definitely
The 7" tablet will be the one that I regularly update, I just get so much use out of it. My 10" (touchpad with ICS) is pretty much used by my kids because my wife and I will probably never use it again
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Nexus 7 |OT| Google's $199 7-inch tablet by Asus
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definitely
The 7" tablet will be the one that I regularly update, I just get so much use out of it. My 10" (touchpad with ICS) is pretty much used by my kids because my wife and I will probably never use it again
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
I really hope this thing hasn't been canceled.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
My laptop has become less used since that last update. The N7 has everything I need at my palm. It's so damn good. ^_^
BrokenFiction
Member
I just picked up an N7 at Office Depot this morning and GAF is the first place I went. 
It's the new 32GB model and damn this thing is slick and fast. The screen is so clear...I know reading and watching movies on this will be like butter.
It's the new 32GB model and damn this thing is slick and fast. The screen is so clear...I know reading and watching movies on this will be like butter.Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Any rough estimates on when we could expect the Nexus 8? I want a Nexus 7 but I'm not sure if I want to jump in this late...
Then again, with a HD screen and 16gb of storage I'm not sure raw power improvements will matter much.
Then again, with a HD screen and 16gb of storage I'm not sure raw power improvements will matter much.
slaughterking
Member
The N7 hasn't even been out for four months yet. The next 7" tablet should be pretty far off, eight months at least.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Has it only been that long? Wow, it's felt like longer I've been eying it up, ha.
Christmas it is
Christmas it is
Nostalgic Nightmare
Member
I just went to staples and bought an 8gb display model for 159.00
Everything looks fine and i should have a 1yr manufacturer warranty. My motivation was im going to give my ipad 2 as a gift to someone so hopefully this wasnt a dumb purchase. I really only browse neogaf on tablets and a few other sites where i wish i had flash support for.
Everything looks fine and i should have a 1yr manufacturer warranty. My motivation was im going to give my ipad 2 as a gift to someone so hopefully this wasnt a dumb purchase. I really only browse neogaf on tablets and a few other sites where i wish i had flash support for.
fluffydelusions
Member
I'm just waiting for the 3G version...
I'm looking for a new sleeve or case for my wife's N7. I got her a zip up one that was technically made for a Kindle Fire, but I get the feeling that she's not too hot on it. A slip case could be nice, but I'm looking into all options now.
Has there been a general consensus on the best covers/cases around here? Neither one of us like the kinds that your tablet snaps in or is held into the cover with any sort of elastic or anything.
Has there been a general consensus on the best covers/cases around here? Neither one of us like the kinds that your tablet snaps in or is held into the cover with any sort of elastic or anything.
Yes I do it all the time, I can stream 1080p content over wifi seamlessly (though obviously it's not playing back at that resolution)
This is very interesting to me! Do you need a software running on your pc for doing a quick conversion?
Because I can't play 1080p content with my iPad2 over wifi (directly from my NAS) so if I could do this with the N7...
Nope I'm streaming all the videos off my NAS box with no conversion.This is very interesting to me! Do you need a software running on your pc for doing a quick conversion?
Because I can't play 1080p content with my iPad2 over wifi (directly from my NAS) so if I could do this with the N7...
I use the free ES file explorer app to access the share drive and the free DICE player app to play the videos.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
What app do you use? I use Gmote, which works, but it could be better.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Huh, I have DICE player but didn't know that it can stream over wifi.
What's your setup like?
What's your setup like?
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
OMG, just being able to skip time using this makes it so much better than Gmote.
Thanks for the tip.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
What's the best (simplest) way to stream movies/music from my Mac? It'd be cool if I could access files too, for comic transferring purposes.
fluffydelusions
Member
I tether the 4G from my GNex.
Yeah, that is a battery killer though
The play store doesn't list a date for the 3g version. Wonder if it will be the 13th...
opticalmace
Member
Anyone ever seen their screen flicker?
I swear occasionally at night the backlight seems to flicker.. but it's not very frequent. Would I have trouble exchanging it (Google Play) in case they don't see the problem?
I swear occasionally at night the backlight seems to flicker.. but it's not very frequent. Would I have trouble exchanging it (Google Play) in case they don't see the problem?
I've read November 5th a lot of places. But then lately I've seen several places pointing towards the 13th.
FlyingTeacup
Member
sigh, my 3rd n7 screen starts to creak... it seems if you have used it for few weeks, the screws that fix the screen will get loosen....
When you're speaking into the tablet via say, Google Now for voice search, does it recognize input?
I once connected by Galaxy Nexus to a projector to test the sound output and thought the projector's sound system wasn't working. I later discovered that the auto-detect feature on my GNex malfunctioned, and now I have to use this App called SoundAbout to force the phone into a particular audio configuration, otherwise it just doesn't work.
I'm hoping you don't have that same issue because I can't find any other way to permanently fix it.
For voice search it appears to be working well, most of my searches were accurate.
I actually managed to get the headphone jack working somewhat, definitely seems defective. Basically if I force the connector of my headphones (I've tried several) then it works occasionally but quickly stops.
Oh well, guess I have an excuse to upgrade to the 32GB.
Not sure what's wrong, but at least it ain't as bad as mine!
Whenever I connect headphones, it automatically activates voice search. The phone, by default, will automatically think headphones are connected, so I have to force disable it to ensure I can use the headset normally during a phone call. Otherwise, I have to use speakerphone if I didn't find SoundAbout to fix it. I have the BlackTie Best Buy insurance, but they don't replace it (it's still under the year warranty anyhow), they'll just ship it off for however long it takes to fix it while I use a loaner phone of theirs.
It seems like a loose connector, I did actually notice it 4 weeks ago but I was away on business so forgot to investigate it. I've got everything so I'll just bring it back tomorrow for a replacement.
Kind of thankful this isn't happening to my phone like in your case, sounds like a pain to have to keep toggling it on and off.
It was initially, but it was even more of a pain when I didn't know what was going on with it. I thought it was ROM related because I flash so frequently, so those moments of desperation just to get my phone to work and starting over from scratch several times really felt pointless when I finally figured it out.
Really unfortunate aspect for what has otherwise been a great phone.
Hope you get yours fixed, though.
It was initially, but it was even more of a pain when I didn't know what was going on with it. I thought it was ROM related because I flash so frequently, so those moments of desperation just to get my phone to work and starting over from scratch several times really felt pointless when I finally figured it out.
Really unfortunate aspect for what has otherwise been a great phone.
Hope you get yours fixed, though.
Indeed, seems like a fantastic phone. Contemplating getting one myself but think I may leave it for a bit or go with the N4.
And cheers!
My nexus should arrive soon, have a question about the brightness setting on the nexus 7.
I use a laptop, and even on the lowest brightness setting I think it is too bright to use at night.
After a while it strains my eyes, so I was wondering if the brightness is able to be set pretty dim on the nexus.
I use a laptop, and even on the lowest brightness setting I think it is too bright to use at night.
After a while it strains my eyes, so I was wondering if the brightness is able to be set pretty dim on the nexus.
As I mentioned here, sometimes I have this flickering problem, but I only had this problem while using Chrome. And it's not something that happens all the time, so I'm still not worrying about.
fluffydelusions
Member
Where do you live? Staples carries the 7. If it's nearby you don't have to wait on shipping.
fluffydelusions
Member
Where did you see the 5th?
EDIT: here: http://www.theandroidsoul.com/t-mobile-nexus-7-3g-release-date-confirmed/ ?
BTW, does anyone know how this will work? Will it be similar to iPad where you can pay monthly if you so choose via some settings option?
dragonelite
Member
With a bit of luck i can finally get a 32gb in the Netherland next week should be so fucking epic Halo 4 and a Nexus 7.
ErnieMcCracken
Member
Why not pay $25 more and get the 32gb from Newegg ($250 + $5 shipping)? Got mine in 2 days.
outunderthestars
Banned
You can also sign up for Staples Rewards for free and get 5% off of the tablet.
Thanks for the answers! A friend of mine has a N7 so I'll test it at home before buying one too.
On another topic, does anyone own a kindle and a nexus and/or ditched the kindle to read on the nexus? I'm trying to persuade my girlfriend to sell her Kobo eReader but if reading on the nexus is atrocious, I'll take some flak lol :s
fluffydelusions
Member
Kindle only has access to amazon app store so IMO it's rather worthless unless you are only after media consumption like books, amazon instant etc.
slaughterking
Member
The Nexus 7 has, of course, a reflecting display and that can be a bit distracting. So if we're just strictly talking about reading books you can't beat a Kindle, even though it's not terrible on a tablet either.
Reading on any tft/lcd is atrocious if you compare it to any ereader like the kobo or the kindle.
Maybe it should be you that need to be persuaded to use an ereader
I really hope this thing hasn't been canceled.
Same, especially since Google went through the very small trouble of updating the software to finally support a landscape home screen with the last OS update.