tikan wrote:I feel so bad for the victims about to receive this as a gift.

Because? ...

Must be serious-- you've been lurking for quite a while ;-)

Da5id wrote:It seems to me that w00t usually provides some information about the refurb. Has anyone ever bought a refurbished tablet from w00t? Should I be worried about a depleted battery, scratched screen, etc. I guess this is a message of hope. Is there any reason I should hold out for some of that?

My Galaxy Tab I bought 11/29 was perfect and still had all the protective film on it I would expect to find on a new one.

in for 3
mom better appreciate this

Bounce Bounce Bounce!!!
Just grabbed one...

Looks like Utah wants them the most, is that because the Mormons need to give them to their multiple wives? I kid I kid.

jl3comp wrote:New to site and grabbed 3. What makes you say they won't ship by Christmas? I see nothing that indicates that?!

Look at the graphics below, which is lifted from the front page. See the snail icon on the bottom left, that says "Arrives by Christmas"? That icon changes as we approach Dec 25th. In a few days, it'll say, "May Arrive By Christmas." And then a few days after, "Too Late."

When this Woot was first posted, it said "Too Late." The staff then corrected the mistake. See this post. Theguruguys posted "Its shame they won't ship by Christmas" before the correction.

I bought one this morning, and now want to buy a second one. But Woot won't let me! Why?

24ktdad wrote:I bought one this morning, and now want to buy a second one. But Woot won't let me! Why?

Click on "write us" at the top & ask them nicely (service@woot.com) to add a 2nd one to your order. Hopefully you'll reach them before they're sold out. Good luck!

24ktdad wrote:I bought one this morning, and now want to buy a second one. But Woot won't let me! Why?

only one order per account

widmer69 wrote:More than likely, no it won't get an OFFICIAL update to ICS. But there's a decent chance that it'll get some sort of hacker love. XDA Developers is a pretty good place to go.

Customer service at Vizio not sure if it will have ICS but it will run on the tablet. Let’s hope for ICS. They’re not going to do honeycomb.

DarthJay wrote:
I wonder if Abe Froman has one of these?

"Abe Froman? The Sausage King of Chicago?

mcsnopper wrote:Anyone think Woot! might throw a refurbished Motorola Xoom up sometime in the near future?

They just had one last Sunday (the 4th), I missed out on that one so I decided to settle for this vizio

24ktdad wrote:I bought one this morning, and now want to buy a second one. But Woot won't let me! Why?

Each account can only order once per day. That order can consists of 1-3 items. Normally, you can notify Woot to add to your order by forwarding your email receipt to service@woot.com, and adding a note about the change. Unfortunately, this Woot is about to sell out and staff most likely won't get your email until tomorrow.

Your best bet is to create a new account with a different Credit Card and order ASAP. This isn't exactly against the rules because it's talked about openly, even by staff.

[qeeuote postid="4762021" user="mdwgo"]Customer service at Vizio not sure if it will have ICS but it will run on the tablet. Let’s hope for ICS. They’re not going to do honeycomb.[/quote]

Honesty, we're talking about a low-end tablet here. I like mine a lot but I recognize that ICS may not be in the cards. If I really wanted a top tablet, then I would have spent the money required to get one. Either man up the $ or expect something that's in-line with what you pay. Pretty simple stuff. Vizio = value, not cutting edge.

mdwgo wrote:Customer service at Vizio not sure if it will have ICS but it will run on the tablet. Let’s hope for ICS. They’re not going to do honeycomb.

Why do you say that? The official word from Vizio was that Honeycomb will be available once things stabilize. See this post.

mdwgo wrote:Customer service at Vizio not sure if it will have ICS but it will run on the tablet. Let’s hope for ICS. They’re not going to do honeycomb.

Why do you say that? The official word from Vizio was that Honeycomb will be available once things stabilize. See this post.

Just sold out!

11:19pm sold out but the bouncing "I want one" was for at least 2 hours, maybe three.

realchiaroscuro wrote:I always thought this was a strange brand name - I wonder if they sell products in Italy.

In Italian, vizio means "vice, bad habit, defect, fault, wickedness, depravity"

This sounds like the classic true story of Chevrolet struggling to sell its Nova in Latin American countries. Executives were puzzled as to why they sold so poorly until someone pointed out to them that "Nova" sounds like "no va," which means "no go" in Spanish. Not a good name for a car.

ARGH! I'm going thru the comments and finally decide to buy and it's sold out!!! Grrrr..

I passed on these because I already have a Xoom. But now I read that it has a IR Blaster!! These would have made great universal remote controls for my elderly parents with bad eyesight.

Anyone know which universal remote app it has installed?

wasserkapf wrote:I passed on these because I already have a Xoom. But now I read that it has a IR Blaster!! These would have made great universal remote controls for my elderly parents with bad eyesight.

Anyone know which universal remote app it has installed?

I don't know the name of the app, but here is a video overview.

HAHA I used the proper code this time.

Well, that was the best Woot write up ever.

makhay wrote:I have used the tablet. I purchased it new from costco for $189.99. I had to purchase the entertainment bundle for $50 to get the folio, which is quite nice. In the end i returned it all because the tablet is quite bulky and i much preferred the kindle fire. However this is a great deal and a great gift for kids.

i couldn't decide between this or the kindle fire for my daughter's upcoming birthday. thanks for the comment.

Yeah...My walmart has a few of these for the same price...so pass.

just wanna try it out and hopefully i like it

wasserkapf wrote:I passed on these because I already have a Xoom. But now I read that it has a IR Blaster!! These would have made great universal remote controls for my elderly parents with bad eyesight.

Anyone know which universal remote app it has installed?

YOu might consider getting them an RCA Voice-Controlled 6 Device Universal Remote, which Woot sells frequently. In fact, it was sold on Dec 5th, 2011 for $12.99, I believe. As the name suggests, you can program it to recognize voice commands. Furthermore, it's a learning remote so even if your equipment's codes are not in its database, you can still program it to emulate your remote.

Woot
http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=20544

Amazon reviews
http://www.amazon.com/RCA-RCRV06GR-Device-Control-Remote/dp/B003EYV1ZW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323787808&sr=8-1

There's a Shipped icon with a snail and light bulb on the blog page.

http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=20746

Does this mean the tablets have shipped?

My order status hasn't changed since placing it.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

rabdaddy wrote:There's a Shipped icon with a snail and light bulb on the blog page.

http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=20746

Does this mean the tablets have shipped?

My order status hasn't changed since placing it.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

No. That icon means that when it is shipped, it will ship via smart post.

HughHemington wrote:
I've ready reviews saying poor battery life. How poor?
I wonder what you do if your device is one of the 5% not supported. Can it learn? Can you feed the codes is from universal libraries?
I wonder if the remote screens can be customized with buttons that act on multiple devices, and if macros are supported (is this a REAL remote, or a gimmick)?

Anyone have info?

Thanks!

Does this tablet have access to (REAL) Market? - YES

I wonder what you do if your device is one of the 5% not supported. Can it learn? Can you feed the codes is from universal libraries? - NO, it cannot learn as it has no IR receiver the only hope is they add your code in an update.

I wonder if the remote screens can be customized with buttons that act on multiple devices, and if macros are supported (is this a REAL remote, or a gimmick)? - NO, The remote app is very limited and you cannot control more than one device at a time nor can you customize or add macros. If you want to call the remote app just a gimmick then go ahead. Still nice feature to have although abit limited

Don't get one if you are hoping for Phillips or Logic Tech type LCD universal remote, you will be disappointed. The only hope is that the hardware is there (less an IR receiver)so lets hope some 3rd party makes a better app for it.

This also supports Google maps and has GPS built in.

Does anyone knows when this will ship, if not soon it will never get here in time for Christmas

mdwgo wrote:Does anyone knows when this will ship, if not soon it will never get here in time for Christmas

It had the Arrives by Christmas icon but I agree, if it don't ship soon my wife won't have anything under the tree.

smegtrek wrote:It had the Arrives by Christmas icon but I agree, if it don't ship soon my wife won't have anything under the tree.

Mine either

My GF will be disappointed as well. The longer the wait the greater the reward. What's with all the hate on the board. If you don't have anything helpful to say don't say anything at all. Giving bad reviews is one thing, posting slander is just dumb.

It looks like they're shipping. Mine showed up in "track by reference". It shows as shipping via FedEx Home Delivery, which is probably what they needed to do to get it to us before Xmas (thanks Woot!). No estimated delivery date however.

Edit/Update: my FedEx tracking now shows a delivery date: Dec 16, 2011.

smegtrek wrote:It had the Arrives by Christmas icon but I agree, if it don't ship soon my wife won't have anything under the tree.

Same for me...

To be honest, at this price I am simply hoping for something that's "better than terrible". I'm not expecting iPad like performance, but I would like to be able to play some basic games, stream music, watch youtube/netflix/hulu and surf the web.

I did the research, I still won't know till I hold it.

waltc wrote:It looks like they're shipping. Mine showed up in "track by reference". It shows as shipping via FedEx Home Delivery, which is probably what they needed to do to get it to us before Xmas (thanks Woot!). No estimated delivery date however.

I'm pretty sure FedEx Home Delivery is FedEx Ground; the slowest, cheapest method available. Still, within a week we should have them.

What is this Track By Reference you speak of?

blindandcynical wrote:What is this Track By Reference you speak of?

Go to the fedex tracking page, select "track by reference", put in your Woot order # and your zip code & if it's in FedEx's hands, it will show up (along with the official tracking #).