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Originally Posted by tipstir
So Xoom and A500 is using the same Tegra 250 CPU Dual Core 1GHz with GPU is 333MHz but yet the A500 can't do full 1080p video playback and the clipping starts to happen but not on the same on Xoom.
Maybe if ACER uses Tegra 250 3D Dual Core 1.2GHz with GPU is 400MHz and some hardware tweaks to improve the 1080p video playback might work.
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The Acer is scheduled for a June update, at which time it will do full 1080p video playback. That information is posted on their website (and in the manual.) Most of the current tablets' faults are software related. As long as the manufacturer supports it with updates (something Apple does extremely well), then IMO that makes the price (a little) easier to swallow. Honeycomb is not quite ready, for me. I found that the tablets running 2.2 are much smoother at this time. However, my experience with Android says this is short-lived.
It's all a matter of what you will use the device for: if it's largely for fun and and extension of your phone, then get the one you're already invested in unless you just want to try a new platform. I had a Viewsonic G-Tablet, which I loved (my first tablet.) I'd read all of the reviews and all of the complaints (and counters) about the viewing angle of the screen. I decided that I could live with it. However, I found that I really couldn't. That is its only shortcoming, for my usage. The A500's screen is worlds above that, so maybe I'm just easy to please. I don't do any intensive work on my tablet - I have my workhorse for that - but it's great for reading, checking email and websurfing, keeping up with my forums, and light work. If you're looking for a media center, face it - I can't think of any tablet that can truly do that. I can sit in bed and use Gmote 2 to play my music and video files on my desktop computer from my tablet. I can stream movies or look at files from my desktop computer using Splashtop remote. Figure out what you want it to do, then play with the available tablets and see which one comes closest to your idea out of the box.
My A500 is rooted and gives me access to the programs that made me love my phone. Tethering is a blast (and free if you're rooted), and it's fun to do on a 10.1" screen what is tedious on a 4.3" screen (Evo). It's a "tweener"; picking up where your phone leaves off and not powerful enough to compete with your desktop. I guarantee, there will be a better tablet tomorrow. Wait for tomorrow or get one that suits your desires today - same choice with any piece of electronic equipment that is obsolete before you get it home...
