Comments on: Using Pocket Internet Explorer On The Pocket PC Article http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/01/26/using_pocket_internet_explorer_on_the_pocket_pc_article/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:10:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: bobm http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/01/26/using_pocket_internet_explorer_on_the_pocket_pc_article/comment-page-1/#comment-14629 bobm Wed, 30 Apr 2003 20:52:22 +0000 #comment-14629 I've had my prismiq for a couple weeks now and it's just getting to where I like it. At first I tried it on my homePNA network (1Mbps) and had problems with the video streaming. Then I decided that I wanted to try the powerline networking and that was also a bit slow. I then tried using my legacy wavelan wireless card and then my dlink 650 card, both didn't work (it could be due to the encryption in use at the house. I called tech support then they said that a NetGear ??? card would work with the unit and so I ordered one of them (i've surpassed the price of the HP home system at this point. I also created a 'special' dir with only mpg1 encoded videos in it. The good news is that this seems to take care of the problems. I'm try a mpg2 next but I can't seem to get anyfeedback from the support group on their recommendations on encoding rates. The audio player is working well and the front page looks kinda nice (if you like Green), i got the keyboard and it works well. I'm modulating the primsiq onto a different channel using a RadioShak modulator so that I can access from any tv in the house. That makes life pretty interesting. I'm really hoping that they get off their butts and start a dev group so we can play with the codebase. I would like to see I can fit in a small web server to be able to play stuff via the web. I think it's pretty cool and give it 8 out of 10... I’ve had my prismiq for a couple weeks now and it’s just getting to where I like it. At first I tried it on my homePNA network (1Mbps) and had problems with the video streaming. Then I decided that I wanted to try the powerline networking and that was also a bit slow.

I then tried using my legacy wavelan wireless card and then my dlink 650 card, both didn’t work (it could be due to the encryption in use at the house. I called tech support then they said that a NetGear ??? card would work with the unit and so I ordered one of them (i’ve surpassed the price of the HP home system at this point.

I also created a ’special’ dir with only mpg1 encoded videos in it. The good news is that this seems to take care of the problems. I’m try a mpg2 next but I can’t seem to get anyfeedback from the support group on their recommendations on encoding rates.

The audio player is working well and the front page looks kinda nice (if you like Green), i got the keyboard and it works well.

I’m modulating the primsiq onto a different channel using a RadioShak modulator so that I can access from any tv in the house. That makes life pretty interesting.

I’m really hoping that they get off their butts and start a dev group so we can play with the codebase. I would like to see I can fit in a small web server to be able to play stuff via the web.

I think it’s pretty cool and give it 8 out of 10…

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/01/26/using_pocket_internet_explorer_on_the_pocket_pc_article/comment-page-1/#comment-14628 Julie Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:10:45 +0000 #comment-14628 I still haven't had a chance to hook the unit up... Hopefully tonight. I will test it using both wired and wireless. I still haven’t had a chance to hook the unit up… Hopefully tonight. I will test it using both wired and wireless.

]]> By: JohnKes http://the-gadgeteer.com/2001/01/26/using_pocket_internet_explorer_on_the_pocket_pc_article/comment-page-1/#comment-14627 JohnKes Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:04:49 +0000 #comment-14627 My friend's wife brought a Prismiq home a few weeks ago (she works for Kodak), and he connected it to his system. It has a few quirks, but makes a good attempt at doing everything promised. He was able to stream JPGs and MP3s to his AV system. Unfortunately, he hooked it up to a port on his wireless router, which interfered with MPG streaming. We speculated that connecting it directly to a 10/100 (wired) router would do the trick. I was told that 802.11b can tranmit packets at 11MB/s but introduces a 70ms pause between packets. That would certainly make video streaming difficult if the device were not ready for it. My friend’s wife brought a Prismiq home a few weeks ago (she works for Kodak), and he connected it to his system. It has a few quirks, but makes a good attempt at doing everything promised. He was able to stream JPGs and MP3s to his AV system. Unfortunately, he hooked it up to a port on his wireless router, which interfered with MPG streaming. We speculated that connecting it directly to a 10/100 (wired) router would do the trick. I was told that 802.11b can tranmit packets at 11MB/s but introduces a 70ms pause between packets. That would certainly make video streaming difficult if the device were not ready for it.

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