But with Android so much used you'd think the developers of the broadcast automation would make an android version of the software.
That's exactly what I figured, but then again why would the average broadcaster ever need an android version? In what situation would a licenced station call for such a device?
@richpowers You are right there. We(part 15) are not considered when developers make the programs. Licensed professional stations use the same automation we do. And they use PCs. Usually desktops and monitors.
As soon as I saw this it reminded me of this thread. I didn't even know there had been Windows phones in the past. Well in the third quarter of this year a new one will be hitting the market:
Windows Phone is so back - The NexPhone is a device that dual-boots Android and Windows https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-phone-back-nexphone/
"Thanks to Nex Computing and its NexPhone, a new smartphone is coming to market that dual boots Windows and Android, and it can even run desktop Linux when it's docked. .... ... When will I be able to buy the first phone running Windows in nearly a decade? Sadly, you'll have to wait a while longer, as it's coming in Q3. It'll set you back $549, which feels inexpensive given that Nex has developed a truly unique product with the NexPhone. You can reserve it starting today for $199 (refundable), with the other $350 due when it ships. .."
https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-phone-back-nexphone/
Yeah, I owned a Windows Mobile phone back in the day. It wasn't true Windows under the hood, though. It had a Windows-like interface, but it was a closed system, much like IOS. You didn't have easy and direct access to the file system - if you had lots of data to store, you had to do it within an app designed for that purpose. Usually, the data related to what the app did.
I lost GB's of data (a lot back then) when an ereader/comic book app I had went kablooie (that's a technical term) and decided to die. That's when I switched to Android, which is a lot easier to work with and far more open.
If this phone is truly running the Windows that we know and love, in all its openness, it could be a winner.
.. I ordered a mini 7" little laptop from Ali Express and it's already at customs here in Canada.
I got this one and it was $359 CAD but it was the last one and the price now went up.
The one I got had 128GB, up to 1 TB with SD card, 8 GB RAM, Windows 11 and I messaged the seller and explained the Windows 11 problem and asked if it comes with set up bypassed ready to go and that would be fine or I would have to take to a tech here to get me passed the Microsoft account(not a big deal) and I got a message back that we can install Windows 10 for you. So I said fine. ...
Curious to hear an update, it's been a month so I guess you received it by now. What you think? Have you experimented with it any? Going to use it for the station in some way?
By the way, your link currently have them priced at $311.00 (with $45 shipping),
@richpowers That is American price I think. Ali Express gives prices to me in Can$$ and it is $443 right now including shipping but when I got it it was $100 less with free shipping and got here in a week + 1 or 2 days.
Here's the thing, it works great but for some reason after 3 days continuous operation the audio suddenly stops with a beeping sound and luckily I was here listening when it happened. So switched for my other computer all ready to go and now what happened to this! It was not a Salamandra problem it was a computer malfunction.
The computer was running, fan was on but I had no control. Couldn't turn it off and nothing functioned, didn't see a reset button anywhere and the only thing was to let it run like this till the battery ran out. After 4 hours that happened and it shut off. Then turned it on and now fine again! Works perfect. all like before, Salamandra all good, so put it back in operation and was flawless until 3 days went by and the same thing....audio goes haywire and computer is running, warmer than usual and after it runs the battery down it resets and now is fine again. Weird. So I am not using it and using the other 10" one that I was using before that works flawlessly 24/7 365! I have a second back up of that one. That was the Hebstore brand from Amazon.
So what to do? I could contact the seller via Ali Express and try to explain the problem. If I get a "what are you using it for" how do you explain using it with an automated radio broadcast program for a radio station? There is a translator on Ali Express so we can communicate with the Chinese sellers and they can communicate back, which makes it harder.
And also there's this, even if I have to send it back and most likely at my expense to China which won't be cheap!, even the slow way. The seller will try it and sure it will be working fine and "well, we can't see anything wrong" So what do I do? Any suggestions? What would you do?
Something acts up with your car. It was only briefly but it was weird so you go to the dealer, explain and you get, "well it is fine now, no codes nothing. "We don't know what happened" Then a week later it does it again.....you see the dilemma? If there's something wrong with something, if the malfunction is not repeated so you can demo the problem to someone what do you do?
So what should I do with this computer? I could take it to Canada Computers and explain it to the tech there and maybe he/she may know what it is. But even still, if they have it running and it doesn't exhibit the malfunction same thing. You can't fix or replace something that ain't broke! A tech may be able to help with what happens when the computer's running but the control keys are frozen but that doesn't help the problem of having my broadcast screw up at any point in time.
I guess it doesn't have a detachable battery otherwise you could have just pulled that to force a shutdown. The overheating is concerning and likely related to the problem of the pc freezing up.
I would have already contacted the seller, sooner the better. There's a chance of an option of a 50% refund and you keep the pc. - or something similar to that because they've offered me partial refund instead of returning the item, this has happened a couple times to me in the last few years. It's an acceptable compromise for both parties in certain circumstances.
Speaking of Ali Express, I purchased a Genmax gas generator for $209 on Jan 1 (which is about $100 less than Amazon). Ali Express estimated delivery between Jan 18 - 22, which passed by. My Ali Express order showed it as still "Preparing for shipment", so I contact the seller... which turns out to be an ai agent and it tells me if my package doesn't get shipped by January 24 then they'll refund me - which is what they did, but it took a few days to show up anywhere and I it was making me feel I got scammed, but it finally showed up in my bank yesterday. Another seller there has it for about the same price but I'm afraid to order it. They had my $200 on hold for a month.
Excuse my rant.
I would contact the seller immediately, your overthinking it.
If they ask what your using it for (which they probably won't), tell them your using it as laptop. What the hell?
My 2 cents.
Overheating is likely the problem, combined with a marginal component. You could try improving the cooling by getting one of those laptop stands with fans built in. The laptop or in your case small computer sits on top of the stand with fans underneath, and it does improve cooling immensely.
Unfortunately, AliExpress is great for smaller, cheaper items, but for the more expensive ones you're taking a bit of a gamble. It's not like e-bay, where the company is definitely on the side of the buyer (which is why a lot of Chinese companies don't sell there, and if they do, jack up the price a lot, as they may be forced to take a return and pay for the shipping, or give out a refund). Aliexpress, at least in my experience, tends to take the seller's side more often than not.
I would contact the seller and see what happens, but also try to improve the cooling. Depending on the seller, you may be in for a frustrating fight, or you may be pleasantly surprised.
I would also recommend running some sort of hardware monitor software that displays temperatures and such. HWiNFO is a good one. That should show you what's going on, and if, indeed, it is heat related. You can then see the effect of temperature mitigation real time (i.e., should run a lot lower).
If it turns out that it isn't high temperatures, I'd look at the voltages (i.e., power). I have a computer right now that is experiencing intermittent reboots and freezing, but because it's a desktop I can just unplug it. In this case, I've overloaded the power supply, not tremendously, but enough so that occasionally voltages drop and I get the symptoms described. I have to put in a graphics card with a lower TDP (just switch things around in my setup) and that should do the trick for me. You might have issues in the power chain, in which case you should get a refund.