Kindle Fire HD Cactus Canyon.. What happened here?!?

[spoonman]

This is by far the worst looking table I've seen so far.

 

[Kolchak357]

Super blurry, yuck.

 

[DeeEff]

On the plus side... no outlanes!

 

[TomL]

Huh, here's what it looks like on Nexus 7:

[LINK]https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Ybrl5wJADeaTVxMHo5TVJ3REU/preview[/LINK]

 

[boy-oh-boy]

looks like a game for the C64

 

[spoonman]

Huh, here's what it looks like on Nexus 7:

[LINK]https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Ybrl5wJADeaTVxMHo5TVJ3REU/preview[/LINK]

Thanks for the comparison.
Maybe it's a different camera angle?

I was pretty sure the Kindle Fire HD used the same assets as the Android version.

I'm not sure if this is making me want to avoid a Kindle Fire HD or avoid buying TPA for the Kindle Fire HD.

On Amazon they are currently only $169 brand new.
I know the Fire HD is more than capable as Zen Pinball looks amazing on it.

 

[netizen]

I was pretty sure the Kindle Fire HD used the same assets as the Android version.

It's the same assets but the biggest factor is the GPU hardware in each device coupled with the resolution and PPI being pushed. The GPU and CPU differences combined with the OEM OS abandonment and customization(s) equals Androids largest problem: Fragmentation.

The GPU in the Fire HD is a PowerVR SGX540
You can pull some benchmark comparisons here

There's a lot of different GPUs being compared there, but you'll get an idea of where your device sits in the Android field. The sort of graphics you get are not a reflection of Android as a whole but a mixture of the limitations due to the issues and the device you have.

 

[TomL]

Thanks for the comparison.
Maybe it's a different camera angle?

I was pretty sure the Kindle Fire HD used the same assets as the Android version.

I'm not sure if this is making me want to avoid a Kindle Fire HD or avoid buying TPA for the Kindle Fire HD.

On Amazon they are currently only $169 brand new.
I know the Fire HD is more than capable as Zen Pinball looks amazing on it.

Nope, I used cam4, just like you.

I'll admit it, the fact that people here who rave about TPA on the N7 was a big part of the reason I decided to get the N7.

 

[PiN WiZ]

Looks to me like the Kindle Fire HD lacks anisotropic filtering, which is what is needed to sharpen up the graphics that are at a certain distance from the screen. Choose a higher camera setting on Cactus Canyon and most of the distant blurry playfield textures should clear up.

 

[shutyertrap]

Looks like the Vita has some competition in the ugly category!

 

[TomL]

Here's another screenshot from the N7, this time with textures set to normal, as opposed to high in my other post.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9Ybrl5wJADeY044Z3pvMVR1bXc/preview

This looks close to what you're seeing on your Kindle.

 

[MarkItZeroSmoky]

It would appear the kindle fire hd has the same issue discussed in this thread http://digitalpinballfans.com/showthread.php/3254-Galaxy-Note-10-1-Mali-400-blurry-textures however its not just my note that looks like this, my htc evo 4g lte looks the same as well, although not quite as bad.