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Looks like the 30fps cap may be lifted possibly tomorrow OTA

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sorry for the newb question guys but what does it do?

Its cool, i'm pretty sure about this. FPS is frames per second. What this is how smooth the screen scrolls in web browsing and screen swiping and things like that. Also, it may affect video playback and game playback. Right now it is capped at 30 fps. Most smartphones have a max of 60fps and run around 50fps where the evo doesn't. Now while not always noticeable, when compared to an "uncapped" device there is noticeable lag. A great example of this is when the evo is run against the older hero. The hero slightly out performs it in scrolling speed.

Now, there are some kernels out there that "uncap" the fps lock, but an official release would probably be a bit smoother. 1 reason this was such a big deal is because HTC claimed that this couldn't be fixed because of the HDMI out port and that human eyes could only see 28fps anyway. This would be ok if life ran in 28fps but it doesn't and as such the lag was noticeable. Hopefully this will fix this problem IF its even true. Tomorrow will tell.
 
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I was going to forsake htc after the evo due to me starting to hate Sprint and minor quality issues with the EVO. However I've never seen or heard of the support that HTC has given this phone. This would be the third significant-major update on this phone in as many months as its been out. And with new sense (which I love) on the way HTC is top tierin my book. Though if the new desire is an EVO minus 4g I may switch back to T-Mobile.

HTC ftw.
 
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I really do hope this is true. I really don't have the time to go through the steps of rooting and making sure I do it right, so an official update would take care of the one remaining problem I have with the phone!

I don't think that's true since Unrevoked only takes about 3 (maybe 5) minutes, but I can understand not wanting to do it. Unrevoked is simple enough that anyone who can read can do it.
 
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I don't think that's true since Unrevoked only takes about 3 (maybe 5) minutes, but I can understand not wanting to do it. Unrevoked is simple enough that anyone who can read can do it.

Thanks for that info. I'm sure a little later down the line, prior to going to another device, I'll use the EVO to learn. Right now, I just don't have time to refresh should I make a mistake or need to revert to stock because of any issues. All of that is time consuming.

I had a very modified WinMO phone when I had my Touch Pro, but after all the hours I spent customizing, I realized it was a lot of wasted time that I needed for work purposes.
 
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