Viewsonic Airpanel 100 - Poor Man's Iliad? - Page 2

Nate the great · 11-24-2008, 07:41 PM

I put in a "Best Offer", and never heard back. I ended up buying a used v110 from another seller.

Nate the great · 11-25-2008, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I put in a "Best Offer", and never heard back. I ended up buying a used v110 from another seller.

My offer was accepted ($90+shipping).

DixieGal · 11-25-2008, 05:08 PM

Congrats! It looks like something I could love also. Will it be able to read ebooks pretty easily?

Donnageddon · 11-25-2008, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

That does look interesting. I'd consider getting one, but the cats would just pee on it.

The exact same thing happened when I got a pug dog.

Nate the great · 11-25-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

The exact same thing happened when I got a pug dog.

I can understand the cats, but why would you leave electronics down where a pug could pee on it?

Donnageddon · 11-25-2008, 10:57 PM

Nate... I meant the cats peed on my pug dog....

Not that funny when you have to explain it.

Or possibly it was not funny from the start.

Hmmm...

amgoforth · 11-25-2008, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

That does look interesting. I'd consider getting one, but the cats would just pee on it.

You should pee on it yourself. Beat them to it.

cyan · 11-25-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

My offer was accepted ($90+shipping).

Drats. I used the "buy it now" option. Oh well, I thought it was a good price at $120.

RickyMaveety · 11-26-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by amgoforth

You should pee on it yourself. Beat them to it.

Oh cat pee is ever so much more corrosive. Especially the pee scented "spray" which is oily and very hard to remove. Amazingly acidic, that stuff.

Nate the great · 11-26-2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Nate... I meant the cats peed on my pug dog....

Not that funny when you have to explain it.

Or possibly it was not funny from the start.

Hmmm...

It's very funny. I have a pug, and I can just picture it being peed on by cats.

Nate the great · 11-29-2008, 06:04 PM

Hopefully no one has bought a v110 yet. I would recommend that you avoid it unless you feel up to flashing a hacked ROM image.

The v100 runs a full WinCE 4.1; you need do nothing to use it as a PDA. The v110 and v150 (there may also be a v210) don't run the full WinCE 4.2. There is a complicated and risky hack you need to perform before you can get around the Remote Desktop Dashboard and access the underlying OS.

cyan · 11-30-2008, 12:29 AM

I received the v100 the day before Thanksgiving and have been playing with it on and off.

Physically, the tablet has a nice weight for it's screen size. I found it more comfortable to hold it in landscape mode versus portrait mode.

Unfortunately, the v100 isn't powerful enough to do what I want.

1. PDF Files: I was hoping to read my Marvel comic book pdfs on it. The default PDFviewer didn't recognize the pdf file. Adobe Acrobat 2.0 wouldn't install. Acrobat opened up a minimized license window. The only thing I could do was close it. FoxIt was able to open the pdf file. However, it took roughly 30 seconds or more to turn a page. This was probably do to the fact, the pdf file was all images. I haven't tried any text only PDFs yet.

2. Mobipocket: 4.9 wouldn't install. 4.8 installed somewhat okay. It wouldn't open any of the books that came with it. It said it wasn't authorized to open this PID. I was able to open the Sherlock Holmes Omnibus that I downloaded from Mobiread. However, when I hit the rotate screen button to change from landscape to portrait, Mobipocket locked up. Afterward, it wouldn't start up again. Even reinstalling it didn't help. It also brought up an interesting problem. There doesn't seem to be a way to uninstall applications!

3. Microsoft Reader: Surprisingly this installed and worked with out any issues.

4. TCPMP: The processor wasn't fast enough to play the file that I had encoded for my 5th gen Ipod. Audio was fine; but, the video couldn't keep up.

5. HTML files: The built in IE 5.0 works well.

It looks like the v100 will be relegated to reading the HTML files that I don't want to convert for the sony reader. I still need to try a text only pdf file. That could work.

Nate the great · 11-30-2008, 10:08 AM

I found support pages for the Viewsonic Airpanels. They appear to be orphaned.

http://www.la.viewsonic.com/support/...l100/#features

Nate the great · 12-03-2008, 04:55 PM

My v100 just got here. And my results are different from cyan's.

It is still on the initial charge, and I haven't tested everything that didn't work for cyan. But I have installed Mobipocket 4.9 and it worked just fine.

One odd thing I've noticed is that my v100 is running on WinCE 3.0. The support site says it's supposed to be running WinCE 4.1. Honestly, I'm happy that I got this version. I think it works better.

I'm going to try the PDF viewers and TCPMP later this evening.

Nate the great · 12-03-2008, 09:01 PM

I really like this gadget.

I couldn't get a PDF viewer to work. Fortunately, the v100 came with one (Primer). I found Primer to be adequate. I tested it with a bunch of different PDFs: 180MB, scanned image, compound image, complicated text+image. It only failed on one PDF (its own user's manual).

It also comes with an MP3 player, Powerpoint viewer, image viewer, spreadsheet program, MS Pocket Word, Jeode Java VM, and it even has a printer manager. Did I mention that it has USB Host (so you can plug in a USB printer)?

Shiny.

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11-24-2008, 07:41 PM	#16
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I put in a "Best Offer", and never heard back. I ended up buying a used v110 from another seller.

11-25-2008, 05:08 PM	#18
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Congrats! It looks like something I could love also. Will it be able to read ebooks pretty easily?

11-25-2008, 10:57 PM	#21
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	Nate... I meant the cats peed on my pug dog.... Not that funny when you have to explain it. Or possibly it was not funny from the start. Hmmm...

11-29-2008, 06:04 PM	#26
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Hopefully no one has bought a v110 yet. I would recommend that you avoid it unless you feel up to flashing a hacked ROM image. The v100 runs a full WinCE 4.1; you need do nothing to use it as a PDA. The v110 and v150 (there may also be a v210) don't run the full WinCE 4.2. There is a complicated and risky hack you need to perform before you can get around the Remote Desktop Dashboard and access the underlying OS.

11-30-2008, 12:29 AM	#27
cyan Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 479297 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Device: PRS-505, kindle, android	I received the v100 the day before Thanksgiving and have been playing with it on and off. Physically, the tablet has a nice weight for it's screen size. I found it more comfortable to hold it in landscape mode versus portrait mode. Unfortunately, the v100 isn't powerful enough to do what I want. 1. PDF Files: I was hoping to read my Marvel comic book pdfs on it. The default PDFviewer didn't recognize the pdf file. Adobe Acrobat 2.0 wouldn't install. Acrobat opened up a minimized license window. The only thing I could do was close it. FoxIt was able to open the pdf file. However, it took roughly 30 seconds or more to turn a page. This was probably do to the fact, the pdf file was all images. I haven't tried any text only PDFs yet. 2. Mobipocket: 4.9 wouldn't install. 4.8 installed somewhat okay. It wouldn't open any of the books that came with it. It said it wasn't authorized to open this PID. I was able to open the Sherlock Holmes Omnibus that I downloaded from Mobiread. However, when I hit the rotate screen button to change from landscape to portrait, Mobipocket locked up. Afterward, it wouldn't start up again. Even reinstalling it didn't help. It also brought up an interesting problem. There doesn't seem to be a way to uninstall applications! 3. Microsoft Reader: Surprisingly this installed and worked with out any issues. 4. TCPMP: The processor wasn't fast enough to play the file that I had encoded for my 5th gen Ipod. Audio was fine; but, the video couldn't keep up. 5. HTML files: The built in IE 5.0 works well. It looks like the v100 will be relegated to reading the HTML files that I don't want to convert for the sony reader. I still need to try a text only pdf file. That could work.

11-30-2008, 10:08 AM	#28
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I found support pages for the Viewsonic Airpanels. They appear to be orphaned. http://www.la.viewsonic.com/support/...l100/#features

12-03-2008, 04:55 PM	#29
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	My v100 just got here. And my results are different from cyan's. It is still on the initial charge, and I haven't tested everything that didn't work for cyan. But I have installed Mobipocket 4.9 and it worked just fine. One odd thing I've noticed is that my v100 is running on WinCE 3.0. The support site says it's supposed to be running WinCE 4.1. Honestly, I'm happy that I got this version. I think it works better. I'm going to try the PDF viewers and TCPMP later this evening.

12-03-2008, 09:01 PM	#30
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I really like this gadget. I couldn't get a PDF viewer to work. Fortunately, the v100 came with one (Primer). I found Primer to be adequate. I tested it with a bunch of different PDFs: 180MB, scanned image, compound image, complicated text+image. It only failed on one PDF (its own user's manual). It also comes with an MP3 player, Powerpoint viewer, image viewer, spreadsheet program, MS Pocket Word, Jeode Java VM, and it even has a printer manager. Did I mention that it has USB Host (so you can plug in a USB printer)? Shiny.

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