ATI Driver for Touch Pro

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by hoddy4

i find a signicant improvement in slingbox with the diamond ati d3d driver. framerates are now a constant 29fps while before they never went above 23 and were often below.

That seems to be just opposite of what most people find.

I have actually tried everything I can think of to improve my Sling Mobile performance in the TouchPro, & have never even come close to the performance I used to get in my Titan (where it worked perfectly, which annoys the hell out of me).

I have a fast Roadrunner Turbo cable connection & Sling works awesome in my laptop & my computer at worrk, the only place it is disappointing is in the TouchPro (which figures because that is where I use it the most)

~John

[hoddy4]

After using the Diamond ATI d3d driver a little more, I have to conclude that it doesn't improve my Slingbox performance. Slingbox performance (framerate) at the highest resolution (320x240) is not as good as my ppc6700 or the Mogul. Of course, you can reduce resolution to increase framerate, but that reduces the optimal size of the output screen.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by hoddy4

Slingbox performance (framerate) at the highest resolution (320x240) is not as good as my ppc6700 or the Mogul. .

Yea, that's been my experience also.

~John

[hoddy4]

yea, the only issues i have with the pro are its graphics performance (particularly slingbox) and the heating issue. i'm hoping that the graphics can be fixed by a driver (or maybe an optimization of slingplayer), but the heat issues may require a hardware redesign unless someone can come up with a clever rear cover that removes heat more effectively. from my perspective the pro and the ppc6700 have been the best of the htcs.

[jmorton10]

Originally Posted by hoddy4

yea, the only issues i have with the pro are its graphics performance (particularly slingbox) and the heating issue. .

I haven't had any heat problems with mine, but the graphics performance is definitely disappointing IMHO.

~John

[ou2mame]

if you want a problem with heating, let your battery drain down to 20%, put it on the charger, enable bluetooth and talk on it for a bit. when the phone dies, you've officially had a problem with heating.

[dr g]

Originally Posted by hoddy4

yea, the only issues i have with the pro are its graphics performance (particularly slingbox) and the heating issue. i'm hoping that the graphics can be fixed by a driver (or maybe an optimization of slingplayer), but the heat issues may require a hardware redesign unless someone can come up with a clever rear cover that removes heat more effectively. from my perspective the pro and the ppc6700 have been the best of the htcs.

Actually I think a more efficient radio driver could solve the heat issue. If power consumption could be lowered significantly and radio heat better controlled, we might be able to avoid the cutoff.

[jakecramer]

this driver made a HUGE difference in my camera. it made it way less laggy and it takes much better pics than before. if i was shaking slighty before the picture was blurry but now its perfectly clear and also it takes the picture much quicker than before.

[lgmayka]

So is there a verdict yet as to whether to use the ATI or the Omnia driver?

[dr g]

Originally Posted by lgmayka

So is there a verdict yet as to whether to use the ATI or the Omnia driver?

For me the verdict is ATI. The Omnia driver didn't work too well for me.