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[Desire General] summ:
Sorry for thread ressurection, but this is the only place I could find for working mencoder options to encode videos for the built-in video player in the HTC-Desire. And with decent quality (800x480) too.

(I simply dont want RockPlayer and Wuhzena or VLC are not ready yet).

To avoid ghost joins in xda-developers just to download this tiny(!) file, I paste the source here, so that people passing by can use it without the need to go through the whole registration process.

Have fun!

#!/bin/sh
NEWDIRNAME='converted'
mkdir -p $NEWDIRNAME
while [ $# -gt 0 ]
do
ENDING=${1##*.}
FILEPATH=${1##}
FILENAME=$(basename "$1" .$ENDING)
gnome-terminal -x mencoder -of lavf -lavfopts format=mp4 -vf dsize=800:480:0,scale=0:0,expand=800:480:-1::::,harddup -sws 9 -ovc x264 -x264encopts crf=24:force_cfr:bframes=0:nocabac:no8x8dct:global_header -oac faac -faacopts br=128:mpeg=4:object=2:raw -af volnorm=1 -channels 2 -srate 44100 -delay 0.3 "$1" -o "$NEWDIRNAME/$FILENAME.mp4"
shift
done

Oh and: If you use Ubuntu and not Mint, you have to get mencoder from the medibuntu repositories!

ps: @board admins: I hope this is okay, if not simply delete my post I just wanted to help people out. :-)
[Desire General] dunetails:
I use Ubuntu so I can recommend you make your life easy:

Go download the .deb package for Handbrake (Google it,think it's http://Handbrake.fr) and then use the iPhone preset (or make your own preset)
[Desire General] summ:
Thanks for the tip :-)

GUI Tools are nice, but I prefer mencoder because I usually know my way around it. But finding a good set of options for a specific device is often a very demanding task.
[Desire General] undrwater:
@summ: Thanks for doing this for browsers...it's very helpful!

@refl3x0r: Thanks for the script. Trying now on gentoo.
[Desire General] refl3x0r:
No problem, was a pleasure to help this community. Didn't thought of posting the code, but it's alright. Have fun
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] vikasraj:
Hello All,

I have been using my HTC tilt since a long time now.. everythign was going good until one day i suddenly was unable to use the GPS the satellite ar no longer foung the gps link jus glows but nothing comes up as such... the GSP jus doesn;t work i search all over and changed all the com port and all the baudrate... but not helped.. I am jus flashin rom ever since at random to get my gps workin but nothin has helped... Kindly help me so i can carry on using the GPS on this phone....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Zd0s:
brick if not try hard reset then flash stock rom

Hope it works soon.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
not sure what that line means..

my advice, flash to a 6.1 rom and see what happens.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] vikasraj:
I have tried the Shifuz Rom but didn;t help.... Also the stock rom doesn;t help wondering what could suddenly happen... and the GPS stopped workin it used to work like a chic....
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
What are you doing to test it? You used to have to run a program to jump start it for some reason. Quick gps maybe? All it did was measure the satelite signals.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] vikasraj:
I test if from the Mio map application and also turbo GPS app.. Quick gps is jus used to update for faster sat tracking..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
Ah then it's not quick gps that was used for this. let me do some digging.

---edit---

try this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=373107

and/or this app

http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPSce/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] janak1586:
GPS Test

hi,

no need to flash ur rom. just use whatever best for u. just do one thing go in to the open area or at top floor of ur house and use google maps and check the use gps option it will find automatically ur location, sometimes it often not work in room. try this. i had same problem before but when i use in open ground or on top of my roof it work great......

Good luck
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] vikasraj:
Thanks janak.. Well bro those are basics of usin GPS.. there is an issue with the com port or the broad rate.. and hence i am unable to use the gps in an open envirnoment as the gps signals don;t show up... Can any share the setting with me so i could try my best again.....
[Touch2 General] togher13:
Hi i just got a new htc touch 2 locked to t mobile.is there any way i can unlock this phone for free someone please help thank you derek
[Touch2 General] Frank C:
Hello, this question has been asked before......http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=592036&highlight=unlock

Please search first!
[Touch2 General] Draken Korin:
Mod. edit: Thread closed as duplicate. Pls participate in the discussion within the existing thread as quoted in previous post. DK
[About XDA developers] alongenemylines:
I've seen them on many other forums (including other vBulletin sites). Just a simple + / - in the corner of the post title to quickly show appreciation / usefulness of the post. It seems to help keep some of the excess "OMG! THIS THING IS AWESOME!" posts that plague some areas (specifically G1 Android Development).

The ability to warn about useless posts would be awesome too. People don't use the awesome search tools readily available to them.
[About XDA developers] DaveShaw:
There have been discussions about the use of thank you buttons and the like before : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=538499

Every time it's discussed, the consensus is not to enable it.

Dave
[Hero CDMA General] lineman78:
I have just been testing out Fresh 2.1.2 and find it unfortunate that flipz has included the menu-menu disable in the vanilla lock patch. I was just wondering if I am alone here? Does everyone really have that many problems with ass dialing? I mean, I have a big ass and I almost never have this problem because the trackball really prevents you from hitting the menu button unless you have something else in your pocket.
[Hero CDMA General] Leukay:
I personally love the menu menu unlock. I've never had a problem with the phone ever turning on accidentally in my pocket, and I like being able to just pull the phone out and press a button twice to use it. I honestly get a little upset when devs include the menu menu disable patch because I feel like it's crippling my phone lol
[Hero CDMA General] animal7296:
I like it cause that way I do not have to use the infamously peeling power button. Saves the paint for just a lil bit longer.
[Hero CDMA General] doojer:
I always use menu menu to unlock. Love that feature.
[Hero CDMA General] Dan330:
i love it... simple!!!

but currently my custom ROM..

HATE THIS!!! i have to do ... menu menu menu

1st = turn on

2nd = unlock.. and menu comes on

3rd = turn off menu!!!
[Hero CDMA General] warmachine69:
That can be fixed here:

http://geekfor.me/fixes/bugfixes-requests-lock-screens/
[Hero CDMA General] lineman78:
Yeah that works. I made a feature request, will see what Flipz says.
[Hero CDMA General] Jus10o:
I dont like the feature.

I used to call people at work all the time and had no idea why.

But then one day I realized while leaning on something or putting something up on shelf I would accidentally menu menu unlock and sometimes press the call button and redial the last person called.
[Hero CDMA General] tellymade:
I'm glad for the fix. Now I don't have 2 set the lock pattern each time I want to carry my phone n pocket so I don't end up calling ppl without knowing.

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[Hero CDMA General] subcypher:
I dislike it, not because I'm a butt-dialer, but because I find it too easy to unlock that way. In fact, I put the rotate unlock screen on because it's more difficult to unlock that sliding the screen down.
[Hero CDMA General] liquidtenmillion:
I've had the same problem on every 2.1 ROM i've used/customized/made except legend based ROMs. It drives me nuts... It also blocks the perrrty weather animations.
[Hero CDMA General] lineman78:
Seems to be fixed in Fresh 2.1.2. Did have this problem in 2.0d though.
[XPERIA X10 General] TRF-Inferno:
You've never used a N900 before, have you? A straight trade is fair deal, in my opinion.
[XPERIA X10 General] rocketpaul:
N900 is straight ugly, plus craiglist is full of con men.

Sell your x10 on amazon, thats what i did, i got £326 for it(after amazon took 40 pounds).
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
They're similar prices in the UK... free on a £35 a month 2 year contract. might not be such a bad offer.
[XPERIA X10 General] thedinks:
I sold my N900 and got an xperia, and while full flash was nice on it, the lack of support from nokia for the OS was terrible. Im glad i made the swap.
[XPERIA X10 General] chau123:
I mean I would do the trade if N900 has the compatible display. I mean I like Android better but when he say x10 was stuck on 1.6, I couldn't say anything back....Why Sony is doing this to Us???? If X10 runs 2.2 or even 2.1, X10 would be one of the best phone on the market!!!:mad:
[XPERIA X10 General] beneficialguy:
swapping n900

yes Nokia did really put all its customers down by the way they worked on N900..:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

I mean why did they didn't worked enough on it before the launch

the os support is the worst...

So if I were you i would not go for a N900....but that's Just Me!!
[XPERIA X10 General] junooni.1980:
Ok so I got my X10 2 weeks ago after selling my N900.

Now lemem tell you some very first hand experience. There are only a few things why i left N900 and chose an Android device.

1. It's not fair at all to compare n900 with x10 why cus x10 is a smart phone where as N900 is a MIT.

2. N900 is completely open source i mean you can do what ever teh heck you want to. X10 isn't, atleast for now.

3. N900 sucks A$$ when it comes to the software development x10 had androi dmarket under its belt.(Personally thats the only reason i left n900, or else i'll take n900 on any device anyday).

4. N900 is a bit slower in processing but trust me not a noticeable difference. Ive been using x10 and realisticaly i find it alot slower and laggy than n900.

5. N900 has a 5mpx carl Zaiess Lens with dual led flash and the image quality is by far alo more superior than 8mps on X10.

6. DVD recording on N900 is alot more sharper than video rec on X10.

7. gigantic 32gb internal in comparison to SD is much better to me atleast.

8. Screen resolution; X10 is a bit larger in screen size but trust me the quallity and liquidity on the n900 is even better than iphone and with four screens and later modified to 9 screens on n900 is much more superior.

9. x10 is missing a radio transmitter, N900 has a dual FM transmitter.

10. N900 can play alot more vid and audio formats than x10.

11. X10 has a virtual on screen keyboard which we all know how practical it is. N900 has on screen and a mighty full qwerty kboard.

12. My fav part of N900 it has built in IM capability sucha as Skype, Gtalk, Ovi, msn, facebook etc.

13. Secondary canera on n900 wich works like a charm for free conference calls. X10 is missing one.

14. And if you're still not convinced N900 is packed with Ovi maps which enables free realtime satelite navigation without any data. X10 is missing it.

15. for hd qualuty output N900 has tv output. X10 is missing it.

16. im a heavy user and trust me on this when I tell you , ive never seen such a poor battery life as of x10. N900 has a much much better battey life.

17. Also a very important this to keep in mind is that, I mean Nokia might have ditched that device but it has a very commited community working for it day and night. Ive been a mamber of that forum and those guys are really passionate about maemo and N900.

So after all that if some one is offering you a straight trade with X10, i think its really fair. As i said N900 is like that just cus of nokia cus they abandoned that device, if it had a store like And,.Market or apple store. I will never ever pick anything over n900, its by far the most strongest and reliable device in the market for its price.

So for all those who've never used n900 in comparison to x10 please keep in mind if ur comparing smart phones please do not bring N900 in teh equation cus that not fair to any smart phone. N900 isnt a smart phone its a mobile internet tablet with phone capabilites. Hope this will help. Cheers.:)
[XPERIA X10 General] Xstarz:
the n900 is maybe on some stuff beter, but the x10 is getting better support. and android is growing, meamo is dying in my eyes...
[XPERIA X10 General] ddewbofh:
The way I see it that technical superiority is secondary to actual usability. You can have a holographic phone with 2TB of ram and a VR interface but if you can't actually use it then there's no point to it. The important stuff works just fine on the X10: it makes calls, you can listen to music, it handles calendars, handles communications and not only that but unlike the vanilla app market I can actually buy stuff from it here in .se.

Would I like it to be better? Sure, but I can live with it in it's current state. It does the things mentioned and it does them well, except for tethering all other extras are just gravy.
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
On a mobile phone, we expect that the user interface, mobile-centric. It is not on the N900. With that, i mean that there is no a single key we can press for immediate access to phone functions. Instead, there is a application "Telephony" we can start. (Starts automatically on incoming calls). We can look up your contacts and call them, but we can not send messages from the phone application. Then we need to open another program, called Conversations. This program provides access to SMS services and Ovi (Nokia), Skype, Google Talk, Jabber and SIP (enter the settings from your SIP provider).

It's actually pretty much we miss on the N900.

We do not see the person's status on social sites in the contact list, and we can not send MMS.

Another, more serious problem is that we can not download mail from an Exchange Server unless this is a 2007 or newer version. Many companies, including media group Apress, running on more or less outdated Exchange Server 2003. But the N900 gives an error message when trying to connect us to the server. This error message is described as a bug on the pages of Maemo.org (developer forum for the operating system on N900).When, or if there is a fix, we know nothing about.

With full-fledged web browser, we had also looked forward to watch TV on mobile phone. But it does not work. NRK streams in Windows Media format or Silverlight. N900 allegedly support WMV, but it works at least not to this service.

TV2 web-TV does not. What is the reason we do not know, but when we come to the playback of the video stream for N900 notified that it has no contact with the network, and we have not found any place where we can define Web connection for streaming.

N900 will be able to play movies encoded in DivX, but here we support the issues. Some of the files will not play with the provided error message about lack of format support. We can not access the Sparebank1s nettbanking, running a java application logins.

No MMS support, limited media support (non-DRM support), malfunction of sync against Exchange 2003, no ability to create documents in Office to go, the GPS solution without navigation and a user interface for the enthusiast, it's our first impression that N900 falls through both mobile phone and mini-PC.

(Source: Mobilen.no)
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
Landscape or die

Unfortunately, it is also pretty hopeless.

Most features of the phone, with the exception of the call feature may be used only with the phone in landscape mode. It means that it is impossible to use the N900 with one hand.

(mobili.no)

But we can use X10 with one hand as well :)
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
Mobili.no about N900: The picture quality is quite straightforward. We think, however, that the images of treated and crisp up too much. This is not particularly good.

Mobili.no about X10: The quality of the pictures you take will be good. The images are sharp, and detail the background is not blurred.

From mobili.no: N900 has a battery with a capacity of 1350 mAh. And it runs out if you use the phone to Nokia intend you to: surf the net, listening to music, using push-email and run third party applications.

We find that the battery lasts half a day. Yes. A half-day. You should turn off the Internet connection and keep your phone firmly in your pocket if you want your battery to last over a day.

We can not help but shake my head over Nokia's choice of batteries here. It's something that does not match when older and far less energy-intensive phones that E71 is more powerful battery than the powder packets N900.

Mobili.no about X10 battery: The battery is also very good. We have used GPS, seen on video, downloaded or e-mail, surfing the net, listening to music, called, written messages, installed software, and generally exposed battery that can be called intensive load. We managed to drain the battery fairly accurate one day, something that must be said to be more than the approved usage taken into account. Sony Ericsson even provide talk time in 3G network to eight hours, which is well above average.
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
N900 weight: 181 g

X10 weight: 135 g

N900 screen: TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors

X10 screen: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors

N900: 800 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches

X10: 480 x 854 pixels, 4.0 inches

N900: 256 MB RAM

X10: 384 MB RAM

N900 Camera: 5 MP, 2576x1936 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Dual LED flash, Geo tagging

X10 Camera: 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Touch focus, image stabilization, geo-tagging, face and smile detection

N900 Video: WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps

X10 Video: WVGA@30fps (HD within September 2010)

N900 CPU: ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX530 graphics

X10 CPU: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor

N900 Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)

Stand-by	Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)

Talk time	Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)

X10 Battery: Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BST-41)

Stand-by	Up to 415 h (2G) / Up to 425 h (3G)

Talk time	Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
Disadvantages with N900:

* Large and heavy

* UI only works in landscape mode (for now)

* No video call capabilities, smart and voice dialing

* Outdated camera interface and features

* No preinstalled voice-guided SatNav application

* No voice recorder, no MMS, and no handwriting recognition

* No FM radio application (despite that the hardware's there)

* Limited third-party software availabilty

* Limited 3G support in the US (no AT&T)

Disadvantages with X10:

* No DivX and XviD video playback out of the box

* No smart dialing

* Limited storage available to the user on the system partition (you are left with only 512 MB for installing apps)

* No secondary video-call camera (or videocalling whatsoever)

* No free GPS navigation solution

* No FM radio (Bluetooth headset has in build FM Radio)

* An extra xenon flash would’ve made the very good camera perfect

* Feeble loudspeaker
[XPERIA X10 General] junooni.1980:
LOL! I really don't know what that mobili.no is,, But hey man Ive bulletted those points based on my first hand experience. And as Ive mentioned Im a heavy user, so once again I can tell you that all these lines uv'e posted above from this mobilo.no are just froma review or perhaps a preview. Ihave used the phone for months & turts me those facts arent accurate at all atleast in comparison to my experience.

And for those who talk about landscape.. N900 is a tablet not a phone, so no tablet comes with lanscape mode.

But hey I dont wanna be a preacher here for N900, as I said the only reason ive left N900 is cus of the lack of support and software. Imma wait for the new one to come out with meego but till then I'll tolerate and work with x10.:cool:

beside it's funny how uve just pointed 2 facts outta my 13-15 points difference. tahts clearly makes N900 a better device.;)
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
Mobili.no is one of the leading mobile sites in Norway. And of course it was a large review with every single detail. It's up to everyone whether they can believe a mobile site or you.

Facts are facts, i can't deny them, f.ex. X10 can't play as many video formats etc. Although third party applications are available for that as well, but still X10 can't play every format out of the box. X10 has not secondary camera, FACT. X10 has not built in FM radio, FACT... But bluetooth headset in box has FM radio & it means you can use radio without draining battery from mobile. Internal memory 32GB in N900 is FACT. Does these three, four things make N900 a better device? Anyone can tell here 4, 5 things N900 lacks, so this will mean that X10 is better? Will you admit?
[XPERIA X10 General] nkolsen:
To be honest I also dont know mobilo.no, but i would rather take their review as more objective, than the words from an obvious nokia fanboy as you ....

And have also heard that the battery on the N900 should suck extremely... And all reviews i have read about it, said it wasnt really good....

And last, why even start a discussion like this in a X10 forum ? :D
[XPERIA X10 General] wrongfeifong:
Why you guys keep saying x10 can't play Divx? Well i can't tell the differences but the only common media i can't play is .mkv h265 ones right now.

I can play Xvid and divx perfectly fine. You just got to choose the proper program for it.

Beside why is the poster trading a NEW phone for an OLD phone anyway? he must be an idiot, to trade something new for old. I rather trade x10 for Evo 4g or another HTC or even iphone over any nokia ****ty phones. (i had 2 nokia before and i throw them out after few month)

Also if you want to take a picture, go buy a camera already. Your US economy need you to purchase items stop saving your money under your bed. Quality wise, most digital camera out there beats all your cellphones.
[XPERIA X10 General] gavriel18:
I guess u got room in your purse- oops I meant European handbag for a camera too.

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[XPERIA X10 General] junooni.1980:
;)

LOL...tell me about it bro. these fellas are still living in the times where they carry cams in their purses.. i meant european hand bags;)...
[XPERIA X10 General] fadimck:
Don't advice you to do so...

I used to have N900 for 7 month, here is my feedback:

- The OS is very stable

- The browser is very very very powerful (but if you will use it under 3G network so be ready to take a loan as it is VERY VERY costly).

- The display is good but you will miss the X10 sensitivity.

- Battery life, it is very bad under 2G usage not a 3G one the battery lasts for 16 hours (hardly)

- Ovi Store, don't have a lot of programs and you MUST depend on the Extra Deve site (which little bit risky as the softwares on it still under development and in the testing phase).

- Doesn't have Office Support (View only).

- Camera is very bad and cannot be compared to its relevant 5MP in N97 (quality is very bad and always the color is seems to be more blue).

- Exchange support, the mail support only Text and not HTML (poor Nokia).

And last it will not get MEEGO update so you will be stocked under MAEMO 5 forever

This my advice to you and at the same time I'm ready to answer any of your inquiries regarding N900
[XPERIA X10 General] instigator008:
I sold my N900 and bought my X10. Best decision I ever made!
[XPERIA X10 General] wrongfeifong:
i don't know about the jokes there. But before x10, i usually carry a camera (another one in my car), a psp (absolutely everywhere even work), my faithful laptop, my crappy cell phone.

So just get a PSP with a GPS add-on from japan, a camera add-on. It is far better then N900. Nothing in the world is better then a PSP! Maybe the NDS! or 3DS.