I purchased a Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 and overall I like it a lot. But I see an issue when I draw straight or curved lines in drawing programs. Spikes or jagged edges appear as you draw with your finger. I found a youtube video which demonstrates this youtube.com/watch?v=Im5tFUbY1Ds (I new so I can't add the www to the beginning and show the full link).
I removed took the device out of its packaging and added a few programs when I saw this happening. Does anyone have any ideas on a way to alleviate this issue? I read that the Galaxy Tab has some touchscreen issues and there is actually a program called TouchscreenTune that you can use for it but I haven't seen anything similiar for the player.
I'm thinking that I may have just gotten a defective device. Can someone who draws on the player confirm that they don't get little squiggles when they draw a long line or curve? That way I'll know to pick up a replacement. Thanks!
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I am an artist, who loved sketching on his ipad, but had to sell that one cuz of its restrictions being apple ..
Now I have an Galaxy tab 10.1 gt 7500 ..
But I seem to get those ugly wavy lines when ever I try to draw diagonal lines
The slower I draw the more wavy they become.
But if I draw it in a quick gesture, it does not show any problems
Have put up a screen grab of me drawing straight lines in Sketchbook Pro
( this problem happens even in other Drawing Apps )
Please do help
Cheers
I checked on mine (in sketchbook) and it works fine. I'd guess there's something wrong with the touchscreen. If it's new, I'd go exchange it, or get warranty service.
I, too have used this app and don't notice wavy lines like that, unless I want wavy ones. I usually use a tablet stylus or brush instead of my finger.
same problems
got a new replacement , yet the problem persists. Drawing with a capacitive stylus too does not give accurate results
Also when taking notes, a lot of words and letters get skipped and the letters dont come out fully
Any of you guys actually use this for note taking ?
Is there any solution ,workaround for this digitiser inaccuracy ?
hpblze said:
got a new replacement , yet the problem persists. Drawing with a capacitive stylus too does not give accurate results
Also when taking notes, a lot of words and letters get skipped and the letters dont come out fully
Any of you guys actually use this for note taking ?
Is there any solution ,workaround for this digitiser inaccuracy ?
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There's a thread in the apps and theming section that has a list of compatible widgets and apps that work on our tabs. Look for SuperNote. It's perfect for taking notes. For your drawing problems, maybe it's the type of stylus you are using. I have one from Samsung with a rubber tip that works great. I also use a nomad brush for more realistic brush strokes and feel that works great.
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There's a thread in the apps and theming section that has a list of compatible widgets and apps that work on our tabs. Look for SuperNote. It's perfect for taking notes. For your drawing problems, maybe it's the type of stylus you are using. I have one from Samsung with a rubber tip that works great. I also use a nomad brush for more realistic brush strokes and feel that works great.
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The super note app is great !
Its got a faster response time ,
Though is it possible for you to just post a screenshot of you drawing diagonals or circles slowly using a stylus , just want too see if the batch of tablets in the store are having problems
Ok, I've got exactly the same problem!
I guess most ppl won't notice this until they try to actually draw something.
Any luck finding solution?
regards,
arizal
Ok, I tested the stylus on friend's htc desire - same thing. Using finger does not produce waves, at least not that big.
Looks like the problem is related to the contact spot size, small spot - problem.
I guess the problem is the interpolation between the sensors.
I dont know if anything can be done here... But if someone has an idea, please share it!
regards,
Arizal
This GT-P7510 with me began to show some reddish display problem. Below is the 10-second video. The 1 minute video I have a problem uploading as of now, but working on it.
Code:
http://youtu.be/SG3A13qesWY
Once the redness takes over the screen (0:05 onwards), the tab will have reddish gradients especially visible when viewing videos, full screen colored pictures, or operating the camera, something like in 256 colors mode or less with red gradients. Its not seen on this short video, but can be seen on the next video still in the works of uploading.
Aside from that, the tab works perfectly normal. When in low brightness and used for everything else aside video, the issue is not much noticeable can it can be used just as any other normal fully working units.
Now my problem is I don't have warranty as unit came from abroad and after bringing the unit to local Samsung, I somehow feel that they don't want to spend time to think about the issue thru the way they talk with me. Looks like they have to improve their staff for customer service attitude but that's not the point of this post. Anyway, the proposal to me after having the unit with them for more than a week for assessment was to "replace the screen and camera". I did not have it repaired for the moment so I can think about it carefully and ask for recommendations.
I mean, hello. All works well aside from that reddish tint. I completely understand that all Galaxy Tab 10.1 are less than a year old and all warrantied so doing replacement will probably fix the problem and with least use of brains. I guess that's the protocol for all 10.1 units with any hardware issue as Samsung will cover the warranty.
However, didn't they think maybe something just need replace on the board, like perhaps just the CPU/GPU chip or somewhere similar? The screen is the most expensive part of the device and if that's the one need replacement then it already goes to the level of thinking of the thing is already in the borders of "beyond economical repair".
Also, where did the idea the camera needs replacement as well? I will do a testing of a video call and see if the other party will see me reddish and will update this post.
I've thought of several options:
1. Auction it off whilst being honest with the issue of course, letting the market dictate the price by starting a low bid.
2. Just use it (or have a toddler/kid play use it), live with the issue for the moment. I play with it also in terms of testing custom ROMs and curious of the upcoming ICS onto it. I can prefer not to use it as I have a competitor tablet as well.
3. Wait it out for this tab10.1 to go mainstream to the masses and mature, when many owns it more chances of parts coming along and 3rd party repair technicians that can do isolation and swap out parts with a worse unit (ie. broken screen).
4. Wait it out, then go back to Samsung which probably by then knows already how to use brains to isolate the issue and provide a knowledgeable recommendation as probably that time they handle out of warranty units. Also, hopefully by then whatever replacement part cost should have gone down.
As like all my other stuff, the thing is mint, screen protector on & back protected by TPU (whilst the back plastics are still there intact) even before it was used, boxes and all accessories are as new, the power adaptor still has its plastic skin on. That's why I am kind of "attached" to the unit, this is something that has no physical sign of use at all.
Any futher recommendations or other inputs on how to move forward with this?
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Picked up my Note on Sunday from Best Buy. Yesterday afternoon I started having problems with S-pen causing inadvertent actions without me touching the screen. At first I thought maybe I touched the screen without realizing it, but at this point I can hold the pen 1/4 inch or more away from the screen and it still occasionally clicks the screen (or draws a line in S Note). Not constant, but often enough to be easily demonstrated.
I'm planning to exchange it but wondered if anyone else is having this issue or knows of a fix.
Digitizer performance continued to deteriorate over the next few hours and using the S-pen became nearly impossible. It was clicking everything it came close to. Did a factory reset to clear any software issues but the problem persisted.
Best Buy staff was great about exchanging the phone... and I got the last blue Note they had in stock. I was surprised they still had their one white Note available; no one had bought a white Note at that store.
Yeah I noticed that on mine. It lasted a short time but was pretty bad.
This is rather unbelievable as it's a Wacom digitizer not some Samsung hack, in spite of the S-pen moniker.
I imagine it's possible Wacom didn't want their name associated with it just because of something like this. I hope not at least
Anyway, I never noticed this with the international version, and I had one for a while.
Unacceptable if it would occur often.
update: It just occurred to me that this may be a pen issue. It's an ultra small pen, and this issue might not happen with a regular Wacom pen.
I will keep an eye out for this.
Not just S pen
I'm experiencing the same issue with my galaxy note, but not just with the S pen.
After upgrading my software, the lower-right hand side of the screen just went dead every time the note was placed on a flat surface. very annoying issue.
I was forced to downgrade my software just to get it working right again. the thread regarding this issue can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500000&page=3
Hi all, I have Tronsmart PS7 7" phablet and have used it for a while now. It is great device, very fast and has great screen. I would say everything works perfectly for me except for one thing.
When I scrolling content on a screen, often an action for scrolling is taken as a tap by the device and it will open up another screen. For example, I read my news through Google Newsstand news reader and it is very annoying that often it open up an article while I meant to scroll. On browser, often it does zoom-in/out when again I intend to scroll. Somehow the screen is too sensitive.
On the other hand, I found the keyboard is not sensitive enough. I often missed some letters when typing.
Has anyone faced the same issues and managed to resolve it? Fyi, I root the device and it still runs the ROM that came with it.
Thanks.
I had similar problems, it was mostly because of the uneven glue holding my screen down causing it to warp slightly, I used a heat gun to remove my screen and stick it down with a more even glue.
ultimately I scuffed and bent quite a bit of it, but it all works great now, its just not as pretty as it started out
I'd recommend returning it and getting another or a refund.
www . youtube . com/watch?v=0Jt1WKymqkM
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Hello
I'm using the m5 pro for drawing, but run into an issue with
the pressure sensitivity. The pen doesn't seem to register pressure
below a certain threshold. Then as pressure is increased, suddenly it does. When
drawing, this results in a dotted line, as opposed to a line with continuously
varying opaqueness. See movie above for an example.
Hoping someone can try and replicate this, so I can find out if this is
a design flaw, or a fault in my tablet or pen. Brush settings are quoted in
the movie's description..
Dzjoss
in case anyone is interested: meantime I was able to test the same app on an ipad, and it basically shows the same behaviour, though the ipad is a bit more sensitive. There I also see a broken line. So I think its not an issue with the device itself, just a limitation of the software and technology. You cant seem to beat the sensitivity of a siple pencil (lead)...
I find it heavy but sensitive. Any contact with the screen will draw. Android registers even the distance of the pen from the screen and its angles in the MotionEvent traces so I'd say you just need to tweak your app to make it oversensitive.
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I find it heavy but sensitive. Any contact with the screen will draw. Android registers even the distance of the pen from the screen and its angles in the MotionEvent traces so I'd say you just need to tweak your app to make it oversensitive.
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Yes I also think its due to the app. Unfortunately in infinit painter I cant find a way to change the pressure curves or something. I'm gonna try some other ones..