This is still my favorite tablet. I use it for gaming a lot. Wii controller via BT to play all my old ROMS, works wonderfully! It has apps to remote control my Onkyo stereo from my front or back deck. It has apps to send music from any of my media servers to said stereo. I can remote control my media center PC on my projector with it. About a thousand other things I can't think of.

I'm running Brilliant Corners and love it! The only thing I won't do is read books on it, the screen really does suck for that. Though it works great as a Comic book reader.

I spent all weekend modifying my new Touchpads (both 32G), and that is a very nice device, the screen for sure, but it isn't anywhere near as capable as this tablet. And the iPad is even less capable.

If you missed a touchpad during the sale, this is hands down the next best thing. In fact, it is the best thing for the price. Unless you can find a transformer for the same a price of course.

I make a bunch of videos for the gTab, but here's the latest featuring gTabComb 3.3 for the gTablet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnbikAdqKys

Runs Honeycomb GREAT! There are docks available for the gTablet; I have one! Awesome performer and a steal at this price.

I've had one of these and returned it two days later. I could not get over how bad the viewing angles of the screen are. Also the screen is long and narrow compared to other 10 inch tables which make it basically useless in portrait mode, nothing fits correctly.
It is also kind of thick and heavy compared to other 10 inch tablets. That being said it is pretty fast out of the box and if you root it and install a new rom it can be even faster the specs of the hardware pretty much match all the other android tabs on the market. Unless your just looking for a toy I would Pass.

sdc100 wrote:Am watching CNN, and just saw a commercial for the HP TouchPad "starting at $399." Shouldn't HP pull the ads? Even if their contract says that CNN will offer no refund, airing such an ad only confuses consumers since the TouchPad is now only $99 and $149, if you can still find one. Seeing the $399 price not only scares potential buyers, but also invite mockery given the product's demise.

they couldn't pay me to take one..

Ok. I've had one now for several months. I've rooted it and tried out several ROMs. Here are my observations (I've been using Cyanogenmod 7 for some time).

1) My kids love it - I mean love it a lot.
2) It is fast and has great battery life
3) Developer support is strong.
4) Screen viewing angles are not great. But when looking straight on, screen is bright and easy to see.
5) More apps work on the tablet then I expected. Cut the rope, angry birds, fieldrunners, jet car stunts, etc. are really good. I have at least 40 games on there my kids and I play.

All around, you won't find a cheaper tablet with more capability. The Tegra 2 is really quick, and games look great (try galaxy on fire 2 or Guerilla bob to see what I mean). I don't regret getting it at all.

I use the Gtabcomb ROM. If you want to modify the ROM, I recommend reading through how to use NVFlash. If you know how to do this, it gets pretty darn easy to fix any mistakes you make.

There's a difference between stock version 1.1 and 1.2. So there are NVFlash which will take you back to 1.1 or 1.2. Whatever ROM you install, make sure it's for the right version of the stock ROM.

Flashback is another Honeycomb ROM. The following link has a copy of NVFlash that will add Clockwork Mod as well making adding the next ROM easier:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=5c5eee358cc5628c361dbe8fbc3f4897&t=1138100

All Honeycomb mod currently doesn't have a working camera. Also there are issues with the stock browser using flash video and running HD video.

You can always use Cyanogenmod if you're content with gingerbread (I did for a while).

Sometime in the next few months google will release Ice Cream Sandwich. When they release the source code, I think modders will be able to make stable mods that don't have these issues. Currently they have to cobble together honeycomb from other devices which can cause issues. Google won't release the Honeycomb source code because they worry people will put it on phones and it won't work on phones because it's tablet only. In other words, Google thinks the people who go to the effort of rooting their devices and adding a custom ROM are complete OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG PWNIES OMGs with no common sense.

Glorph wrote:Anybody using one of these things as a sheet music reader? That's the one use that's tempting me to spring for one of these.

It would be really useless as a sheet music reader, I think. Unless you can have it at eye level and your head doesn't move when you play. The viewing angle really is that bad.

Is it possible to view/copy files (pictures) from a 8GB SDHC Class 10 Card via USB Card Reader on this (Preferably without the stock rom)

stompsfrogs wrote:Mine soft bricked on me the other day, if yours still has any juice in it and you have clockwork recovery, boot into that and partition the sd card. After I did that I was able to mount it and boot vegan tab normally. I wiped everything too, don't know if that helped. Good luck!

I can't get into clockwork, APX or anything. Blank screen and the PC will not recognize it..

jnassour wrote:Warning. Woot has a no return policy. Warning Woot has a no return policy. I purchase received what looked like a TV from Woot and found out it was just a monitor. I am now stuck with 140 paper weight. They are refusing to do anything, I am shocked that Amazon can behave in this manner.

Why should Woot be held reliable for your inability to read a description?

I bought this the first time around and I love it. The viewing angle is not a problem unless a bunch of people are around it trying to view it.
I used the Vegan Tab and loved it. I had to send it in for warranty. The power connection stopped working. I got it back in two weeks.

They put the new TapNtap rom on it and so far, it will run everything that I was using before except G-Market. I Amazon market and I like it better. If I run across something that Amazon does not have, I download it on the PC and load it using my micro SD card. Netflix is an example. It runs great. When I have time I will look into just rooting it so I can us adfree.

Honeycomb is a temptation though, but if you are afraid to mess with it, just leave it as it comes.

I watch downloaded movies, Netflix, play games, flash websites work great. I probably will not mess with it this time around. I got 1800 on quadrant. A little slower than Vegan, but all programs run great.

Currently running GtabComb 3.2 on mine. Yes, the viewing angle is narrow, but it still is a really great tablet. As delivered, it's limited - no access to the full Android Market, but once upgraded, the full market is available.
The biggest problems with upgrading the ROM to one of the flavors of Honeycomb available are the fact that the camera doesn't work, HD movies won't play back in HD without an extra app, and flash can be tricky.
Plenty of upgrade information on slatedroid.com and xda-developers.com

This would be an awesome deal if only it ran WebOS. Sigh.



/sarcasm

I bought one couple of months ago & can't do anything with it. You have to be a geek to modify it, and I'm just a housewife. AND you can't get apps for it. Useless!!!

roebeet wrote:Talk about bad timing on Woot!s part -- I wasn't even aware that B&N had those Touchpad's in stock.

Jumped in to read about the GTAB, ended up buying a Touchpad. The last thing I need is another tablet, but at $115 minus 6% ebates I just could not resist. :O

Sorry Woot!

Hey! I was just wondering what you were refering to... Exactly what MODEL/TYPE did you end up buying and where, and for what price? And do you like it? I would love to know! Thanks!

ekstyle wrote:Hey! I was just wondering what you were refering to... Exactly what MODEL/TYPE did you end up buying and where, and for what price? And do you like it? I would love to know! Thanks!

I ordered the 16GB from B&N for $101, but right now that order is in limbo. No idea yet if it will go through, or if it'll get cancelled.

marchwin wrote:I bought one couple of months ago & can't do anything with it. You have to be a geek to modify it, and I'm just a housewife. AND you can't get apps for it. Useless!!!

It's a shame to give up on it. Once modifed it really is great.
ehunyadi 's channel on youtube has some very user friendly videos explaining how to mod the G Tablet.

I bought one of these last time around and, after a couple days reading about rooting the thing, really love the device.

If you are new to rooting, as I was, I recommend these two sites:

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/17276-a-new-users-guide-to-modding-your-gtablet-device/

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
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I agree that the screen's angles of visibility are not great, but it really hasn't bothered me as much as I worried it might.

The hardware on this really is stellar, and if you're willing to do some modding, it has a lot of power, long battery life, and more and more app offerings all the time. I'm a fan.

...or, you could just get one of the many rooted gTablets from ebay.

On a Touchpad vs. G-Tab note, how does the dual Snapdragon plus Adreno 220 compare to the Tegra 2 in terms of speed?

All I could find is that the Snapdragon is about 5-10% faster than a Cortex A8. This makes a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon comparable to a 1.3 GHz A8.

The A9 is supposed to be 25% faster than an A8, so a 1 GHz A9 in a Tegra should be around a 1.3 A8 too.

So the comparison comes down to the Adreno 220 vs. GeForce ULP, and I'm getting info all over the map on this. Some say Adreno is faster, some say they are about equal.

Anybody have a more definitive answer?

I bought one of these new from Woot via Amazon a few weeks ago for $20 more. The view angle IS terrible, but I've gotten used to it and the devise is still very useable. The version of android that comes loaded is pretty awful as well, but installing a custom rom is a snap, it took me a couple of hours to get Cyanogenmod running and most of that time was spent just figuring out how one installs a custom ROM and then finding the correct download links. If you can afford something better, than by all means you should skip this one. I bought this instead of a Nook because I have a lot of Kindle books. If I could go back and do things over again I think I would go for the Nook, but I am not all that displeased with this thing. I think I would rate it a 3 of 5 stars.

roebeet wrote:I ordered the 16GB from B&N for $101, but right now that order is in limbo. No idea yet if it will go through, or if it'll get cancelled.

Same here. Except at 4am this morning I looked at the status and it says unable to process, Please call customer service. Which of course is not taking calls. I been trying to call since 8:30est today and they just keep hanging up on me before I ever get to a live person.

ehunyadi wrote:I make a bunch of videos for the gTab, but here's the latest featuring gTabComb 3.3 for the gTablet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnbikAdqKys

Runs Honeycomb GREAT! There are docks available for the gTablet; I have one! Awesome performer and a steal at this price.

I have been trying to find a dock for mine, but no luck yet. Where did you get yours?

Love, love, love my G-Tablet. I bought it on Woot when it was $259. Once I had someone flash it to a Honeycomb ROM, it became a powerhouse. Highly recommend this.

jnassour wrote:Warning. Woot has a no return policy. Warning Woot has a no return policy. I purchase received what looked like a TV from Woot and found out it was just a monitor. I am now stuck with 140 paper weight. They are refusing to do anything, I am shocked that Amazon can behave in this manner.

I know how you feel. I bought a flying monkey during a recent Woot-off and they sent me this stuffed animal toy. Boy, was I disappointed as I was expecting a live pet. Now I've got a garage full of spoiling bananas and bamboo shoots and Woot won't even respond to my emails

Is it compatible with my 8-track?

I KNOW it's not compatible with my Mac...

Tarrana1 wrote:Same here. Except at 4am this morning I looked at the status and it says unable to process, Please call customer service. Which of course is not taking calls. I been trying to call since 8:30est today and they just keep hanging up on me before I ever get to a live person.

I bought the 16 gig touchpad @ B&N around 8:30 am Eastern, and just checked my order status and it said it will ship in 2 days...I guess I have to wait and see!

It's fast and works great when modded. I had two issues though:
1- the screen - of course this is a common gripe and it is not too bad for indoor viewing but don't even think of trying to look at it from any angle other than straight on if you are outside. Interestingly the angle if you look at it upside down is a little better and with VeganTab Ginger edition you can allow it to flip any way you want, which helps for movies etc.
2- Issues playing videos - because the Gingerbread mods still don't have hardware acceleration there are issues trying to play videos and its tough to get any compressed videos to play. This was a dealbreaker for me. I did get them to stream with Tversity and Vplayer but it was a little buggy but did work.

In the end I sold mine and plan on getting a used Ipad for just a tiny bit more. If the hardware acceleration and viewing angles were better this would be a no brainer.

woottoady wrote:I know how you feel. I bought a flying monkey during a recent Woot-off and they sent me this stuffed animal toy. Boy, was I disappointed as I was expecting a live pet. Now I've got a garage full of spoiling bananas and bamboo shoots and Woot won't even respond to my emails

Two thumbs up on your reply !

There seems to be more positive about this than negative provided you do this, that or the other thing. SO>>> I'm in for one.

Someone out there better be able to help me make this thing hum based on all the comments about rooting this and rooting that. I'm an intermediate computer type person but all this Honeycomb and Vegan talk makes me nervous when it comes to changing operating systems. I'm even willing to chip in some $$ for some help. Dollar signs always get peoples attention (I hope). !!

jet314 wrote:There seems to be more positive about this than negative provided you do this, that or the other thing. SO>>> I'm in for one.

Someone out there better be able to help me make this thing hum based on all the comments about rooting this and rooting that. I'm an intermediate computer type person but all this Honeycomb and Vegan talk makes me nervous when it comes to changing operating systems. I'm even willing to chip in some $$ for some help. Dollar signs always get peoples attention (I hope). !!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026660

That has links to just about everything you'll want / need to get up and running.

If you root a gTablet would that mean it's "grooted?"

vudutek wrote:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1026660

That has links to just about everything you'll want / need to get up and running.

Well I see it, but I have no idea what that shows me. It's all gibberish to me. It is far above my understanding, but thanks for the link. I'll pass it on to someone who can make heads or tails out of all what that link contains.

ehunyadi wrote:I make a bunch of videos for the gTab, but here's the latest featuring gTabComb 3.3 for the gTablet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnbikAdqKys

Runs Honeycomb GREAT! There are docks available for the gTablet; I have one! Awesome performer and a steal at this price.

Hi, eHyundai, is there a way I could IM or email you for a question? Are you open to that?

Hey so, I've spent some time with both the gtab (few days with it) and the nook color(i own it), which has also been featured here in the past, i think. i prefer the nook color.

gtab advantages:

* faster standard clock processor (and i think it can overclock faster as well)
* enough oomph to play video
* bigger screen
* camera (no camera really sucks for nc)
* better bluetooth (for nook color, requires an updated ROM to activate bluetooth, while gtablet's is meant to work properly)

nook color advantages:
* with processor overclocked to 1.2 GHz, runs cm7 very smoothly with no lag, although video can lag a bit
* much more holdable--gtablet is really awkward to hold for long periods of time
* way higher quality IPS screen with fantastic viewing angles (the gtablet's screen angles are bad enough that you can't even get a full bright view of the entire thing if you hold it in portrait)
* this is also a screen note, but it's not as smudgy
* more accessories (i bought the cheapest leather cover for the nc on ebay and it works just fine, for the most part)
* CHEAPER (can be found for $160 refurbed these days)

at the end of the day, it's whatever you need in a tablet, but i think the nook color wins the day for me. but if the gtablet's what you want, this is a great price for it

marchwin wrote:I bought one couple of months ago & can't do anything with it. You have to be a geek to modify it, and I'm just a housewife. AND you can't get apps for it. Useless!!!

If you browse over to Amazon.com/appstore and download their App Store you will be able to get just about any app you want. I've not changed mine from the default, and have been able to download just about any app I have wanted, plus a lot of the "Free Paid Apps" they offer daily.

jazzmotazzmo wrote:Here is the real deal, people...

Tablets suck... and they are not going to last, period.(s)....................

The move is going to be toward more portable and accessible devices like a PHONE - something you have with you at all times. Who does not carry a cell phone with them at all times? Some, I'm sure, but most cell phone people, at worst, would be roughly 80%. Right?

Tab/Padders are infrequent - I rarely see them in airports, coffee shops, or malls yet EVERYONE has a cell phone. Don't gimmick-up. I know a Man who'll Bojangle for you. Mr. Bojangles, DANCE.

And some of us hate our cell phones too!
If "tablets suck" and cell phones frequently drop calls and perform sub-par (at least Android ones do), then what's left? Go back to the old tried and true days of laptops and desktops??? Hopefully not!
Some of us are going to rebel when they start implanting chips within our bods!

Aw, what the heck... just buy one of these tablets. It's as good as the alternatives mentioned.

While I love the G-Tablet, I feel I must let the new buyers know about the lack of support from Viewsonic. The independent developers have really made this unit into something but they are not getting any help from Viewsonic. See https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=58738271675&topic=18712#topic_top
and http://www.facebook.com/gTabletOwners. Please visit the XDA Developer's Forum and http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/ before making your purchase. If you have the skill or can follow the instructions you will fall in love with this tablet. Viewsonic has already gone on to another tablet so don't expect help from them.

I want to reiterate that there is no security for this device. Unlike the iPad and many other tablets, you can not password protect this tablet.

DO NOT LOSE IT.

DO NOT STORE PERSONAL INFO ON IT.

DON'T USE IT TO CHECK EMAIL.

DON"T USE IT FOR PERSONAL BANKING.

joecooool wrote:I want to reiterate that there is no security for this device. Unlike the iPad and many other tablets, you can not password protect this tablet.

DO NOT LOSE IT.

DO NOT STORE PERSONAL INFO ON IT.

DON'T USE IT TO CHECK EMAIL.

DON"T USE IT FOR PERSONAL BANKING.

That's not exactly true and will only scare people who don't know any better.