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| HP iPAQ 210 Enterprise Handheld Discuss HP's high-end Windows Mobile 6 handheld with a VGA screen. |
02-20-2008, 03:11 PM
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Just Some Guy.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Western New York
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The screen is 16-bit color.
I just heard from the 210's product manager via HP's PR firm. The display on the 210 is, indeed, 16 bit color as opposed to the 18-bit that the specs list. They're updating the information now.
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02-20-2008, 03:29 PM
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Mobile Enthusiast
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Aggieland
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
Wow! I hope that they decide to adjust the price and offer rebates (one can hope). This is a really disappointing admission by hp. So the 210 loses more ground to the iPod Touch.
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02-20-2008, 03:32 PM
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PDA 2.0
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
Yeah, and I'm not betting the farm on USB Host either. 
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02-20-2008, 03:35 PM
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Just Some Guy.
Join Date: Nov 2002
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
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Originally Posted by Hook
Yeah, and I'm not betting the farm on USB Host either. |
The product manager was very clear and explicit on the presence of USB Host, confirming it twice. |
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02-20-2008, 03:42 PM
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PDA 2.0
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
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Originally Posted by Adama D. Brown
The product manager was very clear and explicit on the presence of USB Host, confirming it twice.
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I wasn't trying to be snippy. However, USB Host is the one feature that might finally tilt me towards the 210, being able to use my Neo as a keyboard. Therefore, I will wait for absolute confirmation of USB host capability from someone actually using it before I think of taking the plunge, if I do. 
I generally don't trust HP very much.
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Great tutorials for the Nokia 5800 XM!-----------5800 Take-Apart Pics.
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02-20-2008, 03:46 PM
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Just Some Guy.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Western New York
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
Clearly.
As an aside, though, somebody around here posted their results from testing all of the pins on the 210's connector with a multimeter. Among the results was one pin which was 5 volts outbound, which would make most sense as being the power pin of a USB Host plug. Still, you're right that it doesn't hurt to have full confirmation. |
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02-20-2008, 03:46 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
Wow...that's unbelievable...
I will never buy anything from HP again.
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02-20-2008, 04:01 PM
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Silent Observer...
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
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Originally Posted by kuo1yang
Wow...that's unbelievable...
I will never buy anything from HP again.
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Is this THAT critical an issue to you? I love my 210 for what it can do. Even though I too think little of HP and how they communicate with their customers... |
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02-20-2008, 04:14 PM
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Mobile Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
This is very disappointing to me as well.  I was attracted to the "18-bit" 260 color display. That is one of the reasons I thought this device was worth the extra $. Overall, I'm pleased with the device, but I did not get what I thought I was paying for. I too think some sort of compensation is in order.  This is my first HP device (besides a printer years ago). It will be my last unless they handle this properly. |
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02-20-2008, 05:59 PM
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Mobile Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 75
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Re: The screen is 16-bit color.
Wouldn't an OS update allow for a future higher color upgrade? An LCD is an LCD... I don't see why hardware would limit its color output. Then again, I know very little about displays.
Oh, and as far as I'm concerned, 16-bit color is still really good. Isn't it somewhere around 50,000 colors?
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