TCPMP going slow on treo 680 - Treo Forum

zonman · 05-15-2008, 05:03 AM

hi fellow Palm users,

I need some help, I have had my Palm T|X for quite some time now, and just loved the TCPMP on it, playing divx files and whatnot.

I recently migrated to Treo 680, as someone gave it to me for free. For various reasons I have stayed away from treos for quite some time now. (I think you all know why).

Anyways, I put in one of my usual podcast to the SD card and pop it in the treo 680, and the video was playing maybe a few seconds at a time, it's basically un-watchable.

I don't understand how come a device like T|X which was quite a couple of years older than Treo 680 could be handling these things much much better? Is Palm actually going dare I say backwards?!

Has anyone else had this problem? Can you give me some tips as to what I could do to tweak things?

I am using TCPMP 0.72 RC1 (the latest version as far as I know). And I simply reused the same prc files from my T|X.

cheers,

zonman

TazUk · 05-15-2008, 08:52 AM

Have you tried any other videos and if so do they play back Ok?

jfa02 · 05-15-2008, 03:07 PM

the .prc files from your tx maybe not supported by the 680 they may older than the 680's similar files.

zonman · 05-15-2008, 07:41 PM

hmmm, that's a fair point, I will google around, and see if there are separate binaries for treo

zonman · 05-16-2008, 09:16 PM

i have tried to reinstall TCPMP again on the treo. And also I have confirmed the installed binary is identical between the one running on my T|X and Treo.
I calculated the checksum on the two files to confirm that.

The encoded video is downloaded from iTunes, MPEG4, H.264 codec, Profile: Low Complexity.

Has anyone else tried files of this nature (I imagine they are quite common...)

zonman · 05-16-2008, 10:31 PM

okey I tried one of my divx movies, and it played fine on my treo, thank god...

and I just confirmed again that the same podcast files previously played perfectly fine on my T|X.

I used fileZ to compare the spec between the two devices, it seemed that my T|X had more memory and also a slightly faster CPU compared to the Treo 680... Perhaps the treo could not handle the bitrate for a MPEG4 with H.264 codec

thanks for everyone's suggestions.

jfa02 · 05-18-2008, 08:15 PM

Thats sounds logical.

05-15-2008, 05:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
zonman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Other My OS: OSX Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	TCPMP going slow on treo 680 hi fellow Palm users, I need some help, I have had my Palm T\|X for quite some time now, and just loved the TCPMP on it, playing divx files and whatnot. I recently migrated to Treo 680, as someone gave it to me for free. For various reasons I have stayed away from treos for quite some time now. (I think you all know why). Anyways, I put in one of my usual podcast to the SD card and pop it in the treo 680, and the video was playing maybe a few seconds at a time, it's basically un-watchable. I don't understand how come a device like T\|X which was quite a couple of years older than Treo 680 could be handling these things much much better? Is Palm actually going dare I say backwards?! Has anyone else had this problem? Can you give me some tips as to what I could do to tweak things? I am using TCPMP 0.72 RC1 (the latest version as far as I know). And I simply reused the same prc files from my T\|X. cheers, zonman

05-15-2008, 08:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
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jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 2,111 Thanks: 594 Thanked 126 Times in 116 Posts	the .prc files from your tx maybe not supported by the 680 they may older than the 680's similar files.

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zonman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Other My OS: OSX Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	hmmm, that's a fair point, I will google around, and see if there are separate binaries for treo

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zonman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Other My OS: OSX Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	i have tried to reinstall TCPMP again on the treo. And also I have confirmed the installed binary is identical between the one running on my T\|X and Treo. I calculated the checksum on the two files to confirm that. The encoded video is downloaded from iTunes, MPEG4, H.264 codec, Profile: Low Complexity. Has anyone else tried files of this nature (I imagine they are quite common...)

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zonman Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 My Treo: Treo 680 My Carrier: Other My OS: OSX Posts: 27 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	okey I tried one of my divx movies, and it played fine on my treo, thank god... and I just confirmed again that the same podcast files previously played perfectly fine on my T\|X. I used fileZ to compare the spec between the two devices, it seemed that my T\|X had more memory and also a slightly faster CPU compared to the Treo 680... Perhaps the treo could not handle the bitrate for a MPEG4 with H.264 codec thanks for everyone's suggestions.

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jfa02 Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arkansas My Treo: Treo 750 My Carrier: Cingular/AT&T My OS: XP Posts: 2,111 Thanks: 594 Thanked 126 Times in 116 Posts	Thats sounds logical.

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