(20/03/2011 12:42 PM)DSpider Wrote:  Because every time you look at it, it won't tell you the exact remaining time, but an abstract approximation.

But is that really important?
You're suggesting to get around this problem simply by displaying less precision, but ultimately, you're still using the same underlying principle to measure how much battery is left.  The only difference is that your suggested measure just hides error through lack of precision.

(20/03/2011 04:27 PM)DSpider Wrote:  No, actually, there's a barrier toggle that the chip inside the battery sends to the PSP. The syscall is only activated when you hit the Battery Information entry from System Settings. So when it reaches a certain (apparent) percentage, it tells the PSP to replace the 3 bar battery icon with a 2 bar battery icon.

I fail to see why the battery can't send a message every 1% instead.

(20/03/2011 04:27 PM)DSpider Wrote:  Constantly monitoring the battery (like staying at the Battery Information screen or using plugins that constantly update an on-screen status) is kinda like using the Task Manager on your computer. It's going to draw resources. And like I said, using battery percentages is extremely inaccurate.

Probably does, but the question really is, is the resource usage negligible?
Also, you need to be aware of the polling frequency.

(20/03/2011 04:27 PM)DSpider Wrote:  That's why most devices use bars instead of percentages.

I actually think it's because these images give a quick visual guide as to how much is left (like a graph) as well as the fact that it requires less pixels than to display text (which offers no visual indication).

(This post was last modified: 21/03/2011 03:16 PM by ZiNgA BuRgA.)