Hi all - thanks for such an informative forum! I'm looking to replace my beloved aging (and dying) Dell AximX50v, and the info at this site is very helpful.
I took this photo at my AT&T store, comparing the google homepage on the Axim's VGA screen, the iPhone, and the Tilt (the Touch Pro will have VGA resolution, but the screen size will be the same, I think).
The photo overemphasizes iPhone's brightness, just because it was directly below the camera lens and the other two devices were at an angle to the camera (the camera was close to the devices).
Touch Pro specs are awesome, but even the iPhone's screen is smaller than the x50v's...sigh. Why can't we have a great tool AND eye candy??!
Be seeing you,
The Duck
cant be sure but are you sure the other two phones were not using dimmed screen, i know for a fact that th diamond and my old Orbit has a significantly better screen brightness then those.
Hey, Dazza - no, the screens weren't dimmed. As a matter of fact, the photo posted above was the 2nd picture I took because the Tilt did dim the screen just as I took my first shot - here's what it looked like dimmed!
While the iPhone's screen was brightest, there's no question that both the Axim and the HTC screens looked substantially brigher than shows up in this photo. I can see a substantial difference on my Axim if I look at the screen straight on and if I look at it at even a very slight angle. When I got close to the 3 devices for the picture, the angle of the lens to screen didn't do any favors to the Axim or the HTC.
My purpose in sharing the photo was to illustrate screen SIZES though - there's a big difference between the Axim, the nearly same size iPhone, and that of the HTC! 'Natch, all are loads better than my Razr V3xx screen, though!
Be seeing you,
The Duck
The screen of the tilt still looks quite dim (although you said it looked brighter in real life.
Are you sure you also put the screen brightness on highest? By default, my TP adjusts its brightness according to the environment lighting.
I've uploaded some pics (the ones with my laptop (Asus G1S, full brightness) in the background are alternated between autoadjust/full brightness)
http://www.sanderd.be/public/htctp/screenbrightness/
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SanderD
I hear you! I love my Tilt, and have been looking at the Touch Pro as a good upgrade just to have my VGA back.
Having used the x50v, and just recently retiring my x51v, I understand what you mean by screen size. It would be nice if HTC and the others would make us spoiled by true PDAs something with a real screen.
I work with a guy who uses an HP PDA that has a 4" screen. It is absolutely wonderful to work off of. The only offering from HTC that is close, is the 5" Advantage, and is overkill for most.
Well I still have my glorious LOOX 720 and I can tell you, its screen is great (and even compared to the other VGA devices of the time, if you remember the tests), BUT, I easily moved to Touch Pro anyway.
ah, that would actually make sence, sorry i was bit stupid there, viewing angles!
Obviously need to exercise that part of my brain some more.
Hi all,
After few day using the Touch Diamond, I went back to Kaiser (the 6th already). Now the Touch Pro is available in my country, I also want to get it.
But in term of the touched screen, I do think that the screen of TP is responsive badly as the one of Diamond. Could you pls share your experience?
Thanks!
Yes,the touchscreen sensitivity was very bad in comparison with Himalaya. Bad sensitivity,small size and big resolution made the device very difficult to use without stylus. But I have increased the sensitivity in registry and is much,much better then default. Now I am satisfied.
Use e.g. Advanced Config Tool 3.2 to increase sensitivity. Works like a charm
I changed the Registry in Diamond to increase the sensitivity of touch screen to 400 it was just a bit better. The middle of the screen was quite responsive but I had to press the other space (especially near the edges) hardly with the stylus.
So I think the sensitivity of the Touch Pro is the same as Diamond.
In Advanced Config go to HTC TouchFlo and change the Pressure threshold and Finger pressure values to Extremely high.
Well, I just wanted to ask, if the screen's technology, being AMOLED or LCD has an effect on the touch sensitivity itself?
I though that becuz AMOLED is thinner than LCD it might be more sensitive cuz the touch sensors are more close to the finger .. am I right? Or it doesn't differ?
Hello, diehard Graffiti user here.
I have just upgraded from a resistive screen to a capacitive screen.
I have looked at the stylus that are available for capacitive screens and they are all like crayons. I think this is because the software for screen input recognition is catered to fingers. Is there a registry value that can be changed so that a thinner stylus is used?
Samsung is coming out with thinner tipped stylus and so is HTC, but am concerned they may not work with existing OS.
Any info on the registry values is appreciated. NOT a request for stylus advice!
Thanks
Keith
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I'm having a stupid question, but important to work well with my BlackStone.
This is: What are the full specifications for the light sensor on HTC devices ?
I'm trying to use my BlackStone and Kai's Lux meter to measure the light smog and I don't know which is the angle range I can use the sensor.
I mean: to measure the light amount is coming from a distant lamp, or for measuring the amount of light that is on some place, I need to know which is the "solid angle" that the sensor can view, and also measuring the possible interference with the screen light if I want to measure on a near object.
Yesterday I could measure that street lamps were giving me 48 lux (considering that the Blackstone was measuring 1 square meter, which is erroneus) and that an illegal light on a building interferred with 147 lux (considering similar distance and opposite orientation) but if I can't know the correct specs for angle in my light sensor, I can't give those values any legal use on a Jury.
Does somebody know the answer ?
Thanks !