Evo capping all graphics to 30FPS:The reason why graphics performance sucks right now

[bigblue4ever]

What about frank@sprint.com? Who's this Dan guy, just a random 1st level tech?

Really you don't know or should I go with sarcasm?

 

[Android Believer]

Dan@sprint.com is Dan Hesse, the CEO of Sprint/Nextel. Just incase you were being somewhat serious.

 

[Android Believer]

And might I point out the article posted on the Android Central blog about this fps lock issue. It seems to 'maybe' be a related issue to Eclair/Android 2.1, since the Moto Droid had the same 30 fps problem on it when recieving the Eclair update; to a fraction of the people recieving the update.

 

[bigblue4ever]

Sticky this thread??

 

[pwnst_r]

Dan@sprint.com is Dan Hesse, the CEO of Sprint/Nextel. Just incase you were being somewhat serious.

I'm a brand new customer to Sprint, so yes, I did not know, thank you.

 

[Android Believer]

lol Didn't mean to sound like an a$$, it's just that we have quite a few people who tend to use their sarcasm a bit much.

 

[xorbe]

Perhaps it was done to conserve battery? Personally I don't mind ... I didn't buy the phone for frames per second!

 

[Gennew]

Let HTC know as well.


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[soldierblue]

I knew something was off the from the moment I bought it. I kept telling myself there's no way this phone is that slow.

I'm sure any battery difference is negligible.

 

[Cory Streater]

Sticky this thread??

It's definitely an interesting discussion, but it doesn't meet sticky criteria (yet).

 

[Complex757#WN]

And might I point out the article posted on the Android Central blog about this fps lock issue. It seems to 'maybe' be a related issue to Eclair/Android 2.1, since the Moto Droid had the same 30 fps problem on it when recieving the Eclair update; to a fraction of the people recieving the update.

I don't really notice much of a problem, but an update would be a rather easy fix

 

[bigblue4ever]

Is this going anywhere? Haven't seen anything posted lately

 

[jedisrus]

I wonder if this is why watching the World Cup on Sprint TV looks so poor on my EVO? I really hope they unleash this cap.

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

No, the 30fps cap has nothing to do with it. Sprint TV just looks bad.

In fact, I doubt many people here actually care about the 30fps cap, that is, if they weren't told they'd never know.

Movies play at 24fps, and TV at 30fps (progressive). Most console games now target 30fps. This is not nearly as much of an issue as everyone wants it to be, except for those benchmark junkies who want their numbers to be higher.

 

[joek1971]

Why would HTC design this with such a great phone, if more fps take a bit more out of battery then i will go buy big battery. Not a problem.

 

[joek1971]

Has anyone played any 3D games on the EVO yet? How is the smoothness on it? Any lock ups or freezing. 30 fps is important to gaming and 3D gaming, like Need For Speed and stuff and all of those type of games.

 

[Caitlyn McKenzie]

Has anyone played any 3D games on the EVO yet? How is the smoothness on it? Any lock ups or freezing. 30 fps is important to gaming and 3D gaming, like Need For Speed and stuff and all of those type of games.

Not any lockups or freezing, but keep in mind that ALL Snapdragon phones (think Nexus One, EVO) have slower GPUs than TI OMAP cpus (think Droid, Pre), and thus will not achieve as strong of framerate. Mostly the 30fps cap is irrelevant anyway as many 3D games barely reach 30fps in the first place.

 

[joek1971]

Oh ok , I also know that the Droid caps out at 30, are the Droid users also complaining about this? If 30 is not such a big deal why are people complaining? Please explain.

 

[lindseybp]

I did notice once I got my evo that the scrolling is not as smooth as my ipod touch. Doesn't affect me from a usage standpoint but it is annoying.

 

[Kedar]

Yeah I lag on all the 3d games I play. Scrolling isn't that smooth either.

My palm pre plays much smoother than my evo.
I hope it gers fixed.