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Me again, my Kaiser is for sale now on Ebay and I'm waiting for the end of the auction; I complained a lot about the fact it is a very bad device for entertainment, but the pad really sucks also for everyday usage !
The two windows buttons around the pad, on the top, are too small. I tried to use my Kaiser as a phone for the first time today, but when I wanted to access the contacts using one of these two windows buttons, most of the time I also pushed the pad at the same time, I was about to throw my Kaiser away !!! Of course same problems when using the other apps of the Kaiser (calendar, etc ...).
Why the hell HTC designed this ****ing pad like that ??? It is too large, and the buttons around it are too small.
If only they would have reduce the pad to make it square (like on the old TYTN) then the buttons around it would be bigger and easier to use !!!!!!!!
A child could imagine that !!!
How much was paid the ergonomic designer of the Kaiser ???????!!!!
And to that I add the fact that the looseness of this pad is really annoying for me, it makes me think I'm using a cheap device.
I really want now my Kaiser to be sold quickly because as long as I will still have it, I will always want to give it another try, and each time I'm getting so nervous that I want to break it !
This is the first pocketpc, out of the seven I had, wich makes me so angry each time I'm using it. And it will also be the one I will have owned for a so short time ! (less than a month)
Too bad because its size is very good when you think about everything it has inside, on the paper it should be a close to perfect device, but the realisation and some conception defaults makes it really a "not worth it" device for me.
The only thing I really appreciated is the integrated GPS, and that's it !!!
Actaully, I like the Kaiser pad for the most part.
The flat keypad on the original Tytn is a pain in the ass to use, as you can't really navigate by feel (useful if you are trying to hit the answer key while reaching into your pocket). Using a completely flat d-pad means you hit the center button almost every time you try to navigate, and it makes diagonals almost impossible.
(Note: I never tried the sculpted keypad of the AT&T flavor of the Tytn - thought it was ugly and liked the flat look of the HTC branded Tytn better. Never will I choose esthetics over functionality again)
There's a Kaiser variant from T-mobile that uses a similar flat keypad design, though the d-pad is a little more sculpted. I don't understand why HTC doesn't stick with one D-pad design for all of it's models. It's pretty sad when the phone that has everything you need at the moment is ruined by a lousy physical UI.
Now, I do agree with you that the elongated d-pad takes some getting used to -- and I can definitely see that being either a love it/hate it thing.
My previous PPC/phones were a Tytn I, a Toshiba e800, and an HP 4150 (HTC design). If you think the Kaiser pad is bad try the e800! HTC got it right on with the 4150 design though, possibly the best Pocket PC I've ever used.
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Actaully, I like the Kaiser pad for the most part.
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But there are still people who complain and cry for there own stupid mistakes.
A little tip: go to a shop next time and try a device before you buy.
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But there are still people who complain and cry for there own stupid mistakes.
A little tip: go to a shop next time and try a device before you buy.
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in a shop, using the device for 5 minutes, does not tell you if you will get use to it (if the seller does allow you to play with it for 5 minutes !).
I also would be glad to know the interest of such a large pad.
Just sell it and buy an other pda and go on with your live.
Don't make such a difficulty of it.
It's not good for your stress level.
I've never had problems with my D-Pad. I'm able to use it just fine without feeling that it's that small. It cold have been a little prettier but it's okay. About the loussiness, maybe it's made that way to protect it from heavy usage. Maybe it' the same principle of ventilators that are never fixed that well on the ceiling. You can notice that it's shaking and that makes it look like it's properly placed, but that happens to protect the device from tearing the ceiling apart over the years.
Weird that the two buttons he is talking about correspond to 1) the soft menu buttons on the screen and he could thus just tap the screen as a workaround or 2) when you use the keyboard, the buttons are replaced with the hardware buttons at the top of the keyboard.
I found it weird for a while moving from a Hermes to a Kaiser - different buttons, screen sliding open the other way but YOU GET USED TO THE CHANGES!
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Weird that the two buttons he is talking about correspond to 1) the soft menu buttons on the screen and he could thus just tap the screen as a workaround or 2) when you use the keyboard, the buttons are replaced with the hardware buttons at the top of the keyboard.
I found it weird for a while moving from a Hermes to a Kaiser - different buttons, screen sliding open the other way but YOU GET USED TO THE CHANGES!
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I was talking about the "soft menu" buttons, but not only, also about the buttons wich are below it. All buttons around the pad in fact.
You say I can use the on screen buttons, yes ,for sure !
But then you can also say that the soft menu buttons are useless ...
I don't think they are useless, they are very usefull, they allow us to use the device with only one hand, and also I hate pressing the screen with my fingers.
If HTC would not put these soft menu buttons around the pad, I would just not buy the Kaiser. But if they put it there, they should make them easy to access (and it was very easy to do !).
I just want to say that I have quite large hands/fingers and I have no problems with those buttons at all. If I go to push one, I dont wind up pushing the ones next to it. If you have such trouble you must really have some sausage fingers. If that's the case, I dont quite see how you can blame HTC for it.
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I just want to say that I have quite large hands/fingers and I have no problems with those buttons at all. If I go to push one, I dont wind up pushing the ones next to it. If you have such trouble you must really have some sausage fingers. If that's the case, I dont quite see how you can blame HTC for it.
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lol. i feel the same way. i have big hands and fingers, and i have no troubles with the keyboard. Must be some brought wurst fingers.
No problem for me either. Other than the Dpad should be a bit tighter, I like it better than the rest of the HTC devices.
Well it is isn't it? I've been making allowances for the fact that with pretty much everything I try and get my Kaiser to do I start off using my fingers, then get the stylus out and finally resort to sliding out the keyboard. For example, I want to write an SMS, so I press the HTC Action app with the left soft key and press the screen for New SMS, so far so good. But then I want to enter a recipient; no-can-do with the tiny itsy bitsy HTC keyboard, so out comes the stylus, now all's well and good if you're sitting at home but if you're in a train or something forget it, the hardware keyboard is the only way. Now I know other touch keyboards are available but those that I've tried are still fiddly and coupled with the unpredictability of the screen itself, are not up to the job. About that unpredictability, the final straw came for me when a woman in a car park asked me if I'd be kind enough to dial her number because she'd lost her phone somewhere in the car and wanted to check it was there and not in the supermarket. It was a bright sunny day so the first problem I had was that I could hardly see the numbers on the screen, but after cupping one hand round it to shade it I could just about make them out. So she reeled off her number and I attempted to dial, it took three slow attempts, what with the latency and all, before I managed to enter it correctly, at one point it interpreted a 2 as an 8, a 5 I could forgive but an 8? There was no way my thumb was anywhere near the 8. Also, just entering the initial pin number on startup can be a struggle, sometimes the key I've pressed lights up, so I know the kaiser's recognised it, but the * to show the number is entered doesn't show up. Other times the * appears but the key doesn't light up. Sometimes I get two * instead of one. If I'd have had a bog standard hardware keypad then I'd have had the number in first time, in seconds. So anyway, at the risk of being a luddite it seem to me that touchscreens are very pretty and clever and all, but you can't beat hardware buttons for speed and accuracy.
You know - until I got your message I was happy with my tilt - but you have convinced me - You are right!
When I open a word document that is 207 pages long the keyboard on screen covers up a lot of what I can see. An an EXCEL spreadsheet - forget it - when there are over 100 rows and more than 40 columns - you can't see anything hardly.
And when you go to print - well - 'nuff siad there right?
And logging on to a remote computer - well - good grief - I am gonna send this piece of trash right back immediately. Only the iphone for me -man - with that HUGE screen I can see - well- not really much more - maybe if I did all this stuff on my computer I would be happier?
Bill
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Well it is isn't it? I've been making allowances for the fact that with pretty much everything I try and get my Kaiser to do I start off using my fingers, then get the stylus out and finally resort to sliding out the keyboard. For example, I want to write an SMS, so I press the HTC Action app with the left soft key and press the screen for New SMS, so far so good. But then I want to enter a recipient; no-can-do with the tiny itsy bitsy HTC keyboard, so out comes the stylus, now all's well and good if you're sitting at home but if you're in a train or something forget it, the hardware keyboard is the only way. Now I know other touch keyboards are available but those that I've tried are still fiddly and coupled with the unpredictability of the screen itself, are not up to the job. About that unpredictability, the final straw came for me when a woman in a car park asked me if I'd be kind enough to dial her number because she'd lost her phone somewhere in the car and wanted to check it was there and not in the supermarket. It was a bright sunny day so the first problem I had was that I could hardly see the numbers on the screen, but after cupping one hand round it to shade it I could just about make them out. So she reeled off her number and I attempted to dial, it took three slow attempts, what with the latency and all, before I managed to enter it correctly, at one point it interpreted a 2 as an 8, a 5 I could forgive but an 8? There was no way my thumb was anywhere near the 8. Also, just entering the initial pin number on startup can be a struggle, sometimes the key I've pressed lights up, so I know the kaiser's recognised it, but the * to show the number is entered doesn't show up. Other times the * appears but the key doesn't light up. Sometimes I get two * instead of one. If I'd have had a bog standard hardware keypad then I'd have had the number in first time, in seconds. So anyway, at the risk of being a luddite it seem to me that touchscreens are very pretty and clever and all, but you can't beat hardware buttons for speed and accuracy.
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I hardly ever use the stylus, so I'd have to disagree. The touchpad works fairly well for me and I have very large hands. To each his own.
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Well it is isn't it? I've been making allowances for the fact that with pretty much everything I try and get my Kaiser to do I start off using my fingers, then get the stylus out and finally resort to sliding out the keyboard. For example, I want to write an SMS, so I press the HTC Action app with the left soft key and press the screen for New SMS, so far so good. But then I want to enter a recipient; no-can-do with the tiny itsy bitsy HTC keyboard, so out comes the stylus, now all's well and good if you're sitting at home but if you're in a train or something forget it, the hardware keyboard is the only way. Now I know other touch keyboards are available but those that I've tried are still fiddly and coupled with the unpredictability of the screen itself, are not up to the job. About that unpredictability, the final straw came for me when a woman in a car park asked me if I'd be kind enough to dial her number because she'd lost her phone somewhere in the car and wanted to check it was there and not in the supermarket. It was a bright sunny day so the first problem I had was that I could hardly see the numbers on the screen, but after cupping one hand round it to shade it I could just about make them out. So she reeled off her number and I attempted to dial, it took three slow attempts, what with the latency and all, before I managed to enter it correctly, at one point it interpreted a 2 as an 8, a 5 I could forgive but an 8? There was no way my thumb was anywhere near the 8. Also, just entering the initial pin number on startup can be a struggle, sometimes the key I've pressed lights up, so I know the kaiser's recognised it, but the * to show the number is entered doesn't show up. Other times the * appears but the key doesn't light up. Sometimes I get two * instead of one. If I'd have had a bog standard hardware keypad then I'd have had the number in first time, in seconds. So anyway, at the risk of being a luddite it seem to me that touchscreens are very pretty and clever and all, but you can't beat hardware buttons for speed and accuracy.
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I'm sorry, I've been seeing more and more of these big blocks of text. And I'm not reading them.
Not to sound offensive but if you don't break up what you are saying into palatable paragraphs some people will figure it is too much work to read what you have to say.
BTW I think my touch screen works just fine. Though I'm not sure if thats what you are getting at becasue I only read the last sentance.
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I'm sorry, I've been seeing more and more of these big blocks of text. And I'm not reading them.
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+1 Jimmy
The return key is your friend.
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At least this one is using punctuation... that's progress.
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I'm sorry
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Apology accepted!
look9001 said:
Well it is isn't it?
I've been making allowances for the fact that with pretty much everything I try and get my Kaiser to do I start off using my fingers, then get the stylus out and finally resort to sliding out the keyboard.
For example, I want to write an SMS, so I press the HTC Action app with the left soft key and press the screen for New SMS, so far so good. But then I want to enter a recipient; no-can-do with the tiny itsy bitsy HTC keyboard, so out comes the stylus, now all's well and good if you're sitting at home but if you're in a train or something forget it, the hardware keyboard is the only way.
Now I know other touch keyboards are available but those that I've tried are still fiddly and coupled with the unpredictability of the screen itself, are not up to the job. About that unpredictability, the final straw came for me when a woman in a car park asked me if I'd be kind enough to dial her number because she'd lost her phone somewhere in the car and wanted to check it was there and not in the supermarket.
It was a bright sunny day so the first problem I had was that I could hardly see the numbers on the screen, but after cupping one hand round it to shade it I could just about make them out. So she reeled off her number and I attempted to dial, it took three slow attempts, what with the latency and all, before I managed to enter it correctly, at one point it interpreted a 2 as an 8, a 5 I could forgive but an 8? There was no way my thumb was anywhere near the 8. Also, just entering the initial pin number on startup can be a struggle, sometimes the key I've pressed lights up, so I know the kaiser's recognised it, but the * to show the number is entered doesn't show up. Other times the * appears but the key doesn't light up. Sometimes I get two * instead of one. If I'd have had a bog standard hardware keypad then I'd have had the number in first time, in seconds.
So anyway, at the risk of being a luddite it seem to me that touchscreens are very pretty and clever and all, but you can't beat hardware buttons for speed and accuracy.
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Better?
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I hardly ever use the stylus, so I'd have to disagree. The touchpad works fairly well for me and I have very large hands. To each his own.
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Of course YMMV and IMHO etc. But really, can you honestly type in numbers accurately at faster than approximately one per second on the touch screen?
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Apology accepted!
Better?
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You need to tab when beginning a new papgraph. Sorry I couldn't resist
However i find the touchscreen very user friendly, but that is in my opinion and the wat i use it. I use excel all the time.
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Better?
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Much
Also, If my Kaiser PDA phone didn't have a touchscreen, than it would be a smartphone.
The fact they original keyboard is terribly small it's true, that's why we have the hardware keyboard, I mean, why buy a Kaiser if you're not gonna use the keyboard? There's plenty other good SIPs like pocketcm, touchpal or even the HTC Touch keypad, which, with xt9 is awesome tbh.
The pin "part" is ofc true, but if you have programs loading at the boot, how can you expect to do it all at once, just wait 10 more seconds for the programs to load and then the pin can be entered.
The sunlight in the screen is indeed a big damn flaw, I can perfectly see my n80 at the sun, but the Kaiser is impossible to read, sometimes I can't even tell if the screen is on or off, cuz you just can't see a thing.
As for the screen "response", well mine works well, I play and type fairly much and I rarely have problems with it, I suggest messing with the "pressure threshold" settings, maybe you have it too high.
I believe I nearly went blind trying to read that rant. He does have a point, but the problems are a bit exagerated.
Why does this type of thread constantly come up? If you don't like the phone, return it, sell it or throw it away and buy one you like. This type of thread has nothing to do with XDA-Developers. Notice the word Developers in the name? Has this thread provided any useful information or has it just added to the mass of useless threads?
i like my touch screen and everything else about my tilt. Now where r those video drivers... (couldn't resist as this is the only flaw imo)
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Of course YMMV and IMHO etc. But really, can you honestly type in numbers accurately at faster than approximately one per second on the touch screen?
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Yes, for the most part I can.
Are you sure that chick at the supermarket lost her phone? Or was she discreetly giving you her phone number and you couldn't type it in? So much for a phone hampering your game.
Man the Kaiser forums are way more fun than the Polaris ones.
To be fair the Kaiser was not designed from the ground up to be finger friendly. Yeah they lack capacitive screens, but I didn't find the Hermes all that bad, neither is the Cruise. The Cruise is a bit better because it's flush, so touching the edges of the screen is much better.
I have no problems with my Touch Screen. With a few tweeks I have got it to a level that works well.
Id like to make a example. Its called consumer research. For instance, when you go to AT&T and are interested in purchasing a Cell Phone, What do you do? Well I for instance, use the product and see if I like it. Now when you go to AT&T you wouldn't just say give me a tilt because it looks cool, at least I would hope not. You use it, take it home and you have 30 days to return it.
There is really no reason why a thread like this should even exist. The kaiser/tilt is a very unique device. I could go on for 10 hours about it. To me the video driver situation is not a problem, i would however like it to respond quicker but I have become used to it, as i don't watch video on it. But this thread is about the touch screen, so out of respect to the originator of this thread ill stay on topic.
Hopefully all of you by now realize the difference between a Resistance and capacitance touch screen, to simplify the Iphone is capacitance the kaiser is a resistance. A resistive has a bunch of resistors under the screen and when pressure is applied the specific area the resistor shorts out making the screen realize the area of the screen to respond to. A capacitance touch screen responds to the biometrics (the electric current we all have in our bodies) so as you run your finger over one of these screens it follows, and is more accurate than a resistance screen.
So when you are at any local wireless store and try the difference between the two devices. Furthermore if your so unhappy with the device that you so decided to purchase then sell it, there is no reason to spend a bunch of money on a device that you are not happy with. I also believe (and again no disrespect to the author of this thread) many people that complain right off the bat about the GUI or the overall performance of this or any other device, is just jumping on a "bandwagon" without knowing all the technical details.
So if your unhappy, you have two options.
1. Keep the device and, tweak it, customize it and make it uniquely yours. and by doing so complimenting the "seniors" and "chiefs" for working so hard to DEVELOP the software to make it better.
2. Return it or sell it and do RESEARCH and buy a device/phone that you are happy with.
P.S. Many people work very hard here creating software to help you, the user. Post's like this can be very disrespectfull to the people that help you.
^^^ touche, i'm sick of reading "my kaiser suxx omg !!one" threads, enough with the *****ing already.
While we all appreciate that the OP is entitled to his own opinions, it's clear to me that the premise of this thread is not going to lead the forum anywhere except to yet another *****fest, which will eventually lead to closing this thread.
Why wait till then...
I tried a few minutes ago to write an sms with the letter recognition fonction. I use to write all my sms with that with my Qtek S100 (I mate jam) and my HTC TRINITY. It use to work very well. I was able to write very fast.
However it completly unusable with the HTC TOUCH (ELf) and the DUAL (Niki). Even with the new Roms with drivers problems solved I can't manage to write well. It misses letters, do points instead of spaces.....
I fear to face that problem if I get a Diamond?
Can someone can tell me if it works smooth on DIAMOND?
Why did you post 2 threads??............
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=401219
Cause I wanted to know if the others on the Niki forum had a solution for the Niki. And if the Diamond owner had this problem
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However it completly unusable with the HTC TOUCH (ELf) and the DUAL (Niki). Even with the new Roms with drivers problems solved I can't manage to write well. It misses letters, do points instead of spaces.....
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I must admit that I never used it much, but on the occasions that I did use the letter recognition feature on my Touch, it worked fine. That's why HTC use resistive touchscreens instead of capacitive...
I would expect it to work fine on the Diamond too...
It's the day and the night compared with my trinity. On my trinity I was able to write as fast as when I write at school
Got the same feelings here. Have to give it much more pressure and accuracy than I had to on my previous phone (Asus P535) which slows the writing alot. The crappy stylus that comes with Diamond is not much suitable for letter recognition writing (it's very small, plus the top one third is made of plastic), considering this it often bends a bit while I'm writing. Hope it won't break soon.
I haven't had a problem - use it all the time.
Have been using it all the time, love it. There's some letters that have to be written in a specific way, but when you get used to it it's as if writing on paper.
Hi all!
I'm here around trying to pick up the solution but i've noticed only some trials and not definitive solvings to avoid using power button and prevent the final damage of it(how many times a day you push on it?).
Anybody found the solution?
(I'm starting to make bad dreams with huge POWER BUTTONS around me trying to beat me down!)
Thanks in advance from every Diamond's owner
P.S.: i hope you'll understand my sporadic english language
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...(how many times a day you push on it?). ...
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Not more often than on any other device, WM or other, and I have yet to have the power button fail on me. How often do you use the touchscreen? The scroll wheel? Etc...
P.S.: Pulling out the stylus will bring your phone to life......but than again, the stylus will wear out more quickly...
It´s meant to be used - use it!!
Start Menu->Settings->System->Key Lock
And if you really don't want to touch your Touch (!) Diamond but want to turn it on, you can take your wife/girl friend phone and call you .
And perhaps could a G-Sensor SDK master create an app that turn on the Diamond when you shake it ^_^.
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And if you really don't want to touch your Touch (!) Diamond but want to turn it on, you can take your wife/girl friend phone and call you ...
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right..solved so..
Seriously, i think the best is the solution above(use it) and do not stay confused if it could be unserviceable in a few weeks...
I don't think that HTC made something without thinking about this problem(am i right?)
I don't think that HTC made something without thinking about this problem(am i right?)
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you are so naive... i wish HTC worried a little bit more about the quality of its products and not about how to get them out before the iphone....
Hi Guys,
Like a lot of people here, I am torn between the SE Experia X1 & the HTC Touch Pro.
My question is: Has anyone had any experience with running TomTom 7 Navigator on the Experia X1 at the full 800 x 480 resolution?
Does it work at that resolution? If not, what "downsized" resolution will it work at?
I know the HTC Touch Pro works very well with TomTom 7 at 640 x 480 resolution.
The answer to these questions will go a long way in helping me to make the "right" choice.
Thank you in advance,
Regards,
David
I have used X1 together with the VGA-version of TomTom 7, and it works flawlessly. No "bars" at the top or bottom, it's stretched out all over the WVGA-screen, so you won't have any problems there.
Good, now it only has to be released.
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I have used X1 together with the VGA-version of TomTom 7, and it works flawlessly. No "bars" at the top or bottom, it's stretched out all over the WVGA-screen, so you won't have any problems there.
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Thank you nelshh. When you say stretched, am I correct in interpreting that you are saying that the 640 high image was "stretched" to 800 high. So the text would be stretched as well?
The fact that it works is the most important point. I suppose the timing will be the issue. As others on this forum have said the Touch Pro is out now (just) and the Experia X1 is still to be released.
My old PDA's screen & internal (non replaceable) battery is on their last legs. It may last until end of September, or a little longer. It now spends more time on the charger than in my hand.
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David
Hi David! No the text isn't stretched, it's just that the software seems to adapt to the WVGA-screen so it looks just like it was made for WVGA.
I think we'll see the X1 out in like 6 weeks or so, not to hard a wait, ey?
nelshh, how well does your GPS take to find a Sat? It seems to take quite a while for me. If I compare it to the iPhone, it's slower.
And have you used Tom Tom application in the car? While am at it, did you receive any docs with your phone? I'm looking to find a way to hard-reset it.
It does take a while for the GPS to get a lock. Hopefully something that will be fixed in future ROM updates.
No docs with it, so I don't know of any way to reset it
Possible answer to the "hard" reset question.
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nelshh, how well does your GPS take to find a Sat? It seems to take quite a while for me. If I compare it to the iPhone, it's slower.
And have you used Tom Tom application in the car? While am at it, did you receive any docs with your phone? I'm looking to find a way to hard-reset it.
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Hi Guys,
A possible suggestion on the hard reset question. These phones are powered by the battery. If you remove the battery, are you not doing the same as a "hard" reset?
On the matter of the GPS lock time, could that have something to do with the fact that the Experia has an all metal case, whereas most other phones with a built in GPS have at least a plastic back. Just a thought.
Again, thanks for all your valued comments.
Best wishes,
David
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A possible suggestion on the hard reset question. These phones are powered by the battery. If you remove the battery, are you not doing the same as a "hard" reset?
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No, that's not possible. This is ages ago when the removal of the battery (and the security battery) did a hard reset (like it was on my Cassiopeia E-125).
Actually all current Windows Mobile devices have a flash memory which does not need a permanent power supply in order not too lose data, installations, settings and so on. This was different in the past, when Windows Mobile devices only had a RAM for storage which needed permanent power supply.
So a hard reset basically is a functionality which erases the flash memory and initializes it again with the operating system stored in the ROM, but this has to be supported by the device.
Got TomTom 7 on my X1 aswell, working perfectly fine! takes a lil longer to get connection with the gps than with my tytn II, but its worth it. WVGA + TomTom = winning combo!
Taking the battery wont work unfortunatly. I've tried it many times. The search for a hard-reset continues.
Just as a fyi for everyone, I tried Spb Mobile Shell and it works flawlessly!
There are two ways to hard reset the X1.
First way - Start>Settings>System>Clear Storage then enter the number 1234 and press Yes.
Second way - Take the battery case off. Now push and hold the power button then insert the stylus pen into the tiny hole which is situated around the bottom right of the back of the device 5 seconds.
It is advisable to back up your data before performing a hard reset.
FYI - a soft reset can be performed by ONLY inserting the stylus pen into the tiny hole for 5 seconds.
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I have used X1 together with the VGA-version of TomTom 7, and it works flawlessly. No "bars" at the top or bottom, it's stretched out all over the WVGA-screen, so you won't have any problems there.
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All of this begs the question Have you had an official upgrade to TomTom 7 from TomTom or is this a copy from some other platform ?
I have been asking them for ages when it will be available and there is no answer.
tomtom7 is only available from some carries bundled with TouchDiamond
hum strange. I'm using Tom tom 7 on my x1 too and i had four satelites right after i had left my house. Seems very fast for me anyway.
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There are two ways to hard reset the X1.
First way - Start>Settings>System>Clear Storage then enter the number 1234 and press Yes.
Second way - Take the battery case off. Now push and hold the power button then insert the stylus pen into the tiny hole which is situated around the bottom right of the back of the device 5 seconds.
It is advisable to back up your data before performing a hard reset.
FYI - a soft reset can be performed by ONLY inserting the stylus pen into the tiny hole for 5 seconds.
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The second way stopped working me recently... Dunno, if they changed that in the newer ROMs... But otherwise, you can hard reset the same way you would on most HTC devices... Hold the two soft key buttons at the same time while pressing the reset hole in the back (yeah, I know... they think we're all contortionists or something). Then you'll get the restore message.
BTW, TomTom7 works great on it. There seem to be options on it that I didn't see when I ran it on my Tilt (Kaiser)..
guap said:
tomtom7 is only available from some carries bundled with TouchDiamond
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Slightly off topic, but since that TouchDiamond version has been out for quite some time and also lots of people seem to be using hacked together versions of tomtom 7 anyway, does anyone know why tomtom don't just officially release it?
Copilot live 7 works at full res WVGA on the Toshiba G900 so should be fine I'm hoping on the X1.
dwj said:
Slightly off topic, but since that TouchDiamond version has been out for quite some time and also lots of people seem to be using hacked together versions of tomtom 7 anyway, does anyone know why tomtom don't just officially release it?
Copilot live 7 works at full res WVGA on the Toshiba G900 so should be fine I'm hoping on the X1.
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i agree with you, my was only a "legal" reply about availability of tt7
I have tomtom 7 that I was using on my HTC Touch Pro .. think it will work on the Xperia .. Mine is still on Back Order .. Any selling now ?? I can't find one.
About hard reset.
1. turn off the phone
2. Hold both right and left buttons (the ones right under the screen, dont know the name)
3. press power button, while still holding the others
d0ubl3_d1zzl3 said:
BTW, TomTom7 works great on it. There seem to be options on it that I didn't see when I ran it on my Tilt (Kaiser)..
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Hi I also have TT7 working on the X1.
Could you please expand on the above statement, what other options do you mean?
TT7 works great for me, fixed is slightly longer than normal but I find it better indoors, poorer areas etc.