DisgruntleElf
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I hope your right! It will be interesting to see how fast Pandora takes off. Won't be overnight though.
Well if thats the case then I apologize. Trolling's fun.
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I hope your right! It will be interesting to see how fast Pandora takes off. Won't be overnight though.
I think intented markets also have to be taken in effect for you to realize what you want. The iPhone is no doubt intended for the embedded/cell-phone/PIM with games, internet, etc added on. The Pandora is intended more to be a ultra-mobile gaming and internet capable device with gps/cell-phone/etc added on. They utilize effectively the same core, but their OS selection couldn't be much more different. I'm not saying one is better over the other, but it becomes quite apparent which device would be more appropriate for you once you decide what you want to do. The good thing is that there appears to be some overlap and you might be able to get either device and add capabilities of the other..
Hmm...
After 3500 posts on this forum you realized that?.
Hmm...
While the Pandora will have better codec support, I'm going to be viewing so few videos on the go that it's almost a moot point. I intend to use the speakers only for games (primarily retro, in which case I don't need high quality speakers on such a portable unit). For music, where sound quality matters, I don't see myself using the speakers on either device.MP3Media Player: Pandora will have more choice. Considering the build-in speakers: iPods suck very hard. Really crappy sound. Didn't hear those of the iPhone, but I'm betting they're the very same.
More portable than the Pandora. Let's face it, the Pandora isn't exactly tiny. The iPhone is portable enough to become a device that I could carry around with me all the time. I certainly don't see the Pandora in that light (unless I want a rectangular bulge always sitting in my pocket, which is personally too much for me in my day to day life).More portable: How portable do you want it to get? The iPhone does not have gaming controls, all kinds of functional ports, dual SD slots and a full keyboard, by the way.
All I need is *a* cool OS, so it's not a negative in my books if the iPhone only has one (cool) OS. I'm not too much of a stickler on a neat OS, but it can be a nice perk. I'm sure with due time I'd find a nice Pandora OS, but it's also nice to have a great one right from the get-go, you know?Cool OS: Pandora will have so many OS's you WILL find a very cool one eventually. The iPhone has, only one OS.
Assuming jailbroken, iPhone also should be able to emulate whole libraries of those. And it will have new games also. Super duper 3D games (and 2D ones, of course). I have a Nintendo DS for commercial gaming, but what's the harm in having more commercial games for a device? It's nice to have it all there as an option in one device. I think this one is a clear-cut iPhone win?More mainstream and commercial quality games: Pandora can emulate whole libraries of those. And it will have new games also. Maybe not super duper 3D games, but who cares. You want a commercial gaming system for that. Nintendo DS and Sony PSP are WAY beyond what the iPhone has to offer. Commercial releases will find their way to the Pandora, eventually. Maybe not in large quantities, but still.
I trust Apple a lot more with release dates for the iPhone than I do the OpenPandora crew with the Pandora, and at this rate I think we'll see the iPhone 3GS a lot sooner than the PandoraConcrete release date: We will see about that. First thing to learn in electronics and gaming land is: do NOT trust release dates.
I trust Apple a lot more with release dates for the iPhone than I do the OpenPandora crew with the Pandora, and at this rate I think we'll see the iPhone 3GS a lot sooner than the Pandora ;"]Concrete release date: We will see about that. First thing to learn in electronics and gaming land is: do NOT trust release dates.
Xian Long said:let's not start this again. the iphone has an SGX 520, as stated by Exophase.
I don't blame you ... it is kind of hard to compare performance against a device that doesn't exist.lulzfish said:<strike>Confirmed: Pandora is 800 by <b>600</b> now.</strike>
By which I mean, it's 800 by 480, but I've seen two people mistake it for 600 now...
I'm still not worried about performance until the iDevices actually use it, by letting the end-user install programs without any restrictions.
Until then, the performance is just going to a handful of commercial / adware games, just like in a game console.
Depends ... in terms of GPU power , the iPhone should be slightly faster but beyond that who knows ....Gruso said:How about a comparison to a device that does exist:
http://www.zodttd.com/blog/2009/06/30/palm-pre-gets-some-playstation-action/
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no. overhead OS. read whole thread please.warmi said:Depends ... in terms of GPU power , the iPhone should be slightly faster but beyond that who knows ....Gruso said: