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tipstir · 05-02-2011, 12:28 PM

Well the idea to have the tablet was to offload the work routine tasks from carrying around larger heavier laptop and netbook around into a single all-in-one display. Prior handheld computer devices never wasn't even close to what we have now in Android OS tablet price wise. Sure I have no problem shelling out $500 bucks for A500 which I would have done but, my prior experiences with such tablets make me wonder if it's any good to do so. Right now I say NO!

I use the tablet for programming, and making rooted firmware rom mod for it, to monitor WiFi APN's (access point networks), program DVR, program routers and such. For entertainment I do watch Music Videos. Not really watching movies on it. I can stream my SageTV Media Server to the tablet and watch video over the stream that does work like watching Fringe etc.

I read the USA TODAY on it using their app fits nice and text is sharp so I can read it. Games that Angry Birds Rio good to relax with. That's about it. I still use my other systems more than I use the 3x tablets I have left out of 18.

I know my wife keeps-on saying "why are you buying and returning all these tablet's for?"

05-02-2011, 12:28 PM	#54
tipstir Coby MID7015 Tablet Guru Posts: 164 Karma: 980 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Florida USA Device: 7015A, CM738A, 7015, M150, A7, A32, Next3, PDN 7"/9", GT78, ePad	Well the idea to have the tablet was to offload the work routine tasks from carrying around larger heavier laptop and netbook around into a single all-in-one display. Prior handheld computer devices never wasn't even close to what we have now in Android OS tablet price wise. Sure I have no problem shelling out $500 bucks for A500 which I would have done but, my prior experiences with such tablets make me wonder if it's any good to do so. Right now I say NO! I use the tablet for programming, and making rooted firmware rom mod for it, to monitor WiFi APN's (access point networks), program DVR, program routers and such. For entertainment I do watch Music Videos. Not really watching movies on it. I can stream my SageTV Media Server to the tablet and watch video over the stream that does work like watching Fringe etc. I read the USA TODAY on it using their app fits nice and text is sharp so I can read it. Games that Angry Birds Rio good to relax with. That's about it. I still use my other systems more than I use the 3x tablets I have left out of 18. I know my wife keeps-on saying "why are you buying and returning all these tablet's for?"