orijing wrote:Does anyone know whether you can write on this with a stylus, like you can on a tablet laptop?

yes you need to find the proper software on g-market which is an icon on g-tablet

dmkraig wrote:Partially correct. A good quality lens will always result in better quality pictures than a crappy lens--everything else being equal. However, it also depends upon the quality of the sensor, the size of the sensor, and the quality of the interpretive software.

A review I saw said the camera on this is only good enough for Skype type stuff and the still shots are garbage.

I have been wanting one... I keep on fooling myself with my HTC G2 w/2.2... I said I shouldn't spend the money... I turned away... got my wallet out and placed my order... Now, I can't wait...

theguruguys wrote:I am considering between this and a Nook color. After reading various sites, and the comments here, I have come to the following summary:

The Nook color has a better screen and smaller form factor.

The Gtab seems to win almost every other category, including much better processing and video gpu.

They both have to be rooted and custom rom to be fully functional, although the gtab current firmware has an option to use Android 2.2 instead of their 'touch and tap' out of the box, making it a bit more functional out of the box than the Nook color.

Am I leaving anything major out?

I wish I didn't have to pay Texas tax to woot, it brings the price up to $305 total for me, a Nook color costs about $50 less than that locally, making my decision a bit more difficult.

Furthermore, I bet this sells out pretty fast so I am tempted to buy tonight...

That pretty much sums it up.

theguruguys wrote:I am considering between this and a Nook color. After reading various sites, and the comments here, I have come to the following summary:

The Nook color has a better screen and smaller form factor.

The Gtab seems to win almost every other category, including much better processing and video gpu.

They both have to be rooted and custom rom to be fully functional, although the gtab current firmware has an option to use Android 2.2 instead of their 'touch and tap' out of the box, making it a bit more functional out of the box than the Nook color.

Am I leaving anything major out?

I wish I didn't have to pay Texas tax to woot, it brings the price up to $305 total for me, a Nook color costs about $50 less than that locally, making my decision a bit more difficult.

Furthermore, I bet this sells out pretty fast so I am tempted to buy tonight...

hello don't forget 1) g-tablet has 16 gb storage 2) g-tablet has been proven for months 3) g-tablet has g-market 4) g-market has flash player

uptonland wrote:A review I saw said the camera on this is only good enough for Skype type stuff and the still shots are garbage.

hi i am the vendor and i own a g-tablet and mine works ok....

Can this run a usb DVD or CD drive?

theguruguys wrote:I am considering between this and a Nook color. After reading various sites, and the comments here, I have come to the following summary:

The Nook color has a better screen and smaller form factor.

The Gtab seems to win almost every other category, including much better processing and video gpu.

They both have to be rooted and custom rom to be fully functional, although the gtab current firmware has an option to use Android 2.2 instead of their 'touch and tap' out of the box, making it a bit more functional out of the box than the Nook color.

Am I leaving anything major out?

I wish I didn't have to pay Texas tax to woot, it brings the price up to $305 total for me, a Nook color costs about $50 less than that locally, making my decision a bit more difficult.

Furthermore, I bet this sells out pretty fast so I am tempted to buy tonight...

I'm happy with my Nook but I just jumped in for one of these because I'm a gadget junkie with no self restraint! I need help...

sethjesse wrote:Can this run a usb DVD or CD drive?

I didn't even think about watching DVDs on this thing . . . if possible.

How about a USB 3.5" floppy drive?

dmkraig wrote:You can already get an app for the iPad that will do this:
WritePad is a handwriting recognition app created by PhatWare Corp for iPad which allows you to take notes on iPad in your very own handwriting. You can either use your finger or iPad stylus pen to write notes on your large iPad screen. WritePad is an intelligent app for iPad which learns and adapts your writing style, making itself more accurate by improving the recognition quality overtime. Moreover WritePad allows you to record simple gestures to select, cut, copy, paste text and insert special characters.

hello sir,

i am vendor... please check this site...

http://www.absolutelyandroid.com/penreaderthe-ultimate-in-handwriting-recognition/

theguruguys wrote:I am considering between this and a Nook color. After reading various sites, and the comments here, I have come to the following summary:

The Nook color has a better screen and smaller form factor.

The Gtab seems to win almost every other category, including much better processing and video gpu.

They both have to be rooted and custom rom to be fully functional, although the gtab current firmware has an option to use Android 2.2 instead of their 'touch and tap' out of the box, making it a bit more functional out of the box than the Nook color.

Am I leaving anything major out?

I wish I didn't have to pay Texas tax to woot, it brings the price up to $305 total for me, a Nook color costs about $50 less than that locally, making my decision a bit more difficult.

Furthermore, I bet this sells out pretty fast so I am tempted to buy tonight...

Yes you left alot out.... you left everything out... there is no comparison in my honest opinion.

can I watch netflix on it?

ivioo wrote:I didn't even think about watching DVDs on this thing . . . if possible.

How about a USB 3.5" floppy drive?

hi i am vendor

I never tried floppy but i did hook my g-tablet once to my computer and transferred data from my floppy to g-tablet without any issues... i don't think there should be any issue with that since g-tablet recognizes flash drive... i can't imagine why floppy should be any issue!!!!!

Not that many people are ever going to read this, but as an owner of a GTab, I cannot stress enough the importance of rooting and installing a custom user interface to get the most out of your purchase.

It only takes 5 minutes to get everything ready. You WILL be severely disappointed if you use the provided stock software.

I'll provide the links I've used below, if you cannot spend 5 minutes to set up your GTab correctly, you deserve the lackluster experience you WILL get.

$280 is a phenomenal price for this marvelous piece of hardware, go woot!

-----Important links below-----

Quick and easy resource to learn how to root and prepare your GTab.
http://droidpirate.com/2010/11/27/how-to-root-your-viewsonic-g-tablet/

Learn all there is about how smart people use their GTab.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=841

Enjoy and welcome to the Android community!

theguruguys wrote:I wish I didn't have to pay Texas tax to woot, it brings the price up to $305 total for me, a Nook color costs about $50 less than that locally, making my decision a bit more difficult.

Don't forget to use coupon code "TAXSUCKS" to get a $5 discount. The same goes for WA and NY residents.

ahhh... ended up buying one. Its $100 cheaper anywhere else and to root one doesn't seem so hard. Just sucks that my woot coupon expired last week =/

My first droid device.. and maybe once my contract expires, i can get rid of the iphone too ;-)

omega13 wrote:can I watch netflix on it?

hi i am vendor

not at this time... i heard both hulu and netflix are working on android platform...

Finally my wait for a 10 inch pdf reader is over (I hope). I need to read research papers (pdfs) that can have color images in them, and hopefully this one, after rooting, will do the trick nicely. fingers crossed.

Is this "1337" enuff to pull out in coffee house?

Will my friends mock me? More than they already do?


I bot one to have another screen to glue my eyes to.

Will sell out by 10 AM. Put your sellout guesstimate time up here

Do not need.

need woman to breed with.

ivioo wrote:I didn't even think about watching DVDs on this thing . . . if possible.

How about a USB 3.5" floppy drive?

hello i am vendor ... most popular formats can be played on this device... please check the following link

http://www.viewsonic.com/gtablet/spec.htm

tcrisafulli wrote:Anyone know if you could use this as a remote for a home theater pc over wifi somehow?

Romote will control the Roku.
VNC for Android will remote control a PC.
There's also a Western Digital Remote.

I use all three on my tablet.

sdc100 wrote:Don't forget to use coupon code "TAXSUCKS" to get a $5 discount. The same goes for WA and NY residents.

I did not know this, I will try this! Thanks!

kensoraya wrote:hello don't forget 1) g-tablet has 16 gb storage 2) g-tablet has been proven for months 3) g-tablet has g-market 4) g-market has flash player

Im planning to root and use a custom ROM so g-market won't be an issue either way.

I want a device with excellent battery life for one major purpose and all the rest would be icing.

Question is: Can I use this tethered to my rooted HTC EVO to access software on my office server and schedule clients at promotional events via LogMeIn?

If so its cooler and seems like a lot more fun than a net book at a comparable price and kick butt battery life to boot.

So....can I?

indranil1703 wrote:Finally my wait for a 10 inch pdf reader is over (I hope). I need to read research papers (pdfs) that can have color images in them, and hopefully this one, after rooting, will do the trick nicely. fingers crossed.

The Adobe PDF reader works fine.

I use Aldiko after importing the PDF, much faster, better searching, better bookmarking, nicer long-term reading features.

kensoraya wrote:hi i am vendor

not at this time... i heard both hulu and netflix are working on android platform...

PlayOnTV.

I owned this tablet for about 2 weeks although I only used it for 2 days (the rest of the time it was in a box awaiting it's return to the store). It has a terrible overlay over android, so if you like yourself some good ol' android - this will not be it! It is so big and heavy. Hurts your hand almost as soon as you pick it up, but wait till the pain of a few minutes sets in. OUCH! Felt just as heavy as the ipad.

I've owned and returned the ipad, gTablet, and the first Archos 7 home tablet. I've been using the second version of the the Archos (now called the Archos 70 internet tablet - The $275 one). IT'S AWESOME. LIGHTWEIGHT, and at 7" you can carry it any where like a paperback book. The ipad and gtablet felt like I was carrying around a delicate, oversized, top of the line laptop, that you just knew you were gonna drop sooner or later. The archos I throw in my jacket pocket, toss it on the couch, and just pick it up without a care.

If you haven't used a tablet for a week or two don't believe the hype that a bigger screen is better then a 7". It isn't, and it doesn't seem portable at all when you're trying to carry a ipad sized tablet around your house or school. I've NEVER had my 7" tablet in my hand and said "Hey! this is just a bigger version of my phone." It isn't and I use my tablet DAILY!

"WritePad is a handwriting recognition app created by PhatWare Corp for iPad which allows you to take notes on iPad in your very own handwriting."

They're also developing it for Android. I've used their products for years on PCs. Excellent software.

ppham1504 wrote:Hello guys, can anybody tell me about reading pdf files using this tablet?

hi i am vendor

just download the acrobat reader and you should be just fine.... g-tablet has a g-market and you can find almost any app there...

Can I set up a portable key board and use MS Word, etc with this? Does it interface with Vista?

I don't know what "rooting" is, either, or how to do it. Can anyone address this term?

BanhiDancer wrote:I second that! I have a Pandigital ereader but it's soooooper slow when it comes to PDF files. I need some kick!

hello i am the vendor


just download acrobat reader for android for free from g-market and you should be just fine.....

apportum wrote:"WritePad is a handwriting recognition app created by PhatWare Corp for iPad which allows you to take notes on iPad in your very own handwriting."

They're also developing it for Android. I've used their products for years on PCs. Excellent software.

Will it work with the VS G tablet?

If rooting isn't an option and you don't like the pre-installed market you now have an Amazon app market. It's sparse for now but expect it to be a major player.

Wagnbat wrote:Was almost tempted. Then the "G-Market" instead of the Android market killed it for me.

hi i am the vendor

g-market is just one of the many places you can go for your apps.....

here are some other sites you might want to try

http://droidninja.com/2010/07/22/uber-popular-handwriting-recognition-software-graffiti-comes-to-android/

Adrenalynn333 wrote:PlayOnTV.

Will PlayOn.TV work on the WAN of your home router aka outside of your house? or does it only work on your WLAN aka home wifi??


Edit:

Both the PlayOn PC and device should be connected directly to the same router (on the same IP "subnet"). Advanced networking setups using additional network interfaces such as virtual adapters (VPNs) or Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) may work, but are not officially supported

Thanks for all the info guys.. I'm in for One!

Looks like I'll have a spare Pandigital floating about if this thing lives up to it's hype. =P

xelxock wrote:I don't know what "rooting" is, either, or how to do it. Can anyone address this term?

"Rooting" is basically installing some bits of software that allows access to the unit's operating system as a "root user". This is unix speak for what in the Windows world is called "Administrator rights".

Basically it allows access to the device software beyond what the device manufacturer would prefer most people to have.

You can then make it your own or break it...

FYI regarding PlayOn...

"...Now that your device is "paired" with your PlayOn PC, you should now be able to watch PlayOn anywhere, either over Wi-Fi or 3G."

this was listed in the setup instructions on the Playon site HERE

ivioo wrote:Will PlayOn.TV work on the WAN of your home router aka outside of your house? or does it only work on your WLAN aka home wifi??


Edit:

Both the PlayOn PC and device should be connected directly to the same router (on the same IP "subnet"). Advanced networking setups using additional network interfaces such as virtual adapters (VPNs) or Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) may work, but are not officially supported

I have the samsung galaxy tab and this for the price is a killer. Just wait till honeycomb comes out and your dont have to pay verizons HUGE price and contract for the super heavy xoom

Torvid wrote:I've been so tempted to buy this for the last few weeks. My one hang up is that I want to run honeycomb on it, and I can't find *anything* implying that there is a ROM available for it. Has anyone heard or seen anything about a Honeycomb hack or update on this?

google has not released the tegra 2 drivers for honeycomb yet (thats why nook color with a single core has it) but there is a large community built around this device and i assure you that as soon as the recourses are available the g-tab will have honeycomb ;)