cfc Posted September 16, 2011 Posted September 16, 2011 Have just got my HP TP, It rocks, have used an Ipad and the TP is far better, those out there that disagree are not being fair. There are not as many Apps but there are loads of stuff, a lot of it very good and free. You can tweek the TP easily and speed it up, it is a joy to use, it is such a pity that HP did not stick with it. If you can get it for under £250 you have got a great tablet for a great price. The fact the Iplayer works like a dream is a bonus.
Charlie Posted September 16, 2011 Posted September 16, 2011 iPlayer has a standalone app on the iPad which works like a dream too, Mr SpamBot!
Ashley Posted October 23, 2011 Posted October 23, 2011 Has anyone installed Android on this yet? I see a beta is available and frankly webOS is pissing me off.
Cube Posted October 23, 2011 Author Posted October 23, 2011 Has anyone installed Android on this yet? I see a beta is available and frankly webOS is pissing me off. At the moment, lots of apps don't work. So I'm waiting for that to be sorted.
Fifty Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 I disagree! there's nothing out there that can stand a chance in front of "Ipad" However i would admit that Samsung would be the closest that you can point out which can compete with Ipad. Apple is far better then anything else, Being said that Samsung is catching up with apple very fast.
Ashley Posted December 19, 2011 Posted December 19, 2011 Has anyone installed Android on it yet then? Keep toying with the idea but I'm not sure how easy it actually is. They lay it out fairly simply but then I get the feeling I'll get half way through, do something wrong and it'll all go tits up.
Cube Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 I'm waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich. There is a WebOS repair program that should fix it if there are any problems.
Ashley Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Well ICS is here, somewhat: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/15509-releasealpha0-cyanogenmod-9-touchpad/ Am I being a ditz (its possible!) but the instructions says how to install it for Linux...but I'm not on a linux OS. Answers?
Ashley Posted January 21, 2012 Posted January 21, 2012 Well I've installed it. There's obviously a lot missing as its early days but its very nice. Loving ice cream sandwich so far! Posting from the touch pad obviously.
Cube Posted January 21, 2012 Author Posted January 21, 2012 Does the Tablet Gmail app work well on it? Edit: Also Spotify.
Ashley Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 (edited) Just given them both a quick try and seem good to me. However, with the Wi-Fi being patchy Spotify may not be great in the long run at the moment. Scratch that. At the moment sound becomes glitchy when the screen goes dark so Spotify isn't ideal right now. Edited January 22, 2012 by Ashley
Cube Posted January 26, 2012 Author Posted January 26, 2012 I decided to install it anyway. The interface is nice but Android seems to be severely lacking in Tablet apps (and it's very hard to tell what apps in the marketplace have a tablet mode). The difference between Kindle on WebOS and Android is astounding - it feels like some half-arsed fan effort on Android compared to the extremely polished WebOS version. There also don't seem to be any good Google Reader apps (like NomNomNom on WebOS). The core apps (like Gmail) are brilliant but Android Tablets really need more apps. It's bad that a short-lived dead OS is actually better in terms of Tablet apps.
Ashley Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 Yeah it does seem strange that by now there's not a 'tablet' section, or even just a tablet identifier in the description. Outside of the 'Staff Tablet Picks' I can't even find any tablet recommendations. I can't say I remember what Kindle on WebOS was like but on Android it does everything I want, which is namely show me some text :p
Cube Posted January 27, 2012 Author Posted January 27, 2012 On WebOS Kindle had a two-page layout, more colour/font options and the pages actually turned (as in animation and stuff). It's just really, really strange not having it in a two-page layout. As for the sound issue, I usually use Spotify when it's sitting on it's charger, so it's set so the screen doesn't go off. There's an app called "Tablet Market" which links to Tablet apps which links to ones in the Market.
Ashley Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Maybe I'm being stupid but when I plug the Touchpad into my computer where do I put files so that they are accessible when I boot in Android?
Cube Posted February 2, 2012 Author Posted February 2, 2012 I'm not too sure - search for a folder called "sdcard".
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