Spiral

Besides the applications, you might need some of these files (I'm not sure exactly which ones, are necessary). That's if the T5 stuff is the same/similar as the Z72. I know the localization filse are necessary if the associated .prc is necesary, the _enUS ones.

adpcmcodec.prc
aglkglib.prc
Imageutils-piul.prc
imgfile.prc
imumath-pium.prc
mimgplugin.prc
mp3codec.prc
mpeg1cpm.prc
mpeg1lib.prc
mpeg4decoder.prc
mpeg4encoder.prc
mvlib.prc
palmphotolib.prc
palmphotolib_enUS.prc
photoconvert.prc
photomanager.prc
photos-Foto.prc
Photos-Foto_enUS.prc
photosDefaultDB-Foto.pdb
photosdefaultdbname-foto_enUS.prc

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patrickl

Quite a shame it's so hard to properly see the PDA's with the huge logo imprinted on the photo's.

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Sleuth255

Good Analogy! The new 5 series is more expensive and now has an interior made from cheap plastic: not worth the price compared to the E39 5 series.

jjesusfreak01

The T5 can play MPEG1 movies? I am impressed! I thought it would take at least a couple more years before Palm's handhelds would catch up with the last generation of Clie handhelds. By the way, the TH-55 can play MPEG1 movies, MPEG4 movies in the form of Quicktime, and MPEG4, directly, with VZ-90 codecs installed.

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tonnerd

Pressing the center button on the TE and T3 will turn on your device and displays the date/time momentarily. You can then turn turn the device on further by holding it for a couple of seconds.

I've noticed that you cannot do that with the T5. Pressing or holding the center button while the device is off does not cause anything to occur. I did notice though that holding the center button down while the device is on and not selecting an application will display the notifications (alarms).

Can anyone else confirm the center button operates in this manner. Maybe mine is defective and an option exists to allow power on with the center button. I was a very nice option to using the power button on the TE and T3.

Thanks.

Superhob

I've always been able to turn on my TE with 2 taps of the center button. The first tap brings up the clock and the second turns on the unit.

I grow more and more baffled by palmone's design/function philosophy with the T5.

I'm also very concerned about this "lag" when switiching applications. I still have an old visor with a dragonball processor and it takes virtually no time to switch between apps. Technology is amazing isn't it.....

nickms

From the instructions on PalmOne's website it appears that Drive Mode is an app. Is this true? Could it be loaded on other Palm OS handhelds?

PixelPusher

I don't know about Palm's app, but CardExport II from http://www.softtick.com does the trick very nicely.

-Eric

PixelPusher

I was satisfied with the specs of the T5 and was going to buy one, but all these bugs and changes from normal behavior for PalmOS pdas really make me think twice about it. I love the specs of the Dell X50v and would buy one in a second if only it ran PalmOS rather than WinCE. I just wanted a HiRes+ PDA without a slider and with fast CPU and reasonable battery life. Is that too much to ask? I guess I'll have to wait for a update to the OS on the T5 before I jump.

-Eric

Lance

Same here. I found out that the click and double-click of the select button on the T5 does not do anything while the power is off.

Thanks,
Lance

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jshoo

It's more than Palm can deliver now.

I figure my beloved T3 will break sometime within the next 12 months. At that time I'll buy a VGA PDA, even if that means buying a PPC, Linux, or Windows PDA instead of a Palm. It is PalmOne's choice whether I buy from them or not.

Lance

I have been using the File Transfer function and the Drive Mode function of the T5. Both are relatively slow at roughly 15-20 MB per minute when writing data to the T5 and about 30-40 MB per minute when reading data from the T5.

On the File Transfer application for Windows, you can transfer the files to the device while using other applications on the handheld. The Drive Mode function does not give you that ability.

Both functions allow you to see the internal flash memory as well as the memory on the external SD card. Of course, both offer drag-and-drop capabilities when transferring data to and from the T5.

Thanks,
Lance

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Lance

I have to give PalmOne some credit, here. They have made it very easy to drag and drop video/images to your device. To add a video/image to your Palm, you just drag and drop the video to the Palm Desktop software (Windows). It converts the video to the ASF file format. Then when you HotSync, the video/image is available through the Media application on the T5 (works for internal flash memory and external SD card memory). It is that simple. Note: It uses Media Player 9 and QuickTime 6.5.1. It took a 20 MB WMV file down to a 5 MB ASF file for the T5 to play back, and it took a 23 MB MOV file down to a 9 MB ASF file. I need to find some more videos to convert before I mention anything on quality because the original files I converted where not real good to begin with.

The Media player application also plays MPEG-1 files directly from the card. It played it without any problems. The only downside was the video did not automatically (or manually) rotate the video to fit the screen. The video just plays back in portrait mode.

Best regards,
Lance

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slinger

Lance,

Have you noticed any GUI glitches in the T5? The one I keep experiencing is due to the button edge highlighting the PalmOne added. It causes problems in several areas, but the most easily repeatable scenario is if you select a launcher category via the drop-down menu in the upper right-hand corner of the standard launcher. After you select a category the drop-down menu goes away but it leaves the remnants of a blue shaded rectangle behind. Have you noticed this?

Thanks,
-Robert Hildinger