Tracking says it shipped on Dec. 14th, and expected to arrive on the 17th (Sat)

I'm hoping, since this appears to be the only present my 14 yr old will be getting this year....

garrettwheat wrote:You have about 8 pages of research you're missing.

Yes, Youtube works.
Yes, Netflix works.
Yes, Hulu works.
Yes, Angry Birds works.

Nah I read those 8 pages, plus the 25 minute youtube review, plus the article on the accompanying reviewers webstie, plus the etc. etc. etc. I know it "works". I just want it to 'work' better than 'terribly'.

decain wrote:Nah I read those 8 pages, plus the 25 minute youtube review, plus the article on the accompanying reviewers website, plus the etc. etc. etc. I know it "works". I just want it to 'work' better than 'terribly'.

i read the article on the cell reviews website and saw the 25 minute video, what is the etc, etc.

I am a first time tablet buyer, any information on how to root the Vizio?

Does the memory get full so quickly that you might have to delete apps in order to install new ones?

Having heard nothing about sightings at Costco, I did find one (refurb) for $219 at Overstock.com.

Just delivered...and straight out of the box, it hasn't turned on. Now, it could just need charging (currently on the charger), but I called VIZIO just to make sure this is normal behavior...and they tell me the table was purchased from Wal-mart...and they have no idea how woot! got it...and a customer called in last week with the exact same tablet (gave them the serial #) and it was having issues. They also told me, they would not be able to service this unit - because of that fact. So...I may just have to send one of those "refund-only" emails...if it doesn't turn on in a few hours.

swapshah wrote:i read the article on the cell reviews website and saw the 25 minute video, what is the etc, etc.

I am a first time tablet buyer, any information on how to root the Vizio?

Does the memory get full so quickly that you might have to delete apps in order to install new ones?

etc. etc. was my own research on peripheral review sites. Most of them said the tablet was adequate consumer-grade tech (like Vizio televisions) but absolutely nothing near top of the line.

I don't have any info on rooting, but I'm pretty sure the Vizio interface overlay is just a 'launcher', and that if you install a 3rd party launcher (like ADW or LauncherEX) you can just use that instead of the Vizio overlay.

I doubt the memory will fill up that quick unless you install 500MB+ games, which there are only a few of available on the market. You may have to delete stuff if you decide to store movies/music on the internal drive though. From my understanding this is the main function of the 2nd mSD port.

This is all speculation since mine doesn't get delivered until tomorrow, but my research was thorough enough and I'm fairly familiar enough with android that I'm confident in my response.

Here is a link to the XDA thread for rooting if anyone is interested:

XDA link

Will it hurt anything to use the ipad 10v charger in place of the 5v supplied? I would think this would speed up charging quite a bit... Other then the slow charging I do love this for what it is. I have it next to my wife's ipad and its just like me, it can do pretty much do everything the same only a little bit slower...

mike999990 wrote:Will it hurt anything to use the ipad 10v charger in place of the 5v supplied? I would think this would speed up charging quite a bit... Other then the slow charging I do love this for what it is. I have it next to my wife's ipad and its just like me, it can do pretty much do everything the same only a little bit slower...

Do not use a 10v charger on it. It will definitely kill it. That would be doubling the voltage. It's just like ac current. Small kitchen appliances only use 110 ac, clothes dryers and stove are 220v. You'd cook it pretty fast if not instantly. As far as I've read its a 5v 2amp charger but I could be wrong. At most you'd even wanna try would be a 2.25-2.50 amp charger. But that's on you. While it might be ok, your taking a risk of ruining the tablet or shortening the battery life. Batteries hate heat and extremely charging and discharging. Unless its a lithium ion cell and I'm pretty sure these batteries are. Just don't over charge them.

Mine arrived today. Already rooted it. Installed Go Launcher to replace Vizio's half a$$ed interface. Also installed Titanium Backup Pro to stop the nagging update reminder.

A note if you intend to root:

Only software version 1.4 is vulnrerable to rooting. DO NOT PERFORM THE UPGRADE TO 1.5 or you will lose the ability to root. Instructions for rooting are on XDA. Took all of 2 minutes.

Well, mine arrived. It won't take a charge. The connection is clearly loose. I'm bummed-we had planned on giving this to our kids for Christmas. Instead, I've got to call Vizio and hope they'll honor their warranty.

And, yes, it was also DOA. Nothing happened. At all.

jauzzie wrote:Just delivered...and straight out of the box, it hasn't turned on. Now, it could just need charging (currently on the charger), but I called VIZIO just to make sure this is normal behavior...and they tell me the table was purchased from Wal-mart...and they have no idea how woot! got it...and a customer called in last week with the exact same tablet (gave them the serial #) and it was having issues. They also told me, they would not be able to service this unit - because of that fact. So...I may just have to send one of those "refund-only" emails...if it doesn't turn on in a few hours.

Does your unit respond at all? I get no notification from my (what appears to be a DOA) tablet... I also notice that the micro USB female port on the tablet is very loose... maybe my reconditioned tab got around a bit too much and had one too many cables stuck in it...

Got mine today. I seems to be new and works great (I'm posting from it now). It's a nice tablet, and I have both an iPad and a Nook Color. I got it mostly as a smart remote, but I can already see I'll use it for more than that. I'm pleased. Good deal, Woot!

Got mine yesterday and they both work great. Should have gotten three....my boys are gonna love them for xmas.

For those who got theirs, did the package require a signature on delivery?

my usb cable was crushed. I think its a micro usb

Mine just arrived. No signature required, although FedEx seems to vary depending on your service are. Mine did not turn on...is currently charging.

Still waiting on my shipping number... Starting to worried that it won't make it for Christmas, Any good back up plans anyone?

hilikusjade wrote:Still waiting on my shipping number... Starting to worried that it won't make it for Christmas, Any good back up plans anyone?

Here's how to TRACK your VIZIO tablet:

1. GO TO: https://www.fedex.com/AltRefTracking?cntry_code=us

2. Leave the account number blank!

3. Enter your reference number. (Your reference number is your woot.com order number)

4.Put: 12/14/2011 as the ship date.

5. Enter the destination country and destination zip code. Press Enter!

YOUR ORDER SHOULD SHOW UP AND IT SHOULD GIVE YOU THE TRACKING NUMBER ALSO!!!!

dewalt0515 wrote:Mine just arrived. No signature required, although FedEx seems to vary depending on your service are. Mine did not turn on...is currently charging.

Do you see a light on to indicate charging? Wondering if I have a bad usb cable, a bad charger, a bad usb connection on the tablet, or just a DOA tablet...

im having wifi issues with my tablets

edit:
looks like my router and tablets dont get along
had to tether it to my phone

Just got my Vizio tablet. Fedex guy just handed it to us. So far everything is working great! I plugged in the tablet right away and then it turned on and I got started using it right away! So far I'm pretty happy. I'm transferring all my music onto the sd card right now so let's hope that works good because I LOVE Music! So far the only thing it wouldn't let me download is adobe flash player 11 ... it said it wasn't compatible with my vizio tablet but idk I haven't browsed the web yet so I'm gonna assume the flash is pre-installed and already working! I'm going to do a review on the tablet so look up my channel on YouTube! My channel name is emhsno!

O and also the only thing that was a little frusterating was the fact since the tablet doesn't have a regular UI, even if you download adw launcher, you still can't change the background or use a live background. All it is, is a black background for ADW

Mine was waiting for me at the front door when I got home from work yesterday (in Georgia). Just got a chance to try it today. Battery was dead, so have it charging now. So far so good.

Got mine yesterday and have spent a couple hours playing with it. All I can say is for the money this little sucker is amazing.

Biggest problem thus far is the remote control app. They say they cover 95% of the devices, but I have 3 that are't in their list. Worse still is that on some of the devices I tried to use their trial and error method (i.e model number not known or in their database) and the app crashes. The saving grace is that the most important devices (TV, DVR, and DVD player) all were listed and working.

For the previous poster that couldn't get wireless working, if you're using MAC address filtering on your router you will need to get that entered. Also, it is my understanding that you must have SSID broadcast enabled.

I had a similar experience. They had my pioneer receiver listed but it wouldn't work when I selected it. I just selected another one that isn't my model and that worked. Same with the TV. The remote doesn't go too deep so you don't need the exact model.

I'm very pleased with mine. The 8 inch form is much better than a 7 inch tablet.

BobMichaels wrote:Got mine yesterday and have spent a couple hours playing with it. All I can say is for the money this little sucker is amazing.

Biggest problem thus far is the remote control app. They say they cover 95% of the devices, but I have 3 that are't in their list. Worse still is that on some of the devices I tried to use their trial and error method (i.e model number not known or in their database) and the app crashes. The saving grace is that the most important devices (TV, DVR, and DVD player) all were listed and working.

For the previous poster that couldn't get wireless working, if you're using MAC address filtering on your router you will need to get that entered. Also, it is my understanding that you must have SSID broadcast enabled.

BobMichaels wrote:
For the previous poster that couldn't get wireless working, if you're using MAC address filtering on your router you will need to get that entered. Also, it is my understanding that you must have SSID broadcast enabled.

Neither of those are the problem. It would seem there is something up with my rosewill router that the vtabs do not like. I have several other routers and they work fine.

Thanks for the help. It's gonna be fun figuring out why it won't work with the rosewill.

Got mine a couple of hours ago. It seemed DOA, but after it was plugged in for a good 20 minutes it came on and the setup started. The battery icon showed that it was drained at the time. Slowly but surely, it's charging. Did I miss something in the setup? my clock is off by 2 hours. How can I get that corrected?

Well, Vizio just screwed me. When I turned on the device, it went through a little wizard, and as part of the wizard, it downloaded the 1.5 update -- and tried to make it appear mandatory. Now I have an unrootable device. I am hoping Woot is going to step up and allow me to either replace it, or return it. I'm not interested in an unrootable device. According to Vizio support, Woot should accept it as a refund with no trouble. Evidently the breaking of root is due to Netflix (a service I don't want, or use) requiring it.

mick66 wrote:Got mine a couple of hours ago. It seemed DOA, but after it was plugged in for a good 20 minutes it came on and the setup started. The battery icon showed that it was drained at the time. Slowly but surely, it's charging. Did I miss something in the setup? my clock is off by 2 hours. How can I get that corrected?

You can change your time zone under settings. Mine was off by 2 hours, too.

I have mine very nicely set up and rooted after only a few hours.

I love the device so far, great size, responsive enough, the specs aren't killer but so far it has handled everything I've tried reasonably well.

Thanks woot!

Yay, it just showed up at. It's not doa either. Had a little bit of a charge. It's going to to take some getting used to typing on this thing.

ozymandias2 wrote:You can change your time zone under settings. Mine was off by 2 hours, too.

I looked under settings half a dozen times and kept missing it, but I got it now.

Netflix works great, but some hulu videos stop part way through to buffer, but then a notice that there is something wrong with the network pops up. At first I accepted it as valid, but then I hit the play arrow again and the videos resumed and played out w/o anymore issues.

I like my new Vizio Android tablet a lot.

I received my tablet today with 3 bars of power. Been playing with it since I opened it. Currently adding apps and listening to Pandora. Love it, great buy should've gotten one for my son who will probably swipe mine. Thanks a bundle Woot, Merry Christmas!!

Available today at overstock for $169 if you missed out.
http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Vizio-8-inch-LED-4-GB-Tablet-Computer-Refurbished-w-free-Folio-Case/6415343/product.html?AID=10668447&PID=5141650&SID=skim1629X685119X36c4ab91b507be8353b55428c273ba1

I got mine today also. It came with only two bars of power. A two hour charge brought it up to 5 and I've been playing with it ever since. I've seen some comments about how long it took to charge and how long the battery lasts. The new update supposedly cures those problems. It looks like you're going to have to make a decision, rooting it or longer battery life and faster charging. I installed the update.

theguruguys wrote:I just set one of these up for a customer last week. The stock interface (skin) is easy to use and it performs fast. I was really impressed, it has all the features of more expensive tablets (I don't consider the lack of rear camera a loss, it does have a front facing one), and look/feels solid. One of the best budget tablets out there! Its shame they won't ship by Christmas.

Won't ship by Christmas?!?? I got mine yesterday.

Mine came in and is working beautifully with VTL launcher installed. Only issue is Hulu Plus keeps force closing. Anybody else experiencing this?

got my 3 yesterday. Opened mine (the other 2 are gifts) Works AWESOME. I hope the other 2 are the same. So far I Love it. Had purchased a Velocity Cruz that this blows away (and so it's going back).

Question.....how do you get the free trails on Netflix and Hulu....nothing in the box gives a code etc.