I love my new Tablet-thanks Mrs. Claus!

self pandigital Santa Claus ^ | 12/20/2011 | papasmurf

[papasmurf]

UPS came today and delivered a pkg I wasn't expecting. I called the wife to see if she had ordered something and she said it was my present, and that I should open it to make sure it worked as advertised.

It's a Tablet! Specifically, it's a Pandigital SuperNova DLX. And, wow, thing has nearly everything. The specs...

8” Capacitive Touch Digital (Multi-touch) TFT LCD
Resolution 600x800 pixels
Dimensions
Outer case: 6.25”w x 8.5”h
Screen: 8”
Android OS Version 2.3
Adobe Flash Player Version 10.3
Compatible Media Sources
Up to 32GB microSDTM (SDHC) card
Compatible File Formats
Kindle eBooks = MOBI
Photos = JPEG, PNG, BMP, non-animated GIF
Audio = MP3, WAV, OGG, MiDi
Gallery Videos = 3GP, 3GPP, MP4, 3G2, MPEG4
U Player Videos = MP4, 3GP, FLV, WMV, RMVB, AVI (Divx), MPG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2), VOB (MPEG-2), MKV
OfficeSuite Compatible File Formats
Word = DOC, DOCXv Excel = XLS, XLSX, CSV
Power Point = PPT, PPS, PPTX, PPSX
Text = TXT, PDF
Camera
2 cameras, front 0.3MP and back 3.0MP
USB Port
Mini USB 2.0 Host/OTG
Internal Storage
4GB
Wireless
Wi-Fi (802.11 B/G/N
Bluetooth 2.1
HDMI Output
HDMI output port - “D” type cable
Supports numerous TV resolutions
Audio input/output
Built-in microphone
Built-in stereo speakers
Stereo-mini earphone jack
Battery
Li-ion rechargeable 3400mAh, 3.7V
AC Adapter
5V 2A


So I went online and read up on it. Most reviews were ok, but not gleaming, some were were bad.
So far, I find it to work exactly as advertised. I am very pleased with the performance and features.

[papasmurf]

I wanted a Tablet, mainly, to learn the Android OS, to surf easier while watching TV, read eBooks, and work on spreadsheets and docs. Yet, I've already watched a music video on youtube, paired it to my phone and ear buds, downloaded an Android application, read a few pages of an eBook, and made several posts with it.

I really look forward to hacking it, installing a "cooked" ROM, and, in general, seeing what it takes before it's FUBAR'd. Then, bring it back to life. Woo-wee!

Thank you Mrs. Claus! LOL I guess now, I'll have to re-box it and put it under the tree?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

My wife gave me a tablet for Christmas. Viagra! Do you think she’s trying to tell me something?

:) Enjoy your tablet.

[papasmurf]

Ok, that was funny. I like funny. It makes me laugh.

[MrEdd]

Congratulations.

This library management tool would be worth your while for ebooks:
http://calibre-ebook.com/about

Together with plugins from Apprentice Alf you can strip copy protection from the ebooks you buy and format shift them as needed. Recently the .Lit standard (once the largest market sector) was abandoned so it behooves you to format shift whatever books are important to you as the years progress.

[Secret Agent Man]

Better than divorce papers or a ‘fleshlight’.

[goseminoles]

I think a tablet computer would be cheaper in the long run..

[Big Giant Head]

Nice. I’ve kind of lost my Linux enthusiasm of late, but I still read up on some of it.

I bought my wife an Ipad 1 last year, and I bought a Samsung tab for me a couple of months ago. The iPad 10” screen is so worth it. The Samsung only has 7” of real estate, and I find it difficult to type. I like both. If I had to choose, I’d probably stay with the iPad, but the lack of flash bugs the heck out of my wife. Maybe the Samsung in 10” would be the best of both worlds. But I have zero intention of screwing around with it, rooting and stuff. If it doesn’t work out of the box, I get impatient and leave it lying around, unused.

[goodnesswins]

How much will you have to pay a month? (I’m looking at options for tablets, and this does look interesting.)

[baldisbeautiful]

Boy, your wife must be rich if she can afford Viagra!

[cicero2k]

Boy, your wife must be rich if she can afford Viagra!

Viagra goes off patent in April, and will be much cheaper then.

[CrazyIvan]

Could you ask Mrs. Claus if she could have a word with my wife? The word would be Ducati.

[Lx]

Oh, Oh, you know what happens after four hours? More fun! Is that not a selling point made out as a warning and Viagra didn’t do it until the others did?

Excellent humor, made me laugh and my wife got online for something...

[mkleesma]

Hope you enjoy your new toy!

I usually don’t get hyped on techie gizmos, as I work in IT all day...but, I reeeealy want a tablet, specifically the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. A close second is the Motorola Xyboard.
Just can’t justify spending $500+ on it. Maybe someday...

[papasmurf]

Thanks, I have Calibre on my Linux pc, didn’t know it was avail. for Android. Now I do.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

” The Samsung only has 7” of real estate, and I find it difficult to type.”

Try thumb keyboard. It splits the keyboard and you use your thumbs.Works pretty good.

[papasmurf]

I have a Tablet PC, love it. But, it’s not mobile enough to toss around or read as I laying down.

[goseminoles]

Why not read laying down? I use my DROID for everything but my arms go numb laying down...

[papasmurf]

Pay per month for what? I already have internet service, if that’s what you mean. I pay $34 a month for it. My wife sent me the receipt. She bought it from QVC on some kind of hourly deal. She paid $158. for it. It’s retail is $212.

[Hot Tabasco]

My wife gave me a tablet for Christmas. Viagra! Do you think she’s trying to tell me something?

Yea....who got the rest of them?

[papasmurf]

Boy, your wife must be rich if she can afford Viagra!

Yeah, most of us have get free samples of Cialis from our Docs.