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Nexus 7 |OT| Google's $199 7-inch tablet by Asus
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Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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I think Emily said tightening the screws cause the screen to stay put, but that there's no cushion there, so it still creaks a bit when you press down on that area. A bit of foam there would keep the screen from budging when you exert pressure. I dunno, I'll see exactly what Emily meant by that when I try to open it later tonight
Edit: after reading that quote you linked to... Maybe you just need to tighten the screws real good...
at first I thought maybe the screen on the left side was a bit loose, wtf ?
then it just got worse like in the long term this thing is gonna fall off or something...
I took the extra foam that I added out though and did what the xda guy then unscrew the left side firmly press down and then screw tight the screen in place
it's all good now
Robobandit
Member
I discovered that mine wasn't really creaking.. it's just hitting the electrical tape covering some of the internals.. and that tape only exists on the left side.
my screen appears level.. so I think I'm good.
my screen appears level.. so I think I'm good.
The world is ours..........
Nexus 7 suffering from screen separation in some cases, untightened screws may be to blame
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/18/3168065/nexus-7-suffering-screen-separation-untightened-screws
looks like its an issue that affects a bunch of people.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/18/3168065/nexus-7-suffering-screen-separation-untightened-screws
looks like its an issue that affects a bunch of people.
TheDiabolical
I didn't read my own avatar and now everyone knows I'm not too bright. :(
well I'm just glad I can fix it in like 2 minutes instead of sending the fucker back.
Did we get an answer to this? I only knew of comixology
Comic Rack Free
Comic Rack $7.89
The free version only has USB syncing. Which would be fine it if actually worked for me. It seems random if people can get it working. Good way to try it out though.
TheDiabolical
I didn't read my own avatar and now everyone knows I'm not too bright. :(
awww hell. finally gonna read all the crap on my laptop if this works. thank you good sir!
Shit. Mine creaks when I use it but I didn't really think anything of it. Do all Nexus 7's creak or just ones where the screen will seperate?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Such a fucking hassle to have to ship back to google, mine that's coming tomorrow better be flawless.
You still didn't get it yet? Didn't it ship on Monday?
I'm sure they offer some kind of expedited return option.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Yep, but apparently not till late monday so it didn't count as a day or something. Or I don't know.
hurr hurr I'm sure they'd botch that too
What resolution is your album art? The stuff you buy off the store looks good to me. Not fantastic, but not pixely. 500x500 is what most of my personal music art is in.
it's simple as shit to fix though
just did it
rip off glorified battery cover
loosen screws on left side, apply pressure, rescrew firmly
seat left side of case first then plop it back on
less then 2 minutes
feels like a rite of passage now like circumcision for every nexus 7
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
Word.Just got done here myself. Coming from an iPhone/iPod touch background, that was simple as shit. Only the iPhone 4 was easier to take apart. No more loose screen
Yup, I feel as though it would have been a better idea if they just fused the silver lining with the screen instead but w/e there's always nexus 7 2.0...
Just really glad its an easy fix no returns or exchanges.
I'm more in love with the thing more then ever now snags and all : D
I mean this could have been a huge problem a recall maybe if it wasn't so darn easy to fix in most cases.
Does this keyboard use the standard Jelly Bean voice dictation system when you press the mic button or does it used its own garbage implementation like Swift Key does? Also can you create a personal dicationary like standard Android? So when I type "em" it comes up with my email address?
Life changing. Comics look fantastic!
I never have anything below 500x500.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
Just discovered XScope browser and this is way better than chrome, you get gesture based browsing, full screen mode and most importantly the inertia based scrolling tons better. It was annoying the crap out of me how many flicks it took to get to the bottom and top of a page in mobile GAF while in 100 PPP, and this browser has alleviated that greatly
Yeah I don't understand the love for Chrome. Especially on the phone where I think it's even worse. The integration with the desktop browser is its only saving grace. Which sadly is a big one for me.
tested video playback for a bit, so some observations:
- stock player lacks features compared to ios, namely audio stream switching, embedded subtitles, and video resizing (ie. basically everything). I thought I read in jelly bean's changelog something about ttxt subtitle support, and there's a subtitle setting in the options, but I couldn't get it to work. also, it doesn't respect mp4's default stream tag, so it's always the first audio track. I don't use a third party video player in ios, but that leads me to...
+ mx player is great. hardware acceleration, audio stream switching, subtitle support, video resizing.only gripe is that the bottom bar reduces to the dots, and I couldn't find an option to fully hide it. not sure if this is universal among third party apps, or if it's possible this will be changed in the future. it's distracting
+ es file manager and skifta are both better than the free ios alternatives that I've tried for smb share browsing and dlna, respectively
- got some stuttering with high-ish bitrate (>8-10mbit average) 1080p, even right up against the router, so wifi performance is a bit lacking (or my router is busted). here's a snapshot from my router for the speed difference (both 2.4ghz N), ipad first which played fine, then the nexus 7, which stuttered at roughly half the throughput:
overall, it's decent enough for 720p video watching. I can't figure out a comfortable way to hold it while it's horizontal besides using two hands or propping it against myself while lying down - and for both of those cases, it feels like I may as well just use a larger device
- stock player lacks features compared to ios, namely audio stream switching, embedded subtitles, and video resizing (ie. basically everything). I thought I read in jelly bean's changelog something about ttxt subtitle support, and there's a subtitle setting in the options, but I couldn't get it to work. also, it doesn't respect mp4's default stream tag, so it's always the first audio track. I don't use a third party video player in ios, but that leads me to...
+ mx player is great. hardware acceleration, audio stream switching, subtitle support, video resizing.
+ es file manager and skifta are both better than the free ios alternatives that I've tried for smb share browsing and dlna, respectively
- got some stuttering with high-ish bitrate (>8-10mbit average) 1080p, even right up against the router, so wifi performance is a bit lacking (or my router is busted). here's a snapshot from my router for the speed difference (both 2.4ghz N), ipad first which played fine, then the nexus 7, which stuttered at roughly half the throughput:
overall, it's decent enough for 720p video watching. I can't figure out a comfortable way to hold it while it's horizontal besides using two hands or propping it against myself while lying down - and for both of those cases, it feels like I may as well just use a larger device
tested video playback for a bit, so some observations:
- stock player lacks features compared to ios, namely audio stream switching, embedded subtitles, and video resizing (ie. basically everything). I thought I read in jelly bean's changelog something about ttxt subtitle support, and there's a subtitle setting in the options, but I couldn't get it to work. also, it doesn't respect mp4's default stream tag, so it's always the first audio track. I don't use a third party video player in ios, but that leads me to...
+ mx player is great. hardware acceleration, audio stream switching, subtitle support, video resizing. only gripe is that the bottom bar reduces to the dots, and I couldn't find an option to fully hide it. not sure if this is universal among third party apps, or if it's possible this will be changed in the future. it's distracting
+ es file manager and skifta are both better than the free ios alternatives that I've tried for smb share browsing and dlna, respectively
- got some stuttering with high-ish bitrate (>8-10mbit average) 1080p, even right up against the router, so wifi performance is a bit lacking (or my router is busted). here's a snapshot from my router for the speed difference (both 2.4ghz N), ipad first which played fine, then the nexus 7, which stuttered at roughly half the throughput:
overall, it's decent enough for 720p video watching. I can't figure out a comfortable way to hold it while it's horizontal besides using two hands or propping it against myself while lying down - and for both of those cases, it feels like I may as well just use a larger device
That seems to be an issue with the Nexus 7. It works in MX Player on Galaxy Nexus for example which has the soft keys on the right instead of the bottom. So that is probably the issue. This issue is not present in VPlayer on the Nexus 7.
EDIT: It's one of the latest issues posted on the Google Group for the project so it will probably be addressed.
ah okay, yeah that'll be fixed then
basic_text
Member
dispatch notice.... abt 2 hours ago.... finally....
Ditto! TNT won't let me change the delivery address though, they state that Google need to tell them there's a change but Google have previously said it's not possible, on hold to them now.
*edit: Neither Google nor TNT will change the address. Looks like I won't get it before the weekend then if it needs redelivering!
PwnCakes193
Member
This screen is really washed out and my left bezel is still wobbly. How are replacements through Google handled?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
hope so, don't need any special screwdriver or anything do you?
Hope mine is perfect though.
Finally received a shipping confirmation yesterday (ordered 29th of freaking June).
Despite the tracking page saying it is due for delivery at 5pmtoday, I called Fedex and they say that the sender (Google/Asus) hasn't even dropped it off to FedEx in Hong Kong Yet. I've got no chance of getting this thing this week.
2 -3 weeks shipping my ass.
And I paid for 2 day shipping. Not going to be here for another 3 days at least
Google/Asus are really, really shit at this game but all I can do is laugh. If they want to play with the big boys they need to sort this shit out. I think the lease they should do is refund me the $20 shipping in Play store credit.
Despite the tracking page saying it is due for delivery at 5pmtoday, I called Fedex and they say that the sender (Google/Asus) hasn't even dropped it off to FedEx in Hong Kong Yet. I've got no chance of getting this thing this week.
2 -3 weeks shipping my ass.
And I paid for 2 day shipping. Not going to be here for another 3 days at least
Google/Asus are really, really shit at this game but all I can do is laugh. If they want to play with the big boys they need to sort this shit out. I think the lease they should do is refund me the $20 shipping in Play store credit.
Thought I would show my battery Usage.
Doesn't show anything, what was screen on time?
Honestly?
Forget about flash.
For now anyway.... Webmasters need to move to update their shit.
What browser? It doesn't work with the newest version of dolphin
Maybe because on iOS iTunes converts your videos to the only format supported on the device before copying them...? Also, who the hell have ever used the stock video player on Android..? MXPlayer or BSPlayer man. I use BSPlayer because it reproduces more formats by hardware.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
Member
This tablet is now the best thing ever, break time will never be the same after this
http://i.imgur.com/bYc0B.png
http://i.imgur.com/bYc0B.png
eh, first time using android. I don't see why the stock player needs to be This barebones. it's not like I'm not asking it to play mkvs or avis, either, just mp4s I've encoded for awhile now that work with the features I mentioned out-of-the-box in ios
doesn't matter anyway, since mx player is really quite good. I don't think there's anything comparable in non-jailbroken ios, due to the restrictions, but I haven't checked recently. and of course, being able to set your own file associations is awesome as well
It desperately needs a widget though, make it happen!!
Stock player is as it is because with every codec added there's copyright issues I guess. It's the same with Windows, first thing you do is download VLC or name-your-player because WMP does not play almost anything.
Yeah, honestly thats why the ability to change the associated program is a big deal. I guess there's license issues with the different formats which is why there are no mobile stock video players that just play everything.
But when you can select a 3rd party one thats reliable and does everything, and make it the default associated program for that file extension, it sort of stops mattering. You forget about after an hour or two. It will still be nice when they beef up the stock player, not sure that I would notice or bother with it even then though, mx is just so good, and its what Im used to.
And when they all do, Ill be right there with them, but until then, Flash is sideloaded mate
Bearing in mind I'm new to andriod (first device) do I need to download Avg for andriod or any other kind of security software??
EDIT:
Oh and I felt smug a fuck using my N7 on the train to work, especially since everyone else was using kindle ebooks or iPhones to amuse themselves (no KFire in UK) , got some curious looks as well
EDIT:
Oh and I felt smug a fuck using my N7 on the train to work, especially since everyone else was using kindle ebooks or iPhones to amuse themselves (no KFire in UK) , got some curious looks as well
Bearing in mind I'm new to andriod (first device) do I need to download Avg for andriod or any other kind of security software??
EDIT:
Oh and I felt smug a fuck using my N7 on the train to work, especially since everyone else was using kindle ebooks or iPhones to amuse themselves (no KFire in UK) , got some curious looks as well
Unless you have a habit of installing strange apk files on your phone then there's no need for any security software