Is the HTC touch HD worth its' price??!!

wardancer · 3rd Feb 2009, 11:58 AM

Does anyone here have the HTC touch HD?? I thought of getting one but can't figure out if it's really worth it's hefty price tag of 3k+

Got this from a review....

"Video playback had mixed results. We had high hopes for the Touch HD’s 480 x 800 display, and indeed it’s richly colored, bright and shows decent, if a little murky, black levels. Playback of 720p high-definition WMV files proved a literal non-starter; we then tried a 1000kbps, 25fps, 768 x 576 WMV file, the audio of which was no problem but the picture stuttered. A 650kbps, 29fps, 320 x 240 video played with no problems at all, but a 740kbps 640 x 480 file suffered jerky video. Scaled down to 545kbps 640 x 480 the video was reasonable"

Can somebody explain it any simpler??!!

wardancer · 3rd Feb 2009, 12:02 PM

I was also wondering the difference of the touch HD and the touch 3d in terms of its functionality . Pricewise , i understand they're not much different. However , i'd sure loved to have a touch hd with the keypad ......sadly it doesn't have one...

Chai · 3rd Feb 2009, 01:45 PM

I don't really like the current generations of HTC products.

HTC Touch HD is far too expensive. Sony Xperia X1 is very good on paper, matching and eclipsing Touch HD in almost every way, except the built quality.

Touch 3G is a decent phone, should be a lot cheaper than Touch HD, but like you said, no keypad.

I will most likely not get a phone without keypad/keyboard especially if you SMS a lot.

I think Nokia E71 is currently one of the best phone. Built quality is excellent, feature packed, and it's quite affordable. Touch screen is nice, but not really practical.

wardancer · 3rd Feb 2009, 03:07 PM

The touch 3g does have a keypad but not the touch hd..... n' also as far as i know , there's just a price difference of a couple of hundreds between the 3G and HD.....
Another thing is.... the selling point is the high resolution screen....but it stutters on high def media??

Chai · 3rd Feb 2009, 04:09 PM

I don't think Touch 3G has keypad, unless you are refering to a different model.

Touch HD won't handle video well due to weak processor. It has been the case for almost all HTC devices for the past few years. It only get worse with higher res display (demands even more processing speed). It's great for web surfing though. But I know most people won't surf on a tiny screen. But I do it all the time.

If you watch video frequently, don't even consider HTC. They suck.

You may want to consider phones like Nokia 5800 or iPhone.

wardancer · 3rd Feb 2009, 04:32 PM

i got it wrong....it's the touch pro that i meant....that's the one with keypads.....n' it's just slightly cheaper then the hd....
So basically , despite the great resolution ,u can't use the best of it for video? then what's all that great res for??

Chai · 3rd Feb 2009, 05:24 PM

Web surfing? Pictures?

I hardly use it to watch video on my TyTN2. Web surfing using WLAN gets the heaviest use.

Touch Pro is not bad, I love full QWERTY keyboard but built quality is average. Resolution is not bad, better than iPhone, but not as good as Touch HD or Xperia X1. Why don't you consider Xperia X1, since it's basically Touch HD + Touch Pro, about the price of Touch Pro?

Lacus · 4th Feb 2009, 12:01 AM

I don't quite like X1 due to the Screen size when it's on candy bar phone..keyboard seems small and hard to press (compare to TyTnII)I would get a Touch Pro instead though

Dashken · 4th Feb 2009, 11:03 AM

How about this one?

Toshiba Smartphone To Take On Touch-Screen Titans

But you'll have to wait for 4-5 more months.

Chai · 4th Feb 2009, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dashken

How about this one?

Toshiba Smartphone To Take On Touch-Screen Titans

But you'll have to wait for 4-5 more months.

Yeah I saw this today, but it's too big, even bigger than iPhone, which many considered bulky.

3rd Feb 2009, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
wardancer Super Moderator Join Date: 8 Sep 2006 Posts: 11 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Is the HTC touch HD worth its' price??!! Does anyone here have the HTC touch HD?? I thought of getting one but can't figure out if it's really worth it's hefty price tag of 3k+ Got this from a review.... "Video playback had mixed results. We had high hopes for the Touch HD’s 480 x 800 display, and indeed it’s richly colored, bright and shows decent, if a little murky, black levels. Playback of 720p high-definition WMV files proved a literal non-starter; we then tried a 1000kbps, 25fps, 768 x 576 WMV file, the audio of which was no problem but the picture stuttered. A 650kbps, 29fps, 320 x 240 video played with no problems at all, but a 740kbps 640 x 480 file suffered jerky video. Scaled down to 545kbps 640 x 480 the video was reasonable" Can somebody explain it any simpler??!!

3rd Feb 2009, 01:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,116 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	I don't really like the current generations of HTC products. HTC Touch HD is far too expensive. Sony Xperia X1 is very good on paper, matching and eclipsing Touch HD in almost every way, except the built quality. Touch 3G is a decent phone, should be a lot cheaper than Touch HD, but like you said, no keypad. I will most likely not get a phone without keypad/keyboard especially if you SMS a lot. I think Nokia E71 is currently one of the best phone. Built quality is excellent, feature packed, and it's quite affordable. Touch screen is nice, but not really practical. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

3rd Feb 2009, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,116 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	I don't think Touch 3G has keypad, unless you are refering to a different model. Touch HD won't handle video well due to weak processor. It has been the case for almost all HTC devices for the past few years. It only get worse with higher res display (demands even more processing speed). It's great for web surfing though. But I know most people won't surf on a tiny screen. But I do it all the time. If you watch video frequently, don't even consider HTC. They suck. You may want to consider phones like Nokia 5800 or iPhone. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

3rd Feb 2009, 05:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 28,116 Reputation: 4649 Rep Power: 82	Web surfing? Pictures? I hardly use it to watch video on my TyTN2. Web surfing using WLAN gets the heaviest use. Touch Pro is not bad, I love full QWERTY keyboard but built quality is average. Resolution is not bad, better than iPhone, but not as good as Touch HD or Xperia X1. Why don't you consider Xperia X1, since it's basically Touch HD + Touch Pro, about the price of Touch Pro? __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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3rd Feb 2009, 12:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
wardancer Super Moderator Join Date: 8 Sep 2006 Posts: 11 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I was also wondering the difference of the touch HD and the touch 3d in terms of its functionality . Pricewise , i understand they're not much different. However , i'd sure loved to have a touch hd with the keypad ......sadly it doesn't have one...

3rd Feb 2009, 03:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
wardancer Super Moderator Join Date: 8 Sep 2006 Posts: 11 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	The touch 3g does have a keypad but not the touch hd..... n' also as far as i know , there's just a price difference of a couple of hundreds between the 3G and HD..... Another thing is.... the selling point is the high resolution screen....but it stutters on high def media??

3rd Feb 2009, 04:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
wardancer Super Moderator Join Date: 8 Sep 2006 Posts: 11 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	i got it wrong....it's the touch pro that i meant....that's the one with keypads.....n' it's just slightly cheaper then the hd.... So basically , despite the great resolution ,u can't use the best of it for video? then what's all that great res for??

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