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Old 01-24-2008, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Donatom3 View Post
Actually having the correct hardware support for video would make the phone run better overall, especially in terms of battery life. Right now your main processor is doing double duty crunching numbers and processing 2d output including any windows. It is a highly known fact that any dedicated GPU can process much more video data at a lower clock speed than any cpu. I forget the exact numbers but when GPUs first came out it was something like a 100mhz GPU could process DVD(Mpeg2) video easier than a 1ghz Pentium 3 could. Now just imagine the power difference between those two devices and translate that to a device that only has an 1100mah power source.
I was not disputing that at all. I am saying in generall multipurpose devices generally do not excel in all of thier functions. Even if the horsepower was there to watch divx movies above the 10 or so frames per second that mine gets I still dont want to watch a movie on a 320x240 crappy screen. I carry a backpack with me everywhere. I always have my psp and ipod with me so for me its a nonissue.