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Anonymous   08-03-2005 at 01:59:33 PM

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hi I am very new to palms i just got mine yesterday and I wonder if the
screen is fragile I mean when i write on it will it wear it down?
should I try not to do that as much as possible?

I have a TE2 and I havnt managed to watch any video files so far is
that because its not possible or that I dont know how, i have tried avi
mpeg wmv. when I try to add video files with palm desktop software I
get an error message and the program shuts off, when i manage to add
them with palminstaller it wont play them.

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Anonymous   08-03-2005 at 03:02:56 PM
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siyamak@gmail.com wrote:
>
> hi I am very new to palms i just got mine yesterday and I wonder if the
> screen is fragile I mean when i write on it will it wear it down?
> should I try not to do that as much as possible?

Two words: Screen Protector

Notan

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Anonymous   08-03-2005 at 02:48:06 PM
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I have plastered the screen protector on :P is that enough to protect
against tear and wear with the stylus?

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Anonymous   08-03-2005 at 03:06:53 PM
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HI Siyamak,

To slow down wear and tear on the screen, use a screen protector.

As to videos, I watch WMV files on my LifeDrive with no problem.
Note that the file must be loaded on and SD card (or in my case the
hard disk).

The way Palms work, is you can only add PDBs and PRCs to main RAM.
Everything else must go on an external storage device.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

That which a man buys too cheaply . . .
He esteems too lightly

siyamak@gmail.com wrote:
> hi I am very new to palms i just got mine yesterday and I wonder if the
> screen is fragile I mean when i write on it will it wear it down?
> should I try not to do that as much as possible?
>
> I have a TE2 and I havnt managed to watch any video files so far is
> that because its not possible or that I dont know how, i have tried avi
> mpeg wmv. when I try to add video files with palm desktop software I
> get an error message and the program shuts off, when i manage to add
> them with palminstaller it wont play them.
>
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Anonymous   08-03-2005 at 11:40:02 PM
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Notan <notan@ddress.com> wrote:

>siyamak@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> hi I am very new to palms i just got mine yesterday and I wonder if the
>> screen is fragile I mean when i write on it will it wear it down?
>> should I try not to do that as much as possible?
>
>Two words: Screen Protector

As in other types of protection, the screen protector diminishes the pleasure of
using the instrument a bit... ;) But seriously it depends on how carefully you
use the instrument. I haven't used protection (or a case for that matter) for
years while pocket carrying my Palm(s) and have never had a scratch problem.
But of course YMMV...

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Anonymous   08-04-2005 at 12:43:25 AM
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In article <1123084086.677093.296200@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
siyamak@gmail.com wrote:

> I have plastered the screen protector on :P is that enough to protect
> against tear and wear with the stylus?

What do you mean by "enough"? It will definitely provide some protection
but if you have a very heavy touch, you're on your own.

Re: your original post about playing video, I'd suggest reading the
manual (electronic or otherwise) that came with your Palm and with the
video playback software.

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Anonymous   08-04-2005 at 03:12:14 AM
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On 3 Aug 2005 08:48:06 -0700, siyamak@gmail.com wrote:

>I have plastered the screen protector on :P is that enough to protect
>against tear and wear with the stylus?

Over time the screen pritector will eventually wear down but it will
protect the original screen. I have a 3 year old PDA still in heavy
use. Last time I changed the protector, there was no scratch or any
damage to the LCD display. A 10 pack should be more than enough to
outlast your PDA's useable life.
--
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too late. - by anonymous Mother in Austin, TX
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Anonymous   08-04-2005 at 08:37:37 AM
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thnx for the help guys,

about the video viewing, i have read all the official guides i could
find, but I still can view any videos, not wmv avi or mpg. when i
manage to add the video with palm desktop or palminstaller without the
program freezing up, the palm wont play them saying that it is the
wrong format even though it can show the pictuee of the video as a
thumb.

I guess its not converting them as the guide said it should
atuomatically. how can i convert them to the viewble format? or is
there something else i am missing?

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Anonymous   08-04-2005 at 06:40:15 PM
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On 4 Aug 2005 02:37:37 -0700, siyamak@gmail.com wrote:

>I guess its not converting them as the guide said it should
>atuomatically. how can i convert them to the viewble format? or is
>there something else i am missing?

www.videohelp.com might have the correct guide for your palm plus
links to the required softwares.
--
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too late. - by anonymous Mother in Austin, TX
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Anonymous   08-04-2005 at 05:04:27 PM
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I just worked around some of it with a freeware app, but still cant
view wmv il check out that website maybe they have some help

thnx

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Anonymous   08-05-2005 at 12:24:32 AM
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The best video viewer is freeware. Google core pocket media player. The best
formats for viewing video on a palm is in xvid or divx. To convert other
video formats you need a program called Virtualdub (it is a tutorial in
itself to explain how it works). To convert DVDs to xvid format use the
excellent PocketDVDstudio. Hope that helps.
Penster
<siyamak@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> thnx for the help guys,
>
> about the video viewing, i have read all the official guides i could
> find, but I still can view any videos, not wmv avi or mpg. when i
> manage to add the video with palm desktop or palminstaller without the
> program freezing up, the palm wont play them saying that it is the
> wrong format even though it can show the pictuee of the video as a
> thumb.
>
> I guess its not converting them as the guide said it should
> atuomatically. how can i convert them to the viewble format? or is
> there something else i am missing?
>

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Anonymous   08-12-2005 at 02:38:02 AM
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It was a time of great turmoil. The strong preyed on the weak, dogs
and cats lived together. One voice cried out in the wilderness:
siyamak@gmail.com wrote in
<1123081173.774107.132070@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>:

> hi I am very new to palms i just got mine yesterday and I wonder if the
> screen is fragile I mean when i write on it will it wear it down?
> should I try not to do that as much as possible?

Just use a screen protector.
>
> I have a TE2 and I havnt managed to watch any video files so far is
> that because its not possible or that I dont know how, i have tried avi
> mpeg wmv. when I try to add video files with palm desktop software I
> get an error message and the program shuts off, when i manage to add
> them with palminstaller it wont play them.

Search for The Core Pocket Multimedia Player. It should be able to
play just about every kind of video file.

--
Roberto Castillo
robertocastillo@ameritech.net
http://www.freewebs.com/robertocastillo/

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