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Hmmm - just seen review of the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy 10.1 - looks good.
Also rumours of iPad 3 THIS YEAR! ![]() Another question, With the USB/SD adapter attached to the iPad, would it play movies directly from a pen drive or SD card? Not convinced about iPad 3 this year - seems too close to iPad 2 which was a fairly major bump up from the original iPad. The USB/SD card adaptor is there purely to get photos onto the iPad - I've not tried it with video, but I'm almost sure it won't work. And you certainly can't stream from attached storage. For example, when you slot in an SD[HC] card, the photos app pops open, the card is read (takes time if you have lots of pics), the thumbnails are presented, then you can touch or swipe along the photos you want. It works very much like iPhoto on the Mac. Photos are then available to any app that has access to the Photos repository. There is no file system on the iPad to speak of, which leads to the next problem - how to get stuff off the iPad. Answer: not easily. You can email photos, or you can use Dropbox - some apps work alongside Dropbox, such as Goodreader, where you can pop stuff in and out of Dropbox folders. There's always iTunes Sync if the app allows it, but frankly it's a bit of a faff. Bottom line: there is no file system. Get used to it. Personally, speaking as a gadget geek, this is simultaneously iPads greatest strength and weakness. For power users like me who actually use their pad for content creation, it's a monumental PITA. For casual, non technical users, it's a godsend - it removes a layer of potential confusion and protects them from themselves. Getting back to your usage example, I would look at the Android alternatives - iPad just isn't the tablet for offline storage of photos or videos or mostly any files. |
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Well you've put me right off it now.
I've seen people on planes watching films on them. Have these been synced from iTunes? |
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Well you've put me right off it now.
I've seen people on planes watching films on them. Have these been synced from iTunes? Plus if you are on holiday, say in the USA, you can set up a US account, and buy US iTunes vouchers which mean you can buy US content. This is often way cheaper. You can do it in the UK too, but you'll need to buy your iTunes vouchers online. |
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Re. the USB/HD adaptor - I believe that it will transfer videos, *but* only if contained in a camera/camcorder directory structure & with the appropriate camera/camcorder style names.
How I watch videos: iTunes-friendly videos (e.g. .mp4): - Synced to the iPad using iTunes and played in the Videos app or - Steamed to the iPad using iTunes and played in the Videos app iTunes-un-friendly videos (e.g. Xvid, etc.): - Synced to the iPad using iTunes (or copied via WiFi) and played with AVPlayerHD - Streamed to the iPad using AirVideo I was away one weekend last month, & just made sure I filled it up with a tonne of Xvids beforehand using iTunes, to play on the 5 hour train journey I had each way. Once iOS5 is released in the "Fall", a lot of (but not all) the issues of "no file system" will be a lot better, as e.g. any photos taken on the iDevice or imported to the iDevice will be synced to the iCloud "PhotoStream", documents in iWork will be synced to the iCloud "Documents in the Cloud", etc. Still can't just fill an SD card with your favourite movies & stick it in though of course. |
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Once iOS5 is released in the "Fall", a lot of (but not all) the issues of "no file system" will be a lot better, as e.g. any photos taken on the iDevice or imported to the iDevice will be synced to the iCloud "PhotoStream", documents in iWork will be synced to the iCloud "Documents in the Cloud", etc. Still can't just fill an SD card with your favourite movies & stick it in though of course.
http://quietube.com/v.php/https://ww...?v=3LEXae1j6EY It's taken them (Apple) 14 years to make his 'visionary' response reality for the masses of iOS users. This is why Mr Jobs has such a following. |
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I think that the Samsung tablet is missing a few useful ports if I remember correctly.
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I wanted to post this earlier - couldn't remember the link:
http://technologizer.com/2011/06/20/...lternatives-2/ It's very pro-iPad, but the arguments are valid I feel. |
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Is it possible to record programmes off TV on to a tablet with an app? My Advent Vega has an HDMI connection...
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Is it possible to record programmes off TV on to a tablet with an app? My Advent Vega has an HDMI connection...
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To be fair, though, there are also very strong rumours that a new iPad will be out in September, a mere six months after the iPad 2. If that happens, I'd be just as pissed off as if I'd been a Xoom owner from launch only for a Xoom 2 to come out six months later.
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Thanks for that gormond, was just wondering......
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Is it possible to record programmes off TV on to a tablet with an app? My Advent Vega has an HDMI connection...
No idea if they still make 'em, (if not there's always ebay) but they do make Android tablets now, don't know if the TV recording functionality has been retained, but worth checking out if that's your thing. |
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I have an iPad 2 and rather like it. I got one as it's a good companion device to my laptop and I can take it easily to work and back without my laptop bag. It's also handy as a sitting room "always on" machine which I like. Not really earth shattering reasons but iPad works for me.
There are of course other alternatives and I imagine they're just as good. I happen to like the Mac and how iPad just works with the rest of my Apple setup. |
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It's OK being beautiful, simple and convenient if you keep aspirations low.
It can't do many of the things even a cheap £60 'best of the worst' android tablet can. It maybe never will, in that functionality interferes with corporate profit making. |
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You want to be looking at Archos - their mainstay for many years was portable DVR devices in various screen sizes, latterly they came equipped with freeview recording and wifi with a web browser.
No idea if they still make 'em, (if not there's always ebay) but they do make Android tablets now, don't know if the TV recording functionality has been retained, but worth checking out if that's your thing. |
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