Hi All,
please correct me, if I'm wrong: is there two revisions of Magician with Samsung and Toppoly display? And those displays are NOT interchangeable?
Or there are different displays only on S100 and S110?
I don't know about specific brands but there have been reports that there are differences between some Magicians regarding the Display. One is said to produce a better picture when in darker environments (I guess the older display that I also own) and the other is said to work better in direct sunlight but produces a less good picture in the dark.
Ok, now everyone is ought to disassemble his unit and have a look at the display brand and to what chip it is connected :lol:
s110 and s100 LCDs interchangable?
so are those LCDs interchangable (s110 and s100?)
anyone tried to mount LCD from qtek s110 into qtek s100?
best regards,
nographix
I suppose there are two versions of LCDs -
p/n 60H00032-00M - LCD Module, (LTP280QV-E01 Samsung)
p/n 60H00037-00M - LCD Module, (TD028STEB1, Toppoly)
This information is from Wizard Service manual; these LCDs are supposed to be interchangeable between Wizard and Magician but it seems that the are not. I tried to replace broken 60H00032-00M on my Wizard (O2 mini-s) with 60H00037-00M, but it does not work right - screen lights up but is all white. Another 60H00032-00M works fine, however.
So in fact I have spare 60H00037-00M LCD unit in case anyone needs to replace. It should be in working order but it is possible that it is malfunctioning after all. To replace you need to be able to open your pda and also to do some fine soldering to connect touchscreen module (what I have is LCD only).
Was this debate ever resolved?
My touchscreen is broken - it appears to be the Toppoly part TD028STEB1 (60H000037-00M)
I see many places selling reasonably cheap LCD's but they're neither Samsung or Toppoly - will they work with an S100??
If you still have your screen for sale kristsp then we can do a deal on that...
Cheers
Hello. i found out a VGA patcher for Universal, i was wonder what does this implement do. and if its Prophet compatible.
Also want to know what is this VGA mode good for???? what does it do im kinda lost. much thanks.
Hello rocho.
This patch is useless for Prophet because Prophet is not a VGA device.
VGA means resolution of 640x480 but Prophet screen only has 320x240 pixels.
Some devices like the Universal have higher resolution screen but to make them compatible with apps written for regular devices the OS doubles pixels for any app that isn't marked as 'VGA compatible' so the app thinks its a 320x240 screen.
The hack removes this doubling so you see more stuff on your screen but everything is smaller.
so does it work on an PROPHET?
iassael:
YOU NEED TO LEARN TO READ:
This patch is useless for Prophet because Prophet is not a VGA device.
Actually i think the vga hack may very well be possible on the Prophet!
All you have to do is put the mini usb plug into the prophet and hold the other side of the cable out of the window during a storm or better buy a 20 meter usb cable and tie the other end of the cable to the clock of a city hall or something.
I saw that on TV somewhere, but i can't actually recall where i saw it...
Anyways... as soon as a lightning strikes into the usb cable and the 1,21 giga watts go into your prophet your device will be able to show the vga resolution!
have fun!
Dater: Could you remind me where the flux capacitor is on the Prophet?
Sure ... it make so fuzzy scretching noise ... some time
Why doesn't HTC make a Blue Angel II?
It seems that many of us have other devices like Wizards, TyTNs, etc. but we keep hanging on to our Blue Angels. Why is this?
Is it the Big Screen (for me this is the biggest item)?
Is it the fast speed?
Easily accessible Battery?
Is it the Rugged Build?
It seems to me that HTC is long overdue for a Blue Angel II with the Following Specs:
1) HSDPA & HSU (whatever it's called)
2) High Res 3.5" to 4" screen
3) Keyboard (and maybe a mouse of some kind)
Size like I-Phone (maybe a little thicker with keyboard)
4) FM and AM Radio (AM for the older folks like me who listen to talk radio)
5) Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
6) Charges with mini usb
7) TV receiver also????
8) Can still play music when turned off.
The Omni has similar specs but there's not much data on it. It looks like a mini laptop which folds open.
What do you all think?
Because they are working on this!
HTC Shift and that is not all!
But you are right, BA is the top model!
Blue Angel rulesss
It really is amazing how I'm still sticking with my BA since it was released.
Every year I look around to find a PDAphone to replace the old fellow, but I have to realize, that there isn't a better one.
I would accept the same device with 640*480 and 3G/HSDPA
Been thinking about the Kaiser, but since WM6 is running on my BA now... =)
Why throw the good cash out the window?
Same thought here. Best money I've spent in BA!!
rambo6 said:
Why doesn't HTC make a Blue Angel II?
It seems that many of us have other devices like Wizards, TyTNs, etc. but we keep hanging on to our Blue Angels. Why is this?
Is it the Big Screen (for me this is the biggest item)?
Is it the fast speed?
Easily accessible Battery?
Is it the Rugged Build?
It seems to me that HTC is long overdue for a Blue Angel II with the Following Specs:
1) HSDPA & HSU (whatever it's called)
2) High Res 3.5" to 4" screen
3) Keyboard (and maybe a mouse of some kind)
Size like I-Phone (maybe a little thicker with keyboard)
4) FM and AM Radio (AM for the older folks like me who listen to talk radio)
5) Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
6) Charges with mini usb
7) TV receiver also????
8) Can still play music when turned off.
The Omni has similar specs but there's not much data on it. It looks like a mini laptop which folds open.
What do you all think?
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That will be a beauty, i would surely go for it. BlueAngle rules.
noob @ xda....but a loooong time BA user (Dec2004)
I love the BA...the only things it lacks are a good built in GPS & HSDPA/UMTS/EDGE (can never have enough fast options for net access). Even without these two things I still am able to use it to impress people (even iphone fanatics...no custom apps).
TyTN II looks good but the only thing that keeps me away is the sideways keyboard, I wish they would put out a TyTN II with a slider KB like the BA. Single handed KB is great when you really need to multitask...multitasking is the reason I got a HTC.
Rugged Build story: I dropped it from 5ft+ (I had it chest level & I am 6' 3"), on a SF sidewalk...it died..or so I thought took it back home and all that happened was the backup battery reset and once I synced it with my pc everything was back to normal. This wasn't the first time its been dropped so I figured it was time to get a new device, but the build is awesome in this. But since it was a hard reset I finally decided to put WM6 on it (thank you all the great xda developers here), now its faster and more useful.
rambo6 said:
Why doesn't HTC make a Blue Angel II?
It seems that many of us have other devices like Wizards, TyTNs, etc. but we keep hanging on to our Blue Angels. Why is this?
Is it the Big Screen (for me this is the biggest item)?
Is it the fast speed?
Easily accessible Battery?
Is it the Rugged Build?
It seems to me that HTC is long overdue for a Blue Angel II with the Following Specs:
1) HSDPA & HSU (whatever it's called)
2) High Res 3.5" to 4" screen
3) Keyboard (and maybe a mouse of some kind)
Size like I-Phone (maybe a little thicker with keyboard)
4) FM and AM Radio (AM for the older folks like me who listen to talk radio)
5) Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
6) Charges with mini usb
7) TV receiver also????
8) Can still play music when turned off.
The Omni has similar specs but there's not much data on it. It looks like a mini laptop which folds open.
What do you all think?
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and a 3.2 MP camera ...
I would sell my house to get some thing similar !!!
I love my Blue Angel ! 3 Years with me, never let me down.
I Love it! Blue Angel is the top for me.. Every time a look around for new PDA, look at new release from HTC, never found all i have in BA. Best thing - Size is exactly what a device like this must be! 3.7 display - not too big, not too small. I broke my lcd+touchscreen, replaced from e-bay, and I am still using it.
Don't like the idea of GPS in the unit. Better on Bluetooth - in your car mount BA don't have clear view to the sky.
Blue Angel II (if any) should not have key board.
I love my Blue Angel, after upgrading to WM6, I dont like to buy any other available in market.
I like Blueangel the way it is, but wanted it to have a better processor (520mhz would be nice), VGA Screen, Accelerated video, 3G and landscape keyboard.
EmZvr said:
I like Blueangel the way it is, but wanted it to have a better processor (520mhz would be nice), VGA Screen, Accelerated video, 3G and landscape keyboard.
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Hmmm...
Wouldn't that be *exactly* a Universal?
I have both of them! They do rock, indeed!
Cheers,
vma
vma said:
Hmmm...
Wouldn't that be *exactly* a Universal?
I have both of them! They do rock, indeed!
Cheers,
vma
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exactly... i wanted to upgrade to a universal, but since wm6 came out i stayed on with it. its nice to have a dinosaur that can rock along the newer models.
vma said:
Hmmm...
Wouldn't that be *exactly* a Universal?
I have both of them! They do rock, indeed!
Cheers,
vma
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That's right but I don't like it's design, only if there were buttons in the front.. And I think it's not video accelerated which is very important to me. Or is it ?
Hi,
I am not sure if it is videoaccelerated or not, but I can tell you that all applications I like work as good or better on my Universal as on my BA:
- Emulators
- TomTom
- TCPMP
The Universal is slightly bigger than the BA and one has to get used to the tilting screen.
On the other hand, it is much nicer to have the Universal in the back-pocket of your trousers than having then BA attached to the belt, where it get's hit by doors or other things, when you move to close to walls...
And believe me: the VGA screen is suberb!!!
Cheers,
vma
Same Here
BA is the best. Love it very much although i was given a gift of HTC TyTn.
E-TEN X800 or M800 seems to be my current candidate for BA replacement.
BA is a really good dinosaur. Hard to let it go.
However, remember that there are some awfully crappy things about it. It's not perfect.
- somewhat power hungry
- awful cradle connector
- audio out funtion in cradle connector newer worked for me (for any carkit)
- has confirmed hardware issue with buttons (loss of response - makes gaming hard)
- has crappy WM2003SE (because, face it... no WM5 WM6 ROM is stable and bug free enough)
I agree, that it's hard to find a decent replacement for it.
All model have too small screens...
Won't go back......
I checked out all the other models, older and current, before I bought the BA. I have a Wizard, which now resides in a drawer, only as a back-up, in case something happens to my BA. The only criticism I have of the BA is that they no longer manufacture it, so I too hope HTC comes out with something to replace it. From what I've seen of the newer models and what I read on this forum everyday, I'll stick with the BA.
BTW, robal, take a look at the rom I,m running. Since upgrading from 2003se to this rom, I have had 0 issues. It's fast, stable and battery life is acceptable.
i've since moved on from my BA to a hermes and now a kaiser......i miss my BA.
well BA has its design faults
1.the cable which connects lcd to motherboard is weak and after some sliding it cracks - this effect can be solved (extend the durability) with Polyethylene Foam Tape on the cable
2.after sliding there there are sme scratches below the hardware keyboard - repainting
3.the stylus pin (inside the device) which hold the stylus from falling off also cracks after too many usage - i fixed it with silicone (as i lost the pin) and it works fine over a year now
other than that the device is pretty solid and had no problems with it
most are the new WM problems but without proper drivers it is almost inpossible to be solved
in comparission with kaiser the BA has better video acceleration for the moment (this will change when the proper kaiser drivers are released)
What BA miss (the things i miss in it):
internal GPS
54 mbit wireless
better camera (2 mpix)
OpenGL ES hardware acceleration
larger rom space (32 mb right now if it was larger we can create more complete rom images for BA)
larger storage space 60 mb (everyone needs more space)
What BA miss (the things i do not miss in it):
3G/3.5G/HSDPA etc - high speed data connections - due to high proces of this types of connections i do not really need them
Video Call - the same as above
the CPU speed and the amount of ram in BA are enough for WM 6 and 6.1 even if it was released in 2004...
but maybe proper replacement is the Universal or the Kaiser (for now)
we will see what will happen in near future
Hi,
Battery cover is diffrent in MDA Vario IV (diffrent than Fuze and Touch Pro).
Does anyone know a place where I can find proper battery?
Thanks,
spinecki
Have looked at Seidio, GPS for less and expansys but no joy - all have back covers for Touch Pro, even if they say T-Mobile Vario IV. The back cover for touch pro assumes that the handset has a chunk on the bottom 1/4 of it (that the cover has to fit around). Whereas the UK Vario IV does not have this chunk and so the case would have to be level from top to bottom where it attaches.
GPS for less say they are due to manufacture a cover for the UK T-Mobile Vario IV. Until then, not aware of any extended battery covers for it. Hopefully soon though...
did you ever find a battery for the mda?
unfortunately not
Perhaps contact GPS for less to ask if they have manufactured a back panel that fits the Vario 4 as opposed to the one shown in their pictures which does not fit the Vario 4
I have had to return 2 already as the Vario 4 requires a back panel that has level top, bottom and side mounting points
i have thought about just getting a straight replacement battery with a charging dock from GPS for less. This way you have 2 batteries and use the dock to charge the spare and you use the original back panel you have
I replaced the screen on my 02 Orbit, but it still wouldnt work,
I then noticed there's actually 2 types,
One has the hole on back of screen in the middle
the other has the hole on back of screen at the side
The one on my Orbit had the hole at the side and I replaced it with
the new one but that had the hole in the middle,
Does anyone know if these 2 screens are interchangable or will I now
have to look for the other type of screen
hope that makes sense to someone
For whats its worth the new screen worked fine, it was the power button
that was the problem,
Its just that some sellers said that the orbit had 2 different screens (which it does) but you had to get the right one for your device
Technically i think that the difference is... O2 Orbit.. has a diffrent screen than HTC Artemis.. Though no major difference.. ITs just my opinion..