x51 any good for watching movies? or x51v

chet · 08-07-06, 10:49 PM

heya, thinking of purchasing an Axim in the next few weeks, but I need to work out which model. x51 (slow), x51 (faster) or x51v?

I want it for mainly watching divx videos. Will the x51 suffice or do I need the graphics accelerator of the v?

cheers,
Andy

08-07-06, 10:50 PM

go with the V

once you see VGA you can never go back

111222 · 08-08-06, 01:29 AM

definitely get the X51v, I use mine to watch 24 and its great..

i would recommend getting a screen protector to get rid of the glare

also, if you're lazy and don't like to convert video files to appropriate resolution before you transfer to memory card, consider buying a large SD card

Rsaturn9 · 08-08-06, 01:33 AM

Go with The X51V for the VGA, Faster Processor, Better Vid card and WIFI. Also a great program to compress movies for playback on X51 is Fairusewizzard:)

08-08-06, 01:52 AM

gotta vote for the v

08-08-06, 01:53 AM

I got test with hi resolution divx video,
My 312Mhz x50v/x51v* is smooth playback than 714Mhz (o/c) X50/x51. Save my batteries :)

*the VGA one come with vga accelerator

go for VGA one

frW · 08-08-06, 02:54 AM

It's awsome video quality if you convert the movies right, you can even get a DivX movie that is about 90 minutes down to 250MB and still good quality.

As 111222 said, you should also buy a screen protector.. but dont do what i did.. i kinda destroyed mine the first day and now i got a little annoying bubble in the corner!

lewy · 08-08-06, 03:55 AM

Go with the x51v. I'm running a 6gb microdrive with TCPMP player, I currently have Benchwarmers, Superman Returns, five episodes of the Oblongs, and five episodes of the family guy on my 6gb microdrive. I love my x51v!!!

Duke_Box · 08-08-06, 05:36 AM

Yes, go for the V, also the hardware acceleration of the intel 2700G processor is much better.

cjw · 08-08-06, 05:42 AM

Another vote for the V. I compress videos to around 600mb using Nero recode and play on TCPMP. Works great on the 8GB CF card I usually hold around 3 vids and a few thousand mp3s.

mivacron · 08-08-06, 07:24 AM

Hello cjw

How do you do that in Nero. I've tried but it did not work. I am using Nero 7. Pleaase give instructions.

Duke_Box · 08-08-06, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by mivacron

Hello cjw

How do you do that in Nero. I've tried but it did not work. I am using Nero 7. Pleaase give instructions.

It makes a divx/xvid (.avi) file from dvd sources..
TCPMP will play almost everything on the X50v without any problems.

Rsaturn9 · 08-08-06, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by mivacron

Hello cjw

How do you do that in Nero. I've tried but it did not work. I am using Nero 7. Pleaase give instructions.

Download FairuseWizzard, you can compress movies to any size, in just one easy step.I choose 250mb and can put 4 full movies on just 1gb card. And it is free, then playback using TCPMP player, which is also free, Links to both in my MYPDA:)

08-08-06, 11:48 AM

download pocketdivxencoder_0.3.60.exe and use tcpmp on your axim. It´s great. My son is watching spongebob on this device and it works fine.

bobtheman · 08-08-06, 11:56 AM

Admittedly, I've never used a PDA with a VGA display, but I have watched movies in my X30 with a QVGA display and found it to be perfectly fine. What's more, the lower resolution yields smaller file sizes, so I can put two full length movies on one 512 SD card. Someday I'll move up to VGA, when my X30 dies, but I'm happy with what I've got.