still TBD. What if they charge more than $100?? As it stands, the price is reasonable at $21.95, but it is no guarantee that the price of the next version will not be more to cover dev costs. And it remains to be seen if it will fix gaming and/or camera issues. I will be keeping my money in my pocket until something better comes along.
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I appreciate your confidence but I think it is not right to advise people that this will indeed be fixed. Unless you have a solution I can download right now, this is still an issue and you should not be telling people that they can purchase this device with peace of mind that there will be a solution, because in fact you do not know how or when it will be fixed.
Another thing to consider is that the price of coreplayer is still TBD. What if they charge more than $100?? As it stands, the price is reasonable at $21.95, but it is no guarantee that the price of the next version will not be more to cover dev costs. And it remains to be seen if it will fix gaming and/or camera issues. I will be keeping my money in my pocket until something better comes along.
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ug u people always have to be so negative and question the developers. listen coreplayer has promised a solution to be available soon. they have not commented about any price raises about this or anything. if the price does go up it wont be much. no one will pay 100 for coreplayer and both of us know that.
the problem is know and how to fix it is being researched properly.
the truth is the developers could do the fix but theres a few factors. first is the time it takes. it takes a while to do a driver like this for a pretty much undocumented device really. people have jobs and lives. the second is no one is going to do this for free. thats why theres a bounty in the kaiser forums.
the bounty though i believe is small but people are willing to do it including cmonex. remember xda developers is ment to solve problems manufactures arent able to fix. so there will be a fix.
So if I didnt care about video playback whatsoever, would you recommend the phone otherwise?
Hi Guys n Girls,
Well I've been a member since '05 but haven't really played with WM's since the Magicians and Alpines. I've had a TyTn but didnt like it and didnt really play with it and then lost an XDA Orbit on the first night down the pub with it. I've been using an N95 lately.
I've just got myself a Polaris and it looks great! I used to love modding my other WM's but it's been a while and I was just wondering what's changed and what's new. I've had a bit of a read but just need some advice on what software to buy and what steps to take.
So here's a few questions I have:
What's the best media player?
I will listen to a lot of music and watch films while on the go. I used to use TcpMP I think. I need one that supports a lot of codecs and don't really wanna use more than one.
What's the best keyboard software?
I had SPB full screen keyboard and it was a lifesaver. Is this the best? I like the zoom fuction on the ipod keyboard.
Is SPB pocket plus still a must?
I felt this package covered bits left out by MS (such as the real 'x' close button etc.) Is it still recomended or are there other ways around things nowadays.
How do I get this touch flow stuff? It looks cool - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y78EB0rahQA
I love the way things are more fingertip oriented. I think Apple innovated this.
Is there still a program to design themes?
Or where can I get cool themes? I like the dark styles and windows 7 looks nice.
Is ROM flashing still risky?
I've got the o2 branded ROM at the moment. I used to love trying the community's ROMS but I've just started a family and I'm real skint. I bought my Polaris PAYG and really can't afford to brick it. Mind you cooking ROMs was half the fun!
The best PDF reader?
I read a lot of PDF's and remember never finding one up to standard. Ideally it will be fullscreen with no need to scroll along the lines.
What else do you guys recommend I do to get the best out of my HTC device?
I've forgotten loads and feel like a noob again and just need some advice about what you guys consider 'must have steps'. I remember things such as installing the widdicomm BT stack as the MS one is crap. I use bluetooth stereo headphones (motorola S9s) for music.
Hope you guys have some pointers for me and I'm looking forward to playing again!
I'm off to the read the Polaris Wiki
Thanks,
Gareth
p.s. Oh by the way it's great to see this community has gone from strength to strength. It really has grown! It seems to be the HQ of the WM world now. Congrats!
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Hi Guys n Girls,
Well I've been a member since '05 but haven't really played with WM's since the Magicians and Alpines. I've had a TyTn but didnt like it and didnt really play with it and then lost an XDA Orbit on the first night down the pub with it. I've been using an N95 lately.
I've just got myself a Polaris and it looks great! I used to love modding my other WM's but it's been a while and I was just wondering what's changed and what's new. I've had a bit of a read but just need some advice on what software to buy and what steps to take.
So here's a few questions I have:
What's the best media player?
I will listen to a lot of music and watch films while on the go. I used to use TcpMP I think. I need one that supports a lot of codecs and don't really wanna use more than one.
What's the best keyboard software?
I had SPB full screen keyboard and it was a lifesaver. Is this the best? I like the zoom fuction on the ipod keyboard.
Is SPB pocket plus still a must?
I felt this package covered bits left out by MS (such as the real 'x' close button etc.) Is it still recomended or are there other ways around things nowadays.
How do I get this touch flow stuff? It looks cool - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=y78EB0rahQA
I love the way things are more fingertip oriented. I think Apple innovated this.
Is there still a program to design themes?
Or where can I get cool themes? I like the dark styles and windows 7 looks nice.
Is ROM flashing still risky?
I've got the o2 branded ROM at the moment. I used to love trying the community's ROMS but I've just started a family and I'm real skint. I bought my Polaris PAYG and really can't afford to brick it. Mind you cooking ROMs was half the fun!
The best PDF reader?
I read a lot of PDF's and remember never finding one up to standard. Ideally it will be fullscreen with no need to scroll along the lines.
What else do you guys recommend I do to get the best out of my HTC device?
I've forgotten loads and feel like a noob again and just need some advice about what you guys consider 'must have steps'. I remember things such as installing the widdicomm BT stack as the MS one is crap. I use bluetooth stereo headphones (motorola S9s) for music.
Hope you guys have some pointers for me and I'm looking forward to playing again!
I'm off to the read the Polaris Wiki
Thanks,
Gareth
p.s. Oh by the way it's great to see this community has gone from strength to strength. It really has grown! It seems to be the HQ of the WM world now. Congrats!
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You might want to read my roundups - they give you a definite answer to some of your q's (multimedia, Spb Pocket Plus when it comes to the IEM plug-in, theme management with the latest tools etc.)
Thanks,
I've just bee reading your sticky on browsers and I'm gonna take your advice and use opera mobile and flash package, i'm downloading the cabs from RS now.
I'll have a look for more of your writeups.
Thanks
The iPhone now has more and better apps, thats whats changed. WM app development hasnt progressed much at all..
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The iPhone now has more and better apps, thats whats changed. WM app development hasnt progressed much at all..
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Not really true - at least not yet. (Albeit, highly possible, given that at least game development for WinMo has almost entirely ceased in the last half a year....)
It's only at some categories that iPhone is MUCH better than WinMo (with much more SW titles); the most important being games.
Need some help pimping out my old school ipaq hx2495b if anyone can help this would be greatly appreciated looking to make it more finger friendly.
currently trying to get the fingerkeyboard from this site to work on there and apparently my .net compact framework is old as well just wondering if anyone can help me with this current situation and if you can point me in the direction of some cool programs as well. Anything to replace tcmp as well as media player and ie trying to find something that works great. Tried the new opera and it kept freezing the ppc so if anyone can help that would be great.
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Need some help pimping out my old school ipaq hx2495b if anyone can help this would be greatly appreciated looking to make it more finger friendly.
currently trying to get the fingerkeyboard from this site to work on there and apparently my .net compact framework is old as well just wondering if anyone can help me with this current situation and if you can point me in the direction of some cool programs as well. Anything to replace tcmp as well as media player and ie trying to find something that works great. Tried the new opera and it kept freezing the ppc so if anyone can help that would be great.
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Welcome to the forum
Not sure if this model is made by HTC as we dedicate this forum to HTC devices.
Perhaps other member can point you into the rigth direction
Good luck,
Its actually made by hp and to tell you the truth i have no idea what htc really is. Im sorry though but alot of the programs for most of the htc stuff has worked on it previously as well as currently and ive not really had any problems with it. I just want to make it more finger friendly as ive said before anyways. Im glad you guys will still accept me here no problems. I would be greatly appreciative of help with this matter no matter what though.
Solidsnake6844 said:
Its actually made by hp and to tell you the truth i have no idea what htc really is. Im sorry though but alot of the programs for most of the htc stuff has worked on it previously as well as currently and ive not really had any problems with it. I just want to make it more finger friendly as ive said before anyways. Im glad you guys will still accept me here no problems. I would be greatly appreciative of help with this matter no matter what though.
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This is HTC and in general what XDA-DEVS is about:
Welcome to xda-developers.com
This site is about certain PDA-phones, made by a firm called HTC in Taiwan. Their makers named them 'Wallaby', 'Himalaya', 'Blue Angel', 'Wizard' and 'TyTN', but almost nobody knows them by those names. The mobile provider O2 sells them under the brand-name 'XDA', and that's what we had in our hands first. They're also known as Qtek, MDA, SX-56, Hermes and many, many other names.
Since we develop software for it, we need information, and nobody seemed eager or ready to give us what we needed. So we 'reverse-engineered' the devices, found a lot of information, and shared it with the world. But as our site grew we realised that lots of ordinary users were also suffering from a lack of support. They started using the xda-developers forum to communicate and before long the forum was as much a user forum as it was a developer forum.
We hope that you will enjoy this site and find it as useful as we do. We encourage you to donate or otherwise support this site. Of course absolutely all proceeds from donations will benefit this community.
You are more than welcome!
Just wanted to let you know that we are HTC devices only
Good luck,
tis there noone that can help me at least with the .net com framework stuff.
Can some one post on how to change the .net compact framework it does run windows mobile 5 the only difference between this and a phone is the phone part everything else is the same so if someone can please help me with this I would greatly be appreciative.
Hey guys, my name is Sean and I'm from Pittsburgh PA.
So I believe I found the right place here at xda-dev. I just got a Touch Pro2 with sprint. The guy I bought the phone from offered me one with newer firmware but I told him I wanted the one with the oldest (in case some vulnerabilities were patched), so I think it is WM 6.1 or something, definitely not 6.5. Anyways, when I go to setting -> about is says TouchFLO 3D 2.1.38416.1; what other information can I find as to my version that may be of use to me?
I am sorry I am such a newb at this. Basically, I want to get the most out of my phone as possible (hell, it cost me 300$ [no rebate since I have an older data plan]) and do not even know where to start. There is so much information on these forums I am having a hard time making sense out of it. If anyone could give me some information as to how to figure out what I can do or some recommendations I would very much appreciate it. Thanks
-Sean
edit: I have been looking through the wiki and faqs so please give me a bit more insight other than steering me to their direction. Thanks again
I suggest you look on ppcgeeks for more cdma based TP2 information. Most of the people on the tp2 section there are sprint users.
thanks
thanks for the advice. ill check it out.
you're going to want to upgrade to 6.5, you can do so much more! and check out ppcgeeks.com.
So a few days back I installed mightyrom and about 20 cabs. Wasn't that difficult once i figured it out. Thanks for pointing me to ppcgeeks.
That's about it, but, what kind of stuff do you guys put on your tp2?
my personal favorite is slingbox, nothing like having a portable cable box that makes calls .
is it possible to play netflix's watch instantly on the tp2? That would be awesome.
Hello everyone :
I'm looking for a good spy software for my son's samsung galaxy s6. I'm not startying this thread to discuss whether parents should or shouldn't spy on their kids phones.
I'm wondering if anyone of you guys can give any advice in this regard, please! I'm looking for efficient software that work well not something cann't work longer than couple of days. I, also prefer something that can capture screenshots of the phone.
I came across "MobiiSpy" and I'd appreciate it if you can give any recommendations about this software or any other ones.
Cheers