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Android tablet on sale at Woot...worth it?

woot.com
Technical Specifications:
* 800x480 color TFT touch panel screen
* CPU: 800 Mhz
* Ram: DDR2 256mb
* Internal Memory: 2GB
* Expansion Slots: SD/MMC card slot up to 16GB
* Wi-Fi (802.11g) Connectivity with Full Web Browsing Capability
* Supports most popular Ebook Formats: Text, PDF, E-PUB, HTML
* Supports Media Formats: MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC
* Picture Viewer in JPEG, BMP
* Video Player
* Rechargeable Lithium Battery (device ships UNCHARGED)
* 3.5mm Headphone Jack
* Stylus
* Leather Carrying Case included
Only 800mhz though, and 256mb ram...should I grab it? It's cheap...not a Samsung. lol

Resistive screen, no PNG/GIF support, low storage, prolly no market, etc.
No.
Also 256 MB ram is a joke in an android tablet...
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Wow, those specs are horrible. You probably couldn't run many apps at a time, and definitely no decent games/apps. It would be good for browsing the internet and taking notes mainly.
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kobesabi said:
woot.com
Technical Specifications:
* 800x480 color TFT touch panel screen
* CPU: 800 Mhz
* Ram: DDR2 256mb
* Internal Memory: 2GB
* Expansion Slots: SD/MMC card slot up to 16GB
* Wi-Fi (802.11g) Connectivity with Full Web Browsing Capability
* Supports most popular Ebook Formats: Text, PDF, E-PUB, HTML
* Supports Media Formats: MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC
* Picture Viewer in JPEG, BMP
* Video Player
* Rechargeable Lithium Battery (device ships UNCHARGED)
* 3.5mm Headphone Jack
* Stylus
* Leather Carrying Case included
Only 800mhz though, and 256mb ram...should I grab it? It's cheap...not a Samsung. lol
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Sounds like a FisherPrice tablet - if you are on a budget and you have to have a tablet it is still not worth it, you are better off with the Nook

Thanks guys. Just checking. I'll pass.

Archos 2.1.8 new firmware

Good job for archos, they announce new release 2.1.8 firmware for archos IT.
Below are the information for this firmware, hope the wifi disconnect problem will really be fixed.
Version 2.1.8 - February 16th, 2011
External keyboard layouts: various country layouts are now supported using Settings > Language and keyboard > Select external keyboard layout setting (qwerty us/uk, azerty french, qwertz deutch, latin america spanish, russian, japanese).
Proxy: http proxy settings have been enabled for the browser in Settings > Wireless & network > wifi proxy settings.
Network shares: introduce an option to enable/disable network share scanning per Wi-Fi Access Point in Wi-Fi authentication dialog box
Battery: improve robustness of battery charge status for hard drive based A70it
Sound: fix sound level saturation causing loss of audio when playing on speaker
Music: fix some MP3 files have bad sound after seeking
Video: make some high level H264 HD files play correctly
Video: fix black screen on video player resume from suspend for MPEG4 files
USB host: fix NTFS UTF8 support
Wi-Fi: fix network disabled occurring after several suspend/resume loops
Wi-Fi: prevent false state information reported when authenticating/enabling Wi-Fi
Multimedia library: avoid deletion of multimedia files happening sometimes on SDCard

There is already a topic about 2.1.8.

Video playback

So most of us know that tegra 2 is pretty much useless for playback of HD material
But how does the MS8255 chip work when it comes to playback of hd material?
Does it support more?
Those with arc can you give us any info on the possibility to download a random HD torrent and view it on your phone?

From Qualcomm website about Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset:
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
* Single Scorpion core, up to 1.4GHz
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
* Adreno 205
Multimedia
* High-definition (720p) video recording and playback up to 30 frames per second
* Multiple video codecs: (MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, VC-1, DivX™, DivX 3.11, Sorenson Spark, On2 VP6)
* High-resolution up to XGA (1024x768) display support
* Dolby® 5.1 surround sound
* Stereoscopic 3D capture and playback
* 12-megapixel dual-camera support
* Multiple audio codecs: (AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, FR, EFR, HR, WB-AMR, G.729a, G.711, AAC stereo encode)
Connectivity
*
MSM8255
o Integrated 3G mobile broadband connectivity
o Single mode support for HSPA+ networks – up to14 Mbps downloads and 5.76 Mbps uploads
o Built-in eighth-generation gps engine with Standalone-GPS and Assisted-GPS modes
o Support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
*
MSM8655
o Integrated 3G mobile broadband connectivity
o Dual mode support for HSPA+ networks – up to 14.4 Mbps downloads and 5.76 Mbps uploads – as well as CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel 0/A/B
o Built-in eighth-generation gps engine with Standalone-GPS and Assisted-GPS modes
o Support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
*
APQ8055
o Connectivity features not included
OS Support
* Android™
* Brew® Mobile Platform
* HP webOS 2.0
* Windows® Phone
Security
* Advanced security options including platform, content and storage memory protection
o Secure MSM™ provides secure boot, operation and file security
o Digital Rights Management provides secure playback of OMA and Windows Media content
o Trustzone™ enables mobile payment and conditional access as well as protection of storage media
http://www.qualcomm.com/snapdragon/specs

Yes
But what does actually work on it
Hopefully it works on the standard X264 HD .mkv files you download but im unsure

new firmware gen 08 : 2.3.81

See that
Version 2.3.81 – July 5th, 2011
* Flash: integrate flash plugin version 10.1.105.7 (can be uninstalled)
* Subtitle wizard: allow to associate a subtitle to a video (launched by a long press on a video file in video browser)
* Audio player: solve some seldom force to close
* Audio: increase compatibility with android applications (e.g. games)
* Video: avoid crashes when playing truncated or broken MKV files
* Video: fix bulgarian subtitles detection
* Wi-Fi: fix unit rebooting in loop sometimes when waking up from suspend leaving Wi-Fi on in nomadic situations
* Battery estimation: report 100% at full charge (power led blinking) after removing the charger
* Battery estimation: provide more accurate battery charge information at boot for A70it hard drive model
* Media library: purge media library entries relative to the sdcard at sdcard removal
* Internationalization: include better Russian translations
Enjoy!
http://www.jbmm.fr/2011/07/firmware-gen-8-2-3-81

Gag from Archos; the GEN 9 Firmware !
oups oups
http://www.jbmm.fr/2011/07/frimware-gen-9-3-1-11

Thanks for reporting
Do you know, if you dont need the cinema plugin in version too?

Lenn said:
Thanks for reporting
Do you know, if you dont need the cinema plugin in version too?
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You need the cinema plugin again.
But what about the battery life? Is it better than in 2.3.26?

I knew that Gen8v2 was ours.
Wi-Fi: fix unit rebooting in loop sometimes when waking up from suspend leaving Wi-Fi on in nomadic situations
That's what I've been waiting for.

Interested on this thread.

Archos Gen 9 : new firmware

See that
Archos 80/101 G9
Firmware changes
Version 3.2.46 - September 23rd, 2011
Google applications: Google talk is now part of the firmware
Audio/applications: improved volume control (better volume range, less glitches on notifications) leading to faster gaming experience on some 3rd party applications
Wi-Fi: fix low throughput on some access points when using WPA2/AES encryption
Camera: improve camera quality in high and low light condition
Flash: added acceleration support
Archos applications: many enhancements and fixes on Videoplayer, MediaCenter and Mediascrapper
Media center: new elastic and overshoot effect on cover roll edges
File Browser: better action support on multiple selections
Media Scrapper: better handling and cleaning of data base in case of file removal
Photo Frame: Floating Image 3.1.9 is integrated with fixed Picasa support, better background rendering and better memory management
Music player: better protection of music player to avoid to get it killed under low memory condition
Display: better quality SD video upscaling (e.g. on 1080p display)
Video: improve SMI subtitle support
Internationalization: Arabic and Hebrew translations have been integrated and a new specific "Archos keyboard" application has been included for supporting Hebrew and Arabic
Network shares: shortcuts can be created by long press on a remote video folder in Archos media center
Network shares: more robust streaming in case of IP renewal
Memory: smaller memory footprint
3G key: updated APN list
Power off: make sure to clear all alarms when powering off
Hard drive based unit: enhanced power management
Security: apply security fixes from google about DigiNotar CA certificate
http://www.jbmm.fr/2011/10/g9-firmware-3-2-46-en-ligne-mais-attention/

wonder if a new subsection ned to be added, as this new model is completely different hardware speaking.
and as omap4 is the next platform, woulb be nice to start tweaking on archos device as its the first available with honeycomb 3.2 + omap