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Noob want to buy Universal

hi all
I had been here for a while, I got the impression that the best HTC device is the o2 exec. so I am getting one.
I would glad if you can clear out the following points from someone who already owns one:
YOU DONT HAVE TO SAY HOW TO DO IT, SIMPLE ANSWERS WILL DO
1- does skype work fine like the pc version, if yes then does it work over Wifi and gprs?
2- can you play high reolution videos, since I would like to watch movies on my exec, can you divx, at what resolution\ bitrate.
3- is there a problem with tom tom 5?
4- now the most important question, how well does the exec handles games. I am mainly looking at worms, might be playing some 3d games.
and mainly will be playing playstation one emulator.
5- is it possible to unlock the phone i.e. using diffrent networks? how much would it cost?
thanks for your time
edit: mod feel free to move it if its in the wrong place

Hi I went for the XDA exec because it looked better in black then the other SP versions.
answers for you.
1- does skype work fine like the pc version, if yes then does it work over Wifi and gprs?
>>Yes have used it over WIFI not used it via GPRS- quality is still not all that.
2- can you play high reolution videos, since I would like to watch movies on my exec, can you divx, at what resolution\ bitrate.
>> Yep I use The Core Media Player (TCMP) works great for Divx etc
3- is there a problem with tom tom 5?
>> You can get tomtom5 working but needs alot of tweaking, loadz of info on the forums.
4- now the most important question, how well does the exec handles games. I am mainly looking at worms, might be playing some 3d games.
and mainly will be playing playstation one emulator.
>> I play worms world party works a treat no freeze ups or lags.
Havent tried another realtime stratgery game (cant remmber the name sorry) worked great.
5- is it possible to unlock the phone i.e. using diffrent networks? how much would it cost?
>> Most of the Execs that have been bought come already unlocked I bought mine from o2 online and it was unlocked, but mate bought his from the store and it was sim locked, so depends on were you buy it from, dont know if the ones now being sent from o2's website are sim locked or not.
I belive O2 charge between £20-25 for the NUC- but not to sure on the price.
There is work being done on this site for an unlocker.
thanks for your time
>>My pleasure mate iv got no complaints so far on my device and im geting my monies worth out of it.
N2h

thanks for your reply,
can you clarify on the video quality, does it work at 640x480 @ 30fps without glitches, the best way to describe the video quality by knowing the maximum bitrate it can play.
As for games, if anyone can share his experiance with PSX games that would be appreciated.
if unlocking cost around 25 pounds I dont mind paying it.

mmmalas said:
can you clarify on the video quality, does it work at 640x480 @ 30fps without glitches, the best way to describe the video quality by knowing the maximum bitrate it can play.
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I had to play with the settings initially to avoid a 15 secondly pause of a few secs, but I notice no problems now - couldn't tell you if it's keeping up with that bitrate or not, all I can say is that I was playing the latest ep of E-Ring on it this morning and it was gloriously lovely. Alternatively, when you stream the movie over wifi, which I did for something I'd forgotten to install to SD card, the bit rate goes down when there is a lot of movement, but not uncomfortably so.
With a screen that small though, you could probably re-encode it with tempest or something, and have it play at 320x240 with little visible loss of quality and 30fps regardless of wifi.
This device really does do it all... all I need now is remote control for my PC winamp via wifi, and I'm sorted...

The HDTV Frame station could it be used as TV-out device for PDAs??

Hi guys ...
when you plan to buy a full-feature pocket pc and tried to search within the latest released models at least you find one or two feautres missing that will ruin your plans ..
I was lookingforward to own the HTC HD , it has all the specs I want except the TV-out ?!!
I don`t know why they didn`t include it like the previous model touch pro , any way I seached the web looking for what you can say an external TV-out that could be plugged to USB port ..and found one in this site : http://fashionstar.en.alibaba.com/p...48/HDTV_Frame_Station/HDTV_Frame_Station.html
so as I mentioned before in the topic , will it work with pocket pcs cause they said in the their website :USB interface:Can be connected to U-Disc,Camera,Mobile,etc...
thanks in advance //

no replies until now !!

maybe..
if the tv works as usbHost it should be able to access the mass storage controler and access the media
but it would be the tv desiding what it could play in terms of video and music and powerpoint and the likes
and i would prob not depend on most tv's being able to support that much and
maybe not at a high fps
so it's really not any more tvout for the device then it's a tvout for something like
an usbKeyring with memory

I`ve uploaded the PDF file describing the features ..

tigernight said:
I`ve uploaded the PDF file describing the features ..
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After take a look at the manual, it looks like it can access the multimedia files stored on your PDA and play them.
This is different to a TV-out PDA, that plays on a TV an exact replica of what presenton the PDA screen.

software for htc touch hd??????

hello one and all
is there any
quicktime plugin...
tomtom (working);;;;;
sync pics from facebook as iphone does....
previously i thought htc touch hd is gps enabled but i see using tomtom 7 it always says no valid gps...... so what is the reason?????? and if anyone got tomtom of any version fully working which i can use in my blackstone it would be more then appreciated...... plz can u provide me link or any idea..
main thing is i got tomtom in my mobile but it doesnot show any road near my street
another my great wish is to use quicktime plugin for my htc touch hd i am not able to do that i have searched everywhere even made few query with touch browser developer but nowhere i can see which plays quicktime plugin ..... someone suggested me skyfire but its not that good for htc touch hd as we need to change our resolution....
all in all i am looking for few things for my blackstone to be complete is
quicktime plugin...
tomtom (working);;;;;
and another question can we sync pictures from facebook and how coz i felt that vringo or whatever is really not worthy...
any idea plzzzzzzzzzzz

I use TomTom 7.910 wvga black and it works so fine i sold my original tomtom
and you can use skyfire in 640x480 resolution (VGA), and therefor you can use WVGAFIX3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=455974
and what I heard about a skyfire version witch will be released on 8 feb will be compatible with the WVGA screen

good really good
oh man is that true is skyfire comming for wvga damn good news man i am really eager plz plz plz i wish and ya your words may come true man i am really looking forward

i'm olso lookingforward my friend, skyfire is te best at the moment.
were gonna see in february

ORB

Hi Guys,
Just downloaded and installed ORB. Brilliant piece of software. Only problem being im not a techno whizz so im struggling a bit. Is the only way i can gain acces to my pc from my touch hd by using opera and opening up the orb site?
Thanks
Nichio

yes
You can ad to favorites www.mycast.orb.com
Then you don't have to type your password all the time.
It's indeed a great piece of software.
I'm streaming my satelite from home on it
Also music or movies(even vob files) he plays.
regards stef

Thanks Stef. I have already done that, just didnt know if any of the genius techies on here had came up with some kind of App if its possible.
Thanks Nichio
I am now looking into connecting my sky box to my. once i have done that would it be possible to stream that to my touch hd?

if it has an ethernet and it can stream ike my dreambox,then yes you can stream.
Open notpad and make an line with your sky box/drea,box ipadres like this 192.168.1.10/video.m3u and save it to anyname.mp4
The configure orb.
and add that mp4(video)file.
regards stef

Great Thanks.
I have another problem with orb now. i installed it and all was fine. How ever first time i tried to reboot my compter i am now missing a windows system config file. Anyway around this?
Nichio

I used Orb for a while but found it was caining my cpu randomly so had to remove it. I'm now using TVersity. The interface isn't as cool but when browsing from you mobile it's perfect cos you don't have to render loads of graphics etc. The only thing about TVersity is that you need to open ports on your router and use something like dyndns if you've not got a static wan ip.
What I liked the most was that you don't need to go through a third party website to access you stuff. I also use it to access music on my PC from my Wii.
http://tversity.com/

[Q] Rhobuntu or Android on Tilt 2, will Video out still work?

I am waiting for my Touch pro 2 to arrive cant wait. I am most excited to start using the Video out function. I was planning to watch movies on it streamed to my tv wiht the cable. I plan to put the movies on an SD card. I also was wonder ing the TV out cable works in the Ubuntu or Android programs people have put on this.

TVOUT does not work on Android or Ubuntu for the Rhodium. I would like to see it work but I do not think its important to the devs working on the Android project cause I have never seen it mentioned as something they are working on. it could be cause the cords are not worth what you pay for them, it could also be cause the TVOUT feature is not as good as it seems to be (Blue flicker with coreplayer) or its just not simple to port to the Android project. You really should ask this question in the "touch pro 2 android development tread" so maybe we can get someone working on it.

there is a blue flicker with the TV out on the feature with Coreplayer what about .avi's in with WMP? I will be using primarily .avi files.
I just ordered my phone so I have not tried it out yet.

MDavisiw said:
there is a blue flicker with the TV out on the feature with Coreplayer what about .avi's in with WMP? I will be using primarily .avi files.
I just ordered my phone so I have not tried it out yet.
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WMP with TVOUT seems robotic but its watchable. the only way to play it smooth for me is with coreplayet using QTV as the video driver. the only way I have found around the blue flicker is to convert my videos to MP4 and size them to 480x320 and then when I play them I restart my phone and put the cable in before starting coreplayer.