It's a long story but hopefully worth reading. I was not able to find ANY information about this whole deal so I just went and did it and now I'm posting my results. If you have an HTC hero and are still loving it you'll want to read this!
Here is my writeup.
Actually even if you want to upgrade to the Evo you should still read this because for the same price, you can get the Evo from craigslist for the same price AFTER MiR!
So long I didn't want to re-post it here taking up a whole page worth of posts haha.
Interesting idea... Im in the market for a notebook in January & will check that out. Thanks for the info. Good post.
Pretty freaking sweat! Nice find
No Problem. Just as a follow up: Quick review. I'll post a more in-depth review on my blog tonight.
The laptop with it's shipped-2GB of memory is quite powerful. I've already done some multitasking and the machine had a few hiccups but those are obviously memory related... the processor was fine. Then I tried a few games out on it, mostly the high end flash games and Minecraft - all worked really well although Minecraft had to sacrifice a lot of draw distance. The video card in this Dell is made primarily for video decoding. I played 720P video through the HDMI port on my tv very nicely. Did some HD streaming from Netflix as well. I read that 1080P video works well depending on the format. There is also another video player that works better then VLC for this device... but I cant remember what they said it was. A Little research should bring it up.
Once I slap 8GB of memory into this thing (probably will be here before xmas!) then it will be flying!
Wow, nice man. Great write-up.
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Dude I just bought my kids 2 of the exact same netbooks for 200 each yesterday. Seems like a lot of stuff to go through to pay more than what you can buy the.netbooks online for lol.
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Guys in response to getting an EVO 4g same price on ebay as you would from sprint:
A tip:
Don't buy phones directly from Sprint - they are ridiculously overpriced.
Check wirefly.com (along with cashback sites) and/or Amazonwireless.com
As of now, Amazonwireless.com doesn't allow upgrades but says its coming soon.
The prices at these retailers are so much lower then Sprint and don't require MIR.
Hope that helps some people save $$.
Radioshack wireless is always a good spot to check too. EVO is $99 new or 2 year upgrade, if eligible, right now.
Via a software update, the Atrix will eventually upgrade its 720p video capture to a full-HD 1080p. The best just got better
http://androidandme.com/2011/01/phones/motorola-atrix-4g-will-gain-1080p-video-capture-post-launch/
It was suppose to come out boosting 1080p from getco ...not wait for a update ****...the lg optimus 2x has it from beggining ...
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I wonder how long att will delay this update, you know like that froyo update from samsung...
Well, at least the update IS coming. And Motorola has a much better track record for Android updates than Samsung. And now that the iPhone is no longer AT&T exclusive, I doubt we will see so much interference on AT&T's part since iPhone will not longer be their cash crop...
I may be wrong, but I never saw it in the original specs of the Atrix. I don't think it was ever meant to be "from the get go", as it was always said from the beginning that it was a big advantage for the LG O2X, and now it isn't so much.
And what I have noticed is that the specs seem to vary based on the source...
Yes, well this is probably as official as it gets:
http://mediacenter.motorola.com/Fact-Sheets/Motorola-ATRIX-4G-Fact-Sheet-353b.aspx
And I think where ajftl is right about 1080p from the start is for video playback. I haven't checked it up on the early Engadget articles, but I believe it was stated that playback was 1080p and capture was 720p. Now it seems it will be 720p at launch for both, and 1080p for both after the software update. Anyway, 1080p is there, though I agree it sucks to have to wait for an update with no release date announced, but this is far from a deal breaker for me.
ajftl said:
It was suppose to come out boosting 1080p from getco ...not wait for a update ****...the lg optimus 2x has it from beggining ...
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They never said it would come out with 1080p video recording. They said it will launch with 1080p playback.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/cliq-xt-wont-get-android-2-1-upgrade-motorolas-word-as-good-a/
Motorola actually doesn't have that good of a track record.
johnny13oi said:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/03/cliq-xt-wont-get-android-2-1-upgrade-motorolas-word-as-good-a/
Motorola actually doesn't have that good of a track record.
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No ****. U take motorola's history of lying and giving up on updates, then add AT&T's Galaxy S history (Froyo promised since November now), and you can safely say - you won't get 1080p before you have grandkids and no longer care about it.
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I wonder how long att will delay this update, you know like that froyo update from samsung...
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Well, my old abortion of a Backflip got Eclair some time ago courtesy of Motorola. Motorola is slow, but compared to Samsung they are speed demons at rolling out updates.
The Droid X gets updates pretty regularly. The cliq was a POS, so I can understand how that would take a while.
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No ****. U take motorola's history of lying and giving up on updates, then add AT&T's Galaxy S history (Froyo promised since November now), and you can safely say - you won't get 1080p before you have grandkids and no longer care about it.
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Not just AT&T's Galaxy S history... all the carriers haven't gotten updates like they should. Samsung's fault, not AT&T's. Also, BGR's review said that it plays 1080p just fine already.
You can browse and play your music, photos, and HD videos right from the phone, even 1080p video content plays back just fine.
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http://www.bgr.com/2011/02/09/motorola-atrix-4g-review/
Nobody's addressed it yet in the reviews, so who knows? Maybe it can record 1080p already, too.
If it don't come with it I don't think it will have it with the way that have been updating devices lately
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If it don't come with it I don't think it will have it with the way that have been updating devices lately
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Somebody posted like 2 or 3 posts above you that the Droid X gets updates regularly. Why would the Atrix be any different? What updates (or lack thereof) are you referring to? If I had to guess, I'd say that you're probably talking about Samsung, but Samsung isn't Motorola. Samsung apparently would like to sell you a device and then work on selling you another one instead of providing updates. But that has nothing to do with AT&T.
I remember 1080p video recording being pushed as a feature by moto at CES, and I remember seeing it both on moto's and at&t's site right at launch, but I don't have any proof of this. I'm trying to convince a store manager of these facts, and he has asked for some kind of proof. If anyone has anything, I'd love to see it. thanks.
Motorola did state that we will be able to record and play @1080 and it was on their official website for a little while, until they decided to take it down.....which caused confusion among some users.
Anyway, why do we need moto to release this "upgrade" when we already have awesome devs who made this possible months ago?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191801
Here is what recording @1080p looks like on my Atrix:
http://youtu.be/aAS6V6Dr-ds
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Anyway, why do we need moto to release this "upgrade" when we already have awesome devs who made this possible months ago?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1191801
Here is what recording @1080p looks like on my Atrix:
http://youtu.be/aAS6V6Dr-ds
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Already multiple threads disproving the validity of the 1080p hacks as not true, and the resulting videos being of inferior quality to the stock 720p videos. The update for 1080p will most likely update the cameras firmware. If 1080p was as easy as a build.prop edit we would have had this ability from Moto a long time ago.
Whatever the update is, it wont be as simple as an edit.
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Already multiple threads disproving the validity of the 1080p hacks as not true, and the resulting videos being of inferior quality to the stock 720p videos. The update for 1080p will most likely update the cameras firmware. If 1080p was as easy as a build.prop edit we would have had this ability from Moto a long time ago.
Whatever the update is, it wont be as simple as an edit.
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This is why I posted that specific method/thread; because I tried it myself and there was improvement in terms of video quality as well as the video being twice the size of 720p . I have tried it myself and it works flawlessly on my phone so.... Don't think motorola will do a better job in my case.....if they do decide to release the update.
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They're short, sweet, and to the point - but in case you wanna see them, I'v posted 15 training videos for the Galaxy S III via Sprint, of course
Enjoy: http://insidesprintnow.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-videos/
.... 3 more Internal Sprint Podcasts Videos
3 more. these are internal podcasts for the GSIII
http://insidesprintnow.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/internal-podcasts-for-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
As a gift for you here is a link for you to download the GALAXY Tab S Wonder of Nature Videos so you can see it in your LG G3, I'm having a hard time deciding in which device looks better, but if I'm forced to decide I must admit that the Galaxy Tab S (mine is 10.5") takes the prize even when it's not full Quad HD.
Next I will see how it compares with my Galaxy S5. Download it before Dropbox lock it down.
Edit *** Sorry But it was suspended already by Dropbox.