The powerful Axim X50v features a large 3.7" VGA display that provides brilliant, clear images at 640x480 resolution.
The large viewing area makes documents easy to see so you can work smart and fast. It also gives you an excellent entertainment experience.
The integrated Intel 2700G graphics accelerator enables DVD quality playback for video ranging from cartoons to full-length movies. Play intense 3D games, access the Web or enjoy your favorite music, movies and TV programs.
Features
Built in WiFi and Bluetooth - This has become a standard now it seems.
Leaving WiFi out of a top level PocketPC seems taboo now.
Dual Memory Slots - Can you say 1GB SD and 4GB CF?
VGA Screen - VGA color display provides better viewing of documents, images, and web pages in portrait and landscape modes.
Intel 2700G graphics accelerator
The screen is VGA and you would expect to see 4x the pixels than the QVGA screen you are used to, right? Wrong, It is possible, but Microsoft did not build the support for true VGA into the OS. There is already an aftermarket application to enable true VGA called SE_VGA, It can be downloaded from Pocket Gear. I will not dip into it here in the review, but Mike Lohsl has given it a first look here.
Audio - The X50 Series comes packaged with the brand new Windows Media Player 10. It allows for play lists and auto scanning of memory cards.
This latest version of Media Player makes it simple to download TV and movies and even supports access to online stores and subscription services, such as CinemaNow, MusicMatch, MSN Music and MLB.com.
All audio loaded on my test card played no problem. Even though there is no formal hole for the speaker output, the sound radiates pretty clearly from the units open areas like the Memory slot area. The speaker is not stellar, but with a good set of headphones, LOOK OUT iPOD! If only we could get a nice little 40GB drive inside this thing.
Video - Video is flawless using BetaPlayer and PocketTV. I played a 450k MPG movie with PocketTV and experienced no delays and no skipping at all. It was a great experience. I also played a DIVX encoded AVI with BetaPlayer with the same results. I downloaded and tested the BetaPlayer with both the X50 and the iPAQ 4700 and got the following results. In the X50's defense, BetaPlayer recognized the ATI Video Chipset and utilized its acceleration when performing the test. The Dell Axim X50's Intel 2500G chip was not factored in.
Specification
Processor
- Intel? XScaleTM PXA270 416MHz
Connectivity
- Integrated BluetoothTM wireless technology
Operation System
- Microsoft? Windows MobileTM 2003 Second Edition with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
Memory
- RAM: 64MB SDRAM
- ROM: 128MB Intel StrataFlash? memory
Display
- TFT Color 16-bit, Touch Sensitive, Transflective LCD
- 3.7 inches
- 480 x 640 resolution at 65,536 colors (VGA)
Graphics
- Intel? 2700G multimedia accelerator with 16MB video
Memory.
- 1 CompactFlash Type II Card Slot (3.3v)
- 1 Secure Digital / SDIO Now / MMC Memory Card Slot (3.3v)
I/O Ports
- Standard v1.2 (115 kbps) Infrared Port
- 36-pin Cradle/Sync Connector(come with Sync Cable Only-No cradle)
- 3.5mm Headphone/Headset Jack
Dimensions
- Length 119 mm (4.7 inches)
- Width 73 mm (2.9 inches)
- Height 16.9 mm (0.7 inches)
- Weight 175 grams (6.2 oz)