[ale] android tables

[Joshua Kite]

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Pat Regan <thehead at patshead.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:53:24 -0500
> Vernard Martin <vernard at venger.net> wrote:
>
> > If you are open to hacking your tablet, then the Viewsonic gTablet.
> > You can get one for about $250 in Atlanta if you are lucky.
> >
>
> I have a gtablet, I found it on craigslist for $200.  I ran Cyanogenmod
> for a while, but Honeycomb is nice for the handful of tablet optimized
> apps that I'm using.
>
> The tablet is quite speedy but the screen is really, really awful.  It
> is a netbook LCD panel, so the only good viewing angle is in landscape
> from "above."  Portrait is nearly useless, because no matter which way
> you hold it the screen is out of the optimum angle for one of your two
> eyes...
>
> The Honeycomb roms for the gtablet are pretty kludgy and not as stable
> as Cyanogenmod.  They're all modified versions of firmwares ripped from
> other similar tegra2 tablets.
>
> We also have a Nook Color, that one is running Cyanogenmod.  It is
> quite a bit slower than the Viewsonic gtablet, but it has a very nice
> IPS LCD panel with excellent viewing angles.  I also think the 7 inch
> tablet is a much more comfortable size/weight.
>
> I think I'd have been better off buying a second Nook Color.
>
> Pat
>
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Woot has a deal on the Archos tablet this morning for $184 shipped.
http://sellout.woot.com/sale/23032  However, the reviews are pretty poor.
 It sounds like you'd be better off spending a few more bucks.

Josh Kite
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