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so this galaxy tab is interesting, well all of the android tablets are, not sure which one is the best, but yeah. i mean its not as powerful as a computer, and its limited because it lacks the huge support windows has.. its much larger than a phone, yet worse specs.. i cant help but think i should just get a netbook.. i mean i want to like tablets, because i think it might be fun, but i just cant seem to find any big selling points to convince me to drop a few hundred dollars into one..
thoughts?
- watch videos while you cook
- watch videos while you are in the bath
- watch videos while you are in the livingroom with the tv on and not watching it
- watch videos in the public transport
not much more, the tablets are simply a sustitute of the netbooks, more battery. more screen, less weight, similar funtions.
*watch videos can be changed for play angry birds or reading websites
I know what you mean, I'm struggling with the same thoughts.
I kinda want a tab, but I have no idea if I'd use it over my laptop.
I guess its smaller, lighter and more mobile, longer battery, more focused (by that I mean the apps and games are really geared up for the platform, where as a lot of windows games are awkward to play on a laptop).
Thats about it I think?
but didnt they take out more battery from the tab, to be thinner than the ipad2? whats the battery life now, compared to what it was?
Dont know what this is doing in a mobile phone sub forum but hey I'll bite anyway....
I have a very decent desktop, extremely decent laptop, currently using a Dell Steak as a phone (cross between a phone and tablet) but whilst im at home none of them really get used.
I have a Advent Vega 10.1 inch tablet, it is not the best tablet out there by far, but you get good bang for your buck. Im currently running froyo on it and love it to pieces. I use it for general web browsing whilst watching tv, reading books via kindle app, emails, playing Angry Birds etc whilst again watching tv, music whilst cooking/washing up etc.... The great thing is the portability for its size, also how easy it is to pick up and quickly do what you want snd then put it back down again...
I know what you mean, but until you have one then you wont actually realise how handy they are - I wouldn't be without mine now
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but didnt they take out more battery from the tab, to be thinner than the ipad2? whats the battery life now, compared to what it was?
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My Galaxy Tab lasts a good 2-3 days before needing to be charged. I use it for about 20 minutes at a time at least 5-6 times a day, although mine is flashed with the overcome rom which I'm told improves the battery quite drastically. I use it for almost everything now, email, web browsing, call making, text sending, video playing, game playing, music listening(winamp widget ), GPS navigating and even comic reading(reading The Walking Dead on the Tab while taking a poop = heaven).
When I was considering buying it, I had the same questions going through my head. I already have a laptop and a phone so what's the point in a tablet? And to be totally honest, ever since I bought it I've used my laptop all of about 3 times in a month, and that was only to capture video. And my phone? Ugh, hate it now. I'd rather use the tab as a phone than my crappy Nokia.
If you're planning on getting an SGS2 then don't bother with the tablet. Aside from the screen size the SGS2 will kick mud in the Tab's face all day long. Once my SGS2 arrives I foresee the tab doing nothing more than collecting dust.
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My Galaxy Tab lasts a good 2-3 days before needing to be charged. I use it for about 20 minutes at a time at least 5-6 times a day, although mine is flashed with the overcome rom which I'm told improves the battery quite drastically. I use it for almost everything now, email, web browsing, call making, text sending, video playing, game playing, music listening(winamp widget ), GPS navigating and even comic reading(reading The Walking Dead on the Tab while taking a poop = heaven).
When I was considering buying it, I had the same questions going through my head. I already have a laptop and a phone so what's the point in a tablet? And to be totally honest, ever since I bought it I've used my laptop all of about 3 times in a month, and that was only to capture video. And my phone? Ugh, hate it now. I'd rather use the tab as a phone than my crappy Nokia.
If you're planning on getting an SGS2 then don't bother with the tablet. Aside from the screen size the SGS2 will kick mud in the Tab's face all day long. Once my SGS2 arrives I foresee the tab doing nothing more than collecting dust.
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yeah i guess youre right, it would be nice to use my manga app on tho, but i guess ill pass on the tab.. i wonder whats better, the tab or the xoom
My mum and dad got me an iPad first gen for xmas.. i sent it back the next day because i think tablets = worthless..
Im gonna get a 4.3inch phone that is mad powerful.. why would i need a tab?
I was thinking of getting a Tablet when I had my Blackberry, but since leaving crackberry and getting an Android phone I was really impressed, got a DHD at the moment and it can do most thing I want it to do, nice 4.3" screen for web browsing, music, videos etc, all things i struggled to do well on a crackberry! I think this Samsung will replace most things I use as in MP3 player etc.
For the time being I won't be buying a tablet until I get fed up of the phone or my needs expand over time.
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I was thinking of getting a Tablet when I had my Blackberry, but since leaving crackberry and getting an Android phone I was really impressed, got a DHD at the moment and it can do most thing I want it to do, nice 4.3" screen for web browsing, music, videos etc, all things i struggled to do well on a crackberry! I think this Samsung will replace most things I use as in MP3 player etc.
For the time being I won't be buying a tablet until I get fed up of the phone or my needs expand over time.
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Glad to know I won't be disappoint when I drop my berry for the SGS2 !
I always thought tablets were pointless. I have a laptop, I've tried netbooks, why do I need a tablet? I've since tried the Galaxy Tab, and now my Xoom, and without going into a lengthy explanation, I use the crap out of the tablets, rarely touch my laptop anymore.
Even with the phone, there are still things you still want to use the tablet for. Plus, there is just something awesome about having android apps on a 10" screen.
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Glad to know I won't be disappoint when I drop my berry for the SGS2 !
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To be honest I miss the push emails but being a main Gmail user not an issue, also the notification lights, BBM is not an issue with LiveProfile/WhatsApp etc. But very happy moving to Android.
Plus there are also reports that BBM is coming to iOS and Android soon enough. Dont know how true that is, but the story is out there.
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Plus there are also reports that BBM is coming to iOS and Android soon enough. Dont know how true that is, but the story is out there.
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That would be suicide for RIM... It's the only thing that draws the younger generation to Blackberry Smart(annoying)phones...
I have a desktop and galaxy S which ill be replacing with S II... aside from that im also getting the asus transformer tablet mainly so that I have a tablet and eventually a netbook too for when im away from home and need more "netbook" utility than a tablet (particularly the keyboard) aside from that... tablet itself will be used while cooking fore xample, or watching videos while im running on my treadmil. for $400 id say not bad, considering thats almost half the price of the phone (if getting from Uk which we basically all are at this point).
again im getting the phone definitely but tablet to compliment it otherwise
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That would be suicide for RIM... It's the only thing that draws the younger generation to Blackberry Smart(annoying)phones...
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I agree and was debating that myself. Why would RIM go ahead and distribute one of the few leverage points they have.
In either case, aside from BBM, Whatsapp is a great alternative.
Non Windows Tablet is for entertainment. Period.
Sure there are few things you can do that might turn them into productive devices, but its always PITA.
It does come in handy if you are lazy ( I am one of the bunch ) and want to watch a movie / TV serial before going to sleep in bed, or want to show pics to your friends and parents without getting them anywhere close to my Laptop or PC (I just hate it when people touch my PC ).
Its good for reading websites in bed or on the toilet seat. And its good for casual gaming. I know some people use it as VNC to control their PCs in case of something urgent. But that can be done from your phone as well.
Honestly, if you have good set of eyes and dont mind smaller screen, you can do all this from 4.3incher like I do with my DHD. But Tablet does have its charms. Specially if its good one like transformer or upcoming Sammy 10.1.
But I wont be buying another device that cannot do what desktop does anymore. I had given a shot to tablets but I wont be buying any of these.
Now Asus EP121 is something I would be interested in if it was couple of 100 USD cheaper. $800 for that and I am sold.
I have a tmo tab 7", and I also have a vibrant, desktop and laptop. I have to I find myself picking up my tab to do my casual web browsing, playing emulators during down time at work, and watching movies/ looking up sports scores while out.. Oh, and making phone calls.
my desktop gets no use what so ever, laptop only when I need to for work. My phone... Just collecting dust. Only use it to tether to my tab.
imo the 7" screen is perfect size, as it is portable enough to fit in my back pocket, light enough to hold in one hand comfortably, and large enough to make entertainment on my phone just silly. If I lay my vibrant on my tab, I can get roughly 3 of them... So even though the screen is only '3" larger', it is considerably larger than a phone.
Its my all in one device, and highly recommend one to all.
>My sister has a xoom, its too big and heavy to use comfortably with one hand.. Not portable at all unless you walk around wirh a man purse. Same as the ipad2
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Lets be honest. these are not android phones. they have evolved past that. They are quite litterally PC's. or PPC's to be more accurate.
They are Portable Personal Computers and they are amazing.
With this rash of new and inevitably more coming "CHEAP" yet powerful android powered portable PC's coming out such as the $30 score and $50 vitality and PLENTY for under $99
suddenly things that were silly before or just too expensive are suddenly viable.
I WOULD LOVE to make this a HUGE threat for coming up with creative non phone uses (IE no celluar plan) for these amazing little devices.
I am going to dedicate the first few posts to listing in one place the great ideas you guys come up with. I will start off with just a few of the ideas we have come up with to use these phones for and links to software examples to do such with them.
Please ANY idea don't care what it is post it. Let's see just how much we can do with these amazing little devices.
I don't care if its free or paid software.
the only condition is it has to be useful without a cellular connection.
Most of these idea's are not mine but were posted by others in the $30 and $50 android threads. some where mine hehe
IPWEBCAM
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5wYXMud2ViY2FtIl0.
This program turns your droid into a streaming webcam. you can access it from anywhere on your network and with some port forwarding and convenience from say dyndns anywhere in the world.
Combine with "tinycam"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5hbGV4dmFzLmR2ciJd
and you can watch up to 5 at a time live from your other android phone anywhere.
works VERY well. I plan to try to rig one up with a solar panel and external battery for wireless convenience.
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Lapse It
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS51aS5MYXBzZUl0UHJvIl0.
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL software. turns your droid camera into a "timelapse" camera. this takes a picture at "intervals" that you can later combined into a "video" (you can do it on the phone but it obviously takes along time at higher resolutions)
I have done 1080p timelapse films with it. this is the primary reason I got all these devices (I have 7 of them)
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Motion Detector Pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...HJvaWQubW90aW9uZGV0ZWN0b3Jwcm8uYWN0aXZpdHkiXQ..
This one has a running internal video stream and when enough pixels "change" at once (ie "motion" is detected) it snaps a picture and e-mails it to you and stores it on the sd card.
right now its stream resolution 480x320 I am hopeful of a higher resolution version can be found! its free too!
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Navigon (with permissions denied tweak)
$40 cheap full feature GPS without a network connection. GOod quality maps and good quality routing most of the time (like any other gps I am pleased)
You just have to permissions denied disable the license check since it checks EVERY single time you start even though it downloads the maps to the SD card. which means no data connection SPLAT it crashes out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...vbS5uYXZpZ29uLm5hdmlnYXRvcl9jaGVja291dF9uYSJd
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Navionics
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=navionics&c=apps
Very nice just like navigon but for Nautical Charts for boating !! very very nice. I can't wait to try it out this summer when I get the boat going.
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Digital Dash for your car
I love Ulysse Speedometer its gorgeous and feature rich. there are LOTS of other options many free but I always come back to Ulysse
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wxLDEsImNvbS5iaW5hcnl0b3lzLnNwZWVkb21ldGVyIl0.
it (and many others) can also do HUD inverted to project the info on your windscreen at night.
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Slacker and Pandora when in WIFI for streaming music.
if you pay for slacker premium $4 a month you can also CACHE stations to your SD card and now you can use it anywhere. whenever your in wifi it will "sync" adding new songs etc.. Very very nice.
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MP3 Player. I Love poweramp. you can shove a 16 or in some of them 32gb card in them and have a Media Player that will make an ipod cringe in envy.
Also works fine for netflix youtube etc.. when in WIFI. Most will also play many other video formats but the small screens tend to make them less desirable for this.
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Do you 4wheel? LOTs of neat apps for this.
I plan to mount 3 or 4 of these on my visor shelf when I 4 wheel
one will run Ulysse one will run TOPO software once I find a good one
another will run Inclinometer software
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=inclinometer&c=apps
once I pick the one i like.
really love the brain laboratories one but it crashes when the tilt alarm goes off (which is why I like it so much) turn off the alarm and its fine hopefully they can fix that.
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Car DVR - record what happens as you drive think "dash cam"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5kYWlseXJvYWRzLnYiXQ..
is just one example.
I use a dedicated dash cam but here is a droid option.
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Have a 96 or newer car with OBDII onboard ?
get one of these 260827956350 (ebay) for under $20 and now you can use software like for example Torque to read your codes from your car or live data.
PLENTY of other "car" things you can do.
This is my preferred program for recording my tank fills up and tracking my fuel economy and my car expenses
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wOSwiY2guc2ltb25tb3JnZW50aGFsZXIuZnVlbGxvZyJd
Plenty of other software like this too.
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HeyTell
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heytell&feature=search_result
PTT Push to Talk. Think Walkie Talkie for you droid. works great over wifi. I ALSO confirmed it works in conjunction with IPWEBCAM so now if you SEE someone on your webcam you can "talk" to them via heytell. (you hear them via ipwebcam just enable audio)
Very cool. if you have windows mobile and BB users use LOUDTALKS (zello) since that one has Winmo and BB clients.
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Unit Conversion
Convertr
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S5tYXRocGFkLm1vYmlsZS5hbmRyb2lkLnd0LnVuaXQiXQ..
plenty of others. convert literally any unit to any unit. very neat
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Talking Timer
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsInNwaW5uaW5naGVhZC50aW1lciJd
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Calculators. Just search the market their are OODLES of them
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Put all the music on a SD card.
Portable music player.
heck yeah and amke ipods cry
Tethering
You could use yor phone as modem for your PC.
ahh would that not require a cellular connection?
My ZTE Score has a hardware GPS so I can load topo or road maps on it and have a nice portable GPS unit. For only $30 it was cheaper than other portable gps units.
Imagine having this hooked up in your car multitasking as a GPS unit and MP3 player if you don't have or want to use your regular phone.
Cheap devices are also a great way to learn about the hacking side of Android. You can get experience rooting, flashing CWM and ROMs (if available for your device) without the worry of bricking your primary phone. I learned how to build desktops by tearing down and rebuilding older computers where there was no risk if I broke something. Think of cheap phones as the same thing. Once you master them you'll feel more comfortable flashing a ROM on your new $500 phone.
have you found any really good user friendly topo mapping software? trails software? (offroad and hiking)
what software do you use?
theres a neighor of mine living next door who's got 4 laptops.. and i'm thinking about breaking into his house and stealing them. then selling them all on ebay..
an ebook/comic and a divx reader, for me.
And a marvelous one at that, that can do a lot more than a 100$ kindle or a *input stupid amount of money*$ ipod and the such.
Even if unfortunately for me, being in Canada, i couldn't benefit from the Zte Score at 30$ and Samsung Vitality at 50$ good plans.
I'm curious bout the "PLENTY for under 99$" sentence, tough?
I saw 4 or 5 on the shelf for under $100 at best buy including the samsung vitality ($99 with speaker) I think vitality alone was $79.99 the ZTE Score was $49.99 and the ZTE Chorus was $69 IIRC.
I think the boost "warp" was either $99 or $119.
and that was just what I saw at best buy. metro has plenty in that price range as well.
and on craigslist its not hard to find a droid for under $100 even pretty nice ones. all 3 of my EVO 4G's I paid under $100 for and thats a kick butt droid.
I even found EPIC 4G for $100 a pop once (pair of them $150) I should have bought them. dumb me.
its amazing how much "hardware" you can buy for $99 or less now. though the $30 range is what REALLY made these things delicious. almost an impulse buy at that price point.
remember the point of these is not to buy a phone plan but to use them as little PC's
little computers to "DO" interesting things with.
you can get a pretty decent eink reader 6" for lower than $70 now. these screens are a bit too small for reading to me but yeah thats a use for them.
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remember the point of these is not to buy a phone plan but to use them as little PC's
little computers to "DO" interesting things with.
you can get a pretty decent eink reader 6" for lower than $70 now. these screens are a bit too small for reading to me but yeah thats a use for them.
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Yeah, i got that. What i meant by "good plans" was "good deals", i should have been clearer.
I guess american craiglist is a lot more packed than the canadian one
(same with best buy for that matter)
Cheapest good one around here is 110$+taxes for a Lg Optimus One with a prepaid card.
I'll check again, but i doubt you can find something (not broken) for 50$ here in canada, unfortunately.
Oh, and i find it pleasing enough to read on a 3.5"-4" device, resizing is pretty easy and efficient.
Of course, i can't deny it is more pleasant on a bigger, dedicated ebook reader, but then again, what can these things do beyond reading ebooks?
maybe you should start shopping in the US hehe seriously hit ebay.
you can get votalities for $50 to $70 shipped (without the bt speaker of course
as for reading. I am a book whore. I have an issue with reading. I can never have enough.
I have 2 kindle DX's so if something happens to one I never have to be without my books. I am a voracious reader.
my eyes KILL me after even 2 hours of reading on an LCD screen not to speak of the battery consumption and weight (tablet computer)
I am even eyeballing that new COLOR E-Ink device ($500 !! ouch) so I can read my magazines without a backlight.
For me its no option got to have an ereader.
but some have no issues reading an LCD.
Here is a NIB ZTE Score for $55 SHIPPED
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Z...0990516405?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3cc43f3cb5
and there are TONS of them $60 and under. $55 is lowest "buy it now" I could find with free shipping
For the Vitality (a better device in my opinion) just search ebay for samsung vitality and click " cell phones" on the left to get rid of all the accessories from the results
TONS of them for $60 to $70 buy it now free shipping.
fun around long enough you could snag one for $50. all perfectly good in fact brand new. most do not include the bt speaker but some as low as $85 include the speaker with free shipping (well worth it the speaker is flat out amazing)
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maybe you should start shopping in the US hehe seriously hit ebay.
you can get votalities for $50 to $70 shipped (without the bt speaker of course
as for reading. I am a book whore. I have an issue with reading. I can never have enough.
I have 2 kindle DX's so if something happens to one I never have to be without my books. I am a voracious reader.
my eyes KILL me after even 2 hours of reading on an LCD screen not to speak of the battery consumption and weight (tablet computer)
I am even eyeballing that new COLOR E-Ink device ($500 !! ouch) so I can read my magazines without a backlight.
For me its no option got to have an ereader.
but some have no issues reading an LCD.
Here is a NIB ZTE Score for $55 SHIPPED
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Z...0990516405?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item3cc43f3cb5
and there are TONS of them $60 and under. $55 is lowest "buy it now" I could find with free shipping
For the Vitality (a better device in my opinion) just search ebay for samsung vitality and click " cell phones" on the left to get rid of all the accessories from the results
TONS of them for $60 to $70 buy it now free shipping.
fun around long enough you could snag one for $50. all perfectly good in fact brand new. most do not include the bt speaker but some as low as $85 include the speaker with free shipping (well worth it the speaker is flat out amazing)
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That auction is for shipment in the us only, i had seen it
Anyway i get the point, thanks
As for reading ebooks on my phone, i must confess that while i do like reading, i'm not reading as much as you, so a 3.5" screen is enough for me.
Anyway, i'm off to the classifieds again to find some cheap android phone to have fun with!
If the phone has hdmi out you could hook it to a tv and use it with a bluetooth keyboard/mouse as a computer - some of these phones can even run ubuntu linux for a full pc experience
nice idea! none of the "cheap" ones have that function yet (hdmi) but you can get used droids sometimes under $100 if your vigilant that do.
Found some new software!!
Converter software. convert from any unit to any unit. they have some GREAT software available to do this !!
Talking Timer. I will absolutely get a use for this. I use talking timers when flying competition rocket gliders. we have to fly 15 minutes and land at zero so we use talking timers (radio shack) so we can sync our landing.
they are rather hard to find and now I can use my droid to do it. sweet!
Scientific Calculator. lots of neat apps for this!
come on I know you guys have to have some idea's !!
That's marginal, but as an avid boardgames/cardgames player, i personnaly also use it for dice and counter apps.
Oh, and the timer is useful for that purpose too.
Hello,
I'm searching my first tablet, and i've stumbled onto the tablet s. What are pro's and con's of this tablet?
Has it a good screen? Are there some things i need to know before i buy one?
Read it has wifi reception issues but don't know if it is.
For about 40 more i can buy an asus tf300, better performance, but i'm a bit afraid of build quality, and think the tablet s will be better in hand.
Can i upgrade to ics and have it work trouble free?
What about the playstation games to play on the tablet, are they worth it? do the have many titles?
Thanks in advance for the responce.
Regards,
Adam
That is al whole list of questions i will try to answer them all
1. Does it have a good screen.?
- Well.. Yes it has but its not gorilla glas that means it can break faster then other tabs.
- There's already a screen protector on the creen before you buy it.
2. Wi-Fi Reception Issues.?
- If you don't use your tab then your internet is dead, which means that you
must keep the tab awake (not in stand by) till you download has finished.
- The internet browser app crashes somethings but since ICS its not such a huge problem.
anymore because the tablet keeps the browsing history so you don't loose your
last viewed page.
3. SONY Versus ASUS.?
- Every tablet has its own Ups and Downs.
- Correct me if i am wrong, but the ASUS Transformer has a Tegra 3 Chip in it so that means much more power.
- I suppose you will buy the keyboard aswell and thats a huge benefit,
- Sony Tablet S is quite much plastic feeling and the ASUS not that much
4. Can you upgrade to ICS.?
- Yes you can, if you are in a supported country, it doesn't take long anymore for Europe.
- If you can't wait and want root you must follow Condi's Topic in Android Development
5. What about Playstation Games.
- Dont expect to much of it there are to less games.
- Quality is bad, but ok its PSOne understandable right?
- Like I remember Its $5.99 per game.
Success.!
I have bought the S for my father.
Would definitely not get it again. It has a nice design, the IR remote feature is nice, but that is not enough.
The Tegra 2 chip can't even fluently play YouTube videos in the Webbrowser, something my S2 laughs at even at 1080p. (I use the Webbrowser because the app is a bad joke)
The lack of an hdmi output is also very unpleasant. You lose the possibility to watch a movie, play a game on a big screen.
Being used to gorilla glass on my phone, the Tablet S' screen feels kind of cheap and inaccurate in comparison. It often registers double taps that were not intended.
For just 40bucks more I would go with the Asus without hesitation.
With its quadcore its future proofed, Although if I am not wrong it's GPS ducks, if that's a needed feature I would avoid the transformer.
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thoughts
I mostly agree with Mahaco and his thoughts, but would add a few of my own thoughts.
I am 90 percent happy with my Sony S.
I am able to stream movies and watch videos with ease, perhaps xEraseRx has a poor WiFi signal.
I personally have two complaints.
1- The lack of HDMI output as mentioned. Sony provides an interface that allows you to share with connected devices, but there is no "live" interface. By that I mean you can not stream a movie and view it on your devices.
2- The unique charging port. it is big and bulky and there is no 12V option.
Other than those two complaints I have no real issues. I love the form and would highly recommend the Sony S.
thanks for the reply!!
Need to say that the tf300 also doesn't has the gorilla glass (the prime has but this one does not). This is a difficult one for me, i hope the normal glas feels ok when used.
it has the advantace of the Quad core, but both are "plastic". It's the "cheap" plastic build of the prime, and therefore it has good gps reception.
need to check for the hdmi out doh.
Cheers,
Adam
The dlna service works fine, but it is not a replacement for a hdmi out.
Dlna allows you to stream the content (pictures, music and video only) stored on your device to other devices supporting the dlna standard. No more no less.
It's great to enjoy the pictures and videos I took on my last holiday trip on a big screen, but it only works because the pictures are stored locally on the device.
You can't play a game on a big screen over dlna.
You can't play a movie from the Internet browser, or YouTube or whatever application but the stock video player (well actually there should be others that support dlna as well).
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I'm incredibly happy with my Tablet. Since my house is full of DLNA devices, the lack of HDMI out doesn't really bother me. I don't use the PS games much either.
I absolutely love the design that always feels light and comfortable in your hand. The screen is very good (but be wary of screen protectors as some add impractical amounts of glare). I've never had the WiFi problems some users complain of, and I'm still using Honeycomb, but I love it. The IR blaster is brilliant, and the Tablet experience as a whole has been great.
In my opinion, the decision should come down more to what you're going to use it for. The TF300 has the keyboard and the larger screen, plus the extra horsepower, so if you're looking for a laptop replacement, the TF300 is probably the go. If you're looking for a portable tablet that's great to use and is perfect for watching your media on the go etc, I would go for the Tablet S. That's just me, however.
Only annoyance with my Tablet: Weird power connector. Not a huge fan.
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I'm incredibly happy with my Tablet. Since my house is full of DLNA devices, the lack of HDMI out doesn't really bother me. I don't use the PS games much either.
I absolutely love the design that always feels light and comfortable in your hand. The screen is very good (but be wary of screen protectors as some add impractical amounts of glare). I've never had the WiFi problems some users complain of, and I'm still using Honeycomb, but I love it. The IR blaster is brilliant, and the Tablet experience as a whole has been great.
In my opinion, the decision should come down more to what you're going to use it for. The TF300 has the keyboard and the larger screen, plus the extra horsepower, so if you're looking for a laptop replacement, the TF300 is probably the go. If you're looking for a portable tablet that's great to use and is perfect for watching your media on the go etc, I would go for the Tablet S. That's just me, however.
Only annoyance with my Tablet: Weird power connector. Not a huge fan.
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I agree that a lot depends on your usage. There are a few more powerful, and a few like the TF300 that come with a keyboard.
I use my tablet primarily as a media viewer, book reader and watching TV web surfer and for that it is perfect.
I especially love the folded edge for reading. Seriously this is a huge selling point for me. Try and hold any other devices for more than ten minutes and you will get serious cramps. I can read for an hour straight and be totally comfortable.
Get the tf300.
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Hey all, so a couple years back I made the switch the android and never looked back. Well, except my trusty ipod classic. I go to the gym quite a bit and use it with an armband. It works well however its not flash memory so every so often it skips, plus I also tend to wear while on my motorcycle and when I hit rain I have to rush to cover it. Long story short I want to upgrade and figure this was a great opp to get rid of Apple completely.
So what Im looking for are the following:
-Android Jelly Bean or higher
-IP67 or similar for water proof
-NFC
-Bluetooth 4.0 (so I can use BT earbuds finally)
-MicroSD slot (bigger than better for capacity)
-Hopefully good battery size
-Since I plan to put this on my arm I dont want something super big so probably a 3.5" - 4.5" screen or therabouts
I was looking at the Kyrocera Torque which seemed to fit the bill pretty well but not sure if you guys had other suggestions. I will not be using the cellular components at all, however I would be using mostly Google Music to stream.
Anyways thanks for the suggestions!
What about this? http://www.aliexpress.com/item/in-s...-GPS-IP68-A8-waterproof-phone/1730176403.html
There's lots more rugged IP rated phones on aliexpress too
thanks ill check it out.
so I'm going to try out the Virtual Reality experience. Getting the Google Daydream View ($80 on Amazon).
Choosing the Google ones so that I can cast the video on my TV via chromecast so that others can see what I'm seeing.
Anyone have any experiences with these (or other goggles) that may be helpful?
thanks!
nobody? really? wow. i guess the VR goggles are more unpopular than I thought.
well, got mine last night and tried them out. pretty cool. still some bugs though like keeping the pointer centered, video streaming, lack of content. I can really only stand 15-20 minutes of it, otherwise my eyes begin to hurt. my kids tried them out and loved them.
my phone did get hot, and it did use a lot of battery.
had some difficulties with the initial setup, as I did not realize that I had to enable NFC on the phone, and charge the pointer first. i think it uses a bluetooth connection to the pointer (I already have bluetooth enabled, so keep that in mind).
but after a while, I can see myself getting used to it. watching the shark videos was pretty cool, as both my wife and I actually jumped when shark swam by.
casting the experience on my TV is a nice plus so that others can be involved too (as well as help navigate them).
I like the Daydream better than the Gear VR. I don't use either a or the because it's so isolating and I don't have old dogs that constantly need to go in and out doors. [emoji16]
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I've spent a lot of time in both. I like the Gear better, but only because I have a wide face, with my eyes a bit wider apart than most. Daydream is the cooler version, nicer to touch and look at. Gear is a bit clunky, but if you have a wide face or glasses, the Daydream gets uncomfortable quickly. Sammy's library is much bigger, but much of it is shovelware. Both ecosystems have their exclusive highlights.