![]() An HDMI video-out port might be, though, and it's a shame that HTC omits this from the connections available with the Evo 3D. This surprised us, given the processor spec in the Evo 3D, but we acknowledge 1080p video playback isn't high on the shopping lists of many looking to buy a new phone. The handset failed to play our 1080p HD MP4 video test file, but was fine with its 720p gallery mate. The Evo 3D supports a good, but not exhaustive, list of multimedia formats, with XviD, MP4, H.264 and WMV video files recognised by the video player and MP3, AAC, WAV and WMA audio showing up in the music player. The Evo 3D struggles with bright light sources in low-light situations. For best results, subjects need to be about 1.5 metres from the lens, and when you get this right the results can add an extra dimension to the emotional attachment to the image. ![]() ![]() Pictures you take with the phone's camera also stand out as a high point of our review period. YouTube has a collection of 3D content you can access, and the professionally produced videos look great on the Evo. If you settle in with a short 3D video or a slideshow of 3D photos, the effect can be quite a thrill. If you turn the handset on even the slightest of angles you will lose the 3D effect and be left with a confusion of pixels. The catch to viewing 3D content (only photos, videos and games - basic phone use is still in 2D) is that you have to be looking directly at the front of the screen. HTC uses parallax barrier technology to create the effect, like Nintendo does with the 3DS, and the result is great at times, and an eye-sore (literally) at others. HTC joins LG as being the only smartphone manufacturer to jump on the 3D bandwagon in 2011, and the effect on offer will polarise smartphone shoppers. There's no external speaker grille, so audio you listened to with headphones will sound a little muffled through the plastic chassis. On the right-hand side are two rather gaudy silver protrusions a large camera shutter and a 2D/3D switch. ![]() The battery cover of the Evo 3D is patterned with a raised grip and houses the two camera lenses and a dual-LED flash. ![]()
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