07-03-2007, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Microsoft Portrait 3.1 released
It was a half year ago (see review HERE) that Microsoft released the first beta of their VoIP / video phone / SIP program Microsoft Portrait. Microsoft has, in the meantime, released version 3.1.
I was very eager to check it out as 3.0 didn�t support front cameras on any Pocket PC�s, which would be essential for TCP/IP-based video phoning.
To make a long story short, unfortunately, the new version doesn�t support video phoning using front cameras either. It still only lists CAM1: (the rear camera) on all my Pocket PC models with two built-in cameras: the HTC Universal and the HTC Trinity (p3600). This is certainly bad news.
Furthermore, as far as the MS Smartphone compliance is concerned, it didn�t work on either the WM6 QVGA HTC Vox (s710) or the WM5 AKU3 HTC Oxygen (s310). On the former, it just displayed the �Initialize Portrait control failed� and, then, the �Get camera resolutions failed� info messages; on the latter, nothing has happened at all. Both phones are SIM / app unlocked and I�ve tried making Portrait work on them several times (yes, after resetting too).
All in all, it�s still useless for video phoning over traditional TCP/IP. Only get it if you only need it for voice / textual communication on Pocket PC's only (again, it seems it's completely incompatible with MS Smartphones, regardless what the product page states.)
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