For Those Who Have Received Their Pandora

[ahahah]

who has tested the TV connection to play on it?
do you have some pics please of a game played on tv?

thanks

 

[bennyboy]

No one seems to have the TV out cable yet so we're not going to know anything like this for a while

 

[ahahah]

if we don't receive the cable the 1st time, we have to pay for another shipping?

 

[fiveseven]

Isn't it *possible* to make one from scratch? I recall reading on the wiki a while back that the necessary info to do so would be published.

 

[TrashyMG]

Isn't it *possible* to make one from scratch? I recall reading on the wiki a while back that the necessary info to do so would be published.

A thread a while ago, showed where to buy the connector.. it's easy enough for someone skilled in soldering to make their own.

 

[bce23w]

Isn't it *possible* to make one from scratch? I recall reading on the wiki a while back that the necessary info to do so would be published.

A thread a while ago, showed where to buy the connector.. it's easy enough for someone skilled in soldering to make their own.

Soooo what you're saying is that the TV-Out port is not just a standard S-Video port. And the TV-Out cable isn't the same as the S-Video cable I use for my laptop.

I, uhh...may need to amend my order. h34r:

 

[nikkopt]

Isn't it *possible* to make one from scratch? I recall reading on the wiki a while back that the necessary info to do so would be published.

A thread a while ago, showed where to buy the connector.. it's easy enough for someone skilled in soldering to make their own.

Soooo what you're saying is that the TV-Out port is not just a standard S-Video port. And the TV-Out cable isn't the same as the S-Video cable I use for my laptop.

I, uhh...may need to amend my order. h34r:

Dude, the EXT connector is "unique", this has been known for a long time, long before pre-orders start. You will get a s-video out but it connects to the pandora with a special connector.. You should have known this.

Tell me you were joking

 

[TrashyMG]

Isn't it *possible* to make one from scratch? I recall reading on the wiki a while back that the necessary info to do so would be published.

A thread a while ago, showed where to buy the connector.. it's easy enough for someone skilled in soldering to make their own.

Soooo what you're saying is that the TV-Out port is not just a standard S-Video port. And the TV-Out cable isn't the same as the S-Video cable I use for my laptop.

I, uhh...may need to amend my order. h34r:

Dude, the EXT connector is "unique", this has been known for a long time, long before pre-orders start. You will get a s-video out but it connects to the pandora with a special connector.. You should have known this.

Tell me you were joking

The part that connects to the pandora is a unique sure, but it can be ordered from Mouser or even Digi-key(site is hard to search).. The EXT connector pin layout is well documented.. a cable could be made at home for those with skills.

 

[x86Daddy]

The EXT connector pin layout is well documented.. a cable could be made at home for those with skills.

http://s198.photobucket.com/albums/aa99/MWeston_2007/?action=view&current=cable_connector.png&newest=1

 

[bce23w]

Dude, the EXT connector is "unique", this has been known for a long time, long before pre-orders start. You will get a s-video out but it connects to the pandora with a special connector.. You should have known this.

Tell me you were joking

Eh-heh. I'm relatively new here. It just hadn't come up?

But, no worries: unless I miss my guess, I'm in the 2 or 3 thousand range of the queue, so I've got plenty of time to add it to my order.

 

[BackAssward]

Have a look here, you'll see the cables on the second row.

 

[Stygius]

I am interested in quality of 720p movies.
So question to people that got Pandora .
Can you watch h264 movies in 720p with decent fps ?

 

[WizardStan]

I am interested in quality of 720p movies.
So question to people that got Pandora .
Can you watch h264 movies in 720p with decent fps ?

Not yet. It requires use of the DSP chip which isn't in the current kernel, they've said. They need to update it.

 

[mindlord]

I am interested in quality of 720p movies.
So question to people that got Pandora .
Can you watch h264 movies in 720p with decent fps ?

Not yet. It requires use of the DSP chip which isn't in the current kernel, they've said. They need to update it.

Just clarifying here. The DSP works in the newest kernel, but the team decided to use a slightly older kernel that they knew was well tested and stable for the Version 1.0 firmware. Once they are sure the newest kernel is stable, DSP support will become available along with the next firmware upgrade.

 

[diabol]

very well tested and working indeed

 

[torpor]

Not yet. It requires use of the DSP chip which isn't in the current kernel, they've said. They need to update it.

I for one cannot wait for the DSP to be standardly available .. decoding pr0n isn't the only use for that thing! (Synthesis, Audio filters, etc.)