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[Desire HD General] pizzaman79:
By the way, there are *lots* of reports on proximity sensor problems: when calling, the screen turns off and won't turn on again. Most of the action is on the Dutch site tweakers.net.

Other reported issues:

battery cover difficult to open/close, fragile

poor battery life

vibration function defective

watching pics slow (seems to get quicker after 1-2 days of usage)

cover of sd/sim breaks easily if not opened as per instruction manual

htcsense.com not yet fully operational, problems when changing password on the site (not able to also change it on handset)

lag in pohotocamera

difficult to remove sim (especally micro sim in adapter)

screen is LCD (in stead of SLCD which was widely reported)

I'm still looking forward to mine, hope it will ship soon, just doing this to prevent disappointment...

Edit: to put this in perspective, i once made such a list of the iPhone. It contains about 70 points! Also:

proximity/light sensor: note that it's actually one combined sensor (CM3602 sensor by Capella). It currently looks like a software problem, perhaps linked to facebook. So, that means it could be fixed with an update. For now it can be un-bricked by holding the DHD under a lamp or attaching the charger.

poor battery life: how about replacing them when empty? Works fine on my Touch HD

vibration function defective: not widely reported

watching pics slow: seems to get quicker after 1-2 days of usage

cover of sd/sim broke: the guy who broke his was perhaps a bit rough with it

htcsense.com not yet fully operational, problems when changing password on the site (not able to also change it on handset): temporary problem obviously

lag in pohotocamera: is it really more than on any other phone?

difficult to remove sim (especally micro sim in adapter): fortunately not something one does on a daily base

screen is LCD (in stead of SLCD which was widely reported): S stands for Sony/Samsung, not for Super. Also it is not a feature that allows your phone to do more things. It's just 8th gen LCD, which is a little better than 7th gen. It's still not clear if the DHD has 7th or 8th gen screen
[Desire HD General] DarrenT:
MPD have changed their date from 11 days to 8. Should get mine next tuesday then :(
[Desire HD General] pizzaman79:
You want sauce, i delivar:

article (bad translation)

So, actually British retailers reported it, Mark Moons just twoted a shipping date that invalidated those rumors for .NL

Of course, the shipping date is dependent on *all* the steps in the process, of which Google approval is surely one. I personally like to think that HTC ships first to .NL because of the popularity / fanbase here :D
[Desire HD General] craigspc:
After reading the end-user responses about the screen, I'm personally beyond worrying about what it has – it sounds perfectly good enough for me. However, I can't deny that I did get very frustrated with HTC for the way in which they handled my own enquiries.

Following the initial emergence of the device in the Netherlands (prior to that point HTC said they didn't have info), I sent two messages asking for confirmation about the screens on the Desire HD. Like someone else on the forum, the first reply came back saying the "Desire has SLCD", rather than the Desire HD. In my second mail, I specifically highlighted that I was only interested in info on the Desire HD, not the Desire. Y'now what the reply was? "Yes, both the Desire and the Desire-Z have SLCD". There's a difference between not knowing an answer, withholding information and simply taking someone for a fool.
[Desire HD General] Clock1932:
See above .
[Desire HD General] 1902:
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/business/2010/September/business_September278.xml&section=business

here you go
[Desire HD General] pizzaman79:
Great to hear. I just colected all the complaints i could find, hoping for exactly this kind of soothing response.

RTFM is so last century ;-) But the person who broke his, was probably just a bit rough.

Me too. I registerred the day it got up. Just. Had. To. ;-)
[Desire HD General] iznee:
One navigation program that i know is available for android is MAPKING but the map support is mostly for asian countries, eg: china,singapore,malaysia etc etc..i have also seen on I-GO website that they have released an android version of navigation program,but its not available for individuals..only phone manufacturers or phone supplier are welcomed to contact them about that program.
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
Well its the best normal LCD screen I have seen, it must be an improved screen because the brightness and sharpness is the best LCD screen I have ever seen if that is the case.

Its not an issue for me anymore having seen the screen with my own eyes, its a very nice screen.
[Desire HD General] fubofo:
Update for mobiles.co.uk orders

My handset has been recieved by Belfast Sorting Depot today (DHL). Attempted Delivery will not be until tomorrow and unfortunately, due to an agreement with Carphone Warehouse, DHL cannot hand over the goods until a delivery has been attempted to the reistered delivery address......seems a bit stupid ,but hey. (I now have to wait another 2 days for successful delivery of goods).

I will update this thread to confirm/deny any issues with UK handsets when I (eventually) get the handset.

PS: on a side note, does anyone else have concerns over the htcsense.com aspect? I mean surely there is a possibility for hackers to gain access to not only your entire contacts list and messages, but to remotely have control of you handset.....:(
[Desire HD General] onesolo:
Sorry to bother you guys again with the GPS, but I still have some doubts...

You guys say that it comes with 3 (free) maps from 3 countries in your region... right?!?

These 3 maps, come with TBT nav and all the bells and whistles, or we have to purchase TBT and all the extras?!?

If I buy a DSD in England, those 3 maps (that supposedly come free), are from my region (Portugal) or are the ones from England region??
[Desire HD General] combat goofwing:
its was said at the launch all maps are free but TBT navigation, speed cams etc have to be purchased
[Desire HD General] matheuspedrosa:
Unbranded devices?

Can somenone please confirm if the devices sold by Vodafone are unbranded or not?

Thanks
[Desire HD General] LeoTwo:
The never ending screen issue

I wonder if not this mix up with slcd or lcd comes from the fact that the cooperation between Sony/Samsung that manufactures the panel is called the S-LCD Corporation.

I think the right question to ask is which generation lcd screen Disere HD has, 8th Generation or later.

It makes me even wonder if there are any slcd screens at all.
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
Just read http://tweakers.net/nieuws/70127/google-houdt-release-htc-desire-hd-en-desire-z-tegen-update.htmlhttp://tweakers.net/nieuws/70257/htc-desire-hd-uitgebracht-in-nederland.html and it doesn't clearify much :/ Damnit!
[Desire HD General] onesolo:
But people are also reporting 3 maps, 3 maps.... I know that all maps are free, but what's about those 3 maps from near your region?!?
[Desire HD General] Black1982:
Unbranded!
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
Has anyone had a desire hd from t-mobile and if so is it branded??

That what I have ordered for my wife so I would really like to know...if it comes from t-mobile, would it be locked do you think..
[Desire HD General] braby:
Craig, I am sooo with you on this one...I decided to get DHD and whether it has SLCD or LCD I really don't care as it's not gonna change my mind either way.

I am not gonna watch videos on it so battery life is the most important thing for me.

I do however think that HTC have been p**sies with the whole screen issue, and just not coming out loud and clear on what the true specs of the phone are.

All this drama would be looooong gone in that case.

This way they are just making people angry for no good reason.

Now if all the problems happen to me that pizzaman wrote, then I'll be severely pissed.
[Desire HD General] madindehead:
Wanted to add, about the screen.

The screen on my Desire HD looks better than the screen on my HD2. If it's SLCD or not, it looks very nice. I don't think anyone will be hugely disappointed.
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Unboxing by androidcommunity/slashgear.com!

http://androidcommunity.com/htc-desire-hd-unboxing-video-20101018/

PS: It actually looks black !?
[Desire HD General] lazex:
It is unboxing engineering (not commercial) the sample.
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
Its not engineering, it has all the covers like the retail logos,no watermarks or other kind of missing feature and they were able to put a sim card in it, it just came in a diferent package since its for a review.
[Desire HD General] craigspc:
It's clear that we'll just have to sit back and see what comes out in the wash as far as the screen is concerned. Regardless of whether it's a legal issue, human error in a press release, change of spec or anything else for that matter - they obviously have something that they have to iron out...
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
I'm more pissed that it's delayed everywhere and there's no word from them.

What tha heck? That's a U.S. power connector. And we in Europe which are the target market for the phone haven't even gotten it :(
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
Could anyone get back to me about this....please...I cant stand my wife going on on blah blah blah hahaha

EDIT..also on the t-mobile website the pictures of the phone, its the black one???
[Desire HD General] Overloaded:
OMFG :O

http://androidcommunity.com/htc-desire-hd-unboxing-video-20101018/

The black D'HD is absolutely BEAUTIFUL

And that is not the US power connector.. i think it's the power connector for Great Britain / England

His accent sounds to me also a bit Brittish
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
GGRRR, If my wifes is black and mine is brown there's going to be hell to pay hahaha.

The black looks awesome..
[Desire HD General] ramteid3:
I think you get the point. Trying to find out what Super-LCD really is, leads me just to the Samsung/Sony joint venture company called 'S-LCD'. Obviously the term Super-LCD was used by HTC (a statement by CEO Chou), apparently to justify the change of the desire's screen (for marketing purposes).

I think there are a lot of different generations of LCD screens from different manufacturers out there. In the end you have to judge each screen individually. And the screen of the DHD is obviously a good one... :-)
[Desire HD General] abrasive:
As far as I know UK has the same power connector as the rest of Europe? UK people can probably answer this :p But I don't remember having to bring a different power connector last time I were in the UK.
[Desire HD General] Milini:
GPS test

Can somebody test GPS with the Desire HD please?

I am waiting for my first smartphone for months now. I was about to buy an Samsung Galaxy but it has a great GPS problem. People put the phone on the dashboard of their car, recorded their droven track and published the track with google maps. The tracked way was sometimes some 100 meters away from the street and was gping through buildings.

Can someone, please, take the phone in the car, drive faster than 60 km/h and record the track and publish it.

Thanks.
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
Guys, can anyone who already owns the DHD please vote below? I posted this on tweakers.net also (Dutch forum - please if you voted, there, do not vote here)...thanks

Poll: My Desire HD's:

[*]proximity sensor has a failure

[*]battery compartment or SIM/MicroSD compartment is somewhat loose

[*]battery life is very poor

[*]lags when viewing photo's

[*]screen is looking awesome

[*]speed is the highest amongst phones

[*]buy is the best I ever could have done

[*]has another defect not listed above...
[Desire HD General] Black1982:
I think this is the same color scheme as all the others.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
that's what i thought too. It looks like the one that got leaked on the internet first.
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
Yep. Same as mine, same as everyone else's. Being fair, mine isn't especially brown. More of a warm charcoal colour. Depends what light its under!
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
OK guys, I have some free time for a bit, so I will try and answer some questions if you have any. I'll start off with a couple of things.

1. DHD does NOT support 5GHz N wifi. Shame, but never mind.

2. I CAN stream stuff from my Windows 7 computer to my phone - HOWEVER, so far I've only been able to get it working with music. It refuses to play any video files. Xvid, DIVX, MPG - none will play, even if streamed via TVersity.

Anything else?
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
How about streaming from your phone to your W7 device...? does that work and if so, with or without DLNA?

thx
[Desire HD General] dyl666:
No they don't. They have three pins, instead of two, and their shapes are different.

Check wikipedia - Domestic AC power plugs and sockets - for details
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
a little off topic here, but thought u guys might be interested. Gingerbread details are out! I created a thread about it on Androidforums but seems nobody is interested :confused:

http://androidforums.com/updates-cupcakes/201652-gingerbread-details-emerge.html#post1761826
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
I haven't figured out how to stream to other devices yet. I have 2 windows 7 PCs, an xbox360 and a PS3 and none of them see the phone, and when I tell the phone to play to a specific device, it doesn't see any of them...Something I need to switch on maybe?
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
I am not sure as I do not have PS3, but I thought I read PS3 may support DLNA (as does the DHD)....so maybe fiddle around with the PS3 and the DHD??
[Desire HD General] GemeenAapje:
It's DEFINITELY a UK adapter! I'm British so I know. The guy is also British.
[Desire HD General] GemeenAapje:
You can enable network media players on the PS3 under the settings. Once enabled the DLNA servers will appear at the top of your Video/music/photos menus. Note: you may need to enable UPNP in the router/switch in your house.
[Desire HD General] Nameless_87:
For those who have this phone...

How's the headset that comes with this phone? (earphones i mean)

a bit Off topic - can anyone recommend some good (possibly sennheiser) in ear headphones to bring out teh nice music from this phone?

Or please point me in the right direction to what to look at?

Thanks
[Desire HD General] GemeenAapje:
That is VERY disappointing and is going to cause a real ball-ache for me in my house now... maybe even a new router required if I want to use Wireless N (or I'll just have to put up with Wireless G).

Really annoyed. I wish HTC would start putting ALL of their bloody specificationson their website! It's really piss-poor
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
I have that already - I can already stream stuff from my PC to my 360/PS3. I just can't figure out how to get the DHD to show up...
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
The earphones that come with it may as well be thrown away, they are rubbish, Ive used the Sennheiser CX500 for sometime and love them....yes there are better but for the money they are fantastic
[Desire HD General] Nameless_87:
Thanks, I was actually thinking about them... dunno what's the difference between the 500 and the 500 style II ?

Anyone knows this?

Thanks
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
Bit of info for you. Switching SIM cards resets your sense layouts to default. Very annoying :(
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
I dont think there are any Sennheiser CX 500 II only CX 500, there was CX 300 II though.....I maybe wrong, the difference between the 300 and 500 is that the 500 has a volume control, slightly more bass and are louder in general....Ive had both.
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
Sorry for the offtopic, but you can actually DLNA stream content to windows media center, which should be pre installed on your W7 pc.
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
i thought there was a way to save your layout?
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
just a bit more off topic: and this does not require specific dlna hardware on w7 laptop?
[Desire HD General] jkoljo:
I do not think so, a normal WLAN capability should be enough. Someone correct me if I am wrong..
[Desire HD General] Nameless_87:
Thanks rixsta... I may go for the 500... The style II were the 550 ones but they may be overkill for this phone and a bit expensive too...

Now the challenge is trying to find a UK retailer that ships to Malta and does not sell fake ones... cause there are a lot of fakes!

Any ideas?

Thanks for the help
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
yeah i think you are correct.

The HD2 users with the DHD rom on it say DLNA works on their device, so its just software.
[Desire HD General] tkolev:
DLNA is strictly software. It's just a transport protocol for media discovery/streaming. The only required hardware is the network connection - if you have DLNA server, DLNA player and network connection between them, you are good to go. It's like file sharing, but specificaly designed for media content.
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
:D just placed my order with handtec :D:D little bit worried because it's my first time for buying online :D:D
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
i've bought plenty of times online, but this is my first time with handtec. I hope it's dispatched this week!
[Desire HD General] NoEnd:
i hope that too ;)
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
thanks! Something to start looking into when I get my DHD later this week (hopefully)
[Desire HD General] deadite66:
still in disbelief that Amazon would be lower in the pecking order than all the other online stores, i will keep my pre-order with them.
[Desire HD General] dai_griff:
gummobile.com are dispatching tomorrow according to the email from them today :)
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
Hey Supreme, love your google android dog mate !!

Well I made the android part up, thought it sounded better :)
[Desire HD General] SupremeBeaver:
Everything sounds better with android attached to it :D
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
I'll drink to that !

Im now wondering what colour to expect when I get my phone, do you know what colour yours will be supreme?
[Desire HD General] craigspc:
Do the earphones still act as an FM antenna? If so, what happens if you use an alternative set of earphones?

Tnx,

Craig.
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
***edit****
[Desire HD General] Rixsta:
hahaha,,,I have no idea, Im laughing because I never even thought about this
[Desire HD General] dyl666:
Isn't it the same as seen on every other phone that has radio... They have the receiver built-in, but to get a signal you need the headphones, specifically the copper from inside their wiring. Unless you use headphones that are wired with something weird, any set of headphones should do.
[Desire HD General] eyeofthetiger:
I have heard reviews with the htc touch hd but can someone post a comparison with the hd2 please. Specifically speed and battery life.
[Desire HD General] tkolev:
Any headset WILL do. Except BT ones ;).
[Desire HD General] craigspc:
I don't have a phone to test it, but I would imagine that if you've connected the phone to your home network and enabled DLNA, the DHD should simply show up as a Media Server on the PS3 (or 360). I sometimes have to refresh the list of servers before I can see my NAS or PC - perhaps you should try that (I think it's called something like "search for media servers" on the PS3).

Craig
[Desire HD General] craigspc:
Up until very recently, the DHD on Amazon UK was showing as a pre-order product that was being sold and shipped via a 3rd party. In fact today is the first time that I've noticed it showing as a product sold directly. Does it mention in your order who the sales partner is?
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
yes, when i first ordered (16th September) it was directly from Amazon UK not a 3rd party.
[Desire HD General] slateac:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTBE9OkDRnU

video of the black DHD, looks really nice!

does anyone know where to buy the black version in the UK?
[Desire HD General] Doktaphex:
Looks like the same brown one as all the others to me!
[Desire HD General] Demiourgos:
they are all with glossy black front and chocolate brown back
[Desire HD General] bobbyphoenix:
Looks like his has that gap between the bottom and the body. As soon as he turns it around you can see the shinny silver inside.
[Desire HD General] slateac:
Really? i thought it had a greyish black colour to me, oh well the dark brown one isnt that bad anyway
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
I think we are being tricked by our own screens settings xD

Oh wait i remember ive read on handtech faq that they had other colours avaiable for this phone but they decided for the brown only.

EDIT::

EDIT2 :::

The FRGMaker also answered that it was S-LCD so this colour thing might be a bust too :|

Fail god damned tweeters !!!
[Desire HD General] darrenjdoc:
That link is for a Desire ?
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
I tried searching for media servers to no avail. Didn't show in media centre either. Hmm.

Also, this is the last time I'm gonna say this. There is only 1 colour dhd. There is no choice and no chance you might get a different one. They are all the same.
[Desire HD General] ahmadashar:
4GB Internal Memory

T Mobile UK say its 4GB internal memory.. Whats this about??

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/pay-monthly/htc-desire-hd/
[Desire HD General] GemeenAapje:
Haha, inderdaad. I live and work in Holland (For Philips of course). Moved here 3 years ago with a Dutch missus. From Manchester (Rochdale) originally. I wouldn't move back even if you paid me!
[Desire HD General] GemeenAapje:
Your therefore either not enabling DLNA correctly, not turning on UPNP on the switch/router or your WIFI is on a different subnet from the PS3.

The PS3 will detect new DLNA servers when they're turned on without you searching for them constantly. Should just pop up as an option.

Can you ping the other devices on the wired network from your DHD? (assuming your PS3 is wired).

Get a laptop with WIFI, connect to the same router, and try to search for DLNA servers (use Windows Media Player or any other DLNA client).

Absolutely no special hardware needed for DLNA... just software and correct network settings
[Desire HD General] vovanopulo:
I would suggest for you to try Phonak Audeo 122. They surely work as headset on first Desire and iPhone 3Gs and have way better usability than Etymotic. Not to mention awesome sound :cool:

You can read review translated from russian at this link. Model being tested is PFE 111 (without mic), PFE 122 has mic being a fully functional headset.

Disclaimer: I have PFE 122 but I don't have DHD yet to say that they would work as a headset for it.
[Desire HD General] LeviathanPT:
All engineer products are not sent with the full capabilities of a final device, all the previously youtube videos with "pre-released" Desire HD had missing features or visible watermarks, also the sim card feature wasnt available in any of them so far.

But i understand the way ive wrote above may not be fully compreended and i apologize for that.
[Desire HD General] dazultra2000:
Ok...the DHD can see my media server. It's everything that can't see the DHD. I recall on the promo videos it showing you having to select what device you want to play on actually on the phone. Doing that shows nothing. I need to figure out how to get the phone to work as a DLNA server.
[Desire HD General] GemeenAapje:
see my previous message. And read the manual, maybe something in there. It has to be possible, you're just doing something wrong I'm afraid.
[Desire HD General] Shar!ngaN:
Hello,

To set my DHD up as a mediaserver i use Twonky Mobile. With that app i get to see my DHD on my PS3.

Unless you are searching some app or modus that came straight out of the box, this should solve your problem.

Cheers,
[Desire HD General] craigspc:
Doesn't "kazig" mean cheesy? If so, Isn't Pizza(man) also a kazig name? :D

Note:

intended as light humour