Who's stoked about the Acer Iconia A500 Tablet?
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Nate Rules
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- Jan 14, 2011
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I was curious about flash based games, so I tried one on Facebook. I was surprised at how good it played.
ceramicsaturn
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- Mar 22, 2011
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Thanks for that. Your review. It was honest I guess. Though slightly annoying. Because I like to read longer sentences. Most of the time.
Sarcasm aside, you do know that maybe you're supposed to close some programs down, right? If you're getting hanging issues on a powerful tablet like the A500, you probably just have too many apps open. And the screen is gorgeous. Seriously, play with your brightness settings. Auto-brightness doesn't nearly show off it's crispness and contrast as much as full brightness levels do.
ceramicsaturn
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- Mar 22, 2011
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Good to know it's not just me, then. Yea, it's clear, but the textures are horrible. Certainly not a demo they should have put on a tablet to entice purchases.
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The screen density is slightly lower on the Acer compared to the galaxy tab (170ppi vs 149ppi) but the screen resolution on the Acer is higher (1280*800 vs 1024*600). Personally I think 149ppi is just fine and would rather have the desktop-like resolution on the Acer than the smaller display on the samsung tab. The ipad2 Res is 1024*768 and 132ppi although it does have an I PS display.
ceramicsaturn
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So, anyone find out how to make videos not go at half speed and at 2 frames per second? The player is at least playing it (thanks to the help here), but obviously there's a bit of a problem here.
jappetta99
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I bought the Iconia last night and I am returning it today. Coming from a 7" Galaxy Tab, I was excited for the fast speed and larger screen, but what is the point if I can no longer drag and drop video files? I do not want to have to convert every video, make it a larger file size, and even then it doesn't play well. After researching all morning, I am not the only one seeing this and displease.
I hate Apple with a passion from personal experience, but to pull a Steve Job's sounding quote- If I have to convert everything to get it to work on a tablet when the video works fine on any PC or an older, slower tablet, that is a failure.
I hate Apple with a passion from personal experience, but to pull a Steve Job's sounding quote- If I have to convert everything to get it to work on a tablet when the video works fine on any PC or an older, slower tablet, that is a failure.
gabrielbcn
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- Apr 20, 2011
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Hardware mode is still not ready for terra, but dont worry, it will be, as all the new honeycomb tablets are using the same chip and it's more than powerful.
Sent from my A500 using Android Tablet Forum
gabrielbcn
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gabrielbcn
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You must be doing something wrong, it's not like that.
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Nathanw101
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Hi everyone.
I am really happy that I have found a forum that I can talk to people about the iconia. I love this small little gadget. It has a great feel compared to the I pad. I had my first scare with it today when the screen froze then a few hours later it was fine. Which is awesome. Also I had a big discussion with my friends about why the a500 is better than the I pad. But I lost because I could not think of anymore reasons. So if you guys could help me out to get back at them it would be great.
Thanks,
Nathanw101
I am really happy that I have found a forum that I can talk to people about the iconia. I love this small little gadget. It has a great feel compared to the I pad. I had my first scare with it today when the screen froze then a few hours later it was fine. Which is awesome. Also I had a big discussion with my friends about why the a500 is better than the I pad. But I lost because I could not think of anymore reasons. So if you guys could help me out to get back at them it would be great.
Thanks,
Nathanw101
I just replaced an original iPad with the A500. What a difference in features.
1) Micro SD card slot
2) HDMI out port
3) USB slot/s Works with thumb drives
4) Front and rear cameras (iPad 2 matches - not original iPad)
5) Flash support - (not for everything, but better than none on iPad)
6) NOT BOUND BY A PROGRAM SUCH AS ITUNES
7) NOT BOUND BY A PROGRAM SUCH AS ITUNES
8) NOT BOUND BY A PROGRAM SUCH AS ITUNES
7) Sorry, I seem to have repeated myself, but I'm sure most will agree that 6,7,& 8 cannot be overstated.
I probably missed some other advantages, but these alone are enough to make me say - I am pleased that I made the switch.
1) Micro SD card slot
2) HDMI out port
3) USB slot/s Works with thumb drives
4) Front and rear cameras (iPad 2 matches - not original iPad)
5) Flash support - (not for everything, but better than none on iPad)
6) NOT BOUND BY A PROGRAM SUCH AS ITUNES
7) NOT BOUND BY A PROGRAM SUCH AS ITUNES
8) NOT BOUND BY A PROGRAM SUCH AS ITUNES
7) Sorry, I seem to have repeated myself, but I'm sure most will agree that 6,7,& 8 cannot be overstated.
I probably missed some other advantages, but these alone are enough to make me say - I am pleased that I made the switch.
freakaphex
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Yeah I have an Acer laptop as well and I have had it for like 3 years now and still use it once in awhile never had to do any work or anything to it makes a good laptop for the kids to mess with. Also just picked up the Acer tab as well and love it. Pretty stoked having the new honeycomb as well!!
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