MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Viewsonic Gtablet selling for $259 on Amazon

FatDog · 07-22-2011, 12:17 AM

I just got this from a friend who bought several, roots them, installs Gingerbread and VeganTab.

People seem to be amazed at the full-sized USB port. I can use a USB flash drive or plug in the dongle for a wireless keyboard and mouse.

It does not have a front-facing camera but has a screen-facing one for video-chat.

I installed the Kindle app and it took a bit of fiddling to get it to sync with my purchased books. But the interface is in color and shows thumbnails of book titles. I think I see nearly twice as much text as the kindle.

The Kindle app does not support "pinch" but the menu lets you choose different font sizes and 3 foreground/background options (black background w/white text, white background with black text, sepa background).

Surfing the web works but it helps if you go to "m.yourfavoritesite" to get the Mobile version of a website.

Interesting - Mobile Reads does not appear to have a Mobile version of it's website - kind of a strange omission.

I have not installed Alkedo (the popular e-reader app) yet. I have a back-log of Kindle books to get through.

If you are thinking about getting into tablets - the $260 investment is not bad. Expect the price to drop and go on clearance as a Quad-Core version of the Viewsonic is said to be in the works.

BIG HINT FOR SELECTING A TABLET:

Look for all the hardware features. Some tabs have HDMI, some have full-sized USB, some have 2 cameras, some have headphone jacks or just bluetooth. Some support microSD cards, some do not.

07-22-2011, 12:17 AM	#2
FatDog Witless protection Agent Posts: 290 Karma: 1002898 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Los Angeles Device: Kindle	I just got this from a friend who bought several, roots them, installs Gingerbread and VeganTab. People seem to be amazed at the full-sized USB port. I can use a USB flash drive or plug in the dongle for a wireless keyboard and mouse. It does not have a front-facing camera but has a screen-facing one for video-chat. I installed the Kindle app and it took a bit of fiddling to get it to sync with my purchased books. But the interface is in color and shows thumbnails of book titles. I think I see nearly twice as much text as the kindle. The Kindle app does not support "pinch" but the menu lets you choose different font sizes and 3 foreground/background options (black background w/white text, white background with black text, sepa background). Surfing the web works but it helps if you go to "m.yourfavoritesite" to get the Mobile version of a website. Interesting - Mobile Reads does not appear to have a Mobile version of it's website - kind of a strange omission. I have not installed Alkedo (the popular e-reader app) yet. I have a back-log of Kindle books to get through. If you are thinking about getting into tablets - the $260 investment is not bad. Expect the price to drop and go on clearance as a Quad-Core version of the Viewsonic is said to be in the works. BIG HINT FOR SELECTING A TABLET: Look for all the hardware features. Some tabs have HDMI, some have full-sized USB, some have 2 cameras, some have headphone jacks or just bluetooth. Some support microSD cards, some do not.