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3 What's weird about it?

Technically it should be A cm x B cm x C cm. all three dimensions are linear. they do define a volume but to use cm² is incorrect.
In common usage the redundant dimension descriptors are removed . it is implied by A x B X C cm that all measurements are in cm.....
 
"Superior" really depends on use case. Isn't there a fan in the Shield to keep it from overheating? That isn't possible in the Pyra. I am pretty sure the Tegra is more powerful, but if you put it in the Pyra it would probably not be able to make full use of that, unless we want ED's April 1st post to come true.
[doublepost=1462801243,1462801141][/doublepost]It might also tear burn through the battery of the Pyra quite a bit quicker.

Yes, there is a fan built in. And this fan is needed. Can be quite hot sometimes.
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This is something that makes we wonder. We tried PPSSPP on the GPD XD, which should be A LOT faster than the Pandora.
However, the PSP emulator didn't really work much faster than on the Pandora.

Is Android causing issues here?

Yes. Could be. On the shield it needs a lot of tweaking for most of the games to make them somehow playable.
 
This is something that makes we wonder. We tried PPSSPP on the GPD XD, which should be A LOT faster than the Pandora.
However, the PSP emulator didn't really work much faster than on the Pandora.

Is Android causing issues here?
Nah, it's the Pandora build of PPSSPP that is awesome ;)

More seriously, yes, I think Android is slowing down things, both on the CPU and the GPU side. I was less then impress when I tried PPSSPP on my Quad-core 2GHz phone, where speed was barrely better then on the Pandora on some of my test-games (not counting the fact that touchscreen control just cannot be compared to real hardware buttons and dpad)
 
It is (in my experience) unusual to use a unit of volume when giving dimensions of a device. Usually it's just <a> x <b> x <c> cm (or mm or m or whatever). It's not technically correct, but that's just how it's done usually. So I'd leave it at "cm" too.
Haven't you noticed the Pyra actually goes into the 9th dimension? That's why there are so few 2D photos of it.
 
Technically it should be A cm x B cm x C cm. all three dimensions are linear. they do define a volume but to use cm² is incorrect.
In common usage the redundant dimension descriptors are removed . it is implied by A x B X C cm that all measurements are in cm.....
Code:
   A cm  x B cm  x C cm
 = A cm² x B cm  x C
 = B     x C cm² x A cm
 = A     x B     x C cm³
!= A     x B     x C cm
The latter may be commonly used, thus it may be o.k., but the Pyra is not 386,976 cm, thus calling it correct ... meh.
 
The latter may be commonly used, thus it may be o.k., but the Pyra is not 386,976 cm, thus calling it correct ... meh.

Well, the pyra also does not consist of roughly 120 of 3,2cm³ units that are maybe arranged in a 13,9 x 8,7 grid (so some of them would be incomplete), what 13,9 x 8,7 x 3,2cm³ would imply.
 
is anybody really confused about the dimensions?

optimization stuff is a big issue, and people don't always realize it when they get their spec'ed out phones. reminds me of a quote from an algorithms book, but i'll lift it off wikipedia:

"An optimal algorithm, even running in old hardware, would produce faster results than a non optimal (higher time complexity) algorithm for the same purpose, running in more efficient hardware; that is why the algorithms, like computer hardware, are considered technology." wikipedia

in other words, ptitSeb is a manufacturer of impressive technology.
 
Well, the pyra also does not consist of roughly 120 of 3,2cm³ units that are maybe arranged in a 13,9 x 8,7 grid (so some of them would be incomplete), what 13,9 x 8,7 x 3,2cm³ would imply.
As an approximation of the Pyra's volume it's correct. (Correct does not imply exact.)
As the smallest rectangular box containing the Pyra it's correct.
 
As an approximation of the Pyra's volume it's correct. (Correct does not imply exact.)
As the smallest rectangular box containing the Pyra it's correct.
Well my point was that the Pyra does not contain any uniform rectangular boxes. So while mathematically correct, your notation would be at least as misleading as the one you wanted to correct (probably more I guess, as the other one is common). Because the 3,2 value is not there to refer to a specific volume part, but to the thickness of the pyra.
 
@Djoga'Ro I'm not sure if this should be a some kind of humour, but please delete or rephrase your second sentence in the brackets below the measurements
 
@Djoga'Ro I'm not sure if this should be a some kind of humour, but please delete or rephrase your second sentence in the brackets below the measurements
Are you being serious? I recommend a "South Park"-therapy. ;)
It's metadata. It's a note about the suggestion, not itself suggested to go into the to-be-released text. And I'm sure as such it conveys the thought.
What about the actual data, Erdoğan? Is the compromise reasonable?

ADDENDUM: For those wondering, we went on via PMs in a peaceful manner. :)
At this point here, it looked to me as if Blue Shadow was dismissing the point to obsessively focus on something marginal being politically not correct. Turns out to him/her the actual discussion wasn't that serious a thing to begin with, so nothing obsessive about it. Accordingly my namecalling shouldn't be regarded as a proper comparison.
 
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I am very interested in the Pyra but after getting burned on a couple Kickstarter type things I'll be waiting to throw down my money when more info comes out.
 
I am very interested in the Pyra but after getting burned on a couple Kickstarter type things I'll be waiting to throw down my money when more info comes out.
What kind of info do you need? It's probably already out there somewhere since ED is documenting as good as everything.
 
Well of the top of my head >

An actual ship date or at least an ETA of when I can get it my hands on it. Obviously cant to do that during this preorder phase before the parts for first 1000 batch have yet to be ordered,... and all the preorder ppl need to get their units.
ED was talking about heat issues... I havnt see any more info on that.

Stuff like that.
 
Well of the top of my head >
ED was talking about heat issues... I havnt see any more info on that.

Stuff like that.

If I remember correctly he actually talked about this after his april fools prank.
The unit was not to hot after testing. ED had a discussions how power saving could be activated, as the same power saving features aren't working on the pandora that could still be activated.

(disccusion: https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/th...oming-from-the-pyra.77152/page-3#post-1370927 )
 
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That's completely fair and understandable. If I hadn't been following the project for the last million years or so I'd also want to wait, but only because I already have a Pandora which does 80% of what I need. :p
 
Yes, there are no heat issues with the pyra, it's fine. There is a fully working prototype as seen in the pyra overview video.
However I understand if you wish to wait for a firm release date.
I guess the guys who ordered prototype pyras will get them soon enough and this may help too.
 
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