Craigix Discloses Information On New Gp2x?
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techFreak
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We will see. 
fusion_power said:mfk said:Frankly speaking; 10 hours of battery life is a dream at the moment. I think we should kill this rumor too.
Yes, if this 500MHz rumour is true, 10h are very unlikely. No Gaming device on this Planet has 10+ Hours playtime with an 500MHz (+) processor.
I would be happy with just some MORE battery lifetime THAN THE GP2X
Oh and DaveC I sympathise. I think on every count 4:3 is a better ratio to use for this type of device - that is except for availability, which means money. I would really prefer 4:3 vga, but, eh, guess I'll have to live with it, or keep playing my GP2x. It looks to me that the feature list is designed to attract more than just Emuaholics and etc too. I mean come on, a keyboard? You only need that for like, adventure games...Craigix said:
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techFreak
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Come on! What about some web browsing, instant messaging, office applications and some on the fly coding?Zeladin said:
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OMars
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efegea
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So Quake 3 level OpenGL ES support? nice, I'll can port my 3D engine
Well, my 3D engine is going to be ported to GP2X gpu940 anyway, but more power means better graphics and better framerate
Now I have to find the way to get the money before the device is out...
discounts for developers please!
Well, my 3D engine is going to be ported to GP2X gpu940 anyway, but more power means better graphics and better framerate
Now I have to find the way to get the money before the device is out...
discounts for developers please!
techFreak
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Yup that's a good definition... An UMPC with usable and customizable control scheme for gaming/emulation.
jmetal88
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Don't be stupid Dave, you're trying to fit the 320 horizontal resolution into the 480 vertical resolution, which the 240 vertical resolution should be fit to. Perfect doubling.DaveC said:
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Eolair
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I'm with DaveC on this one. What's the reason for choosing a widescreen? I never felt I needed more space sideways on my gp2x. Is it because of the psp widescreen hype? The extra room sideways just seems unnecessary and will also make the unit bigger. I'd much rather see a nice large 640x480 screen. I play more games than I watch movies on my gp2x so black borders on the movies make more sense than having them when I play games. Just my 2 cents.
pepone
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geise69 said:Yes...but a UMPC with a usable control scheme for emulation =DAlex. said:On the go coding and web browsing on a 800x480 screen, me likes
This is shaping up to be an open UMPC more than anything else.
Like a nokia n800 with good control (and more powerfull?)
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OMars
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Yeah, I am almost certain this will catch a lot of people's attention. This will gather a huuuuuuuuuge audience that aren't just interested in games. They might be interested in mobile computing, portable media/entertainment, and even just feel like getting it because it's cool - sort of how the iPod is today. It will be competitively priced compared to say, the raon vega and other umpc's.Alex. said:On the go coding and web browsing on a 800x480 screen, me likes
This is shaping up to be an open UMPC more than anything else.
I really hope that GPH will release a new system to combat this. Maybe they will have learned their lesson and want to actually send a not alright, not good, but GREAT (tony the tiger, lol) system. I just hope it doesn't split us all apart.
I know that this site is for people dedicated to the two gamepark systems and now this might come to an end if GPH doesn't do something.What do you guys think?
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retroDude
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What about cpu speed... is it going to be less than 500 Mhz ? Probably yes
mfk said:Come on! What about some web browsing, instant messaging, office applications and some on the fly coding?Zeladin said:
That's my point exactly
Look at the scenario, I have a backpack with me, its got a decent laptop in it, and also a 'GP3x'. I'm waiting for a bus - I'd like to quickly check my mail, /skype home to let then know I'll be there for dinner. What am I going to go for... And if I didn't have it, would I really bother? What if the bus comes and I still have my laptop out?
To my mind, this is what could make this successful + games and a bazillion emus and homebrew...
Edit; We must quickly hide this site to avoid all the whingeing MID/UMPC users....
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craigix
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If some of you have gone back though my posts over the last few weeks or months even I have dropped a few hints about walls we may have hit with certain areas. One of them is a 640*480 screen. It is not possible to use such a screen due to Sony having some kind of agreement with sharp.
You can't just buy a load of LCDs and make them work, you need detailed information and approval from the manufacturer, a lot of the manufacturers have deals with big companies in which they agree not to supply 'unknown devices' with their LCDs. (this is probably to stop clones)
This also goes for other areas too such as Wifi, SD, even Dpads.
However over the last 4-5 months we have sourced and confirmed some excellent parts and supplies which actually ended up making the system even more cutting edge than we had planned.
We are still working out the battery size and life, we won't ship the system until we have this working very well, we want a good life even with wifi always on (that is the battery killer).
You can't just buy a load of LCDs and make them work, you need detailed information and approval from the manufacturer, a lot of the manufacturers have deals with big companies in which they agree not to supply 'unknown devices' with their LCDs. (this is probably to stop clones)
This also goes for other areas too such as Wifi, SD, even Dpads.
However over the last 4-5 months we have sourced and confirmed some excellent parts and supplies which actually ended up making the system even more cutting edge than we had planned.
We are still working out the battery size and life, we won't ship the system until we have this working very well, we want a good life even with wifi always on (that is the battery killer).
Dzz
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This console needs to have backwards compatible because I still want to play games I have brought for the gp2x like wind and water puzzle battles
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Just my thoughts on the choice of a widescreen display: If it's 480 height I could care less about the width. As long as a 320x240 display can be scaled 2x without being squished or stretched, I don't mind black bars on the sides, and it should also allow for a nice interface and possibly informational sidebars.
I do hope some kind of keyboard will be available, preferably a physical one (springloaded slideout keyboard perhaps), if for nothing else it would make the Linux terminal infinitely more usable and it wouldn't hurt emulation of old computers (think UAE, DOSbox) either.
EDIT: The way things are looking now, I'm buying one of these as soon as they're available.
I agree on the choice of a dual core IF it is a proper dual core where both cores can be used easily, and not an ugly hack like the MMSP2 was (is). Proper dual core can mean dramatically increased performance in some emulators.mfk said:
I do hope some kind of keyboard will be available, preferably a physical one (springloaded slideout keyboard perhaps), if for nothing else it would make the Linux terminal infinitely more usable and it wouldn't hurt emulation of old computers (think UAE, DOSbox) either.
There are very nice power adapters with exchangeable tips and reversible polarity, some of them also come with USB tips so you can charge USB devices without the use of a computer.fusion_power said:
EDIT: The way things are looking now, I'm buying one of these as soon as they're available.
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Ugh. I'm kind of confused (reading these threads backwards might be the cause of that. )
1) Does anyone actually already have the unit in prototype form built? Some posts by mfx and EvilDragon seem to suggest that they do have a prototype unit...
2) How will it ever be possible to sell these new units at the same price as the GP2x? Less profit? If so, that seems to be very generous, and probably the right thing to do for an open-source handheld device.
Now some comments:
Wifi - Great. WIFI is simply great. WIFI is probably why I tended (bricked, getting it repaired) to use my PSP a bit more often... You know, I once couldn't sleep at night, figured I'd like to watch Star Wreck IV (such horrible awesomeness!), downloaded it via Google Video straight onto my PSP (no PC needed there. Just used the RSS thing) and watched it. WIFI certainly opens up a lot of possibilities, too.. Webradio, automatic uploads, automatic downloads, rom-finder-programD), etc..
Touchscreen, although great and useful for a lot of games (adventures), and although nifty and such, I fear might cause a bit too much oddness at certain programs... You know, you're using the dpad and buttons, and then you'd have to use the touchscreen function. It's like typing a message and then having to use the mouse to click the "send" button, which is irritating, designwise... Question: will the touchscreen need a stylus, or will it also work with fingers?
Anyways, what's stopping you all from just releasing media or lots of detailed information?
)1) Does anyone actually already have the unit in prototype form built? Some posts by mfx and EvilDragon seem to suggest that they do have a prototype unit...
2) How will it ever be possible to sell these new units at the same price as the GP2x? Less profit? If so, that seems to be very generous, and probably the right thing to do for an open-source handheld device.
Now some comments:
Wifi - Great. WIFI is simply great. WIFI is probably why I tended (bricked, getting it repaired) to use my PSP a bit more often... You know, I once couldn't sleep at night, figured I'd like to watch Star Wreck IV (such horrible awesomeness!), downloaded it via Google Video straight onto my PSP (no PC needed there. Just used the RSS thing) and watched it. WIFI certainly opens up a lot of possibilities, too.. Webradio, automatic uploads, automatic downloads, rom-finder-program
D), etc..Touchscreen, although great and useful for a lot of games (adventures), and although nifty and such, I fear might cause a bit too much oddness at certain programs... You know, you're using the dpad and buttons, and then you'd have to use the touchscreen function. It's like typing a message and then having to use the mouse to click the "send" button, which is irritating, designwise... Question: will the touchscreen need a stylus, or will it also work with fingers?
Anyways, what's stopping you all from just releasing media or lots of detailed information?
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