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Does anyone know if 3D android games will work properly for the touch pro 2 running android? For example, anyone tried N.O.V.A. and other really 3D games? Thanks everyone.
They might run, but very slowly though. Reason being because hardware3D isn't fully workn or implemented on this build yet. Its coming soon. So for now, everything is software rendered or something. Overclocking will help speed up apps and games but it can't justify the hardware3d not working. Try some out for urself and see. Id say if the app or game isn't too 3d intense, then it'll run it. Run an app or game that's very 3D intense, and it'll run slow or slow down device. I've tried some. They work but not fast enough. With this build they getting the essentials wrking first then everything else will follow. I've got a feeling very soon there will be some Major updates. If u must , then overclock. Overclocking will help out with games in the meantime until they finally finish implementing hardware3d/open gl.
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Super KO Boxing 2
anthonbob said:
Does anyone know if 3D android games will work properly for the touch pro 2 running android? For example, anyone tried N.O.V.A. and other really 3D games? Thanks everyone.
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I bought 'Super KO Boxing 2 ' which seemed to have great reviews. The only issue with the current build is it's fast enough to be playable but is still pretty slow. The file is also large so you need to install it to the SD.
If I was you I would hold out on 3D games until OpenGL has been sorted. Other than that you can always download normal games that don't use much graphics.
Even if we manage to get OpenGL, I'm not sure whether the TP2 can handle 3D games smoothly. We'll have to wait and see. :S
yep 3d games would be difficult to run smoothly enough to play with the current builds, so all you can do is wait and play 2d games that are fun. a game i play some what is world war, its pretty much just to waste time for me when im bored. either that or abduction world attack which is very fun
@ demandarin: i bet you cant go 10 post without mentioning overclocking in it , lol nah im just kidding, overclocking is great but i swear my phone doesnt like me everytime i try it out and yes i do put in the right amount. but thats another story.
i highly recommend doodle jump, super fun and addicting game that runs in 2D.
can anyone beat my highscore of 86,000?
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yep 3d games would be difficult to run smoothly enough to play with the current builds, so all you can do is wait and play 2d games that are fun. a game i play some what is world war, its pretty much just to waste time for me when im bored. either that or abduction world attack which is very fun
@ demandarin: i bet you cant go 10 post without mentioning overclocking in it , lol nah im just kidding, overclocking is great but i swear my phone doesnt like me everytime i try it out and yes i do put in the right amount. but thats another story.
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i bet u i can. lmfao u really got me laughing. its cool. that was a good one lilchicano
Thanks for all your replies. By the way, is it better to get a decent android device than to get a touch pro 2 and run android on that. If anyone has the limitations of android on the touch pro 2, that would be appreciated. I wanna buy something that would last a while but I'm on a budget . Is the android on the touch pro 2 customizable like the android on a real android device (I mean if the most apps run smoothly like aHome and others). Thanks in advance!!
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Thanks for all your replies. By the way, is it better to get a decent android device than to get a touch pro 2 and run android on that. If anyone has the limitations of android on the touch pro 2, that would be appreciated. I wanna buy something that would last a while but I'm on a budget . Is the android on the touch pro 2 customizable like the android on a real android device (I mean if the most apps run smoothly like aHome and others). Thanks in advance!!
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id say get a phone with android preinstalled on it. it will run way better, has newer hardware and will most likely have a capacitative screen
yep id have to say get an original android. if anything i would probably say to get a g1 because its the first android and still gots a hardware keyboard and should still be pretty cheep if you buy it on craigslist or ebay or something.
or maybe get the vogue, since its way more up ahead on the android development with ROMS and i think its cheeper to buy also
Okay, i know this is kinda off topic but if you have apk files for android, to install them, do I simply use a file browser and open to install? By the way, I don't think the Vogue is an android device by stock. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
yeah using a file explorer is a way to install .apk, just use something like astro or the one that came with the android build and then just go to the location of where its at and click on it. o and more than likely your gonna get a security warning the first time, it will redirect you to the settings for you to switch it if you want.
and yeah the vogue is not a stock android, thats why i said its in the farest in the android development. that way you can just put a ROM and replace WM in total or use the packages and still use there WM. but hey that was just as a way to save alittle bit more so you can just go with the g1.
So you can totally flash android on the Vogue? Thanks for your replies by the way. Besides those 2 devices, what else are some economical choices?
Hi everyone !
Expansys sells SIM Free Xperia Play for 229 € and I ordered one rather quickly, stock is expected for next week but I have some questions...
I read some reviews of the phone all over the internet and even topics here on XDA, but I'd like to get recent opinions of persons having the XP for quite a long time, and with the last updates, I didn't see any new reviews of the phone.
1. Gaming: I'm a old school gamer and emulation is my first motive for buying this phone. Are emulators (Arcade, GBC, GBA, Genesis, SNES, PSX, N64) working flawlessly with XP gamepad ?
2. Web browsing: My primary concern is the scrolling/zoom smoothness (especially with default browser, the Nexus S I have at the moment is a shame for that, and I don't like much Opera Mobile as I always find it longer to load pages...). The second is the ability to see any flash content, mostly streaming videos (not HD content of course !). How is the XP performing ?
3. System "snappiness", boot, and battery life: I have read that they were annoying quirks and lags while booting, navigating through the phone and starting apps, is that still true ? And what can I expect from battery life with normal/heavy usage (Though I never spend more than 10 hours without going back near a plug) ?
4. Touchscreen responsiveness: How is it performing ? I have read it was jerky. Was it just bad luck of the guy reporting it ?
5. Network, Calling, Messaging... 2G/3G/WiFi: Are we all good here ? It's still a phone so it's important anyway
Thanks a lot for reading, and sorry for the bad english ! Any answer is welcome !
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Hi everyone !
Expansys sells SIM Free Xperia Play for 229 € and I ordered one rather quickly, stock is expected for next week but I have some questions...
I read some reviews of the phone all over the internet and even topics here on XDA, but I'd like to get recent opinions of persons having the XP for quite a long time, and with the last updates, I didn't see any new reviews of the phone.
1. Gaming: I'm a old school gamer and emulation is my first motive for buying this phone. Are emulators (Arcade, GBC, GBA, Genesis, SNES, PSX, N64) working flawlessly with XP gamepad ?
2. Web browsing: My primary concern is the scrolling/zoom smoothness (especially with default browser, the Nexus S I have at the moment is a shame for that, and I don't like much Opera Mobile as I always find it longer to load pages...). The second is the ability to see any flash content, mostly streaming videos (not HD content of course !). How is the XP performing ?
3. System "snappiness", boot, and battery life: I have read that they were annoying quirks and lags while booting, navigating through the phone and starting apps, is that still true ? And what can I expect from battery life with normal/heavy usage (Though I never spend more than 10 hours without going back near a plug) ?
4. Touchscreen responsiveness: How is it performing ? I have read it was jerky. Was it just bad luck of the guy reporting it ?
5. Network, Calling, Messaging... 2G/3G/WiFi: Are we all good here ? It's still a phone so it's important anyway
Thanks a lot for reading, and sorry for the bad english ! Any answer is welcome !
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The boot time on Stock Rom is the only thing you should worry about. Depending on your amount of bloatware, boot can take 3-5 minutes, but is less than 1 minute on CM7
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Mekano said:
Hi everyone !
Expansys sells SIM Free Xperia Play for 229 € and I ordered one rather quickly, stock is expected for next week but I have some questions...
I read some reviews of the phone all over the internet and even topics here on XDA, but I'd like to get recent opinions of persons having the XP for quite a long time, and with the last updates, I didn't see any new reviews of the phone.
1. Gaming: I'm a old school gamer and emulation is my first motive for buying this phone. Are emulators (Arcade, GBC, GBA, Genesis, SNES, PSX, N64) working flawlessly with XP gamepad ?
2. Web browsing: My primary concern is the scrolling/zoom smoothness (especially with default browser, the Nexus S I have at the moment is a shame for that, and I don't like much Opera Mobile as I always find it longer to load pages...). The second is the ability to see any flash content, mostly streaming videos (not HD content of course !). How is the XP performing ?
3. System "snappiness", boot, and battery life: I have read that they were annoying quirks and lags while booting, navigating through the phone and starting apps, is that still true ? And what can I expect from battery life with normal/heavy usage (Though I never spend more than 10 hours without going back near a plug) ?
4. Touchscreen responsiveness: How is it performing ? I have read it was jerky. Was it just bad luck of the guy reporting it ?
5. Network, Calling, Messaging... 2G/3G/WiFi: Are we all good here ? It's still a phone so it's important anyway
Thanks a lot for reading, and sorry for the bad english ! Any answer is welcome !
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With the 2.3.3 uptade, boots are faster than previous rom.
It's the best phone to play.
I'm an alod school gamer too (I had to use my previous HD2 with a wii wireless classic controller), I use daily a lot of emulators wich are gamepad compatible (nesoid, snesoid, gearoid, genoid, fpse, n64oid, ataroid) and it's really nice !
i also use PSXPERIA with psx games and it works very well!
There's no problem with other functionality such as phone, wi-fi, .... They all do their jobs as they have to.
Surfing is quite fast and nice, flash support is OK and quite smooth.
Don't have any problem with network detection (Orange France). 3G is all the time connected and quite well detected when available (think won't be so easy for you because Bouygues network is not the best).
"Tu peux savourer le coeur léger, c'est un excellent choix, je ne regrette pas le mien un seul instant !"
Mekano said:
Hi everyone !
Expansys sells SIM Free Xperia Play for 229 € and I ordered one rather quickly, stock is expected for next week but I have some questions...
I read some reviews of the phone all over the internet and even topics here on XDA, but I'd like to get recent opinions of persons having the XP for quite a long time, and with the last updates, I didn't see any new reviews of the phone.
1. Gaming: I'm a old school gamer and emulation is my first motive for buying this phone. Are emulators (Arcade, GBC, GBA, Genesis, SNES, PSX, N64) working flawlessly with XP gamepad ?
2. Web browsing: My primary concern is the scrolling/zoom smoothness (especially with default browser, the Nexus S I have at the moment is a shame for that, and I don't like much Opera Mobile as I always find it longer to load pages...). The second is the ability to see any flash content, mostly streaming videos (not HD content of course !). How is the XP performing ?
3. System "snappiness", boot, and battery life: I have read that they were annoying quirks and lags while booting, navigating through the phone and starting apps, is that still true ? And what can I expect from battery life with normal/heavy usage (Though I never spend more than 10 hours without going back near a plug) ?
4. Touchscreen responsiveness: How is it performing ? I have read it was jerky. Was it just bad luck of the guy reporting it ?
5. Network, Calling, Messaging... 2G/3G/WiFi: Are we all good here ? It's still a phone so it's important anyway
Thanks a lot for reading, and sorry for the bad english ! Any answer is welcome !
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The touch screen is slightly unresponsive when you leave the stock screen protector on it. but it isn't bad. in fact, i didn't remove it.
Sounds like this is the phone for you
1. No other phone can even come close to this when it comes to emulating. All the emulators support key mapping so all work perfectly with the control pad.
2. Web browsing is good, supports zoom while panning, scrolling is smooth on most web pages, and it's fast. I don't view much flash but the flash I have seen is always fine.
3. The phone is snappy as hell. After deleting the bloat, and installing a custom kernel, which allows overclock, my phone has zero lag. None, I can bounce between apps super fast and without any wait at all. Boot time is comparible to the iphone 4's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKsR8xyFz9A
This is a video I made to show the nonsense of the other video, but it works for letting you know exactly how long it takes to boot.
4. Touch screen is nice and responsive. The only times I find it gets a little weird is when my fingers are all sweaty, like after wearing gloves. But this is normal for capacitive touch screens.
5. I get better reception than my old HTC legend, so yes, it's no slouch as a phone. Texting is just like texting on other phones. Wifi works great, super fast download speeds.
Thanks for all your replies ! This sounds great ! I'm so impatient now !
Finally a mobile device allowing me to do everything I like, I waited that for years !
speedyink saved me the post, for which I thank him.
You're not the only one who has been waiting for this kind of phone like a godsend. In particular people who don't make heavy use of the phone features are happy with it.
http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-ericsson-xperia-play
£169.00
hi there,
I'm also one of those who bought a 230 euro xperia play from expansys and craving for it to arrive
In the meantime i did browse through here a little and there's something that concernes me. I'm coming from a good old xperia x10 and i loved every inch of it, my questions about the play are:
1)I've been reading that it has some issues with accelerometer and compass. I suppose that is going to make google maps/navigation a mess? Is it still good enough or the xperia play in that matter is actually WORSE than my X10?
2) stupid question, but what about custom roms/kernel? I've seen that there aren't many of them and most are still in development, which do you suggest (apart from stick to stock rom)?
thanks in advance!
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hi there,
I'm also one of those who bought a 230 euro xperia play from expansys and craving for it to arrive
In the meantime i did browse through here a little and there's something that concernes me. I'm coming from a good old xperia x10 and i loved every inch of it, my questions about the play are:
1)I've been reading that it has some issues with accelerometer and compass. I suppose that is going to make google maps/navigation a mess? Is it still good enough or the xperia play in that matter is actually WORSE than my X10?
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There are 9 phones reported to have this issue. probably a bad batch. dont worry to much about it. unless you get one of them of course.
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2) stupid question, but what about custom roms/kernel? I've seen that there aren't many of them and most are still in development, which do you suggest (apart from stick to stock rom)?
thanks in advance!
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I use cyanogenmod
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http://www.clove.co.uk/sony-ericsson-xperia-play
£169.00
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I think with vat it is more expensive than at expansys.co.uk at least before delivery. Hope it helps someone who is looking to get one.
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I just got mine from play.com free delivery and only £199, very good phone annoyed at the limited root access but it's all good
u only pay vat in the uk dont u? ive never payed it for imports into australia.
You are right about vat for the UK. Hope they ship to Australia and no custom duty is charged there. Unbelievably low price for the greatest mobile i have known.
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Regarding Web browsing,other phones like HTC,sgs2 are way faster.The zoom is great though,as is the scrolling.It takes more time to load the webpages though.
Battery life is good,you will get through a day with 2 hours per day
The touchscreen i dislike compare to Iphone or SG,hopefully a custom kernel can fix that...
Those are the things i dislike,but i wanted a PSEmulator first,then phone
Azeazezar said:
There are 9 phones reported to have this issue. probably a bad batch. dont worry to much about it. unless you get one of them of course.
I use cyanogenmod
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oh that's good news. Let's hope the price is low cause all those price-cut phones are the malfunctioning ones
As for CM7, i'm a huge fan, but for the play is it stable, is it 100% usable for everyday's life?
[email protected] its still in development,so not yet.
sorry guys,
is this the exact 3d of cyanogenmod?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128216
thanks
SE XPlay £149.99 + £5 credit on PAYG
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so £154.99 total on UK T-mobile - here is the link http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/son...-payg-t-mobile-154-99-chitter-chatter-1029194
or sim free at costco for £161.98 but membership if you don't have one is from £20 here is the link http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/son...-black-sim-free-161-98-costco-instore-1028102
Hope it helps someone or even everyone - the more people have xplay the more games will be optimized for it ... unless someone cares about the resell value only
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289838
Hope it helps someone
Mekano said:
1. Gaming: I'm a old school gamer and emulation is my first motive for buying this phone. Are emulators (Arcade, GBC, GBA, Genesis, SNES, PSX, N64) working flawlessly with XP gamepad ?
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If this is your first motive then immediately buy this phone! I've tried multiple phones (touch screens and qwerty keyboard models) and this is by far the best one for emulation.
Haven't tried all consoles yet as I'm a fan of the 16-bit era, but SNESoid and Gensoid work flawlessly with any rom I've thrown at them so far. They also allow you to save emulator state, add cheats and take screenshots. N64oid is supposed to be good too, but haven't tried that one yet and for PSX you can use FPSE. Since N64 works GBA and GBC should be no problem. Arcade probably depends on the game you want to play, because newer games require more power obviously.
I purchased one from my local uk currys yesterday and have used it quite a bit since and I I have to say since i am very dissapointed,
The Bad
web browsing is slow and laggy as the pages do not load totally e.g the page loads as your scrolling down even after waiting,
flash video playback in browser often crashes the tab causing it to restart itself, camera is bad in low light conditions,
you cant exit apps properly as even if you select to exit in the apps menu they stay in the multitask panel running in background (unless you go in and stop them with the honeycomb built in task killer),
gameplay is not toally smooth on the game I have tested (nova 2) it plays relatively smooth however seems to pause slightly at times like a frame skip[edit since last archos update it force closes even after reinstall], i also tried n64oid which was slow loading and the on screen controller froze,
angry birds loads but the screen image is not smooth as the pixels have been stretched however plays well (i couldnt care less about angry birds anyway but it just shows that the screen resizing can cause graphics issues.
I have issues with moon reader ebook reader as it does not want to only change page when i swype as soon as it gets to the next chaper page it will only skip chapters
The Good
media playback with files loaded on the device is good they play back smoothly through the hdmi and I had no trouble with the files I put on it.
youtube app playback is looks good.
screen quality is nice very vibrant colours etc
battery life is good.
the stand is useful
honeycomb is much more user intuitive than any before it
wifi signal isnt too bad in the room next to the rooter I get over half.
the issue I have is that my herotab c8 is faster for browsing web pages doesnt seem to lag, very rarely restarts itself and can view flash in browser without crashing my tablet, also I can root it and install chainfire which means gameplay is brilliant when playing nova 2 (better than archos tablet however colours etc are a little washed out compared to archos ) I can remove my memory card from its external slot and change it for a different one and it instantly reads the new one unlike the archos where I cannot even see the card in folders.
if im missing something that has hampered my experience please advise as I am giving this to the end of the week and will more than likely return it if it stays like this.
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Yeah I did the same, the amount of FC was upsetting. The sound card (from what i've read) is pressed in to the back of the screen and any slight pressure creates the ripple on the screen. Not bad for the money, but not great
i dont believe i have the screen defect but all the other problems are beginning to be frustrating, because of the specs i dont know whether to return it as if they implement the specs and features properly in future firmware updates this should be a great tablet, although someone said on another post that they dont have the lag or freezes or automatic rebooting or game issues that i have listed above so im sort of wondering if my device is defective.
edit i also find that it wont output the image properly to a 32 inch 720p tv as as the tv tries to play as 1080p but cant and the tablet nor the tv have options to change this
Had a bit of screen lag, not no more than my Desire HD, so cant really complain too much about it.
I thinking about sending it back but its shipped from France, and that gonna be expensive.
Yeah the screen defect is what swayed it for me, if that goes out of warranty im stuffed!
The only thing I can complain about is the screen defect, that in my opinion is bareable... for the web browsing experience, all you have to do is install Opera Mobile from the market and that problem is solved... about the "lag", change launcher and go for ADW EX, with that it's fast as a rocket... apps stay "open" after you close them because that's how Honeycomb works, it keeps stuff in the background so that they can open up faster next time. Overall It's actually a pretty good tablet, it's not perfect and yes it's very "delicate" software wise, but once you get used to how you treat it, all is fine... remember It's an incredibly cheap tablet with all the functionalities of the most expensive...
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related to the SD card, I have had no issues with reading/changing card
I love my archos g9 Turbo.
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I love my archos g9 Turbo.
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same for me!
My brother has the archos 80 g9 16GB turbo version and it runs perfectly no lag no force closes or anything and games run great aswell and videos run smooth and the screen is brilliant only a little problem from pressure on the back of the screen but it is a tiny area and 99% of the time not visible so not a problem.
but my dad bought the 80 g9 250GB turbo version which the only problem is the hard drive is slow and it crashes a bit too often and its now crashed and wont boot past the unlock screen and the screen wont respond so ive got to see if i can fix that now but the flash version of the tablet i think is brilliant especially for the price
I love my 80 g9!
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Alas mine is the 1ghz version only and even after update problems persist there is even a Lag from the keyboard as I type this I have
Hi all
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but my dad bought the 80 g9 250GB turbo version which the only problem is the hard drive is slow and it crashes a bit too often and its now crashed and wont boot past the unlock screen and the screen wont respond so ive got to see if i can fix that now but the flash version of the tablet i think is brilliant especially for the price
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Hi guys,
I'm about to buy the archos g9 250GB but I searched here at XDA to know more about this tablet and to see if the HDD version is good and fast enough... and I can see here that the fastest and most stable version of this tablet is the archos g9 10GB Turbo... but this one is expensive in Israel (About 425$) than the 8GB version (About 337$)! But the 8GB version has the ARM Cortex A9 1.0GHz Dual Core while the 16GB turbo have 1.2GHz Turbo version: OMAP™ 4 smart multi-core ARM CORTEX A9...
So I want to know which one is the best for my Dad, He just need a simple tablet to surf the web sometimes, watch Videos on the web (Flash players) etc... so the 250GB HDD could be a "nice to have" feature, but if it's to slow, Then I prefer the 8GB version...
and as I mentioned the "Turbo" is expensive here... so which one it's gonna be? the 8GB or the 250GB?
Thanks! I think that i'm gonna buy that tablet tomorrow, so I'll be happy to get some answers from you guys, 10x again
GadgetAvi said:
Hi guys,
I'm about to buy the archos g9 250GB but I searched here at XDA to know more about this tablet and to see if the HDD version is good and fast enough... and I can see here that the fastest and most stable version of this tablet is the archos g9 10GB Turbo... but this one is expensive in Israel (About 425$) than the 8GB version (About 337$)! But the 8GB version has the ARM Cortex A9 1.0GHz Dual Core while the 16GB turbo have 1.2GHz Turbo version: OMAP™ 4 smart multi-core ARM CORTEX A9...
So I want to know which one is the best for my Dad, He just need a simple tablet to surf the web sometimes, watch Videos on the web (Flash players) etc... so the 250GB HDD could be a "nice to have" feature, but if it's to slow, Then I prefer the 8GB version...
and as I mentioned the "Turbo" is expensive here... so which one it's gonna be? the 8GB or the 250GB?
Thanks! I think that i'm gonna buy that tablet tomorrow, so I'll be happy to get some answers from you guys, 10x again
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Hi Avi,
I bought this tablet (Turbo 16G version) for my wife a week ago.
Actually AFAIK the Turbo version sold here (in Israel) is just an overclocked version of the non-turbo, since the real turbo version should be 1.5Ghz and have a different processor model.
Anyhow, the web browsing is fine, but beware that Flash works really bad on it.
I don't know if it works well on other tablets or not, but on this one it will freeze constantly during play.
Also I tried Mako VOD/Hot VOD apps and though they run, they won't play any video (except an occasional commercial now & then), but I don't know if it's because of this specific tablet, or because of the Flash issue.
Youtube apps works well, and so does streaming files from other computers.
Hey there mike,
I see that you are from Israel to, where did you buy it? BUG? or some other place?
so you don't recommend for the 16G version huh?
and as I can see here the 250GB version is not stable and very slow... so what’s left is that 8GB version which is the chipset one anyway here in israel...
but I see that there is a great deal at BUG stores on the 250GB, the price is almost same as the 8GB version, SO i Really thinking if I should buy the 250G or the 8G... :\
And about flash players - I test flash players and flash based Websites on my Samsung galaxy S2 and my friend's Motorola XOOM
and all flash players worked great, specially the JWplayer and the JustinTV players...
about Mako and other Israeli VOD sites, most of them are not in real flash, the players are flash Based UI, but the actual Video is WMV and not even FLV or MP4... so they won't work on android devices, but there are Dedicated applications for Mako on the Android market... try it...
10x anyway dude, I think I'm goanna jump to bug and play with this device and then see if it's Goanna be the 8G or the 250G...
Thanks...
Ok guys, never mind, I bought the Asus transformer eventually... I checked that Archos, and it's a Cute tablet, but the quality is mid range, and yes, sadly the one that I wanted purchase was with that known screen defect!
soulclaimed said:
Alas mine is the 1ghz version only and even after update problems persist there is even a Lag from the keyboard as I type this I have
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what keyboard are you using? standard Android or market app?
I have had same lag randomly on older 80g9 8gb & new 80g9 16gb 1.5ghz turbo.
what is causing this? I've been using Perfect Keyboard app and love it but wonder if its the issue
Only stock i installed others but only stock appears maybe i missed some settings....
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Only stock i installed others but only stock appears maybe i missed some settings....
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That kinda sucks that its not the keyboard app. getting other keyboards active is more of a pain on these, I can't remember exact procedure but keep messing with settings and you'll get it.
try Perfect Keyboard app from market, it takes a while to get used to & adjust but for a free app its very nice, I had mine tuned and comfortable to work within a week and I can't stand any other now, I'm typing mostly with thumbs on split landscape w #pad in middle and cool arrow keys at bottom that are like a mouse for cursor positioning
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That kinda sucks that its not the keyboard app. getting other keyboards active is more of a pain on these, I can't remember exact procedure but keep messing with settings and you'll get it.
try Perfect Keyboard app from market, it takes a while to get used to & adjust but for a free app its very nice, I had mine tuned and comfortable to work within a week and I can't stand any other now, I'm typing mostly with thumbs on split landscape w #pad in middle and cool arrow keys at bottom that are like a mouse for cursor positioning
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Since its not a big brand name here I cannot sell my archos g9. I'm getting the transformer prime and dock when they show up in stores here. I want to try it before I buy.
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like my archos 80 g9 verry much low price fine machine
I wouldn't say it's a piece of junk..but the first one crapped out on me, the cheap usb charger connectors that are only loosely soldered onto the mother board probably broke, got an RMA replacement, had it for a month or so, and the stupid damn 2 foot cord is so short, the tablet gets knocked off of things so easily that it broke the usb connector right out after a 3 foot drop. Pissed me off :/
Hi Guys,
Please share your views and reviews about ARCHOS Gamepad, I am eagerly waiting for my device.
It has been shipped today from US, probably will get in next 3 days !!
Coul´d you please backup the apk of ArchosGamepad Keymapping app? Would like to know if it´s running on other 7" devices.
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Coul´d you please backup the apk of ArchosGamepad Keymapping app? Would like to know if it´s running on other 7" devices.
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I am still waiting for my device, shipped from UK, will get in 3 days..
Its NOT really upto the mark. Very bad screen with issues: screen flickers, lags as well..
Disappointed
from the Giant Killer Samsung Note 2
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Coul´d you please backup the apk of ArchosGamepad Keymapping app? Would like to know if it´s running on other 7" devices.
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archos ported it to 101xs with jelly bean update and soon to 80xs
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Got mine today, really dissapointed so far. Awful screen, laggy as hell, poor button placement.
Tried it with dead trigger, didn't work all that well.
On top of that it has stuck green pixel near the middle, since the resolution is quite low it sticks out a lot ;(
The only good thing I've seen so far is the mapping software, it's buggy but very intuitive.
I've had it since the 19th, I got it purely for emulators.
The SNES and Genesis are perfect, the N64 is full speed but there's some rendering issues, the PS1 it plays but you can tell it's struggling.
The buttons are awesome and the mapping tool works fine, apparently there's going to be an update soon, but I haven't notice a problem.
Overall I really like it, plying games with the buttons is a million times easier than thumbling round a touch screen.
I'm thinking about getting a tab pro 8.4 WiFi only (320) and have a few questions.
1-just how laggy is touchwiz. This is my first samsung and have no experience with touchwiz. Does the general ui lag when switching between homescreen pages or moving through apps.
2- does resolution greatly affect the graphic performance. My existing phone (xperia P) can't handle heavy game's or websites. I need to know if the gpu is any good or not. Does it run dead trigger 2 on ultra high smoothly or asphalt 8 maxed out smoothly?
I need something to last me a few years.
3- is web browsing smooth?
4- is 2 gb ram sufficient? Are there too many redraws?
5- how bad are the WiFi signal drops. I live in a small apartment so this does not matter much.
6- any other flaws I should be worried about? Over heating etc.
7- is the contrast ratio acceptable? Blacks dark enough?
I couldn't find conclusive answers to these on the web and hopefully this will help future buyers. (including me )
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I'm thinking about getting a tab pro 8.4 WiFi only (320) and have a few questions.
1-just how laggy is touchwiz. This is my first samsung and have no experience with touchwiz. Does the general ui lag when switching between homescreen pages or moving through apps.
2- does resolution greatly affect the graphic performance. My existing phone (xperia P) can't handle heavy game's or websites. I need to know if the gpu is any good or not. Does it run dead trigger 2 on ultra high smoothly or asphalt 8 maxed out smoothly?
I need something to last me a few years.
3- is web browsing smooth?
4- is 2 gb ram sufficient? Are there too many redraws?
5- how bad are the WiFi signal drops. I live in a small apartment so this does not matter much.
6- any other flaws I should be worried about? Over heating etc.
7- is the contrast ratio acceptable? Blacks dark enough?
I couldn't find conclusive answers to these on the web and hopefully this will help future buyers. (including me )[/QUOTE)
Have had the 8.4 pro for a couple months now and I can attest to the fact that it is a nice tablet. Screen is fantastic and performance is smooth. Gets great wifi signal in my house which has concrete walls that make it difficult to get signal for most devices. Only real problem I have with it is the android experience overall on the tablet. Many apps display stretched versions of phone apps (twitter, mlb at bat, etc) and web browsing could be better.
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@bkerk25
Could you do me a flavour?
Download asphalt 8 and run it on the maximum graphical settings and tell me if it is smooth enough.
Ps. Use mentions @[Username]
Hamza Murad said:
1-just how laggy is touchwiz. This is my first samsung and have no experience with touchwiz. Does the general ui lag when switching between homescreen pages or moving through apps.
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Its not the kind of thing where it locks up the device for a significant amount of time (seconds or even 1 second) but just a lack of general fluidity (split seconds of lag) within TouchWiz itself (not within 3rd party apps) when swiping through home screens,going back and forth to app drawer, etc. Really not the type of thing we should be seeing at this point with higher-end Android devices. So while disappointing, many folks are probably fine with it. Me on the other hand, got tired of it after a couple months, rooted and flashed a CM-based custom ROM, and much happier with the fluidity now.
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2- does resolution greatly affect the graphic performance. My existing phone (xperia P) can't handle heavy game's or websites. I need to know if the gpu is any good or not. Does it run dead trigger 2 on ultra high smoothly or asphalt 8 maxed out smoothly?
I need something to last me a few years.
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If you are asking such questions about gaming and RAM, I have trouble believing you will be satisfied with any device for a "few" years. Maybe 2 years tops. But really the best you can do is by the best tablet you can afford (and the Pro 8.4 is a great contender) and hope for the best in terms of it being "future proof".
I'm not much of a gamer, so I can't help you much here, unfortunately.
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3- is web browsing smooth?
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I would say yes.
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5- how bad are the WiFi signal drops. I live in a small apartment so this does not matter much.
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I have had no issue with WiFi. The Pro 8.4 has as good or slightly better WiFi reception as other Android devices I've used. I use my Pro 8.4 on my back porch, with my WiFi router being in the front of the house and on the 2nd floor.
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6- any other flaws I should be worried about? Over heating etc.
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I had a minor issue with the battery meter sometimes not displaying properly after a charge. It would still read something like 50 or 60% when I had been charging it for long enough to be full. After a reboot, it would read 100%. Happened fairly occasionally, maybe once a week or a couple times a week. Others have noted similar issues.
This seems to be software based, as I haven't encountered this on my current CM ROM. And possibly this has been fixed in newer stock software.
Nothing else I've noticed since owning the tablet since April.
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7- is the contrast ratio acceptable? Blacks dark enough?
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Subjective. I'm used to LCDs, so the blacks are dark enough to me, and the colors look realistically vivid. If you are coming from AMOLED, you might feel differently. An LCD will never going to meet the infinite contrast ratio of AMOLED.
@redpoint73
Thankyou.
I should have termed it better. I didn't mean lag but delay and lack of fluidness. You phrased it perfectly.
Like you said, other than the tegra k1 sheild I doubt that any device is "future proof". What I meant was that if it is capable of running modern games maxed out. Obviously better games with higher demands will come but for the moment this will probably be sufficient. What worries me is the resolution. It's far greater than 1080p and I was worried if the adreno could handle games as they grew more demanding.
The contrast on my xperia P is terrible ( whites are 900 nits. Figure the blacks.) and at the moment any display would look darker. As this is my first tablet I didn't have anything good to compare it to (other than an android 1.5 tablet ). So I hoped that someone with past experience could tell me better.
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I should have termed it better. I didn't mean lag but delay and lack of fluidness. You phrased it perfectly.
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"Lag" is as good a term of it as any. I just wanted to clarify to anyone that has not witnessed it firsthand, it just a lack of fluidity, and not like you are staring at screens loading for seconds on end, or anything like that.
@redpoint73
I pretty much expected that. One more question. How long does is take for the screen to turn on after pressing the power button?
My father owns a galaxy s3 and turning on the screen takes about 2 seconds. On my xperia P it's instant. I'm guessing it's something to do with touchwiz.
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My father owns a galaxy s3 and turning on the screen takes about 2 seconds. On my xperia P it's instant. I'm guessing it's something to do with touchwiz.[/QUOTE]
Actually seemed pretty instantaneous on TouchWiz. I've been on CM for a few weeks now, so that's just by memory. Actually, its a bit slower on CM, but still not 2 seconds. Maybe 1 second.
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Hamza Murad said:
I'm thinking about getting a tab pro 8.4 WiFi only (320) and have a few questions.
1-just how laggy is touchwiz. This is my first samsung and have no experience with touchwiz. Does the general ui lag when switching between homescreen pages or moving through apps.
2- does resolution greatly affect the graphic performance. My existing phone (xperia P) can't handle heavy game's or websites. I need to know if the gpu is any good or not. Does it run dead trigger 2 on ultra high smoothly or asphalt 8 maxed out smoothly?
I need something to last me a few years.
3- is web browsing smooth?
4- is 2 gb ram sufficient? Are there too many redraws?
5- how bad are the WiFi signal drops. I live in a small apartment so this does not matter much.
6- any other flaws I should be worried about? Over heating etc.
7- is the contrast ratio acceptable? Blacks dark enough?
I couldn't find conclusive answers to these on the web and hopefully this will help future buyers. (including me )
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1) The first TW was soo laggy but it did two updates and seems okay now but I still plan to root/get CM11
3) Web browsing seems fine to me
4) Screen is fine - probably comparing to Super AMOLED like on the Tab S it may not be as good but it's as good as any other tablet out there if not better with the high screen res
@acasserole
How about gaming. Does it run asphalt 8 on ultra high smoothly?