HTC Touch HD Review
0. phoneArena posted on 13 Nov 2008, 07:23
Let’s analyze its name – Touch HD. The first word shows that the device belongs to the Touch series, known for its optimized interface in order to be finger-friendly. But what does HD stand for? HTC doesn’t explain it but we know it very well - High-definition, i.e. high resolution images/videos. This is the key feature of the Taiwanese monster. The large 3.8-inch display...
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42. (unregistered) posted on 09 Dec 2008, 14:27 0 0
And Windows Mobile sluggish ugly interface is a good fit on this beautiful device???? You sound like you havent spent any decent time with the android os, yes it is young but it would be optimized greatly by the touch hd. Notification bar on Touch HD...i drool at the thought....of course you probably dont know what that is
10. Rocco Ruthless (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 00:56 0 0
I have a question for you UK guys. I have found several online merchants offering the htc touch hd for 250-300 USD. (about 167 GBP) Every single merchant that has this price I have found on Yahoo via google search. (which does not offer buyer protection from merchants using their services)http://www.walmartstore-inc.com/htc-touch-hd.html ,http://www.cellltd.com/htc-touch-hd--unlocked.html , and this one which doesn't even come up in the search anymore:http://www.adriannewworld.com/htc-touch-hd.html . I was curious if anyone on here has had *any experience with any of these merchants. I find it suspicious that the ONLY websites that have these kind of deals are all using Yahoo as their platform. What do you guys think? Thanks in advance, -Richard
11. (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 00:58 0 0
That's a scam man, in other words, do NOT buy!
21. (unregistered) posted on 15 Nov 2008, 09:07 0 0
Be careful when giving your credit card number to so called "merchants". I can offer you my home for $300, would you buy?
47. Suatae posted on 01 Mar 2009, 04:29 0 0
Trust us, only buy from online "merchants" certified with buyers insurance, like amazon.com/amazon.co.uk. And use common sense, especially online.
13. moonman (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 02:36 0 0
"despite the OS limitation of 65 536 colors" WRONG! It's 2008 already, learn the facts, if you want to call yourself a Windows Mobile expert. http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2005/09/07/462187.aspx
20. (unregistered) posted on 15 Nov 2008, 02:10 0 0
so what are you trying to say moonman? that blog entry is a few years old, but basically says that 65k is the most wm will display (if not support.) every winmo device is 65k for a reason, be it good or bad
14. (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 03:42 0 0
I also would like to know if it play ok divx/xvid tv shows from the net (not converted, just as they are)? Such as heroes for example?
16. PhoneArena Team posted on 14 Nov 2008, 07:57 0 0
It doesn't play them at all. If you install Core Player they play, but not well. Check out the review text. Thanks!
18. (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 13:51 0 0
Sorry, i checked the review but i though it reffers to HD ( 720p ) video. It really sucks if this device can not play normal divx xvid tv shows and movies. HTC realy got it very wrong here .. and they are going to lose big becouse of this. A lot of devices play divx / xvid... totally disapointed about this. How about Mobile Divx ? did you tried with it also?
45. tromto posted on 31 Jan 2009, 10:07 0 0
OMG! There SHOULD be somewhere on the net a place for noobs in the WinMobo world! Every new forum I'm registering to has one and same question - "how to play DivX/XViD in WM devices". The simple answer is one-and-only - get the FREE media player called TCPMP (short for The Core Pocket Media Player). Does the name ring a bell? Oh, yes - it sounds _almost_ like "The Core Player" about which it had already been told (regarding the HTC HD device) the is does NOT perform quite well. OK - "The Core Player" is a _commercial_ spin-off of TCPMP, built by _almost_ the same time, where the _almost_ makes a difference! The Core Player has only limited support to video acceleration and no support for subtitles. It's just the opposite - TCPMP support almost all kinds of video accelerator chips available today on the PocketPC market, plus supports SMI, SRT and SUB subtitles, plus - it's an open source _modular design_ project which is constantly developed and modified to suit to its best to the new hardware. Right at this moment the TCPMP modification for the HTC HD device is ready and performing charmingly well with ALL kind of HD videos in DiVX/XViD format. Just download it from: http://www.araxbg.com/download/index.php?dir= Touch%20HD/&file=TCPMP-0.72RC1-ARM-PPC-recomp-03.CAB
19. (unregistered) posted on 14 Nov 2008, 18:20 0 0
how about the quality of playing H.264 movie in window media player?
22. gzafiro (unregistered) posted on 15 Nov 2008, 14:39 0 0
Hei guys at PhoneArena, when you used the CorePlayer, did you use only Direct3D video mode, or you switched to other video modes as well (for example GDI)? Because I have seen many devices which do not perform well in Direct3D but with the other modes they ar just fine.
25. Johncar435 posted on 16 Nov 2008, 15:07 0 0
I would of expected a higher rating in the Christian Dior rank, because don't get me wrong, this device look nice. The only thing holding it back is the size, but it has such a large screen, who wouldn't like it?
26. janne303 (unregistered) posted on 17 Nov 2008, 09:32 0 0
WHAT??? Doesnt play movies? So whats the mediaplayer for?
27. (unregistered) posted on 18 Nov 2008, 11:10 0 0
Ok phonearena team it seems that you are the only one with the coreplayer problem. You need to play with the settings! According to pocketnow review, coreplayer was used and the video playback is 'super smooth, and the clarity is fantastic'. Checkout now!http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=1111&p=1
29. Maxence (unregistered) posted on 19 Nov 2008, 23:49 0 0
Hey guys, Some buddies said the video quality could be dramatically improved by turning on the option "Raw Frame Buffer" in Core Player. Can you please confirm that ??? Thx
32. Big Daddy (unregistered) posted on 24 Nov 2008, 12:05 0 0
Its not a comment rather a question... Iam asking all experts opinion which is much better to buy HTC HD or Samsung Omnia?
