porksoda

Hiya,

I did a few searches and i did not really find anyting on this side... i find the time remaining listed on spb plus is incorrect on the 4700 when the battery is full it gives me time left around the neighbourhood of 3ish hours now its at 35% and it says 2:48hr remaining.

anyone?

blueradish

I have SPB Plus installed with the battery monitor across the top of my screen(see screenshot in MyPDA). I generally use that for time remaining as opposed to the estimated time. I find the bar to be right on, whether it matches the estimated time or %.

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porksoda

I did not really find yer time remaining on your "my pda" but i do mean time left on the battery... which i called the estimator... because mine is not really giving me the accurate values.

it cant be that at full battery it says 3 hours and now at 30% left it says 2 hours and 48mins.

Originally Posted by blueradish

I have SPB Plus installed with the battery monitor across the top of my screen(see screenshot in MyPDA). I generally use that for time remaining as opposed to the estimated time. I find the bar to be right on, whether it matches the estimated time or %.

blueradish

Yeah, the estimator is extremely hard to see, that's why I like it, doesn't take up any screen space. If you click on one of the pics and enlarge it, you'll see a bunch of little bars across the top. Those bars go down as the battery dies, thereby giving you a visual of how much battery life is left.

I can't explain why the estimated time is not more clearly defined, probably why I just go with the bar indicator. However, I do see the value in knowing how much time is left. I have a few other programs that monitor battery on my 4700, let me see if there is a more acurate one for actual time left.

Jason

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porksoda

Nods i was only talking about the time left estimator... that would be nice to know if there is something accurate out there? its not too much of a big deal but i just realised that at full battery it says "3:39" and when there is 30% left its saying "2:48" i dont know which one is accurate...

P.S I use the bar at the top as well.. but its just a percentage... i usually look at time left to say to myself oh yes i gotta charge when it hits below 20% but i have been looking at it keenly and i realised its flawed, since the time left is inacurate.

Originally Posted by blueradish

Yeah, the estimator is extremely hard to see, that's why I like it, doesn't take up any screen space. If you click on one of the pics and enlarge it, you'll see a bunch of little bars across the top. Those bars go down as the battery dies, thereby giving you a visual of how much battery life is left. I can't explain why the estimated time is not more clearly defined, probably why I just go with the bar indicator. However, I do see the value in knowing how much time is left. I have a few other programs that monitor battery on my 4700, let me see if there is a more acurate one for actual time left. Jason

porksoda

To answer my own query.

I did a full battery drain... charged it completly.. and it displays i am assuming somewhat accuratly on how much time is left on battery.

6:42!!! ehhehehe