My first impressions of the Pyra


I wonder : how many of you first few Pyra owners carry your Underpowered, Ugly, cheap made and too expensive Mini Computer in your Pocket of the Pants like I dit whit the Pandora and do whit the Pyra?

Edit: I forgot „many „
 
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Homeoffice is where my Pyra is ^^
It’s quite practical although it’s needs the right work environment: whe are more leger dressed so, even Work Jeans whit big pockets aren’t an Issue..
The most of the time, I’m on the counter of our Store, and i don’t make that though Work so the Pandora and now the Pyra where quite save ..
let’s say I would make some other work , like on the construction side, maybe I wouldn’t carry the Pyra.. and there are also some other jobs whit Dresscode..
but as I’m free to decide my Clothes, I can pocket carry my Homeoffice..
 
Tip of the day: Shovel Knight runs fullspeed via Box86 and gl4es on the Pyra. Plays perfectly fine too. There may be a little bit of vsync oddity here and there though (not that Pyra output is vsynced in the first place). I think using legacy vsync mode in the game's settings is a bit better, but I haven't played a lot after trying that to say for sure.
So no big surprise, huh. Here's the tip part: The game won't launch unless you specify LIBGL_NOES2COMPAT=1 (or LIBGL_FB=3, but that gets you 10 fps), meaning your command line should look a little bit like this
Code:
LIBGL_NOES2COMPAT=1 gl4es box86 ShovelKnight

For reference, I used the latest 32-bit Linux build from the Steam version of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (it's DRM-free, I don't have Steam running on the Pyra).
 
I swear we had a discussion about such a possibility earlier on in this (or very similar) thread...?

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I think screen-swapping is more trouble than it's worth. Video signals are a pain to work with, and smartphone parts are not kind to hardware hackers. If you haven't done much of that sort of thing before, you're unlikely to get good results.
 
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I think screen-swapping is more trouble than it's worth. Video signals are a pain to work with, and smartphone parts are not kind to hardware hackers. If you haven't done much of that sort of thing before, you're unlikely to get good results.
No it was definitely with regard to the Pyra and it was pretty recent - I think it was in a review thread and @oskda had been asking about the possibility?
Anyway, the conclusion was much the same as what you have just posted here.
 
As im now in Months one, whit my Own Pyra, i can maybe a bit tell about my experience so far:
- Pocketabylity :
Works still good, allthough i see some tiny stratches on my Case, but as the Color is the same as the Coating, this is just visible when you look that close ^^ , i know they who still wait for theyre Pyra would say this is a sacrileg, but well, when i have to chose between some tiny wear and the abillitys this thing gives me when i have it everythime whit me, i will take the abillitys ^^
- Feel after 1 Month:
Slow but steady, i got used to the Keyboard and its Layoat whit Alt and Controll and Shift and FN on the Shoulderbuttons,
the Stylus is still a bit thight, but ditnt need that much force anymore to pull out, and the Hinge works quite good, allthough its not though enough to stay open when you try to use the stylus.. but whit the Nubs its great..
The Nubs works also quite good, allthough they still lack the Click Mapping, and they are still mapped like on the Pandora..
The Shoulderbuttons are realy good, trust, brake, stearing whit the Tail Wing on Ace Compat on the PSX Emu works great,

Batterie needs a bit fine tuning in software, but this was to be expectet, on a early model.. but i never used it that long to see how long my batterie time really is, and the Time on the Batterie Gauge is just a CIRCA Estimation on the Current Tasc..

My Plan was to use it as my HomeOffice Computer and for Games, and as far as whe have now working Games from the DBP Repo, it worked good,
edit some Database on the Internet, make some Text Documents, and sheck your Emails? No problem, allthough the Screen is a bit too small, but i hope HDMI Out will get to work soon...

When i have to use it longer, i just put my Pocket Powerbank on, and its Charges as long as the Batterie isnt too warm..
Internet is a bit divicult: The Usual Sites arend big issues: Facebook, Pyra Boards, Twitter etc, but you cant make DRM Stuff as far as i know, and Youtube is still a bit too slow..
So for Netflix, Prime Disney, etc, i still use my Phone or the Tablet..

Oh and i even got my Airpods Pro to work whit the Pyra ^^
 
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