Best Browser to use on x50v?

03-23-05, 06:17 PM

In your opinion, what is the best all-around browser to use on the x50v?

thx,
bS

03-23-05, 06:24 PM

i use netfront all the time...

but minimo just came out (from the same group of people that made firefox) which looks promising. I have yet to try that out myself ;)

smeg36 · 03-23-05, 08:25 PM

I use MultiIE. I have tried just about every one, and it seems to have the best balance with the WM2003SE on the X50v.

NiwRoC · 03-24-05, 12:31 AM

Using netfront for now...

I'm always on the lookout for newer and better!

If it don't have a demo forget it!

joncasto · 03-24-05, 01:01 AM

Wait.........so you mean u dont gotta use the 1 they give you
there are others
Wut??

03-24-05, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by kazuni

but minimo just came out (from the same group of people that made firefox) which looks promising. I have yet to try that out myself ;)

I see that minimo is still not released for the windows CE device. Where did you see it released?

ESTIMULO · 03-24-05, 10:25 AM

http://www.meer.net/~dougt/minimo_ce/
Here you can get it.
003 does not work on my X50v but 002 run ok.
Un saludo!

CalgaryCowboy · 03-24-05, 12:10 PM

I tried net front but did not like it. I did not find any extra features compared to pocket IE. I think I missed something. What is good in Netfront?

I use PIE for most stuff works reliably. For some multiple windows I use FTX. Found that some links do not open correctly from FTX and also Media player will not launch from it. Ftx also has a handy funtion to save pictures and download files.

victorypoint · 03-24-05, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by CalgaryCowboy

I tried net front but did not like it. I did not find any extra features compared to pocket IE. I think I missed something. What is good in Netfront?

I use PIE for most stuff works reliably. For some multiple windows I use FTX. Found that some links do not open correctly from FTX and also Media player will not launch from it. Ftx also has a handy funtion to save pictures and download files.

NetFront 3.1 has the best JavaScript and DHTML support of all the PPC browsers. If you encounter any interactive sites that use lots of JavaScript (e.g. online banking, webcams, games) then NF is your friend. PIE has horrible JavaScript support (but great JScript support since it's Microsoft). Currently no browser has good Java JVM and applet support (NetFront has a very lite version of PersonalJava) but there are some expensive JVM plug-ins availble that may or may not work.

-AJ

CalgaryCowboy · 03-24-05, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by victorypoint

NetFront 3.1 has the best JavaScript and DHTML support of all the PPC browsers. If you encounter any interactive sites that use lots of JavaScript (e.g. online banking, webcams, games) then NF is your friend. PIE has horrible JavaScript support (but great JScript support since it's Microsoft). Currently no browser has good Java JVM and applet support (NetFront has a very lite version of PersonalJava) but there are some expensive JVM plug-ins availble that may or may not work.

-AJ

I just checked it out and the demo does not support the extra stuff that is why it did not seem different from PIE. Why have a demo that does not included the features that might get you to buy?

victorypoint · 03-24-05, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by CalgaryCowboy

I just checked it out and the demo does not support the extra stuff that is why it did not seem different from PIE. Why have a demo that does not included the features that might get you to buy?

What "extra stuff" are you referring to? Can you be more specific? How'z the weather in Cowtown today?

-AJ

Rrrockhound · 03-24-05, 08:25 PM

Extra stuff would include mulitple windows, JavaScript support, smartfit, saving images, helper apps, etc. It's well worth the price, especially once you use true VGA and jigger with the zoom and text size settings in NetFront to get a desktop-type browser experience.

CalgaryCowboy · 03-24-05, 10:28 PM

I tried out the demo again. I can't use my online banking, can't use or view my hotmail. PIE does both of these for me. Only thing is that with untweaked PIE I can send from my hotmail by have to view a text version. With tweaked PIE I can read HTML but the send mail button does not work. I can write it but not send. Without knowing/testing that I can access these two I am not paying for netfront. Also seemed real slow accessing pages.

I will continue to use PIE and FTX for multiple windows.

The weather? Will our late winter was like spring. Week of over 10C with a couple of days around 15-18 and had my motor cycle out. Now it has been below 0c with overnight low of -15c and snow. Looks like it is going to warm up for the weekend.

victorypoint · 03-24-05, 11:07 PM

What online bank do you use? I'll check BMO online this weekend to see if it works in PIE and NetFront.

-AJ

CalgaryCowboy · 03-24-05, 11:13 PM

I am with scotia bank. The scotia bank site when using Netfront report not support version and to upgrade my browser. In Hotmail I get to the logon screen and then after that all I get is a blank screen. I am using true VGA and PIE tweak will try to restore original settings and see how that goes.