So I'm thinking of getting a PDA
mainly for a bit of web browsing/ gaming (spec emu a must ;))/ video on the move. Anyone have one of these doohickeys and care to enlighten me on which is 'best', PPC or Palm? Looking to spend about 200 squid. Doesn't need to be a phone, and wifi is a must.
At the moment I'm being drawn to the Palm Tungsten TX, anybody got one?
At the moment I'm being drawn to the Palm Tungsten TX, anybody got one?
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Never used one of em for more than 2hrs..always got the impression they were a tech toy of very little actual use.
Phones pretty much store all you need and a psp/gp2x will play games/movies way better than a PDA.
My experience is unless your REALLY gonna use pocket excel (scoff) then why get a PDA when you could get a PSP/GP2X for cheaper and keep your phone numbers/contact info etc in your phone.
Just my 2c.
Again, I had a couple of those from Compaq/HP....avoid those :P...had pen issues with both.
DS with R4 and webbrowser?
Andrew
Just bought a Dell Axim X5v (managed to get it at a bargain 100 quid on ebay, normally about 150), 600+mhz which is pretty fast ! 640 x 480 VGA screen.
Bought an 8 meg CF card, have a ton of games on it, tons of emulators, music, movies to watch. PocketClive works very well, theres another Speccy emulator on it but i prefer Pocket Clive.
Its wireless but cant get it working with my net connection (yet). Also tells the time and you can set alarms ;)
The good bits:
The so-so bits:
The crap bits:
that looks like a damn sexy machine, no sign of a speccy emu tho ;) looks as if it may be a bit out of my price range, but worth keeping an eye on, i could stretch to it.
thanks for the replies all
Asus used to be good for gaming/emulation.
Although if you did want gaming/emulation on a handheld just get a PSP. the emulation on it is phenomenal.
Seconded. It's hard to remember life before the DS now. Quite apart from the games and emulators and MP3s, I can watch videos too. (Although I recommend headphones if you're watching Batman: The Animated Series in a pub.) There doesn't seem to be a decent notepad program for it though; I'm thinking of having a go at knocking one up when I've got some spare time.
Still still wish they did a Pocket PC with a 'gameboy' style control on the left hand side instead of in the middle. Love Warfare Incorporated on the PPC, brilliant Command and Conquer clone.
Mine's a Moto G4 Plus:
4Gb RAM,
64Gb ROM,
1920x1080 display,
5MP front camera,
16MP rear camera,
3,000mAh battery,
fingerprint sensor,
running Android 6.0.1
includes an SD card slot, which I haven't had a need to use yet.
And I only use it for the occasional phone calls. I've tried a few Android games and none of them have captured my attention for any length of time. The games I've played the most and still keep on it are a dot's and boxes game, and one of those 3D retro toy maze games.
I also installed an app called Spectrum Eyes, which basically converts your camera into a Speccy screen or you can convert pics to Speccy screens. Its only "limitation", which is unfair of me to call it that, is that it does not include any size other than the standard 256x192. Would love to see a Speccy pic using the full resolution size of whatever your camera is capable of, which in my phone's case I believe comes out to 4608x3456.
Aside from that, which Speccy-like games, Speccy emulators, and anything retro do you recommend or use on your phones?
Fifty pence in cash and a used tissue.
I'm still lucky enough not to be tied to a mobile phone. I have a DS + R4 cart so that I can have a blast on a few games whenever I get some train travel time.
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