Xoom, anyone get one? - Page 7

jocampo · 03-02-2011, 10:17 AM

Kenny,

Do you have or use RepliGo for PDFs? I wonder how it looks like or if works on such a big display.

kennyc · 03-02-2011, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocampo

Kenny,

Do you have or use RepliGo for PDFs? I wonder how it looks like or if works on such a big display.

No, but that's a good question. I'll have to check it out.

rock · 03-02-2011, 11:34 AM

So After having this Since Friday the 25th, I have to say it is amazing.

Nook works great. Kindle App great. SNES, NES, PSX emulators all work great! BackbreakerHD great. Youtube, video quality seems up and down. Dailymotion.com works great. Browsing is amazing. Tabbed browsing, and basically it is google chrome (incognito mode so if you go online banking, it deletes all cookies and stuff).

I downloaded the Gun Bros game for tablets and looked great. PDF's are AMAZING on this thing, but I am not sure if I like Adobe PDF. Because my one PDF keeps going back to the homescreen. Not sure if it has been converted for Honeycomb yet. Unless someone knows a better one. I tried some others but they were phone size, where Adobe was full. The Accellometer (think that is what it is called) is not that great, or apps haven't configured to a larger tab yet. Since it seems like with Backbreaker I have to tilt it like crazy, and homerun 3D was hard to move.

I haven't touched my netbook since I have gotten this or my nook. It truly has replaced my netbook.

jocampo · 03-02-2011, 11:51 AM

rock,

Is the Nook the optimized Honeycomb version or the existing one running in backward compatible mode? I love the Nook for Android, but the iOs version needs some improvements.

For a better Android experience reading PDFs, please use RepliGo. Similar to Goodreader on iOs. It is just 5 dollars, but worth every penny! Now, not sure if has been optimized for Honeycomb or not, that's why I asked Kenny,.

kennyc · 03-02-2011, 01:32 PM

I'd be interested in the answer as well.

rock · 03-02-2011, 03:40 PM

When I get home tonight I can let you know.

nook seems optimize for Tablets. It works great and even has the page flip animation.

kennyc · 03-02-2011, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock

When I get home tonight I can let you know.

nook seems optimize for Tablets. It works great and even has the page flip animation.

Which is not true of the kindle app. it is very plain when reading...

boswd · 03-02-2011, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Which is not true of the kindle app. it is very plain when reading...

yeah I have both, the kindle app came pre installed on my Droid X and I have the nook app. the kindle app is really plain jane compared to the Nook app.

boswd · 03-02-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock

When I get home tonight I can let you know.

nook seems optimize for Tablets. It works great and even has the page flip animation.

right now I think it's just scaling to size, which means the Xoom has a very good upconverter if it looks and feels optimized. I thought I read last week that BN should have the Honeycomb ready app this spring.

Their mobile app is nothing short of amazing I hope they get really creative with honeycomb.

wodin · 03-02-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

If I'd ever got a tablet it'd be a minimum-sized and more mobile one like Galaxy Pad 1, but even Samsung went the oversized route with 2...

That's what I like about my SGT, it fits in my front trousers pocket. I usually wear dress slacks without a jacket at work, so that's important to me.

When Honeycomb 7" tabs start hitting the market I'll have to re-look, unless Samsung/Verizon upgrades my SGT first.

rock · 03-02-2011, 09:37 PM

Repligo is amazing. That is all

karefaec · 03-03-2011, 03:27 AM

What are people using to read pdf books on the xoom? I tried aldiko and it seem to have a huge delay when I zoom or flip pages.

kennyc · 03-03-2011, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocampo

Kenny,

Do you have or use RepliGo for PDFs? I wonder how it looks like or if works on such a big display.

I just now got to trying my first pdf -- the Xoom Manual ... it opened displayed and worked fine with "quickoffice" (which btw is apparently built in, but doesn't show up as an app in the applications list.

rock · 03-03-2011, 10:14 AM

quickoffice was never an app on my droid (but always worked)

But Repligo is the only PDF reader that does not crash (basically goes back to home screen).

It is fast and great. Well worth the 4.99.

kennyc · 03-03-2011, 10:14 AM

Just ran across this IEEE podcast:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/gee...ampaign=030311

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03-02-2011, 10:17 AM	#91
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	Kenny, Do you have or use RepliGo for PDFs? I wonder how it looks like or if works on such a big display.

03-02-2011, 11:34 AM	#93
rock Addict Posts: 240 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Nook, Astak EZ Reader Pocket, iPhone 3g, Droid	So After having this Since Friday the 25th, I have to say it is amazing. Nook works great. Kindle App great. SNES, NES, PSX emulators all work great! BackbreakerHD great. Youtube, video quality seems up and down. Dailymotion.com works great. Browsing is amazing. Tabbed browsing, and basically it is google chrome (incognito mode so if you go online banking, it deletes all cookies and stuff). I downloaded the Gun Bros game for tablets and looked great. PDF's are AMAZING on this thing, but I am not sure if I like Adobe PDF. Because my one PDF keeps going back to the homescreen. Not sure if it has been converted for Honeycomb yet. Unless someone knows a better one. I tried some others but they were phone size, where Adobe was full. The Accellometer (think that is what it is called) is not that great, or apps haven't configured to a larger tab yet. Since it seems like with Backbreaker I have to tilt it like crazy, and homerun 3D was hard to move. I haven't touched my netbook since I have gotten this or my nook. It truly has replaced my netbook.

03-02-2011, 11:51 AM	#94
jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	rock, Is the Nook the optimized Honeycomb version or the existing one running in backward compatible mode? I love the Nook for Android, but the iOs version needs some improvements. For a better Android experience reading PDFs, please use RepliGo. Similar to Goodreader on iOs. It is just 5 dollars, but worth every penny! Now, not sure if has been optimized for Honeycomb or not, that's why I asked Kenny,.

03-02-2011, 01:32 PM	#95
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,892 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	I'd be interested in the answer as well.

03-02-2011, 03:40 PM	#96
rock Addict Posts: 240 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Nook, Astak EZ Reader Pocket, iPhone 3g, Droid	When I get home tonight I can let you know. nook seems optimize for Tablets. It works great and even has the page flip animation.

03-02-2011, 09:37 PM	#101
rock Addict Posts: 240 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Nook, Astak EZ Reader Pocket, iPhone 3g, Droid	Repligo is amazing. That is all

03-03-2011, 03:27 AM	#102
karefaec Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: xoom	What are people using to read pdf books on the xoom? I tried aldiko and it seem to have a huge delay when I zoom or flip pages.

03-03-2011, 10:14 AM	#104
rock Addict Posts: 240 Karma: 18772 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Nook, Astak EZ Reader Pocket, iPhone 3g, Droid	quickoffice was never an app on my droid (but always worked) But Repligo is the only PDF reader that does not crash (basically goes back to home screen). It is fast and great. Well worth the 4.99.

03-03-2011, 10:14 AM	#105
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,892 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Just ran across this IEEE podcast: http://spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/gee...ampaign=030311

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