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Some questions before I buy...

1. Whats it like as a wireless hotspot, my Galaxy S2 is flaky at best with lots of dropouts?
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
5. Has anyone loaded Google Music and streamed their music?
Thanks all!!
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TheMathMan said:
1. Whats it like as a wireless hotspot, my Galaxy S2 is flaky at best with lots of dropouts?
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
5. Has anyone loaded Google Music and streamed their music?
Thanks all!!
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This is just personal experience, but YMMV.
1. Wireless hotspot has worked great for me. I hook my iPad up to it when I'm at my grandparent's house and there's never any loss of connection. That's even on the awful Kentucky EDGE network, too.
2. I can't really help there because I never play those types of videos.
3. The PS store? If you mean the Playstation Pocket app, if you're in America (and possibly Canada), nothing. All you gots is Crash Bandicoot. FPSE is better for PS1 emulation, anyway, if that's what you're looking for. A lot of people get their games from Gameloft.
4. The camera is pretty decent. It's better than the camera on my old Desire HD that I sold. It would be better with different software (it's the AOSP app), so download Vignette or Camera 360 if you want better pictures. On this subject, the FFC looks black and white unless you're in good light.
5. I have and it worked fine on said slow network. The speaker is really loud, too.
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TheMathMan said:
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
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2. The Stock Media Play can not play .avi straight out the box.....BUT......all you need to do is download a better media player and it will work straight out the box.
MoboPlayer is my recomendation to you. It plays everything i have thrown at it so far.
3. The actual Playstation games are not worth buying at all imo. Just download FPSE and get all your PS games on the emulator. (leglally you need to own the games before you download them, blah blah technical blah blah).
The Xperia Play games from Gameloft and a few other devs are quite decent quality. I love Gameloft games. Some people do not though. Remember this is a phone first and foremost. Not a dedicated games console.
4. Camera is OK. 5MP is decent. Not amazing, but clear enough to have them pictures full blown on your PC monitor without seeing many pixels.
The video recording is ok too. Not 720p, but not far off, it takes a keen eye to tell the difference.

TheMathMan said:
2. Can it play avi files out of the box, and if not, whats playback like in Moboplayer, any sync issues?
3. What sort of games are currently available in the PS store?
4. Hows the camera?
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2. Yes, Moboplayer works great. You'll have no issues playing standard def content, and in some cases 720p works too.
3. Very few, Crash bandicoot, midevil, and jet moto or something along those lines, haven't used it in a while. I used fpse and play the games I want to play (Final Fantasy VII in my case) I also use it for Super nintendo, nintendo, gameboy, and N64.
4. Fine for a cell camera. Not as good as the more camera oriented cyber-shot phones, but it holds it's own. Also the shoulder buttons make it easy to tak pictures compared to touch screen shutter.
As stated this phone has the loudest speakers out of any phones I've seen. It has two very nice cell phone speakers rather than the standard one, so everything from ring tones to games are plenty loud. They also have extremely good frequency response for cell phone speakers. Music, games, videos, everything sounds "fuller" on the Play compared to other phones.

Thanks all for the great answers.
Overall I just want to make sure I can load Google Music app despite being in the UK and that there aren't audio sync issues with avi files like some phones i've tried.
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Well on android market Google Music apps says
This app is incompatible with your Sony Ericsson R800i.
This item cannot be installed in your device's country.
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im from the uk. Also ive played h264 videos with mobo player which are more taxing on the phone and they play fine so avi should be fine, i guess...?
Also found this on web
Reports are flooding in that Google has extended invites to its cloud-based music streaming service for residents of the UK. The buzz over Google Music has been building since it launched in the US following Google I/O.
In order to enjoy the music-streaming goodness that is Google Music Beta , you’ll need a Nexus S running Android 2.3.4. Users who fit the bill will be greeted with a self-install notification following the completion of the sign up on Google’s website.
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So im guessing its coming to the rest of us at some point?

Yeah i've installed the US version of music before in the UK by grabbing the apk from Modaco or using Market Access (through root).
Dev community doesn't seem busy for this phone.
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I just love thought of physical buttons for games and emulators.
Even with overlays on my 4.3 S2 its irritating!
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I can't imagine the developers forum to be that busy, this phone is for the niche population of the people who enjoys gaming.
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Deoxlar said:
I can't imagine the developers forum to be that busy, this phone is for the niche population of the people who enjoys gaming.
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Would you recommend it?
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Would you recommend it?
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If you're addicted to flashing ROM's, don't get it. I only got one because I traded my Inspire for it.
The game buttons are the selling point. I personally missed development going on...so my mom needed a phone with a SAMOLED so I got a Nexus S for her. :-D
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TheBassman369 said:
If you're addicted to flashing ROM's, don't get it. I only got one because I traded my Inspire for it.
The game buttons are the selling point. I personally missed development going on...so my mom needed a phone with a SAMOLED so I got a Nexus S for her. :-D
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I'm not addicted but would like root control for Titanium Backup and some manual tweaking.
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Then the would be the right phone for you.
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Got a near mint boxed one today for £240
Couldnt refuse!
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n64 app: mupen64plus AE

anyone tried running nintendo64 rom emulator? i tried that n64 app: mupen64plus AE
with killerinstinct2GOLD game zip rom and it still lags! i guess 2gb ram doesn't cut it
or it might be just the app that makes it laggy(music choppy, screen flickers)

No, it's probably not a phone problem, but the app just sucks.
I recommend N64oid (google it) and sideload the app. It worked flawlessly on my old Flipside, which is a single core 720MHz and 512mb RAM.
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gagdude said:
No, it's probably not a phone problem, but the app just sucks.
I recommend N64oid (google it) and sideload the app. It worked flawlessly on my old Flipside, which is a single core 720MHz and 512mb RAM.
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Thx I will try that
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Mupen64Plus, AE clearly states it's unstable and in beta. The dev has lots of other things going on in his life, so development has been very slow recently. Over time, it should eventually surpass N64oid (seeing as N64oid's likely been abandoned), though N64oid is currently much faster and more stable (as it was developed for much longer).

N64oid is pretty decent. I ran mario cart 64 with no lag on my captivate. As far as Mupen64plus goes, as previously stated, its still under development. A sloow, loongg and haard development.

feedtheducks said:
N64oid is pretty decent. I ran mario cart 64 with no lag on my captivate. As far as Mupen64plus goes, as previously stated, its still under development. A sloow, loongg and haard development.
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Can u try killerinstinct2 gold from coolrom?
Seems to lag graphics. Issues. Might be that certain zip rom
Thx
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Played Zelda on n64oid and it ran smoothly.
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Are there. Any others by emus?
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cobyman7035 said:
Can u try killerinstinct2 gold from coolrom?
Seems to lag graphics. Issues. Might be that certain zip rom
Thx
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Sry. I dont have the cappy anymore, gave it to my brother. But I did run few games on it, when I had it, like mario cart 64, star fox 64, golden eye 007 and donkey kong 64, all of them ran with little or no lag on the cappy. I would assume the N4, with its S4 Pro and the 320 gpu would be able to handle that with no problem. As far as having issues with certain roms, it could just be the rom itself. Also on the cappy, I played pokemon fire red, using gameboid, and I had 2 different roms for the same game and one of them did run better then the other. ....killerinstinct....nostalgia. good times. :highfive:

I tried playing Smash Bros on it and some characters were missing eyes, such as Mario and Yoshi..
Also the screen flickers quite a bit, messed with some of the settings a bit but it wouldn't solve it. :/

sideslippy said:
I tried playing Smash Bros on it and some characters were missing eyes, such as Mario and Yoshi..
Also the screen flickers quite a bit, messed with some of the settings a bit but it wouldn't solve it. :/
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N64oid or mupen64plus?
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Hey guys, I'm getting a tablet soon... I'm kinda confused with the Nexus 7 vs iPad Mini.... I'm really sorry that I had to make this thread because I really wanna confirm few things before choosing a tablet...
Can the Nexus 7 play high end games and :
- Modern Combat 4
- Modern Combat 3
- NOVA 3
- Shadowgun : Deadzone
The following games can be smoothly and lag-less?? Sorry guys, but anyone can help me I'm really happy...
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Everything except nova 3 runs great.
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Räph96 said:
Everything except nova 3 runs great.
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Real Racing 3 and Modern Combat 4 lagless??
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Real Racing 3 lagless. Modern Combat 4 sometimes but not for too long.

I don't have mc4, but I can vouch for real racing 3 being smooth. Though on my nexus 7 nova 3 plays smooth also.
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Spevky said:
Real Racing 3 lagless. Modern Combat 4 sometimes but not for too long.
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That means that mc4 is still smooth??
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95Z28 said:
I don't have mc4, but I can vouch for real racing 3 being smooth. Though on my nexus 7 nova 3 plays smooth also.
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How you do to make nova 3 to be smooth??
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MC4 is kinda laggy, but it's playable. MC3 isn't laggy at all. I haven't tried NOVA3, but it shouldn't lag a lot.

sgt. meow said:
MC4 is kinda laggy, but it's playable. MC3 isn't laggy at all. I haven't tried NOVA3, but it shouldn't lag a lot.
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Mc4 always frame drops and drops pretty badly?????
I really need an answer....
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I guess I go with the iPad mini....
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MC4's frame rate drops to a constant and then remains there form quite some time before speeding up again. It fluctuates. A lot.

Screw the market games. Emulators are the real reason for gaming on an Android tablet. Just get ePSXe and enjoy the plethora of amazing PSone games available. I'm playing through FFIX and Chrono Cross now.
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sgt. meow said:
MC4's frame rate drops to a constant and then remains there form quite some time before speeding up again. It fluctuates. A lot.
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So it lags?
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H3adru5H said:
Screw the market games. Emulators are the real reason for gaming on an Android tablet. Just get ePSXe and enjoy the plethora of amazing PSone games available. I'm playing through FFIX and Chrono Cross now.
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Emulators good??
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Honestly it does. But that makes kind of more realistic. Mind you I was using a....err......you know what. The paid app should produce better results.
And chrome for android sucks big time.

sgt. meow said:
Honestly it does. But that makes kind of more realistic. Mind you I was using a....err......you know what. The paid app should produce better results.
And chrome for android sucks big time.
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Haha ohkay.... Chrome definitely contributes lag on every device and MC4 is still playable but lag....... Hmmmmmmm.... Very confused right now..
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Sherwinnn said:
Haha ohkay.... Chrome definitely contributes lag on every device and MC4 is still playable but lag....... Hmmmmmmm.... Very confused right now..
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Don't make your decision based on a game that will be deleted in a few months.
I would suggest making your decision based on the Os, not if one or two games lags.

Hell yea. Almost everyone console from the PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64 down the the NES and Sega Master System is available and all work almost flawlessly. Try them out.
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So, i also want to buy this device, and i was wondering cause there where a few people complaining about lag while navigatin in the menu and other things and had to factory reset to get the lag out, is that fixed already? and can i play all thd games smooth? like Horn, Ravensword, Dark meadow, glowball etc? is it easy to configure a ps3 or xbox 360 wireless controller without otg cable, i know it needs root. Oh and, do you guys think it will be able to play the newer Future games, without much lag? like deadtrigger 2, mc5, etc...

well if your this late to the nexus 7 game a new one is going to be announced soon

[Q] What is the best way to play N64 games?

I've installed N64oid on my Nexus 4 and tried to run Ocarina of Time. Though it is decent, there is still a lot of frame drop. My assumption is that the phone shouldn't have any problem given the specs it has and that there is something that I can do to make this run a lot smoother.

Try this emulator.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch
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inaboutaminute said:
I've installed N64oid on my Nexus 4 and tried to run Ocarina of Time. Though it is decent, there is still a lot of frame drop. My assumption is that the phone shouldn't have any problem given the specs it has and that there is something that I can do to make this run a lot smoother.
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It doesn't matter how powerful the phone is if the emulator isn't 100% flawless.

El Daddy said:
Try this emulator.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.retroarch
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I don't see N64 on this.

The really best way to play n64 games is to buy a n64 i suggest.

Am I the only one who thinks mupen64 needs a lot of work

It leaves the faces off the super smash bro stars like link. Its slow on Mario 64 and laggy.
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You should probably email the developer and ask for a refund. How much did you pay for it again?

Try using 720p instead of 1080p.

I wasn't mad at them I know its free I just hear people say how great it is I just thought I was doing something wrong.
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Some games are just fine ,others are unplayable, I'm happy with it though. Free is free.
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The faces being blank in smash brothers is specific to one of the video plugins, try another one, that fixed it for me.
And for laggyness, try reducing the render resolution, this makes a big difference, the N64 isn't going to benefit from 1080p anyways
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Seems responsive enough, even on Goldeneye. But I'm displaying at 720p on my old 37" Vizio. My non-techy girlfriend is having a ball playing ZeldaoT.
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Sideloading n64oid (ver 2.7) gives waaaaay better compatibility with games.

hiredshogun said:
Sideloading n64oid (ver 2.7) gives waaaaay better compatibility with games.
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+1. Just can't map controllers 2-3.

n64oid is better