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So, this is a continuation of the results of Tests I ran last October on an HTC Touch Pro2 with different software, videos, drivers and ROMs.

I installed a new ROM – Energy 21916 (Sense2.5 Cookie2.0) Oct. 14th release. This time the TCPMP app was whichever 0.72RC1 version is cooked in with the aforementioned ROM, this one has GAPI video mode available.

This new ROM led to 180Mb storage memory being free, with a much improved 113.56Mb of program memory when HTC’s Sense UI was disabled, and 83.5Mb program memory free when Sense was used (74.2Mb program memory if I first navigated around the various Sense tabs).

The device was almost in a virgin condition – I deliberately only synced contacts and had the OpenGL Test and CorePlayer app installed by this point…

Test conditions: Sense on

D3DMDemo – Smooth, no FPS stats displayed

Test OpenGL
Alpha Texture 12110 kPixels/s
Torus 6485 kPixels/s
Color Blending 12129 kPixels/s
Sub Texture 10487 kPixels/s

video 1
CorePlayer – QTv Avg Speed 63.86% – TyTnII mode off = -.3% approx
Bench Data Rate 633 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

CorePlayer – DirectDraw Avg Speed 64.56%
Bench Data Rate 640 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

CorePlayer – Raw Framebuffer Avg Speed 64.09%
Bench Data Rate 635 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

CorePlayer – GDI Avg Speed 59.29%
Bench Data Rate 588 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

TCPMP – DirectDraw – Avg Speed 27.26% – turn off device stretching 3rd option for low 70s 1.5Mbit/sec
Bench Data Rate 270 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 990 kbit/sec

TCPMP – Raw Framebuffer – Avg Speed 72.53%
Bench Data Rate 718 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 990 kbit/sec

TCPMP – GAPI – Avg Speed 111.07% – distorted screen 🙁
Bench Data Rate 1.1 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate . Mbit/sec

TCPMP – GDI – Avg Speed 66.58%
Bench Data Rate 659 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 990 kbit/sec

video 2
CorePlayer – QTv Avg Speed 65% – TyTnII mode off = -5% approx (tytn on = 75.29% 1.24 after clean reboot)
Bench Data Rate 1.07 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

CorePlayer – DirectDraw Avg Speed 63.34%
Bench Data Rate 1.04 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

CorePlayer – Raw Framebuffer Avg Speed 64.24%
Bench Data Rate 1.06 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

CorePlayer – GDI Avg Speed 57.23%
Bench Data Rate 941 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

TCPMP – DirectDraw – Avg Speed 49.30% – turn off stretch device for low 70s, 1.2Mbit/sec
Bench Data Rate 811 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.6 Mbit/sec

TCPMP – Raw Framebuffer – Avg Speed 71.63%
Bench Data Rate 1.2 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.6 Mbit/sec

TCPMP – GAPI – Avg Speed 77.79%
Bench Data Rate 1.3 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate . Mbit/sec

TCPMP – GDI – Avg Speed 62.98%
Bench Data Rate 1.0 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.6 Mbit/sec

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I will try and get back to the software (for Windows Mobile-based devices) reviews soon, but having finally posted up that icacls info, I wanted to check what else had been sitting on my desktop waiting for publication…

Again, I appreciate this will be a niche topic, but in case anyone else ever wonders which video mode to use and doesn’t want to bother a lot of repetitive benchmarks, I hope it will be of use.

OK, so the device in question is an HTC Touch Pro2 (UK model, not network branded)
The first test was run with the Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM that was installed when I bought it (Manila version was 2.5.20121225.0)

The phone’s battery was always 90-100% charged, and the phone was rebooted (with a soft reset, and then no other applications were run before tests). The mains charger was left connected, and I waited three minutes after a reboot before running benchmarks.

Startup (automatically run when device is turned on) programs throughout were BTTrayCE, HTCStartup, LockDevice, PCCommLoader, PKG, POutlook. Both WiFi and bluetooth were turned off during tests.

In terms of memory stats, there was 38.12Mb of storage free, with 96.28Mb of program memory (RAM basically) free when the HTC Sense UI was not used, and 45.50Mb of free program memory when Sense was used.

In both players (TCPMP and Core Player) I played the videos once before running benchmarks (I wanted this to be a video performance benchmark, with temporary card reading speed issues kept to the minimum).

The first video had the following specifications – 25 second long xVid encoded AVI file. The resolution was 624×352, with a bitrate of 862kbps for the video (qf=0.155), 23.976 frames/sec, and the audio bitrate was 128kbps (Variable BitRate, Joint Stereo, 48khz sampling, MP3 encoded (lame 3.92)

The second video’s specs were as follows – 25 second long DivX encoded AVI file. The resolution was 640×480, with a 1502kbps video bitrate (qf=0.163), 29.97 frames per second, an audio bitrate of 128kbps (Constant BitRate, Joint Stereo, 44.1khz sampling, MP3 encoded)

The Coreplayer application was v1.3.2 6909 for ARM, with the following video settings – QTV = Quality High, Smooth zoom only for 50%, Dither, TyTnII driver mode on and off. Zoom setting was “fit best”, with DirectDraw settings – use blitting instead of overlay, format auto.

The TCPMP application was v0.72RC1 with codec pack from xda, using directdraw, raw framebuffer and GDI. In terms of zoom setting, “fit best” was used, with DirectDraw settings – use blitting instead of overlay, format auto. Smooth zoom only for 50%.

Test Conditions: Reboot, Sense on, no drivers yet installed

D3DMDemo
(0.58) 0.70 – 0.84 FPS

Test OpenGL
Alpha Texture 19956 kPixels/s
Torus 8848 kPixels/s
Color Blending 19857 kPixels/s
Sub Texture 11060 kPixels/s

Video 1
CorePlayer – QTv Avg Speed 65.76% – TyTnII mode off = -1.5% approx
Bench Data Rate 652 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

CorePlayer – DirectDraw Avg Speed 66.02%
Bench Data Rate 654 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

CorePlayer – Raw Framebuffer Avg Speed 64.13%
Bench Data Rate 636 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

CorePlayer – GDI Avg Speed 60.48%
Bench Data Rate 600 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 992 kbit/sec

TCPMP – DirectDraw – Avg Speed 105.15%
Bench Data Rate 1.0 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 990 kbit/sec

TCPMP – Raw Framebuffer – Avg Speed 106.27%
Bench Data Rate 1.1 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 990 kbit/sec

TCPMP – GDI – Avg Speed 91.31%
Bench Data Rate 904 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 990 kbit/sec

Video 2
CorePlayer – QTv Avg Speed 68.70% – TyTnII mode off = -1% approx
Bench Data Rate 1.13 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

CorePlayer – DirectDraw Avg Speed 66.79%
Bench Data Rate 1.1 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

CorePlayer – Raw Framebuffer Avg Speed 69.15%
Bench Data Rate 1.14 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

CorePlayer – GDI Avg Speed 60.4%
Bench Data Rate 993 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.64 Mbit/sec

TCPMP – DirectDraw – Avg Speed 65.53%
Bench Data Rate 1.1 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.6 Mbit/sec

TCPMP – Raw Framebuffer – Avg Speed 67.19%
Bench Data Rate 1.1 Mbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.6 Mbit/sec

TCPMP – GDI – Avg Speed 59.21%
Bench Data Rate 974 kbit/s
Original Data Rate 1.6 Mbit/sec

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Midomi – If you ever used MusicID, this is the same idea. If not, read on…

You either point your phone at a speaker playing a tune that you don’t know the name of (perhaps you were too busy reading to listen to the DJ announce the track?), or you can even just hum your best approximation into the phone’s microphone.

The program will then analyze the patterns found, check the internet and tell you which track(s) it could be. It isn’t perfect, but for what was originally a free application, you can’t really complain.

The version of MusicID I had (free to use with no limits, unlike more recent versions) wasn’t built for touchscreens, and was designed for a much lower resolution. On my older TyTn II, the resolution difference didn’t stop MusicID from working, however on my Touch Pro2, it did. WVGAFix may have done the trick, but using Midomi seemed like a lot less fiddling, with the added bonus of being able to embarrass myself (or others) after a few drinks by playing name that tune with an impartial judge 🙂

This is one of the few paid for applications that I’ll be recommending if you are a Windows Mobile user. GPS Tuner is the focus of this post – if you use your GPS for more than just driving, or live in an area where Google Map doesn’t cover accurately/with up to date information, this application could well be perfect.
You can import your own images for use as a map (as I’ve done with a high-res map of Astana, import and export routes (whether you have recorded them as you were going along, or planned it in advance with Google Earth etc.), waypoints, POI etc. All sorts of real time stats are available, although the version I have installed is an older one I don’t think they have included any use of your phone’s G-sensor, should you have one, so acceleration figures are straight line only – no way to tell just how many G you’re pulling go round a corner – I’ll be posting more on apps that cover this in the future.
To be honest, the application is most likely overkill if you don’t plan to use many of the features. However there is a demo available, so give it a shot, don’t forget to either read the documentation, or at least go through every options screen, and see if the program matches your needs.