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Just recieved mine today, not sure if I want it anymore

Mine came in today, Im debating on returning it before even opening. I started doing research and it seems the Android for tablets is still not up to par with the competition. I was an early adopter for Android (had the G1) but im have second thoughts about being the guinea pig for the tablets.
Anyone have the same feeling and decided to keep it? I may just try it out and return it but I need to see what Amazon return policy (restocking fee, etc)

I'm loving mine. I rarely use my laptop now. Overall its stable, occasioanlly the stock launcher and browser will fc but not enough to be an issue.
Now "the competition" may have more apps specifically for tablets, more are showing up for honeycomb.
Give us some idea of what you plan on using it for/ what you plan to get out of it and might be able to directly respond to your concerns.
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Why don't you just open it and find out.

As if there weren't enough useless threads like this already. This is the equivalent of posting 'ive just woken up' type messages on facebook. Totally pointless. Just return it if you dont want it. You dont need to tell the whole world.

bah double post..clicked submit twice =/

Ive been waiting on a good Android tablet to come out for awhile now. I almost jumped on the Nook Color because of the IPS screen, but I wanted a bigger screen.
I plan on using it for
1.) Browsing the web
2.) Watching Youtube videos
3.) Watching Netflix
4.) Hooking up to HDTV to watch MKV and XVID files
5.) Playing the occasional game
6.) Reading Comics
Now, #3 has me concerned because Ive read that Netflix doesn't work on Honeycomb. Has this been hacked yet? #4 has me concerned because of codec support and the fact this tablet may not be powerful enough for certain files formats. Anyone have experience with this? I have a MacBook Pro that I use maybe once a month, if that, mainly because I use my desktop most of the time.

Return it and stop crying into your milk.
I love mine and have also used Android since the G1. Considering how far Android has come since then, I have all the more confidence that Honeycomb will be much improved over the coming months.
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you havent opened it...?
not trying to come off as a ****, but maybe you need to open the thing and be your own judge. You decided to use your own credit card, pick your own vendor, now open it, play with it, and then decide.
Its only a tablet.. Not a baby. No remorse if you give it back.
I think a lot of these threads are popping up from posters who are looking for someone to make up their mind about this unit, when it should be themselves who choose..
my 2 cents.

Any experience with Asus and updates? Will the Transformer get Ice Cream Sandwich? I guess only time will tell...

If you use it you'll love it. But yes, pretty useless post, do you really need a bunch of anonymous folks telling you what to do?
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androidmonkey said:
Ive been waiting on a good Android tablet to come out for awhile now. I almost jumped on the Nook Color because of the IPS screen, but I wanted a bigger screen.
I plan on using it for
1.) Browsing the web
2.) Watching Youtube videos
3.) Watching Netflix
4.) Hooking up to HDTV to watch MKV and XVID files
5.) Playing the occasional game
6.) Reading Comics
Now, #3 has me concerned because Ive read that Netflix doesn't work on Honeycomb. Has this been hacked yet? #4 has me concerned because of codec support and the fact this tablet may not be powerful enough for certain files formats. Anyone have experience with this? I have a MacBook Pro that I use maybe once a month, if that, mainly because I use my desktop most of the time.
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1) Has been bad for me on 3.1. There is no single browser in my experience, which supports flash and doesn't lag.
2) Excellent for me in the app
3) Doesn't work. Being skeptical, I want to think nothing might work out soon.
4) mkv's are not supported properly, as per the Xoom's video playback thread. As suggested in other threads, Tegra 2 is not a platform you want to have, for video playback.
5) Games are very good on this thing.
6) I read a couple of books. The experience is very good.
BTW, not to be disrespectful, its ridiculous to have a gadget just beside you, and contemplate returning it, based on someone else's subjective experience, without you trying it.

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BTW, not to be disrespectful, its ridiculous to have a gadget just beside you, and contemplate returning it, based on someone else's subjective experience, without you trying it.
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Thanks for the post. I sort of jumped on ordering this without fully researching what it was capable of doing. I figure if my Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant can play back the video files I have, why not a "more powerful" tablet. If Netflix and HDMI output of HD doesnt work or is poor, then thats a show stopper for me. Tablets are media consumption devices.
Why did I order it? Because I was tempted at the time and they are hard to come buy so I ordered it. This was before 3.1, which I thought would fix a lot of these issues.

unreal.send it back and get a ipad

paleridr said:
unreal.send it back and get a ipad
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no mater which forum, or which device, this seems to be the mantra of peope who are fans of a certain os or device...
dont like it, go get a *****
plenty of that on ipad forums too. I don't see the issue with asking opinions or experiences.. and there are a ton fpeople like me who coulldn't care less who makes something, we just want that something
to fit our needs.

return it and leave this place..
this is the most ridiculous thread i've ever seen

Whats so unreal or ridiculous about verifying if certain things work or don't work on the Transformer?

WTF havent even open up the box and asking if you should return give us a freaking break.........Just return it!!!!!!

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Whats so unreal or ridiculous about verifying if certain things work or don't work on the Transformer?
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cause you havent even open up the freaking box and then asking if you should return it, thats why its so unreal......whats the point of purchasing it and not even trying it out..and then havent the balls to post this stupid thread asking if you should return.....hey next time LIE and say you open up and try it and youre not happy.......

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cause you havent even open it and to give it a return....thats why its so unreal......whats the point of purchasing it and not even trying it out..and then havent the balls to post this stupid thread asking if you should return.....hey next time LIE and say you open up and try it and youre not happy.......
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Dude, the point of this thread is to get questions answered. Id rather not go through the hassle of an opened return if certain things dont work. Why open it when I can ask others who have it already if these things work or dont work...

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Dude, the point of this thread is to get questions answered. Id rather not go through the hassle of an opened return if certain things dont work. Why open it when I can ask others who have it already if these things work or dont work...
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Then what you shouldve done was do some research before purchasing it..... Dude Go back and return it and get yourself a ipad2......

Only reason I would prefer ipad over transformer - NETFLIX!!

There is no NetFlix for Canadians in marketplace but it's so easily available on AppStore. Why? Oh Canada!!
Update: I was wrong....i now love my Transformer more then the ipad!! Thanks laslow.

Uh...check again. Netflix is available in Canada. I'm using it on my Transformer, with my Canadian Netflix account....
[Edit] It's also my my Nexus S. Definitely available in Canada.

laslow said:
Uh...check again. Netflix is available in Canada. I'm using it on my Transformer, with my Canadian Netflix account....
[Edit] It's also my my Nexus S. Definitely available in Canada.
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Are you sure? I cannot even see the Netflix app on my marketplace....also people are discussing on anther forum about it.
http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-apps/5533-oh-canada-netflix-tf.html
did you download from Marketplace? Did you use VPN by any change?

Nope. I opened the market and installed it. No tricks, no VPNs, no market enabler - nothing. Worked on both Stock and Prime ROMs. Same with my phone, and, come to think of it, my wife's Nexus One.

I'll give it another try tonight.....thanks.

I just looked at that thread - it's pretty old (newest replies are from September, when it wasn't officially available).
Here's the official announcement: http://blog.netflix.com/2011/10/expanded-android-support-now-available.html (note that it's from October).

...so you can rest assured that you'll be able to watch all twelve of Netflix's straight-to-video "Watch Instantly" releases on your Transformer. ;-)

knoxploration said:
...so you can rest assured that you'll be able to watch all twelve of Netflix's straight-to-video "Watch Instantly" releases on your Transformer. ;-)
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I agree that the movie selection sucks, but if you want to stream television shows Netflix is pretty sweet.

knoxploration said:
...so you can rest assured that you'll be able to watch all twelve of Netflix's straight-to-video "Watch Instantly" releases on your Transformer. ;-)
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They have Top Gear. That's all that matters to me!

philburkhardt said:
I agree that the movie selection sucks, but if you want to stream television shows Netflix is pretty sweet.
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Yeah, it was OK. I just couldn't justify the cost, when the TV stuff is so easy to see rerun on cable over and over, all day long. It's a shame, but once they doubled my price I cancelled Watch Instantly and went back to DVD-only.
It's hence rather annoying that, having removed the Netflix app (which helpfully doesn't let you manage your DVD queue), it's been forced back on me by the latest firmware when I don't have (and will never have) any use for it.
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laslow said:
They have Top Gear. That's all that matters to me!
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So does UKNova. ;-)

philburkhardt said:
I agree that the movie selection sucks, but if you want to stream television shows Netflix is pretty sweet.
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Agreed. It's all the old backlog of TV shows I've missed that keep me on Netflix. Once I get caught up on those, I might quit the service completely.

wynand32 said:
Agreed. It's all the old backlog of TV shows I've missed that keep me on Netflix. Once I get caught up on those, I might quit the service completely.
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It's going to get significantly worse, as well. Netflix lost their Starz deal, which means they'll be removing ~1,000 of their best movies from Watch Instantly as of early 2012.
The money they *were* paying for the Starz content (~$30 million per year for all ~1,000 movies together), they will instead be spending on Dreamworks content from 2013, priced at $30 million per year, PER MOVIE.
In other words, Netflix dropped 1,000 Sony and Disney movies through Starz, and used the same amount of money to pay for one single Dreamworks movie. And they'll be getting a grand total of three Dreamworks movies in 2013 -- which means they still need to find another $60 million worth of existing content that they can drop, to pay for the other two Dreamworks flicks.
Watch Instantly is rapidly spiraling down into a vortex of suck.

I'm confused. Wasn't Netflix available on the iPhone/iPad first?
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Yup. OP says iPad>Transformer
Transformer has Netflix. Netflix on mobiles isn't that old. It was first released on Apple Products then slowly released to Android. Whats the big deal? We could watch Netflix even before it was "officially" supported.

player911 said:
I'm confused. Wasn't Netflix available on the iPhone/iPad first?
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Yup. OP says iPad>Transformer
Transformer has Netflix. Netflix on mobiles isn't that old. It was first released on Apple Products then slowly released to Android. Whats the big deal? We could watch Netflix even before it was "officially" supported.
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Yup, we could side load it pretty early on, ever since I have had my TF at least about 3 months. Im waiting for an official hulu+.
I bought most my employees ipad2s a few months back and fired one about a month ago so I had some time to play with a rooted ipad2. I must say that I was not impressed, I loved my TF more in just about every aspect. The only place the ipad was better was in battery life, but it also took 4 times as long to charge compared to my TF. Plus the TF paired with the dock leaves the ipad2 in the dust. I ended up giving the ipad2 to my church lol.
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theraffman said:
Yup, we could side load it pretty early on, ever since I have had my TF at least about 3 months. Im waiting for an official hulu+.
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Not to mention that the recent tablet-specific UI update from Netflix came out on Android tablets first and it hasn't come out for iPads as of yet.
As for Hulu+, have you tried side-loading their app from a phone yet? I "harvested" the apk from my Glacier and installed it on my TF, and Hulu+ runs just fine on it. You just can't have any of the ad blockers running or your HOSTS file blocking anything.

Project shield pre orders

So nvidia justnsent out emails to everybody who signed up to get alerts that they can put in pre orders and that it will ship by late june. i personally put in my order and am very excited! the price is 350$. what do you guys think? what about the specs that have been released? are you as excited as i am? please share your thoughts
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Are all the android game can play in this shield with the controller, i dont think so. It dont even have the game mapping tool on it so that we can map the controller for all the android games.
Any have any idea how to play all the android games with the controller?

I pre-ordered mine yesterday. Its got potential, hopefully they use it.

There is Hope
wrc1010 said:
Are all the android game can play in this shield with the controller, i dont think so. It dont even have the game mapping tool on it so that we can map the controller for all the android games.
Any have any idea how to play all the android games with the controller?
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I would hope that they would include a app that allows you to do that just like archos did with their gaming device. However i found this app that maps different controllers for you but it requires root:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...elstudios.gamepadenabler&feature=related_apps
However when it comes to your point about the possibility of the controller not working in normal games i think the possibility of it working might be there since as you can see from the video here the controler and the buttons can be used with the navigation of android which might mean you can use it for doing things like turning in ninjump or jumping, and sliding in temple run. Lets be optimistic
Lets hope nvidia has an answer for that since right now they aren't releasing a lot of details on the device lets hope they can help with that.

I've already pre-ordered mine.

I saw an app that can map the game with the controller and it is call game keyboard from play store. But dont know whether it can be use on the shield or not.
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agrabren said:
I've already pre-ordered mine.
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lol I thought it was free for you :laugh: so finally can you tell me if you are allowed to develop fro your own creature?

gigsaw said:
lol I thought it was free for you :laugh: so finally can you tell me if you are allowed to develop fro your own creature?
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No, the free ones I get aren't production units. But so far, nobody has objected to me developing for it, and they all know I intend to.

The shield has a touch screen already so could theoretically run non gamepad apps, it would just be horrifically awkward.
I saw in one of their demo's they navigated the android UI with the gamepad so they might well have included some minor mods to allow the gamepad to control games that are touch only.
There are also alot of games out there on android which already support gamepads so should work fine with the shield controls (and that is something which has been demo'ed by NVidia already).
I am personally very interested in getting the shield. Sadly it hasnt been made available for pre-order in the UK yet. Personally I dont just see "Shield = gameconsole" in my eyes. I see gamepad + screen + pretty open software environment. Lots of fun to be had there. I was already looking into building a robot with a raspberry pi and streaming webcam footage back to an android tablet for control. The shields gamepad would make that even better.

Hope to have mine by 6/31 = D Pre Orderd mine that day it came out. Can't wait to see what XDA can do with it but from the sounds of it might not even need much done. Has clean android on it so lets see!

Hello everyone.
I'm not from USA, but I preorder Shield to mail forwarder on 18 may.
Today I have email from my mail frowarder that smth recieved form nvidia, and it weight 11 oz (Send May 31 - Deliverd June 6).
I don't want pay to get photos of shipment, but I'm interested what nvidia shiped. May be you get the same package from them?

firemountain said:
Hello everyone.
I'm not from USA, but I preorder Shield to mail forwarder on 18 may.
Today I have email from my mail frowarder that smth recieved form nvidia, and it weight 11 oz (Send May 31 - Deliverd June 6).
I don't want pay to get photos of shipment, but I'm interested what nvidia shiped. May be you get the same package from them?
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from what I heard at Android Central it is a package for people who ordered the shield early that has a thank you note and a t-shirt complimentary
I think it is something really good that the company is doing that shows their appreciation
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kuwari316 said:
from what I heard at Android Central it is a package for people who ordered the shield early that has a thank you note and a t-shirt complimentary
I think it is something really good that the company is doing that shows their appreciation
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Yes, it's a shirt with the (very ugly) SHIELD logo on it (that plain green controller image, looks like it was made in MSPaint) and a little card that says "Thank you".

What do you guys think about the shipping date? I hope it's earlier then end of June...

just ordered mine with the Case.
was going to go thru Nvidia's site via the link in the "early pre-order" email from Nvidia but it was literally $40.52 more than newegg after shipping and tax sooo....
oh man.... now the waiting begins... hope they ship early. :fingers-crossed:

pre-ordered mine the vary first day i could. but then canceled the pre-order a week later and pre-ordered it on newegg instead so i could use a different card.
then i got the shirt in the mail and felt bad

Well now we have to wait...
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glitchhawk said:
pre-ordered mine the vary first day i could. but then canceled the pre-order a week later and pre-ordered it on newegg instead so i could use a different card.
then i got the shirt in the mail and felt bad
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Don't feel bad at all.

agrabren said:
Don't feel bad at all.
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lol

Qualcomm Toq

Since no one has started a thread yet for this, I'd figured I will
Official Site here:
http://toq.qualcomm.com/
Support faq here:
http://toq.qualcomm.com/support/faq
Now available for pre-order:
https://toq-store.qualcomm.com/
Using a Sony SW2 at the moment, backed a pebble, the kreyos, and the omate 1/8 GB Dev
I took the bait for the Toq - Anyone else?

You have an addiction lol
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Cool!
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Just wish it wasn't $350 for a 1st gen device in a soon to be crowded and lower priced market. I already have a MetaWatch Frame ($200), and would rather wait for Google to release something that I know will be supported for a while then drop the money on something that may or may not be getting new and improved apps a year from now. That being said, the Mirasol screen looks awesome and I like the overall look and features of the watch. For $250 I would have already pre ordered it, $350 is overpriced.
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tgtoys said:
Just wish it wasn't $350 for a 1st gen device in a soon to be crowded and lower priced market. I already have a MetaWatch Frame ($200), and would rather wait for Google to release something that I know will be supported for a while then drop the money on something that may or may not be getting new and improved apps a year from now. That being said, the Mirasol screen looks awesome and I like the overall look and features of the watch. For $250 I would have already pre ordered it, $350 is overpriced.
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I hear what you're saying about smart watches in general are coming out overpriced but I believe that the Toq is comparable due to the added wireless charger that makes up for the additional cost. That is a feature which none of the others have at this time anyway. And believe me I am not trying to justify their initial high costs because I too think all of the smart watches in general should start at a lower cost margin than what they have started with when they first came out.

This watch is already available for purchase at USD399, anybody here getting it? The deal breaker with this watch is that it has no Ingress Protection (IP) rating. Yes, it is not waterproof. You spend a lot of money into something that is not waterproof, that is so not right.

vagelis said:
Since no one has started a thread yet for this, I'd figured I will
Official Site here:
http://toq.qualcomm.com/
Support faq here:
http://toq.qualcomm.com/support/faq
Now available for pre-order:
https://toq-store.qualcomm.com/
Using a Sony SW2 at the moment, backed a pebble, the kreyos, and the omate 1/8 GB Dev
I took the bait for the Toq - Anyone else?
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I just took the bait as well and placed my order through amazon.
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I've had mine since last Friday, and I must say I've been pleasantly surprised. It just works, no issues, functionality is straightforward. Notifications work, not crazy bells and whistles, just a well thought out product.
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vagelis said:
I've had mine since last Friday, and I must say I've been pleasantly surprised. It just works, no issues, functionality is straightforward. Notifications work, not crazy bells and whistles, just a well thought out product.
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Does it have access to the Play Store?

skyworxx said:
Does it have access to the Play Store?
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It doesnt run android so my guess would be no. It wouldnt be able to run the apps

A reviewer on Amazon stated that in order to adjust the bracelet you need to cut it?!? What's up with that?
Btw, there is another AppsComm A1 smartwatch that will debut with Mirasol display. So hopefully its a start of more good things to come.

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It doesnt run android so my guess would be no. It wouldnt be able to run the apps
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Qualcom states it does. It is probably very well hidden under the oem launcher and apps.

Just got my watch, any questions, ask away. I've had the pebble for about 3 months, the SW2
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Love my Toq!
I've been posting my Toq info,review, and Tips here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/qu...ve-got-questions-fire-away-3.html#post3326452
But if you have and questions feel free to ask.
Here are comparison pics between the Pebble Sony SW2 and the Toq:

synplex said:
I've been posting my Toq info,review, and Tips here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/qu...ve-got-questions-fire-away-3.html#post3326452
But if you have and questions feel free to ask.
Here are comparison pics between the Pebble Sony SW2 and the Toq:
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The big question: which one do you like better?

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The big question: which one do you like better?
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Lol, I guess I should have mentioned that part. Without a Doubt the Toq is best out of Box. Its companion app has everything I needed (Except Tasker integration) without having to buy and/or wait for 3rd party apps. If the SDK for the Toq is release soon and Dev start cranking out apps, the Toq is a guaranty to be the Top Smartwatch in my opinion.

Can you check what brightness level you have while outside in day light and also how long does it last on a single charge,
Cheers

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Can you check what brightness level you have while outside in day light and also how long does it last on a single charge,
Cheers
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Brightness level outside?? Not sure what exactly you mean but outside in a sunny Miami day I can read my Toq watch as easily as I can read a piece of paper. :victory:
Battery life has been amazing I'm at 5 days with 14% battery left. I haven't shut it off once in the last 5 days.

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Brightness level outside?? Not sure what exactly you mean but outside in a sunny Miami day I can read my Toq watch as easily as I can read a piece of paper. :victory:
Battery life has been amazing I'm at 5 days with 14% battery left. I haven't shut it off once in the last 5 days.
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WOW, you gotta be kidding me? That is very impressive!!! Do you get a lot of email/txt/call notification during the day? Also, do you unpair it at night or keep it paired up 24-7? I know with my MetaWatch once the watch is far away from the phone, my phone keeps searching for it non-stop which drains battery on my Note 2 lol!!! So, every night I unpair my MW and N2.
Also forgot to ask, from the pictures, can you tell if Toq is tinner than SW2 or not? It definitely looks thinner than Pebble.

But can it....
Can it run google maps? I want to be able to wear it while I'm on my motorcylce and glance at it once in a while instead of only having audio telling me how close I am. Thanks and congrats on the new watch!

Prototype Build TP with HDMI

So I just snagged a prototype/developer model Play that does have HDMI out on it and I'm wondering in advance what the best choice of bootloader and/or firmware to use for maximum performance and battery life without interfering with the HDMI out functionality.
I did my best to sort through the ten million "I wish my Play had HDMI out" threads and what I could glean from MAYBE legit prototype discussion threads sound like it probably has parts of its modem removed to make room for the HDMI (which is fine since I want it as a portable/dockable game device) and that battery life might have a problem, which I would guess is from constant signal search that can probably be disabled.
But does anyone here actually have one of these? I'd love to benefit from someone else's experience with them instead of having to make all the mistakes myself and figuring everything out the hard way!
Thanks!

Mind posting some photos?
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I actually -just- won an auction for one of these off of Ebay... So I like the OP want to know, what's the real story with these units? I know they were display units for the stores to show off but besides that I mean. Do they have functional cellular radios? Are they unlocked? If I do a system restore through the normal menus will it screw itself over and never be able to use the HDMI properly? Does plugging in the HDMI turn off the XP's screen or does it splits its horsepower between the two screens?
Couldn't pass up on buying one, seems like a piece of history. I will post pics when it arrives (like a week) if that interests anyone.
Seller posted: " This is a fully functional Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G R800AT - Prototype Build TP HDMI. This phone cannot be activated or used on ANY service. This is a prototype phone. Phone's hardware/software is fully functional."

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I actually -just- won an auction for one of these off of Ebay... So I like the OP want to know, what's the real story with these units? I know they were display units for the stores to show off but besides that I mean. Do they have functional cellular radios? Are they unlocked? If I do a system restore through the normal menus will it screw itself over and never be able to use the HDMI properly? Does plugging in the HDMI turn off the XP's screen or does it splits its horsepower between the two screens?
Couldn't pass up on buying one, seems like a piece of history. I will post pics when it arrives (like a week) if that interests anyone.
Seller posted: " This is a fully functional Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 4G R800AT - Prototype Build TP HDMI. This phone cannot be activated or used on ANY service. This is a prototype phone. Phone's hardware/software is fully functional."
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LoL yeah me too! I'm not at all surprised the guy who bought the other one also came here straight away with exactly the same questions as I have. There's still one left, if anybody wants it. We haven't received them yet but you can see the pictures the seller posted on eBay if you just search for "xperia play hdmi". I agree it would be nice to see the actual mainboard and once I give mine a complete function check I'll probably open it up and take some pictures.

I think that you have something different in your roms/kernels what let your Plays to use hdmi. So there is probably now roms or kernels u can use without loosing hdmi. Only root and mods
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I actually sold my Xperia PLAY about a month ago, sad to see it go but I moved on to a Nexus 5 in December and it took me all that time to let it go. Mine was not an HDMI model though, it was an early AT&T model without the branding.
For those curious I added the photos from my old prototype Xperia PLAY.

evilwise said:
So I just snagged a prototype/developer model Play that does have HDMI out on it and I'm wondering in advance what the best choice of bootloader and/or firmware to use for maximum performance and battery life without interfering with the HDMI out functionality.
I did my best to sort through the ten million "I wish my Play had HDMI out" threads and what I could glean from MAYBE legit prototype discussion threads sound like it probably has parts of its modem removed to make room for the HDMI (which is fine since I want it as a portable/dockable game device) and that battery life might have a problem, which I would guess is from constant signal search that can probably be disabled.
But does anyone here actually have one of these? I'd love to benefit from someone else's experience with them instead of having to make all the mistakes myself and figuring everything out the hard way!
Thanks!
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Would love to see some pics as well.
There are some ROMs out there that are meant for those without radios/cell planes, such as Xperia NXT Gaming, but your HDMI might not work properly.
There were stories a few years ago about someone who said they had a prototype unit, but not many actual cases. One guy even tried modding an HDMI in there.

This ^
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poo-tang said:
This ^
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Yep that's one of ours. I'm surprised we got them for the price we got them for, and that the seller described them to be "for parts" which would have been a shame. Unless I get some nasty surprises when it arrives I wouldn't sell it for twice the price I paid.

evilwise said:
Yep that's one of ours. I'm surprised we got them for the price we got them for, and that the seller described them to be "for parts" which would have been a shame. Unless I get some nasty surprises when it arrives I wouldn't sell it for twice the price I paid.
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It's definitely one of a kind

Leraeniesh said:
It's definitely one of a kind
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Three of a kind at best

Always wanted to get my hands on a prototype play with hdmi never could find one:/
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The phone showed up in immaculate condition, as if it had never been used. The HDMI port is very rough as you can see, with exposed circuit board. At this point I haven't been able to get the HDMI to work - I can't find any options for it in the settings and trying two different HDMI cables on two different displays hasn't worked yet. It seems the seller was correct when he said the phone couldn't connect to its network, as putting my valid ATT Sim card didn't get me signs of life. WiFi works fine. If anyone has any questions or any ideas on how to make the HDMI work, I'm all ears.

You can dial *#*#7378423#*#* goto service test - hdmi test. Few options there to test.
I'm also curious about this,such a presious gem you have

Bakisha said:
You can dial *#*#7378423#*#* goto service test - hdmi test. Few options there to test.
I'm also curious about this,such a presious gem you have
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Thanks for the suggestion, I tried that and the video test did not display on the one monitor I have access to at this hour.
The HDMI status options all show as being "unknown"
The EDID reading option/ Edid Hex Data reads as "unknown"

Maybe someone who used this model before you flashed soft from other Play version and coz this u lost hdmi drivers in rom/kernel
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psxpetey said:
Always wanted to get my hands on a prototype play with hdmi never could find one:/
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Have you tried the other type instead of hdmi mhq or whatever it's called?
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Also did you try the hdmi option in service settings?
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yes
i had this phone with HDMI port 3 years age and used that for telecom exhibition
if you search on xda can find my post , i remember that i uploaded video and pictuesr both . but like always , some childish guys tried to say that was a lie ...
this is a real phone but is limited and just was for special offers to Sony-erricson like exhibitions .

I remember those posts everyone knew the phone was real lol they just didn't believe you had it because there were never any pics or vids that I remember anyway. But since you had the phone why aren't you telling him how to get hdmi working instead of sharing drama about how onetime childish people didn't believe you?
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Well I finally received my phone, postage due I might add. It is indeed in practically new condition and mine came with retail packaging including headphones and a little dock but no charger for whatever reason. The HDMI output seems to be a Mac style mini display port aka "Thunderbolt". I'm a real Apple hater so I had to order an adapter. When it arrives, I'll post my results. In the mean time I am willing to pull the back off and take some pictures of the board if people are interested in that sort of thing.
It reports
Baseband version 7X30A-AAABQMAZM-1290_21-42
Kernel version 2.6.32.9-perf
Build number 3.0.1.B.0.270
None of which seems out of the ordinary for an early build I guess... Anyway, I definitely won't update anything - other than rooting - until I get my display port adapter. Hopefully it will simply send an identical 854x480p signal out the port as it sends to the screen and it'll be as simple as that - one can only hope.