hx4700 or x50v/x51v?

CBH2000 · 03-28-08, 09:27 PM

I've looked into a new PDA, and I can't decide between the hx4700 and its beautiful 4" screen, or the x50v/x51v and its really good graphics chip. What do you think I should get?

I'm not much of a gamer, but I do videos and graphics/photos (skinning) on my PPC, so the graphics processing can make a difference, yet think of that 4" screen on the hx4700!:love:

oldx5advanced · 03-28-08, 11:32 PM

If you want WM5 or later, get an X51V. If you want a screen that is easy on the eyes in landscape, get an HX4700. The X51V has enough horsepower to play dvd-resolution video in landscape, but the viewing angle is very limited.

CBH2000 · 03-29-08, 05:08 PM

Both the x50v/x51v and the hx4700 can be upgraded to WM6...

So you say that the hx4700's screen looks better in landscape?

DaLabrador · 03-29-08, 07:06 PM

Yes, very much so. The screen of the x51v is made to be viewed in portrait mode. You can even get a headache from using it in landscape mode.
The solutions are viewing it from a certain angle or hold it far away (far, far away) from you.

That and the gaming unfriendly buttons are the only things I don't like on my Ax, but when it comes to gaming buttons I guess the hx4700 is even worse. :)

The hx4700's screen simply rocks, but the video processing power of the Axim is nice.

oldx5advanced · 03-29-08, 11:08 PM

The X51V has a different kind of flash memory than the HX4700 or X50V and is much better on WM5/6

CBH2000 · 03-31-08, 06:01 PM

I'd get the X51v right now if it weren't for the landscape problem...

I want that GPU, but I'm not willing to spend $300 on a PPC that is bad in landscape. Is the x50v/x51v any worse than the X5 in landscape? If it isn't any worse than the X5, than I'm willing to cope with it.:)

Like I said, I'm not a gamer, so the hx4700's pathetic buttons don't frighten me. ;)

P.S. I don't care about built-in storage. I use memory cards, because the built-in storage is always slow.

Edit: Looks like I'll get the hx4700! The x50v/x51v doesn't have enough reasons for me to dump the hx4700's awesome screen. All three can be upgraded to WM6, and the hx4700 has a GPU (although it is wimpy) and has one of the highest GAPI scores out there, which is what most programs I have use. The x50v/x51v's GPU lags in GAPI also... If my Axim x5 can do 45 fps playing videos when overclocked to 570MHz, the hx4700 should be able to at least 60 when I'm finished overclocking it, and likely more. As for VGA, I really couldn't care too much, but I have yet to see any PPC with a screen as good! (I have personally played with the x50v and the iPhone). The x50v's screen wasn't any better than my x5's (other than the fact that it is VGA), and the iPhone's was better, but I'll never forget that hx4700!