GTA04 Group Buy - Status

[Iain B. Findleton]

What is the status of the GTA04 graphics chip implementation. I have 
done a lot of work on the GTA02 with my graphics based apps, and the 
main issue for me is the very poor graphics performance with the chip in 
use on that platform. I run the apps over the USB link to any PC using 
X, and the performance of the app is quite satisfactory. On the GTA02 
screen itself, its very poor to the extent that its not useful.

Is the new board using the same graphics interface, or can the new board 
do some reasonable level of smooth display and animation?

rixed at happyleptic.org wrote:
> Please everyone be prudent before claiming that this could be ready for
> general users as a conventional phone.  Last time we pretended the
> openmoko was acceptable as a end-user product some non technical people
> bought it, then had tons of troubles (buzz, bad sound quality), then
> were responded that this is only a hacker friendly prototype and so on,
> and as a result many people end up upset against the phone (that may be
> why the conversion rate gta02->gta04 is so unexpectably low).
>
> This is very unlikely one will experiment the same end-user experience
> with a gta04 than, say, with any nokia device. We can't put the same
> testing effort in the device. There will be buzz, there will be
> interferences, there will be heating chipsets :), etc.
>
> Please end user don't forget we are nothing but a bunch of optimistic
> enthousiasts. :-)
>
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Iain B. Findleton
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