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Porkchop Express posted:Because i also use it for non-reading related tasks? My point is if you already have a full size tablet it seems odd to buy a slightly smaller one for a task that's better served by a cheaper device.
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Gyshall posted:I've been on the fence to buy an Android tablet for a while now, but I'm not sure if I should. What I want is an Ice Cream Sandwhich tablet that is 10 inches and can be rooted/run custom firmware. Does this thing exist or should I just hold out? There's really no reason to put custom firmware on something unless there's a problem with the firmware shipped. The Transformer line is pretty much stock ICS, so you'd be best off with one of those.
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Bonxai posted:No you're right, it can do 720p just fine, I'm just being a graphics whore and wanting 1080p... Ever since I upgraded my PC to run games at full settings I've been noticing the differences in video quality better than I used to, and it's a blessing and a curse at once. It probably is harder to notice on a tablet, and graphics are less important to me for movies than for serious gaming simply because movies are a lot shorter, so unless Asus or someone else releases a full HD tablet any time soon, I probably will just get the 300. The 300 could play 1080p videos if connected to a 1080p HDTV though, right? 720p vs 1080p on a monitor for games is completely different animal than video playback. The difference between 720p and 1080p on a lot of TVs is indistinguishable depending on size/distance from screen. On a 10" tablet it will not be noticeable at all. For video playback, mind you - things like web browsing will obviously be different.
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May 30, 2012 13:06
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SlayVus posted:I guess all touch screens are susceptible to those curvy lines if you use a light/small touch. No, it's just vendors using poo poo screens. There's at least one phone/tablet that doesn't do that. http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/09/moto-gives-straight-advice-on-smartphone-touchscreen-quality/
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May 30, 2012 17:43
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revolther posted:Not trying to go totally off-topic, it's a new use of Android OS(to me), but saw this on Newegg the other day, whilst searching for networked HDD's and can't help but think it's a little brilliant. Reviews say ICS firmware is already available, 3x USB 2.0, hdmi out up to 1080p, all sorts of normal video codecs supported, HTML5 & Flash10 support through Chrome/Dolphin HD, PlayMarket out the box with reports of just about equal app parity as other android devices. There's dozens of small-box media players out there, the only thing that truly differentiates them is how reliable and user-friendly they are. It sounds nice in theory but in reality I'd guess the user interface is a loving trainwreck. Trying to adapt a touchscreen-based OS into a 10' interface is not a small task.
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Jun 13, 2012 14:10
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kmcormick9 posted:streaming local content? No, it's not It is, if you're willing to encode your files to .mp4.
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Jun 13, 2012 14:33
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yamdankee posted:Well when you call an Android device/tablet anything not an iPad, Playbook, or running Windows, that's a pretty huge list of devices. Android fragmentation coming in handy for large and ambiguous numbers! Yeah, pretty much. People in the Kindle Fire, Nook, and Touchpad markets are at completely different price points than an ipad. If you segmented the market by form factor or price those numbers would look completely different. I suppose the chart is accurate but its seems deliberately misleading.
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Jun 19, 2012 14:22
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You Am I posted:I am sure all of us, and most of the IT community knows that this 7" tablet isn't gunning for the iPad. However out in the media (especially non-IT) it is already being hyped as the iPad challenger. Every android tablet that comes out is hyped as an ipad challenger. It manufactured tripe to stir up readers.
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Jun 28, 2012 17:52
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Biggest human being Ever posted:I've been looking at some very cheap tablet options and I'm wondering if those cheap china tablets are worth a drat, specifically this one: If you enjoy lousy viewing angles, poo poo battery life, horrible build quality, no warranty or support if it breaks in a week, sure! That's definitely a great tradeoff for $85.
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Jul 30, 2012 16:15
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revolther posted:I hope something as superficial as ads on the lockscreen sinks it. They are already produced and sold for profit, tied to a profit making app ecosystem, shoe horn some more profit in with unavoidable ads. It will help bring the social/economic problems of our information rich consumer society to center stage. Is this a slashdot blog? The Fire is more than likely selling at cost or a loss. By your own admission the ads on the lock screen are superficial. They're targeting people who are too cheap to buy a full cost tablet, in which case you can live with ads on a screen you spend less than 1% of your time looking at. Crackbone fucked around with this message at 17:34 on Sep 8, 2012 |
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bawfuls posted:So what are the odds the new Kindle Fires are root-able? Or is it unlikely anyone will put much effort into it if the bootloader is locked as expected? Seems very likely the bootloader will be locked, considering Amazon is selling at cost/loss to get media revenue. And honestly, with the Nexus 7" I can't see a lot of people caring about hacking the Fire to do something you can already buy for ~$50 more.
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