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http://androidspin.com/2010/07/02/open-source-3d-driver-for-snapdragon-released/
Will this mean anything for performance?
well i don't see why not. game developers should benefit from this too
Let's wait for the dev's to implement this
This should mean a performance improvement but I would not hold my breathe as to a huge improvement.
I dont really mind as I dont think a phone should be a games console.
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This should mean a performance improvement but I would not hold my breathe as to a huge improvement.
I dont really mind as I dont think a phone should be a games console.
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It's not a PSP, but a game once in a while doesn't hurt. This driver might open up some options for UIs as well and/or make them respond faster.
Open Source Kernel Driver, but Closed Source User Space Driver.
Won't help us much as much as we would like, unfortunately. Hope they'll release it fully so we all can make the best use of it.
Dave @ DRI-dev has had enough with these closed sources already :/
Just love what he's responding with:
"This is a can of worms I'd rather not enter into......"
"So you've upstreamed the kernel bits, kept the good userspace bits to yourselfs, are stroking them on your lap like some sort of Dr Evil......"
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2010-July/001828.html
and follow up:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2010-July/001829.html
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It's not a PSP, but a game once in a while doesn't hurt. This driver might open up some options for UIs as well and/or make them respond faster.
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I agree with that.
Just a few people on here were wanting Desire to be as good as IPhone 3GS for games when it does everything else better.
People just have to get used to the fact that no matter how good the graphics are it'll never be able to play games. For instance I had a game the other day which had a virtual joystick on the left and buttons on the right. Graphics were very good but sometimes lagged. But problem was when you had to run and jump, u couldn't because u can only press one button at a time. Which in my eyes is the worst flaw for the desire. How can a phone at this price in this day and age not support multitouch. What a con.
Other than that I'm happy with everything else but this is a big letdown to me and I'm sure many others.
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People just have to get used to the fact that no matter how good the graphics are it'll never be able to play games. For instance I had a game the other day which had a virtual joystick on the left and buttons on the right. Graphics were very good but sometimes lagged. But problem was when you had to run and jump, u couldn't because u can only press one button at a time. Which in my eyes is the worst flaw for the desire. How can a phone at this price in this day and age not support multitouch. What a con.
Other than that I'm happy with everything else but this is a big letdown to me and I'm sure many others.
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The Desire can happily track 2 touch points at any one time.
Games will see a vast improvement in quality once Froyo and Air based games arrive.
Just look at the game Angry Bird's, Best seller on iPhone & iPad and due to arrive on Android soon, you can see it on a Droid/Milestone here: http://www.rovio.com/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=24&cntnt01returnid=58
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The Desire can happily track 2 touch points at any one time.
Games will see a vast improvement in quality once Froyo and Air based games arrive.
Just look at the game Angry Bird's, Best seller on iPhone & iPad and due to arrive on Android soon, you can see it on a Droid/Milestone here: http://www.rovio.com/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=24&cntnt01returnid=58
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In theory yes it should track 2 touches but it doesn't. Trust me I've tried all sorts of games and emulators and it won't let you press more than one button at once. Try it you'll see. No updates will fix this as far as I'm aware its a hardware problem(cheap touchscreen).
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In theory yes it should track 2 touches but it doesn't. Trust me I've tried all sorts of games and emulators and it won't let you press more than one button at once. Try it you'll see. No updates will fix this as far as I'm aware its a hardware problem(cheap touchscreen).
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I did, I wrote my own app to test max touch points available (in Air 2.5) had it tracking 2 points no problem, on both 2.1 & 2.2.
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I did, I wrote my own app to test max touch points available (in Air 2.5) had it tracking 2 points no problem, on both 2.1 & 2.2.
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Yes I know about that app but like I said u try playing a game that supports multitouch and it doesn't work properly on the desire. For instance, assassins creed from gameloft had a lot of running and jumping and certain parts u need to do both at the same time yet its not possible which ended up in a lot of deaths and getting a refund. Yet the iPhone doesn't suffer from this. Maybe because it has 11 touch points.
I also hate the way every one says the desire isn't for gaming. Yet its market store has a lot of (incompatible) games. If u remember when the iPhone first came out it couldn't do anything, it didn't even have an appstore at first but now it plays amazing games. So fingers crossed, this problem will be fixed and the desire will catch-up with the games because believe it or not there are a lot of upset desire owners that want good games for the £350 phone.
gameloft are lazy. their android ports from iphone arent clean. i played real soccer on desire and it was poor. after a mazy run you are lucky to pass or score. fifa 10 on desire is a different kettle of fish. multitouch does work but not the best compaired to iphone
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In theory yes it should track 2 touches but it doesn't. Trust me I've tried all sorts of games and emulators and it won't let you press more than one button at once. Try it you'll see. No updates will fix this as far as I'm aware its a hardware problem(cheap touchscreen).
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it's a software problem, the phone can track two points but will also activate an area between those two points, this is how pinch-to-zoom works.
the solution is to include the area between the two points in the calibration for the buttons, so that you do not inadvertently activate buttons between the two that you want to press.
complicated but not impossible, they just need to properly port them
There's a developer called phhusson over at Modaco in the Acer liquid development. I think he solved the mt problem in his kernel.
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There's a developer called phhusson over at Modaco in the Acer liquid development. I think he solved the mt problem in his kernel.
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http://gitorious.org/~phhusson/liqu...mmit/f04fb63a17b8a50fb3ba9dfa3ee1b65eee805a1e
It's apparently fixable in the kernel. Cyanogen apparently had a fix but he never released it. Google promised as well to fix the multitouch bug on FroYo for the Nexus but I haven't heard anything else about that.
It would be nice to have the same smoothness as the iPhone, as in on interface parts.
So I have my G1, and it's getting old. Support is there, but the hardware can only do so much. So I'm considering getting a MT4Gs. A good friend of mine got it, but she's want's an iPhone. So whats a good price to pay for this phone? I was thinking $200-350. Is this phone even worth buying? I'm getting it because I love hardware keyboards, and a good camera. Does this phone truly have that? Any help is good help.
Yes the keyboard and camera are great, and anywhere around $300 is a great price if it's in good condition!
For that price I would seriously consider buying a second one.
If you like video games, then you should take a gander through the tv-out thread. The future of video-gaming is here now, in this phone.
With a dual-core 1.2 snapdragon processor and enough ram to handle multiple anything you throw at it, this phone is insane. Anyone who's seen firsthand what I can do with it wants one.
If there's one of these in the hands of someone who wants a (comparatively) crappy iPhone, rescue it.
Yes get it. You still have your G1? Man you know how to take care of a phone.
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Get the doubleshot. It's an awesome phone. And its smooth as butter. Stock ROM sucks ass but a custom ROM fixes that issue right up.
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I actually think the stock rom isn't that bad, but I did change my launcher to Launcher Pro.
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I actually think the stock rom isn't that bad, but I did change my launcher to Launcher Pro.
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I can second this. Now that I'm using Pure Calendar, I've got to see about using Launcher Pro again. The only issue is that I can't use the Sense Weather widget on LP+
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I can second this. Now that I'm using Pure Calendar, I've got to see about using Launcher Pro again. The only issue is that I can't use the Sense Weather widget on LP+
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I also am bummed about the Sense Weather widget..but I have been using Fancy Widgets...the paid version....tons of weather clock skins....
I have one for sale in the marketplace. I decided to stick with my sensation. It's perm rooted and s off if anyone is interested.
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I say go for it. I'm loving mine. Stock works great, but it's really awesome when you de-bloat it. Smooth as heck, won't be obsolete anytime soon (hopefully not).
And why hasn't anyone mentioned the super awesome CAMERA? Major selling point there as well. No lag.
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I had a G1 before this phone and this phone is a huge leap ahead of the G1. If you can get one for that price I wouldn't hesitate.
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I have seen several on CL in the $300-$400 range
I pm you about the phone.
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This is the best android phone (with Keyboard) I found on the market... 8MP Camera + Many other features... a must buy for new comers + old ones.
First of all let me say that I'm Really glade I found this site! Kudos to all of you.
My motorola cliq got wet and died the other day and I was really trying to find another phone w/ a d-pad but they seem to be a thing of the past. I'm seriously considering getting the slide(Doubleshot), I really like the dedicated keyboards...I will say that if HTC had put a d-pad on the left side of the keyboard this phone would be a total no brainer!!!... Even better, put 4 or even just 2 dedicated game buttons on the right hand side and there would be no stopping this phone..can anyone say nes emulator godsend? Unfortunately the cliq's processor couldn't handle games and for some reason motorola deiced to do away with the d-pad on the cliq II, Why motorola, why? Wonder how easy it would be to swap in a d-pad on the slide, although my soldiering skills are a bit lacking. One can dream though
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First of all let me say that I'm Really glade I found this site! Kudos to all of you.
My motorola cliq got wet and died the other day and I was really trying to find another phone w/ a d-pad but they seem to be a thing of the past. I'm seriously considering getting the slide(Doubleshot), I really like the dedicated keyboards...I will say that if HTC had put a d-pad on the left side of the keyboard this phone would be a total no brainer!!!... Even better, put 4 or even just 2 dedicated game buttons on the right hand side and there would be no stopping this phone..can anyone say nes emulator godsend? Unfortunately the cliq's processor couldn't handle games and for some reason motorola deiced to do away with the d-pad on the cliq II, Why motorola, why? Wonder how easy it would be to swap in a d-pad on the slide, although my soldiering skills are a bit lacking. One can dream though
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Don't even have to go that far.
My complaint lies along the lines of yours, which is no d-pad, but more specifically - no arrow keys.
Fear not, XDA to the rescue with a solution.
If you slide open the keyboard, you will notice at the bottom that you have 4 buttons:
Genius, Back, Menu and Home.
These are the same 4 buttons you have at the bottom of the screen on the front face of the phone.
When the keyboard is open, both sets of buttons work. This means that if you just took out the 4 duplicates on the hardware keyboard, you wouldn't lose any functionality of the phone.
Solution is at hand: Remap the 4 buttons at the bottom of the hardware keyboard to correspond with left, right, up and down.
The way I ended up making it was:
Home = Up ... It kinda looks like it's pointing up...
Menu = Down ... This one picture-wise is just off...oh well...
Back = Left ... It looks like it...
Genius = Right ... The tail of the G points right, right? ....
I can't tell you how much time, effort and energy this has saved me since i've done it.
Read through this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192282
It has everything you need to do what I just described. It's much easier to edit on the device with Root Explorer.
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Also, about game emulators - I picked up some a while back, to play my old NES and SNES games with on my Nook - this phone takes it to a whole other level. RCA cable plugged into the TV from the headphones jack, and the phone becomes an interactive controller for the game on the TV screen.
Original mario, contra, tetris? yep. Looking at the useless NES game cartridges physically sitting in front of me, with no system to play them on and my phone breathes new life into games I grew up with.
Starfox ... on my phone ... on a TV...I don't have to take my SNES with me to play it at a friends house...just my phone.
This phone is the future of gaming, right now in your hand. I've said that a few times, here and elsewhere, but it's true. The CPU and GPU on this device were built with precisely this idea in mind, to put the console/controller in the persons hand with direct access to a market 24/7. It works great for the consumers and the producers. This device is the first phone capable of this act interactively, with a live screen, and so sets itself apart as the prototype for a generation.
I am blown away with what this phone can do, and once we get kernel source it's gonna be a whole new game.
I ordered a bluetooth controller, should be here in a few days. I know it won't work, but that's going to force me to figure out how to make it happen. I dislike having to pass around my phone as a controller. For myself, that's fine...but at parties...
I also refuse to play games like mortal kombat, where i'm trained to use pressure while playing. I don't want to use too much pressure on the screen, and won't let others play who I know will. A bluetooth controller solves this problem, because then I could plug the phone in to the TV and leave it by the TV, and just pass around a $16 bluetooth generic controller. Much, much preferred.
Meantime, the phone acts as a fantastic controller, and with an ipod A/V cable you can plug into any monitor with RCA ( red, white, yellow ) connections.
Yea, I will definitely check out the tv thing sounds promising, I have read a few things about using a wii controller thru blue-tooth, looks promising...im not completely against re-mapping a few keys(easy enough to do) but I still think diagonal positions would be hard seeing as you would have to press 2 keys at once. That and growing up w/ a nintendo controller I have just gotten use to a d-pad. It would really suck to have to drag around a controller every where you go tho just to play a game here and there. I know I cant be alone in the thinking that the slide has plenty of room on the keyboard to put a simple d-pad and 2 game buttons on the other side, not really sure why the phone manufactures haven't figured this out as well, seems rather simple to me.
What is a better choice as a gaming phone and what are the big differences aside from the keyboard and camera?
Mytouch 4G slide it has a better processor and runs overall way more smooth
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Do you happen to know if you can map keyboard keys as actual buttons for an emulator? Ex.SNES
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Do you happen to know if you can map keyboard keys as actual buttons for an emulator? Ex.SNES
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Get the Slide, Its better all around and yes you can remap the keys once you s off and root. Go here http://revolutionary.io
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Excuse me for being a noob but what exactly is S-off? maybe a link will help and save you some time if you would like to help.
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Excuse me for being a noob but what exactly is S-off? maybe a link will help and save you some time if you would like to help.
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Go here for more info http://revolutionary.io
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Ill explain. S off is a short for secruity off. Htc devices have a secruity radio in them to prevent modification. Once this is off the phone is open to rooted apps kernals and custom roms
You want the slide for sure it has a dual core processor. I game a lot and have not had any lag issues ever.
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Don't forget the part where an ipod or zune video cable goes right from the headphone jack to red/white/yellow (rca) connections...the most universal way of plugging into a TV.
TV out is seamless and works phenominally well - I play many more video games now with this device since I plug into televisions everywhere I go and have huge picture.
Game emulators work fantastically well, and once you plug into a TV your device becomes the controller (and console woohoo).
Given the raw power of the hardware on this phone, and the TV out capability, welcome to the future of what gaming is going to be.
Part of the intention behind the snapdragon processor was to create a way of giving people video games on par with console quality and a market in their hand around the clock. The most lucrative business model from the game industry standpoint is the one that doesn't have them storing, shipping and managing lots of physical inventory and only being limited to a handful of hours a day that they can sell it.
Much better to have no inventory or warehouses, and a product that sells around the clock. The fact that the console/controller is also the market just makes impulse buys and sales increase, while giving the end user exactly what they want.
People defend their phone against mine and try to argue tit-for-tat specs right up until I plug into a TV and start playing starfox or symphony of the night (yep, from a phone).
If you don't get this device, since you've mentioned gaming as one of the primary purposes, you'll probably regret it.
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it's no doubt to choose slide.
better cpu and the smooth QWERTY
I'd go with the mt4gs because it has a better processor, screen, and other "updated" features from the mt4g. The gaming would be nicer because of the better processor, dual core, etc.
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Don't forget the part where an ipod or zune video cable goes right from the headphone jack to red/white/yellow (rca) connections...the most universal way of plugging into a TV.
TV out is seamless and works phenominally well - I play many more video games now with this device since I plug into televisions everywhere I go and have huge picture.
Game emulators work fantastically well, and once you plug into a TV your device becomes the controller (and console woohoo).
Given the raw power of the hardware on this phone, and the TV out capability, welcome to the future of what gaming is going to be.
Part of the intention behind the snapdragon processor was to create a way of giving people video games on par with console quality and a market in their hand around the clock. The most lucrative business model from the game industry standpoint is the one that doesn't have them storing, shipping and managing lots of physical inventory and only being limited to a handful of hours a day that they can sell it.
Much better to have no inventory or warehouses, and a product that sells around the clock. The fact that the console/controller is also the market just makes impulse buys and sales increase, while giving the end user exactly what they want.
People defend their phone against mine and try to argue tit-for-tat specs right up until I plug into a TV and start playing starfox or symphony of the night (yep, from a phone).
If you don't get this device, since you've mentioned gaming as one of the primary purposes, you'll probably regret it.
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How do you do this? Through the headphone jack?
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How do you do this? Through the headphone jack?
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Yep, you got it.
You won't find any official documentation on it (but if you do, please share!) - the TV-out capability is what finally sold me on the device. ( I wanted it anyway, but that was the clincher)
Couldn't be happier with any other piece of cellular technology then this device, and the TV thing really is just plug and play...i'll plug in to the TV in the middle of a game without lag and keep right on cruising.
I keep saying that this should have been the selling point for the phone, and yet...not a whisper about it from HTC.
yep, i've mapped the buttons into the snes emulator, using a keyboard is better than the screen for gameplay, but i wouldnt say it's easy to play games with it either way.
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yep, i've mapped the buttons into the snes emulator, using a keyboard is better than the screen for gameplay, but i wouldnt say it's easy to play games with it either way.
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I'm definitely thinking that the bluetooth controller is the final answer. I don't like the idea of passing around my phone as the controller to other people. It's fine for my use, but out and about other people want to play too...I don't like handing this device over to other people.
I keep having other things spring up in front of me that have to be handled first with this phone, but seeing what's up with the bluetooth controller issue is very close on my list. Sometime in the next week a person I work on android stuff with in my neighborhood is trying to bring his wii controllers over so we can sit down with our phones and tablets and make a day out of learning what we don't know.
Ultimately, i'd like to get a sixaxis controller working on the device - for all I know it works out of the box with the market app, but I wouldn't bet on it. I think I remember someone posting about it a few weeks ago - and looking into it briefly it seemed like a dead end without kernel source.
Now that we have it, a lot of postponed projects are being woken up in sequence, and having someone to sit down and bounce ideas off of with for a solid day or three is something i'm really looking forward to.
Because really, that's the answer. Walk up to the TV and plug into the audio/video, set the game up, and leave the phone by the TV and play from the couch with a bluetooth controller.
Just like in the old days, when you had to walk up to the system to change games and stuff.
Also, I refuse to play things like the original mortal kombat where i'm trained through and through to include excess pressure on the buttons. Since it's a much more delicate device then an old 8-bit controller...I know i'll break it.
Having a real controller would solve that problem and let me play some of the games on my emulator that are staring me in the face sitting here. All the games I grew up with...and no hardware to run it on. Then this phone comes along, and I can play my old console games on the TV again.
Love this website.
Gotta love how the makers of the phones and os's spend all this time tryin to lock people out from changing them and then there is this website where all these people know how to do almost anything to these new/old phone. I love you guys lol, this is by far the best website to be on to get info about your phone.
If it wasnt for all of you my tilt2 woulda been borin I meen more boring..
I have recently upgraded (lol) to a mytouch 4g slide and it is a very nice phone.
A whole new ballgame for me to figure out how to make it custom, should be fun
Don't worry you came the the right place. The sticky in general has information on everything you'll need to know or click my sig. Welcome to the mt4g slide
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A little news blip hit my Google Reader subscription yesterday. For some reaon, I opened up the site out of curiosity.
There appears to be a some-to-be-released TV dongle with Android's ICS running on it. The release date seems to be October 2012.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/484889112/the-pocket-tv-makes-any-tv-a-smart-tv
Anyway, I went ahead and put in for the $135 option to get the Dongle with the gyroscope remote. Looks fun to say the least.
I love my Logitech Revue, but this will give me full access to video apps like Hulu and others that are not supported with Google TV.
I think it deserves an article on the main page...
I did make the silly request of GPS as additional hardware so I could play with it, but I'm sure it doesn't make sense.
I am definitely very interested in one of these
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I am definitely very interested in one of these
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Yeah. I put in for one and am excited to see how it works out. I need me some GTV Hulu.
Not to bash on the Kickstarter project, but how is this different, other than the remote(s) and the HDMI plug gender, from what mk802shop.com is currently shipping?
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Not to bash on the Kickstarter project, but how is this different, other than the remote(s) and the HDMI plug gender, from what mk802shop.com is currently shipping?
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Valid question and I'm not part of the company to answer it.
However, one thing that sets it apart would be the A9 CPU in the Kickstarter project versus the A8 in the one you shared.
What sets it apart for me is the gyroscope motion controlling and the fact that it's a start-up company that isn't shipping from China I guess. Heck, I can't even find out how that device is controlled. All I see is what appears to be pointer movement from a mouse.
I like the fact that it's a start-up of Android devs doing it based on people "buying" into the idea. It only starts if enough of us buy into it to support the kickstart/upstart of the venture.
I'll inquire on this to the company any way though. If there's much more to offer up, I'll send it this way.
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Not to bash on the Kickstarter project, but how is this different, other than the remote(s) and the HDMI plug gender, from what mk802shop.com is currently shipping?
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The kickstarter one has a better gpu and its own ui plus a remote and can additionally use a wii like remote so is better suited for a smart tv as with the 802 it seems you have to use a wireless keyboard or mouse and navigate standard ui but that 802 looks nice and has one gig ram which more than the kickstarter one.
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The kickstarter one has a better gpu and its own ui plus a remote and can additionally use a wii like remote so is better suited for a smart tv as with the 802 it seems you have to use a wireless keyboard or mouse and navigate standard ui but that 802 looks nice and has one gig ram which more than the kickstarter one.
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The ram issue probably will be addressed after the first run which we are initially backing. I bet we will see a much better product from the kickstarter project rather than the other product.
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The ram issue probably will be addressed after the first run which we are initially backing. I bet we will see a much better product from the kickstarter project rather than the other product.
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I think the pocket tv would be preferred as it seems more aimed at creating a user friendly smart tv and has the better gpu to handle graphics intensive apps better. It also seems to have a custom ui which if correct would be nicer than scrolling through the default ics one with a wireless mouse.
The ram of 512 mb is fine for a smart tv, and for most games, though if it had 1 gb ram it would be perfect but then I would assume it would push price up which might price it too high for some people.
Both devices are good but the pocket tv appears more user friendly and would cope better with gaming and videos. The ram difference might swing some people who prefer more of it but as a whole package the pocket tv appeals to me more because of the hardware used because it would be great to play deadspace or asphalt on with the air remote
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I think the pocket tv would be preferred as it seems more aimed at creating a user friendly smart tv and has the better gpu to handle graphics intensive apps better. It also seems to have a custom ui which if correct would be nicer than scrolling through the default ics one with a wireless mouse.
The ram of 512 mb is fine for a smart tv, and for most games, though if it had 1 gb ram it would be perfect but then I would assume it would push price up which might price it too high for some people.
Both devices are good but the pocket tv appears more user friendly and would cope better with gaming and videos. The ram difference might swing some people who prefer more of it but as a whole package the pocket tv appeals to me more because of the hardware used because it would be great to play deadspace or asphalt on with the air remote
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There are a few other differences that I suspect as well. But, we should remember this is a proof concept run. Basically, enough backers mean this progresses. If there are enough backers, I'm sure a second generation would be much more impressive as far as specs go.
We can't assume this to be a major corporation with large expenditures to make a new product. Rather, it's a start-up idea that we all can participate in. If ENOUGH of us participate in it, we will get to see the first generation as thank you for believing.
I think the basis of a Kickstarter project is much more impressive than the other product mentioned. I get the chance to help the product "make."
I an pretty sure if you were to choose the mk802 over this, there are options out there that have the gyro to control as well.
I plan on purchasing the mk802 & the below for controlling it. Price for both would be about the same as the combo on this unit and I don't have to wait until September or October.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsEu0utv1A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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smark72 said:
I an pretty sure if you were to choose the mk802 over this, there are options out there that have the gyro to control as well.
I plan on purchasing the mk802 & the below for controlling it. Price for both would be about the same as the combo on this unit and I don't have to wait until September or October.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsEu0utv1A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I think there will be noticeable differences. Still, I think involving in an upstart idea is more exciting and worth the wait than buying some product form China that isn't even certain to be in my proper native English language let alone to have the actual specs mentioned.
This sounds pretty sweet mate! Just watched the video on that site, it looks amazing
harpss1ngh said:
This sounds pretty sweet mate! Just watched the video on that site, it looks amazing
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I think it'll be fun to play with once it arrives. It will be interesting to see if any devs want to join in the fun with it.
Mine just got shipped. Anybody of you already have one? Any news if there are going to be updates to it?
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Mine just got shipped. Anybody of you already have one? Any news if there are going to be updates to it?
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I received mine yesterday. I played with it and had no unexpected problems. But, others on their forum suggest they have issues.
One thing I did was write a guide on that forum about streaming. People don't understand containers and codecs. Just because a file plays great on some devices doesn't mean it will on others...
I'm going to try and get some people to help me create custom kernels and stuff to speed up hardware acceleration if possible.
Is there a plan on having a dedicated xda section for the Pocket TV?
Their website offers a Dev Community forum starting today.
So I am a huge android gamer. I do not have a pc except at work and i do not have any console systems at home. I am really loving the development that is going on with some stuff Ive seen. Unity 3d and cloud gaming is gonna be huge i think.
My goal with this thread is to try to gather some of us android gamers together. I play all day at work and at home. I need something more than Modern Combat 4 haha. Its a great game but im looking for some huge sprawler. I have seen wildblood from gameloft, looks amazing. I am trying to figure out what people are playing on this device. maybe develop a little support thread for us gamers to unite and share what we have found with each other. I havent really been able to find anything about it anywhere for our device. seems all the attention is always on the one x. our phones are powerful....lets unleash it!
I agree. I'm down to play whatever multi player/coop games we have. Let me know!!
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I would be too. I guess MC4 multi is only on wifi, but im sure there are some good things out there. I really am sort of enjoying Aralon. Played it?
Am i to assume that really no one plays any games on our device?!
Its too small to do any serious gaming on
What do you mean too small? I play stuff on it all the time. Classic games for sure. I even tried OnLive and demoed the free demo for Darksiders 2 and it worked awesome. Im trying to figure out pairing my ps3 controller for better use, but you could even do mhl out and play dead trigger and whatnot with a ps3 controller. Havent heard of the Ouya? well our phone is powerful as well, i see no need to buy a console when i have one in my hand.
Figuring out compatibility with games that I know the unit could run, i.e. Horn and Six Guns. Let me know if anyone is interested in this as well, I think we should work together as I see no real gaming support community out there. If anyone knows one please let me know.
Too small: When using touchkeys, your fingers covers half the screen and you cant see where youre going
Controller, sure, but unless you have one that can dock the phone, you face another problem - the screen is too far away and therefore too small.
Now a tablet on the other hand have plenty of space for your fingers and can easily be seen when using a controller
So, therefore: The One S is too small for serious gaming
Edit: Whats wrong with six guns? Seems to work just fine?
gameklip acttaches phone to controller. i can play fine with touch controls, maybe youre not a good gamer.
woa that was uncalled for. In that case - maybe youre an 8 year old girl with paperthin fingers?
maybe, im just saying that why should i have multiple devices? i already have a powerful device.
No one said that. You asked if you were to assume nobody played games on the one S, and I answered "its too small" as the reason as to why I dont play 'hardcore' on it.
And Im sure Im not alone.
well thats a great answer i guess. Now as far as people that would actually like to do so? any input there?