http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/11/21/lg-release-g-pad-tablet-more-overseas-markets.html
Gee, I wonder why sales are below expected in the US? Could it be Best Buy's epic failure at promoting the product? The people at BB should be running the NSA; they're better at keeping secrets.
Maybe LG should just rename it the Area 51 Pad...lots of people have heard of it but BB continues to deny it's existence.
No kidding! The Best Buy help weren't aware of it and took forever to find it in "the cage".
LG has officially jumped the shark.
I don't know who is to blame LG or Best Buy or both but it does make you scratch you head in wonder how they plan to sell this tablet based on current marketing an store display. Why give Best Buy an exclusive if they don't plan to display it and sell it? They need to get this in more stores out on display. They also need to drop 30-50 off the price here in the states if they want it to sell it needs to be cheaper than the first iPad mini and the Samsung Tab 3 8 regardless of the specs and it being a better product most Americans don't know specs they know brand name and price.
Ya, BB has this thing in their phone department next to the G2. Like what?
They need this over with the other tablets, let alone the other 8" tablets. Luckily I knew where to look so i can get a hands on before deciding on a purchase online
The two BB near me do not even have it out in the phone area they have a picture of it in the G2 display but not the actual device.
It does feel like that what is otherwise a fantastic tablet will again fail to sell properly. Just like the Samsung 7.7 did in its time. You have to wonder...
BB has no interest in promoting specific products. If the G Pad fails, it makes no difference to them. They are just as happy selling an iPad or a Samsung Note. LG is the one who loses when this product is a flop. It's up to LG to make sure that retailers sell the product. If they made the product attractive to BB, then BB would sell it. The real problem is that LG has not advertised the product, they've priced it too high, and they haven't provided the right incentives to retailers.
A retailer isn't going to give shelf space or attention to a product that is as poorly marketed as the G Pad. If a lot of people were coming into the store asking for it, BB would pay more attention. It's LG who's keeping the product a secret. BB is just following their lead.
And why are BB and Newegg the only authorized dealers?? Why isn't Amazon, Target, Costco, Sam's Club and Walmart selling this? Where are the magazine and TV ads? The billboards? The point of sale kiosks, etc? LG seems to have no serious interest in this product. Any product that was as poorly marketed as this one would fail in the market.
At least my local Best Buy has a white one up for display *in the phone section* away from all the other tablets and readers.
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At least my local Best Buy has a white one up for display *in the phone section* away from all the other tablets and readers.
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I got mine on release date. They didn't have any on display and only one left in stock (other than the one that the guy tried to sell me the display unit and then noticed the computer said it was $1000 for it).
I visited my local Best Buy last night and they still don't have it on display (in tablet or phone area) or in stock. I really don't understand why LG has dropped the ball on this but it seems to be in line with about every other mobile company minus Apple and Samsung. Every display other than the Apple and Samsung displays looked cheap and run down. The Nexus 7 display looked fine, but they have a demo running on all of their models so you can't even get a real feel for how it works. If LG would put a nice display in the tablet area, these things would sell fast. I just hope enough sell to have a decent development community.
LG must not. want to be successful. they had it on display only at. best buy with the mobile phones. No advertising, ovepriced and lackluster support.
Whose poor ideas were this? only. 1 retailer in the US?
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Apparently, US sucks *JOKE*
Here in Europe you can get your G Pad in 95% of all the electronics shops. Its really strange what's going on in the US...
I don't know how well the tablet is selling worldwide but at the biggest electronics store here in Zurich, I think it's doing quite well with the Black version sold out and only a few white versions left. Of course, this could be due to low stock to begin with, I'm not sure. I really hope it does well because I just got mine and it's probably one of the best electronic gadgets I have ever bought.
I'm no stranger to Android (although I haven't spent a great deal of time on the latest hardware such as the HTC One, G2 or Galaxy S4) but I was always a little disappointed by the promise of "buttery smooth performance" from the Jellybean. I have a One X and also another tablet from Pipo running the RK3188 so it's no slouch but both are not what I would call a smooth experience (although my One X became a heck of a lot better after flashing Cyanogenmod). I originally came from iPhones and iPads so I was very disappointed in this regard.
Now with the G Pad, I finally know what "buttery smooth" feels like on an Android. The machine is just incredible with next to no interface lag at all and all the apps zip around without any effort. The Wi-Fi strength is also incredible, picking up my router from distances that my One X, iPad mini or iPhone 4S could never have.
For the sake of LG, I hope it really does well. They deserve it and will hopefully release more products like this in the future.
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I don't know how well the tablet is selling worldwide but at the biggest electronics store here in Zurich, I think it's doing quite well with the Black version sold out and only a few white versions left. Of course, this could be due to low stock to begin with, I'm not sure. I really hope it does well because I just got mine and it's probably one of the best electronic gadgets I have ever bought.
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As you pointed out low stock could mean heavy selling or it could mean low stock. Considering the way it started off in the US, i.e., few retailers and high prices, I'm inclined to think that LG does not have a lot of capacity to manufacture the units. Currently, we're seeing more discounting in the US and few more options for retailers, but it is still not widely sold. Could be that the situation will get better as they produce more units.
Awesome tablet but I just returned mine to BestBuy. I've been burnt before buy buying a killer device that no one else bought. Software updates don't come and accessories don't fit. Very sad that LG made this ridiculous exclusive distribution deal.
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It does feel like that what is otherwise a fantastic tablet will again fail to sell properly. Just like the Samsung 7.7 did in its time. You have to wonder...
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I'm moving to the G Pad from the Lenovo A2109. A great device for the money...
GTabJosh GPadJosh
I played with one at best buy in southern il today it was next to the lg g2. I think I'll love this thing it's the perfect size and seems fast. I figure I'll keep for at least a year maybe longer if no one comes out with a better 8 inch tab. Samsung's note screen sucks I also looked at it today.
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MarkLI88 said:
I don't know who is to blame LG or Best Buy or both but it does make you scratch you head in wonder how they plan to sell this tablet based on current marketing an store display. Why give Best Buy an exclusive if they don't plan to display it and sell it? They need to get this in more stores out on display. They also need to drop 30-50 off the price here in the states if they want it to sell it needs to be cheaper than the first iPad mini and the Samsung Tab 3 8 regardless of the specs and it being a better product most Americans don't know specs they know brand name and price.
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Well Said Mark..
Even though they had no choice but to drop the price, still BestBuy does not even display it.
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BB has no interest in promoting specific products. If the G Pad fails, it makes no difference to them. They are just as happy selling an iPad or a Samsung Note. LG is the one who loses when this product is a flop. It's up to LG to make sure that retailers sell the product. If they made the product attractive to BB, then BB would sell it. The real problem is that LG has not advertised the product, they've priced it too high, and they haven't provided the right incentives to retailers.
A retailer isn't going to give shelf space or attention to a product that is as poorly marketed as the G Pad. If a lot of people were coming into the store asking for it, BB would pay more attention. It's LG who's keeping the product a secret. BB is just following their lead.
And why are BB and Newegg the only authorized dealers?? Why isn't Amazon, Target, Costco, Sam's Club and Walmart selling this? Where are the magazine and TV ads? The billboards? The point of sale kiosks, etc? LG seems to have no serious interest in this product. Any product that was as poorly marketed as this one would fail in the market.
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Well Said Woody.
Fast forward to the present and it's still the same.. BestBuy could care less about this Tablet.. a lot of sales reps still don't know about it and it's still to this day not on display..
And that's sad.
I have posted similar thoughts about lack of promotion and availability for this tablet in other forums. It's very strange to have such a product available only at one B&M retailer (BB), and one online store (Newegg), and as a GPE version. With that approach you would think LG would have dumped a bunch of money into promoting the G Pad at BB. I've seen enough complaints in the reviews at Newegg (and elsewhere for units purchased from Newegg) to think they were chosen to handle the returns, refurbished units, and otherwise 'unclean' units.
Having said that, our BB started displaying a black version and a white version G Pad a couple of weeks ago. Last week they price matched Newegg's $280 for the black version for me when they were selling theirs for $350. The sales rep I got knew all about the G Pad and started trying to sell me on it but I already knew everything I needed to know.
Now VerizonWireless has started to sell it as well, with LTE. That could be a breakthrough for this tablet, especially with the pricing model they have ($100 with a 2 year contract through tomorrow, $149 after that, and $300 with no contract). Those prices are pretty enticing, I think, especially compared to BB's $350 everyday price for the WiFi only model. It will be interesting to see what happens with this tablet now that VW is in the picture.
Another thought. I've wondered, especially since the GPE came out, if maybe the G Pad is a trial run for a Nexus 8 replacement for the Nexus 7 and maybe a new Nexus 10 as well that a lot of folks are waiting for. Google got a lot of heat for the issues many folks had with the Gen2 Nexus 7 built by ASUS. Maybe they are testing the waters with LG for their next generation Nexus tablets and they and LG aren't necessarily concerned about how much money they make from this one. Just a thought.
Hey guys, I'm in the market for an Android Auto Head unit. This popped up today on crutchfield. I hadn't seen it in my compatible HU list in the past few days.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_109CP100/JBL-Legend-CP100.html?tp=5684
I see in previous threads that this head unit is catching some attention. I am a little overwhelmed with the head unit jargon, but what are some thoughts on this head unit? Is this a HU I should pre-order? My only other choices are the Pioneer NEX and Kenwood DDX models.
i started this thread on it the other day:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto/android-auto-general/jbl-legend-cp100-t3370883
it has been pushed back over and over, i gave up on it
CadillacMike said:
i started this thread on it the other day:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android-auto/android-auto-general/jbl-legend-cp100-t3370883
it has been pushed back over and over, i gave up on it
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Yea, I just saw on the actual JBL site that it now says August 8th.
The price is amazing and I love it's minimalistic look.
Long time to anxiously wait as I want to use Android Auto so badly. I really don't want to pay 600$ for the ugly Pioneer HU.
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This is apparently now missing from Crutchfield and the availability on JBL's site went from "August 8th" to "Coming soon".
#NeverGonnaHappen
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Been researching Android headunits for a while now. Trying to find the best value (<$300). On ebay it seems like there are a ton of brandless options for 150-200 but from what I can tell Joying is a 'name brand' in this space. Is it worth spending a little more for one of theirs?
I have my eye on the JY-UL124. Worth $270 with no DVD (don't need) and no included backup camera?
Yeah I have my eye on a few too, but on Amazon. I have read good things about Joying too. I wonder how it compares to Pumpkin and EinCar, those look good too.
I made the mistake of buying one in the 150-200 range. It was listed as having android 4.4.4, quad core 1.6ghz processor and no cd/dvd. I used cpu-z and found it actually had an a7 at 1ghz and said two cores were turned off. I returned it and bought a JY-UL124. They change the prices daily on ebay. I did a best offer and got it for $240 shipped. I should receive it in a couple of weeks.
i have researched this for over a year. Joying seems to be the way to go for USA. Even if for nothing else, they go through Amazon and have a good return policy. The others offer returns, but you have to pay to ship it to wherever.
I have researched this over XDA and Reddit and various forums, everyone gets bad reviews here and there, but Joying seems to get the more positive reviews. RoadNavi and Eonon get good reviews on XDA too, but the return policy seems the best with Joying USA and Doctorman
The Malaysk Firmware is greate !
I use it on a Joying JY-UL124 RK3188 with MTCD 5.1.1
Hello everyone.
As you may be aware, AliExpress had a sale on Xiaomi phones on a couple of stores (MC Store and Xiaomi Online).
I and many other people ordered a Mi 6 during the sale. However, it is now the 23 of July and my phone hasn't even been dispatched yet.
Having contacted other buyers I came across, it is apparent nobody has received their phone yet.
There at least two excuses. Xiaomi Online says that it is something to do with the shipping declaration and new rules or something like that and MC Store say that it was supposed to be a pre sale of the global version and they still haven't been given the stock.
I'd like to know if everyone's experience with this sale has been the same.
I can't say I'm pleased with this, and from sellers recommended in the wiki. I still haven't cancelled the order because the phone hasn't been that cheap anywhere else but it has been a month and I'm seriously considering it now.
Thanks
Hello one and all, I'll get to the point. My wife wants to buy me a android watch but knows I've been beating my head against the wall trying to pick one for months. So I'm here today to ask for your help! FYI, I have the Sony Xz Premium and yes I do plan on rooting it.
I know there are many different types that do different things but my main focus is really three things.
1. A full Round face
2. Popular with the community (rooting, support, ect)
3. Something under $200.usd
I throw myself at the mercy of XDA.
I currently have the Huawei Watch 2 Classic and love it. Currently on sale for 219$ on Amazon and Best buy Price matches.
You should also consider getting that support AW 2.0 and Oreo as well
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Wife has got me a Misfit Vapor for Christmas. £184 (UK) but have seen that Amazon have knocked $60 of it in the US. Hope this is not a sign Misfit are abandoning it 2 months after its release?
Not interested in the fitness tracking (Seen that Misfits App is a major power drain). But seems a good starter watch. Scheduled for Oreo and looks not too bad by the pictures and reviews.