I was thinking about getting a tablet for all the typical tablet stuff (music, light browsing, videos, etc) but the TF300 made me think twice, since the keyboard and USB port means I could emulate old computers/games on it. Has anyone tried it with these uses and is it any good/fun?
And don't worry, I plan to wait until after Google I/O before making a decision on what to buy.
Works great for PSX, N64 and older Emu's... I am using FPSE to play PS1 games and EMU64 for Nintendo 64 games. So far most run really well. I also found a cool little app called BTController that will allow my Android phone to become the controller for the Emu's.. It's cool because there are different skins for the type of controller you need at the time. Check it out
I also use my TF300 for old games. I use my Wii controllers with nunchuck for N64 and SNES games, you can also use PS3 and 360 controllers. A really sweet setup is multiplayer 007 on my big HDTV via a HDMI cord and the ability to connect 4 controllers!
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Hmmm, I was running 007 on the tf300 and it was chugging hard through the campaign. Are you running stock?
Works great for all emulators and the higher resource ones like N64oid, FPse and MAME Reloaded
BTW, all three of those leverage the gpu to some degree, so the TF700 will probably be significantly slower, since a 23% clock increase will not compensate for a 130% increase in pixels to push.
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Hmmm, I was running 007 on the tf300 and it was chugging hard through the campaign. Are you running stock?
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Try overclocking, and disabling both sound and fog in the emulator (I haven't really decided on the difference fog makes, there's pro's and cons for the framerate)
I was thinking over overclocking, but I've read in other threads that it doesn't actually do anything unless you change the kernel, which I have no idea how to do.
But I'll def check out taking fog off. TY.
Edit: Tried this and somehow it worked better. Not perfect but def better. TY.
My TF700 is in the mail (after a big Futureshop Headache...) What I'm looking to do is use Splashtop THD to feed the Games from my PC to the tablet over local network games like Guild Wars 2. and I need a Good Keyboard to make this feel right.
I know I can buy the Dock but seems like some company are just putting a sticking a sticker over the TF201 dock and calling it the tf700... so tricky to trust where to buy that one. Because if i Did get that I would want it to be the REAL tf700 and match in Color. But I see that there are no "F" keys (EX: F1 F2..) so I thought for less then $150 I could get a kick ass Keyboard (Bluetooth I would assume). But will the "F" keys work? and any one know a good one? It seems quite hard to find one, all seem to be little portable ones.
Thanks,
No one knows of any?
Just got my TF700! Working good so far
I tried splashtop THD and Guild Wars 2 is running good, but still need a key board.
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thanks for the share. I play CS most of the time. And i was searching a gaming keyboard and mouse.
My Logitech G15/G9 combo has served me well throughout the years!
I have a G15 but that is not a Wireless Keyboard and the Huge (but I do love it).
I think I came up with a option that will work. I just going to put a super long USB extension cord from my Computer in the basement into the drop ceiling and put a USB Dongal for a Wireless keyboard and mouse I already have at the end. That way there will be no lag at all. I already set up a Test one and it worked Excellent!
For $100 more you get 16gb more internal storage (apps2sd is not much help), and an amazing display with same chipset. Gamepads work fine with Android 4.1 on up. More battery life too.
If the Shield drops another $50 for the holidays, I will lean more back to Shield. Already have several tablets, so Shield would be a better device fit perhaps. Unless I sell some tablets.
I prefer Asus tablet.
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Your best question is, do you play PC games or just want to play Android games?
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Your best question is, do you play PC games or just want to play Android games?
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Maybe not the best question since both can be done on the shield. Also the Shield most likely will still run games better due to its lower native res.
I'm guessing since the tablet will also sport the tegra 4 chipset, won't it be possible to also stream games to it the same way shield does?
pear or apple... eat what you want... they are different mate, shield is for gaming, you can't use it in portrait.. or at least not as easy any device; the tablet well, its a tablet.
I can use a controller for the tablet and it has more storage for games. Still, the Shield is more gamey of course in design.
I wish Best Buy had these or Gamestop had demos.
I have a tablet, phone and the Shield. The shield is the best portable android gaming device in my opinion. Sure it may have cost more than my other two devices but I wanted the best handheld emulator available and this is it.
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Maybe not the best question since both can be done on the shield. Also the Shield most likely will still run games better due to its lower native res.
I'm guessing since the tablet will also sport the tegra 4 chipset, won't it be possible to also stream games to it the same way shield does?
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It is if you play PC games. Because you can't really easily do that with a tablet. But if you don't game on PC, then just use the tablet with a controller. Me, I *love* the game streaming. I can be on the couch or in bed and play my PC games. How awesome is that?
The shield is a tablet and at the same time it isn't. If you think your going to be doing more tablet specific things that a true tablet would do better then go with the tablet, if how ever you want an android device built for gaming(which is a big difference from a tablet that was converted to play games) and would enjoy a great way to play games on a handheld divice whilst also enjoying most of the perks of a tablet, then get the Sheild.
Tablets:
Pro: Bigger screen, longer batter
Con: can be less portable, not as handy for games, can be cumbersome to handle.
Shield:
Pro: Quick and easy game play, very comfortable for long periods of times. true hardware buttons/joystick.
Con: smaller screen, not as easy to control touch based applications,
You must yield the power of the shield it is as awesome device and i replaced my tablet for just one device to rule them all.
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You must yield the power of the shield it is as awesome device and i replaced my tablet for just one device to rule them all.
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yes, I traded in my xoom2 and 3ds to get shield. I figured in two or three years the shield will emulate 3ds games, but then ill have a shield 2 by then.
Any sign of a sleep bleed and throttle fix yet?
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Any sign of a sleep bleed and throttle fix yet?
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I've been seeing a suggestion of using a live wallpaper that uses gpu resources to keep your shield from downclocking after it wakes up. Haven't tried it out yet though.
That would help the throttle, but reduce battery life and not help the bleed in sleep mode.
Nvidia better be pronto on a fix.
A tablet and a shield are two completely different things. The only thing they have in common is that they both run android. I would suggest having a tablet for productivity and a shield as a gaming device.
A shield is definitely not a tablet replacement, but it can work as a great android desktop/media device if you hook it up to your monitor with a mouse in keyboard.
There is in issue with HDMI lag but Iv not tested this. Probably an update would fix it.
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I've been seeing a suggestion of using a live wallpaper that uses gpu resources to keep your shield from downclocking after it wakes up. Haven't tried it out yet though.
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I have been playing with a pabndaboard es for a while and all android builds I have used on it run slow as......but when I switch to a live wallpaper it improves. Also on the pandaboard not using a live wallpaper makes android crash.
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A tablet and a shield are two completely different things. The only thing they have in common is that they both run android. I would suggest having a tablet for productivity and a shield as a gaming device.
A shield is definitely not a tablet replacement, but it can work as a great android desktop/media device if you hook it up to your monitor with a mouse in keyboard.
There is in issue with HDMI lag but Iv not tested this. Probably an update would fix it.
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It is a tablet replacement IF you only bought the tablet for games like I did.
I have both Shield and Asus Transformer. The Shield is the most revolutionary gaming thing I've seen in a while. I would get the shield, put on some emulators, and you have access to 10,000 games in your hand
What asus tablet is it ?
I see I forgot to mention what I would buy IF i were looking to get one of these two devices. I already have the SHIELD, but I were to make this choice right NOW knowing what I know now.
I would buy the ASUS tablet, as the shield is crap, nvidia is pointing the finger at everyone other then nvidia for every shield problem out there. Have a problem with the geforce drivers needed for shield streaming? Here is nvidia's response "steam needs to fix it". Would you like to make a suggestion for some you would like to see added? Send in a bug report, we will add "new" features based on a bug report for something that is not currently in the software.
Everything works fine other then games on the shield, and the Geforce drivers for shield streaming. If you don't try and play games on the shield it works okay. If you don't install the geforce drivers for shield streaming PC games play great.
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I see I forgot to mention what I would buy IF i were looking to get one of these two devices. I already have the SHIELD, but I were to make this choice right NOW knowing what I know now.
I would buy the ASUS tablet, as the shield is crap, nvidia is pointing the finger at everyone other then nvidia for every shield problem out there. Have a problem with the geforce drivers needed for shield streaming? Here is nvidia's response "steam needs to fix it". Would you like to make a suggestion for some you would like to see added? Send in a bug report, we will add "new" features based on a bug report for something that is not currently in the software.
Everything works fine other then games on the shield, and the Geforce drivers for shield streaming. If you don't try and play games on the shield it works okay. If you don't install the geforce drivers for shield streaming PC games play great.
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Sorry to hear about your streaming experience but the Shield is most definitely not crap. Mine streams just fine the few times I have tried it. I use it for android games and emulators. It works fantastically for this. I have owned at least 7 different Android tablets and none of them can play games like the shield can. I currently use a Nexus 10 and a Nexus 7 (2013) both of which are great tablets but cannot play games with them like the Shield. I also have a Rocketfish Miracast receiver and use it stream android games to my TV. The only problem I have with the device is screen resolution (needs to be 1080p) and screen size. I wish the size was a bit bigger but I realize they were trying to match the controller size. The resolution however, they could easily get a 5" 1080p screen. The battery life is very good and the Tegra 4 is blazing fast.
Only had it for a few days now but it works great for games and in mouse emulation mode. Have tested it with Grand Theft Auto Vice City, Minecraft, fPSe, myoldboy, John NES and Chrome remote desktop(mouse emulation) if anyone has any compatibility questions and considering getting a game pad let me know either for free games or for paid games that apks can be found for(not for playing it just for testing compatibility.
The included phone mount works well. I use it with the style mod and have no issues with it being loose. The controller itself is well made and has the same layout as a ps4 controller. Most of the other controllers have the xbox stick layout which I dont care for. Gamesir also has one with this layout if anyone is interested though I cant speak for that one.
The 3Gs is one hell of a bargain at 29.99 on Amazon.
Hey guys,
I have purchased a LG phone, it's a Mediatek 8-core CPU-based K10 (2017 phone) with pretty mediocre specs for current games, but more than able to run those good-old Android games such as Modern Combat 4 and 3, as well as older MOGA-Compatible games. But I no longer own a Moga controller, as I did not enjoy placing my phone on top of a controller, I just don't like it for ergonomic reasons.. anyway, back to the issue at hand:
I'd like to play these games once again, bought myself a Saitake STK-7007X controller from Aliexpress, but the seller sent me a STK-7007F1. Anyway, it's not a Moga controller, and because of that it only works partially with Moga-compatible games (for Modern Combat, it only shoots and reloads, left and right stick don't work).
I was told by a friend he managed to workaround that using his Ipega controller, with the app ipega game center, but I'm guessing this could only work with Ipega devices.
Is there a way to make my controller work with a fake MOGA driver, so that my games understand its commands?
By that, I mean making my controller be identified as a Moga device that just works with the game, without relying on the Moga Pivot app.
If it could be done without rooting my device, it'd be better, as I'm not planning on rooting it just yet. I've got business data on it.
It's nearly impossible to request for a game dev to support Generic HID controllers, devs won't do that.
If the solution I'm asking for isn't possible, how did you manage to make your Moga-supported Android game to work with your non-Moga device? Suggestions are welcome! But then again, as long as it doesn't require root, purchasing another controller or giving up and go for a Switch instead
Thanks in advance!