Tablets - iPad, Galaxy Tab, Playbook, XOOM & More

[fleuryisgod]

If anyone is looking for the docking station for the prime Best Buy has some in stock online right now.

[Bobblehead]

I`m not having any of the issues some are reporting.

Wifi works fine - I can actually see 8 of my neighbours` routers from the livingroom of my house. GPS is fine as I can always see 6-11 satellites at any time, and can walk around without losing the lock.

I`m pretty pleased

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by MickMcGeough

That's probably a good router but I'd highly recommend getting a dual band (2.4Ghz/5Ghz) router. They aren't much more and my 5Ghz band is about 5 times faster than my 2.4Ghz band (probably due to interference).

I'm pretty sure the Asus TF Prime doesn't support the 5Ghz band...it's got the wifi hardware to support it but it's limited to 2.5Ghz for whatever reason.

[flamesfan6]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

I`m not having any of the issues some are reporting.

Wifi works fine - I can actually see 8 of my neighbours` routers from the livingroom of my house. GPS is fine as I can always see 6-11 satellites at any time, and can walk around without losing the lock.

I`m pretty pleased

How you find the number of sattelites

So I reset my TF Prime, reset my router and although i'm not getting the reception of my old laptop, everything seems to be fixed. No slow downs, quick response when surfing, etc.

Overall, very impressed. 1080p videos are incredible on the thing.

[fleuryisgod]

Originally Posted by Bent Wookie

So I reset my TF Prime, reset my router and although i'm not getting the reception of my old laptop, everything seems to be fixed. No slow downs, quick response when surfing, etc.

Overall, very impressed. 1080p videos are incredible on the thing.

Are you running MKV files and if so what program are you using to get audio?

Not yet.... ill let ya know.... i did read something about the stock player having some issues.... ill see if i can dig it up.

[fleuryisgod]

Originally Posted by Bent Wookie

Not yet.... ill let ya know.... i did read something about the stock player having some issues.... ill see if i can dig it up.

Finally figured out the audio...downloaded the "dice player" and now everything works perfectly. As a side note it looks just amazing on here.

Originally Posted by fleuryisgod

Finally figured out the audio...downloaded the "dice player" and now everything works perfectly. As a side note it looks just amazing on here.

RIGHT. I do recall reading about Dice player... thanks for the heads up...

Is THIS the only version?

[fleuryisgod]

Originally Posted by Bent Wookie

RIGHT. I do recall reading about Dice player... thanks for the heads up...

Is THIS the only version?

That's the one I was able able find and it works perfectly.

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by flamesfan6

How you find the number of sattelites

There is a small app yo can download that will show you GPS data.

Originally Posted by Bent Wookie

RIGHT. I do recall reading about Dice player... thanks for the heads up...

Is THIS the only version?

I downloaded BS Player lite. It seems to handle everything I've tried so far and is apparently the only one equipped to use the core for hardware decoding (at least from what I have read).

[PeteLFan]

Are the iPad 3 march release just rumors or has it been announced?

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by PeteLFan

Are the iPad 3 march release just rumors or has it been announced?

Rumors.

[flamesfan6]

Originally Posted by Bobblehead

There is a small app yo can download that will show you GPS data.



I downloaded BS Player lite. It seems to handle everything I've tried so far and is apparently the only one equipped to use the core for hardware decoding (at least from what I have read).

Care to say what app?

[Bobblehead]

Originally Posted by flamesfan6

Care to say what app?

https://market.android.com/details?i....gpstest&hl=en

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Damnit I pre-ordered a TF Prime at Memory Express, and still haven't gotten a thing. I checked the FS website earlier and they showed them on stock online, but I'd rather not wait for it to be shipped my way. Urge to kill definitely rising.

[Violator]

i bought the hdmi cord for the playbook its actually pretty good after you try to configure it im tempted to go with a blackberry phone but dont want to extend my contract with rogers.

[onetwo_threefour]

Originally Posted by Violator

i bought the hdmi cord for the playbook its actually pretty good after you try to configure it im tempted to go with a blackberry phone but dont want to extend my contract with rogers.

The neat thing will be that later, if you have a BB phone, you will be able to plug in your Playbook to HDMI then remote control it with your phone. Not such a big deal for me as I bought a 15 foot HDMI cable from Monoprice for this, but not having a cord stretched across the TV room would be nice.

Prime has been fantastic.

Two issues that are a little annoying not TF Prime related more tablet related:

1) It's hard to tell what apps are both phone and tablet compatible. I have downloaded several apps that I have on my SGS II that won't work on the tablet.

2) Wallpapers don't seem well optimized. Both resolution and sizing don't seem to well executed.

Anyone with tablet experience have any solutions for these?

[sclitheroe]

For anyone interested in how iOS devices such as the iPad handle multitasking, this is a fantastic video: