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[Q] Best tablet for HDMI out?

So I got an iPad for Christmas... I have always disliked apple, so I returned it and was gonna buy a Transformer prime. I'm starting to question whether or not the prime will meet my needs. I primarily want the tablet to download/stream movies and TV shows, as well as some internet surfing and miscellaneous media consumption. I need something with flawless HDMI out and a solid Bluetooth connection (for my mouse).
After reviewing all of the Droid tabs, I realized that on paper, most would meet my needs.... But as I started to delve into forums I realized that they all have there unique issues. Being that its tough to syphon through every forum and understand each tablets flaws, I decided to make this post.
So what would you recommend for a flawless video out experience (sound quality, being able to change resolution, etc..), that can also accomplish basic tablet functions without too many issues? Btw, I haven't ruled out ipad, I just don't see it being easy to get movies on there, but am open to all suggestions.
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I personally use a Xoom for hdmi videos. It works good for my needs. I would go with the Prime. After all, the sounds will go threw hdmi. So, it is about as it is gonna get from a tablet for hdmi video use. Though the audio on my touchpad is awesome. Hope this helped some, but i would defiantly choose the Prime.
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Those who up'd from TF101 - was it worth it ?

I have 2 of TF101 plus a dock. Thinking about getting TF700 . Those who took the route - what are your impressions ?
I use the table 90% of the time as ebook reader - pdf and epub, using Mantano reader most of the time. Higher rez should make for a better ebook experience I hope, although I can not claim that I find TF101's screen lacking in clarity/sharpness department.
So far I dont feel that dropping $700 will fetch me much outside of small incremental gains over TF101

rashid11 said:
I have 2 of TF101 plus a dock. Thinking about getting TF700 . Those who took the route - what are your impressions ?
I use the table 90% of the time as ebook reader - pdf and epub, using Mantano reader most of the time. Higher rez should make for a better ebook experience I hope, although I can not claim that I find TF101's screen lacking in clarity/sharpness department.
So far I dont feel that dropping $700 will fetch me much outside of small incremental gains over TF101
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Biggest advantage is screen. Most apps don't push the 101 cpu anyway. But the screen is amazing and i loved tf101 screen too. For books it's probably iffy. I read a lot of comics and all I can say is wow. It's also a little thinner and lighter but i dont find it much easier to hold for reading. So if you're a gamer or you read comics or magazines its totally worth it.

if you read books a lot then i think you should get a 7 inch tablet like the nexus 7, it's light, easy to hold and you can hold it by 1 hand without getting tired. more importantly the nexus 7 has a very good screen display (1280x800)

For me I went from a TF101 to a TF201 and then to my current TF700T. From the TF101 you will notice a faster unit, better screen, thinner profile unit (both for the tablet as well as the dock keyboard), better battery length (at least for me). On the negative you will have one less USB port to use. I ended up getting a small USB hub to use and all of the things I used the USB ports on the TF101 would connect into the USB hub and work just fine, in fact all at the same time! Do not get the TF201 as an interim step simply because the GPS and in some instances the WiFi radios do not work or work in a restricted way. The TF700T that I have all of its radios work just fine.

I'm getting worse battery life but I'm experimenting with uninstalling and disabling apps and any background stuff (updates/sync/etc), I'm hopeful it will improve.
ergonomics, fit and finish, display resolution and readability, brightness, wifi range, storage (got 64GB with a 64GB card on the way), and the placement of controls and i/o connectors - hell yes, it's a primo upgrade from the Tf101.
Color balance on the screen is not good, too yellow, and battery life like I said is terrible compared to the TF101. I also don't like how the dock charges the battery, much prefer the TF101's method of keeping the tab at 100%.

Coming from a TF101 was a big jump for me. I decided to wait for the nicer screen. The screen and much more powerful CPU make watching movies a lot better.
I'm having to get use to the button and input placements, especially the power button. Coming from a TF101 dock to a TF201 dock, I was sad to lose a USB port. I still have my TF101, though I am trying to get rid of it, but once more apps are updated, and rooting/recovery becomes easy/one-click I will not use it again.

I'm coming straight from a rooted tf101 which I sold tablet/dock to a buddy of mine for $250. I mainly used my tablet for browsing the internet and watching movies. As you already know, the screen is much nicer and the engine in this thing is blazing. I get random lags here and there even after the newest update, but it can only get better especially after rooting and custom roms become more widely available. My tf101 couldn't even play 720p mkvs, but the tf700t handled the highest quality 1080p mkvs that I have without a hiccup. Colors are very vibrant imo. As far as internet browsing, some content takes slightly longer to render because of the hd screen I presume, but I know it will get better. It's lighter and more sleek than my bulky brown tf101. I also noticed I don't get as much battery drain while sleeping than I did with my tf101. As others have stated, I would rather my dock drain first leaving my tablet at 100% instead of both draining simultaneously.
The tf101 advantages were the 2 speakers and the two usb ports. I bought a small cheap rechargable speaker from walmart for $8 which was surprisingly useful called bomb speaker. I will also get a usb hub from amazon so those disadvantages are no deal breaker to me.

Just curious - what the hell are you guys connecting to your TF700 where one USB port isn't enough for normal use? I don't think I've even used both USB ports at the same time on my TF101, so 1 USB port didn't seem like a problem. I'm just curious what types of devices you guys connect where you need more than one USB port normally...
Thanks!
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jtrosky said:
Just curious - what the hell are you guys connecting to your TF700 where one USB port isn't enough for normal use? I don't think I've even used both USB ports at the same time on my TF101, so 1 USB port didn't seem like a problem. I'm just curious what types of devices you guys connect where you need more than one USB port normally...
Thanks!
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Not a big deal but I have a low profile usb thumb drive in my dock at all times, and would then want to attach a mouse. Now I have to pull it to use mouse

rashid11 said:
I have 2 of TF101 plus a dock. Thinking about getting TF700 . Those who took the route - what are your impressions ?
I use the table 90% of the time as ebook reader - pdf and epub, using Mantano reader most of the time. Higher rez should make for a better ebook experience I hope, although I can not claim that I find TF101's screen lacking in clarity/sharpness department.
So far I dont feel that dropping $700 will fetch me much outside of small incremental gains over TF101
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The screen alone is worth the money.
I was never able to read a lot on my TF101G I still used my ebook reader because it looked so pixaleted on the TF101G.
However with the TF700 that problem is gone and I just like it very much.
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jtrosky said:
Just curious - what the hell are you guys connecting to your TF700 where one USB port isn't enough for normal use? I don't think I've even used both USB ports at the same time on my TF101, so 1 USB port didn't seem like a problem. I'm just curious what types of devices you guys connect where you need more than one USB port normally...
Thanks!
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I connect a wireless mouse at times as well as a external USB cased hard drive. Also occasionally a memory stick. The USB hub is also used for my Asus UX31E for the same devices.

rlarson)mn said:
I connect a wireless mouse at times as well as a external USB cased hard drive. Also occasionally a memory stick. The USB hub is also used for my Asus UX31E for the same devices.
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Ahh, I've been using a bluetooth mouse, which leaves the USB port free... Wasn't thinking about a mouse that required a USB port - then I could see two USB ports being useful....
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rashid11 said:
I have 2 of TF101 plus a dock. Thinking about getting TF700 . Those who took the route - what are your impressions ?
I use the table 90% of the time as ebook reader - pdf and epub, using Mantano reader most of the time. Higher rez should make for a better ebook experience I hope, although I can not claim that I find TF101's screen lacking in clarity/sharpness department.
So far I dont feel that dropping $700 will fetch me much outside of small incremental gains over TF101
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I upgraded from the TF1010. The factors for me were the screen, the faster speed and the lighter weight. The TF101 was just starting to feel a little heavy for me, especially once I had it in a case. My TF101 was also starting to feel a little sluggish, so I decided to go for it. Couldn't be happier, the TF700 is really smooth and I haven't had any problems, with the exception of the battery life, I am one of those people that feel the Wifi is draining the battery pretty quickly.

nooktablet said:
if you read books a lot then i think you should get a 7 inch tablet like the nexus 7, it's light, easy to hold and you can hold it by 1 hand without getting tired. more importantly the nexus 7 has a very good screen display (1280x800)
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If you read a lot of Comics or magazines or illustrated books, I would give the exact opposite advice. I have a 7" and 10.1" device and comics/magazines are unbearable on the 7 incher after having used a 10 incher. Provided you're strong enough to hold up the 10 incher. LOL.
That said, if 90% of your application is eBooks and you have already outlaid for the TF101 dock, I personally would not even consider upgrading until the next device given the cost for what would only be a very small incremental improvement for your application.
ASUS still needs to get their firmware act together for the T3 devices and QA is still something I'd be wondering about.

I upgraded from the prime after selling it (originally was going to get the Acer a700, glad I passed on that debacle). It was definitely worth it although I do miss AOKP and Jermaine's other work.
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Yes. Just for the screen
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I also primarily use mine as an ebook reader (using the Aldiko app), and also use a few different news ready apps (Currents, Appy Geek and Pulse primarily).
I don't see much of a difference in how crisp the text is in any of these apps, however on the TF101 the white background had very faint artifacts (you might see them as little dots, or a pattern of some sort) which the TF700 doesn't. The white background on the TF700 is just solid white to my eyes. That makes reading for a long time much easier on my eyes.
I never really noticed that 'artifacts' (Warehouse 13 anyone? ) on the TF101 until I tried (and returned) an iPad 3. The screen on the iPad is gorgeous, as one would expect, but IOS is not for me. If there is a difference between the iPad and the TF700 screens, it's not something that *I* can see. I know the iPad has a somewhat higher resolution, but it's not enough for me to tell the difference - and that's all that matters.
So, in short, go for it - you'll love it.

I actually wasn't planning on upgrading, but the charging port on my TF101 broke about a week ago and the RMA process was going to take a few weeks so I figured why not? Honestly if my TF101 hadn't broken I would have been fine with it for another few months at least, if not another year.
As mentioned above, battery life isn't as good. Screen is excellent. I do notice considerably less lag when typing, especially in a browser. Loading pages is a bit snappier. It's a nice upgrade, but not worth $500 IMO, unless you have to like I did.

Headcase_Fargone said:
I actually wasn't planning on upgrading, but the charging port on my TF101 broke about a week ago and the RMA process was going to take a few weeks so I figured why not? Honestly if my TF101 hadn't broken I would have been fine with it for another few months at least, if not another year.
As mentioned above, battery life isn't as good. Screen is excellent. I do notice considerably less lag when typing, especially in a browser. Loading pages is a bit snappier. It's a nice upgrade, but not worth $500 IMO, unless you have to like I did.
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That's why I sold mine for 200$ .
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Nebucatnetzer said:
That's why I sold mine for 200$ .
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Clearly you don't have a wife that swipes your gadgets when you're done with them.

whose happy without dock?

I constantly hear "keyboard dock this, and keyboard dock that. I bought this because it's a kick a** tablet. I don't want a net book. Hell, i could've gotten one of those cheaper.
Anyone else with me? I feel so alone.

Me.
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I have my tablet without the dock and a nice case that has various angles to view the tablet at. I also have a Bluetooth Microsoft keyboard that I use with my tablet when I am too lazy to sit at the computer to type something out or stuff like that. But without the dock and loving it!
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The only thing that tempted me to the keyboard was the extra battery, I went for the Anker Astro 3 instead. The keyboard would be nice but at more than £100 and at the risk of getting a screen breaker its not worth it.

My TF201 (which was a "good" one except for the GPS) was a great stand alone tablet without the dock. I used it like that most of the time I had it. I only picked up the dock when it went on sale at Best Buy as they were closing them out.
But, now that I have a dock, I love it. I still frequently use the 700 as a tablet undocked for reading or travel all the time, that convertibility is one of the most awesome things about the TF series and they are GREAT tablets all by themselves.

I have the keyboard dock but I usually use my tablet standalone. It's awesome either way.
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redheadplantguy said:
I constantly hear "keyboard dock this, and keyboard dock that. I bought this because it's a kick a** tablet. I don't want a net book. Hell, i could've gotten one of those cheaper.
Anyone else with me? I feel so alone.
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No dock and really don't see the need. Like you , I wanted a tablet not a netbook!

I think that if you guys had the dock for a day, you'd never go back! Not only does it make typing *so* much easier, it's also like a built in stand for the tablet! Not to mention the extra ports, extra battery life and the fact that you can see the *whole* screen while typing (instead of the keyboard taking up half the screen).
You can always remove the tablet *very* easily to go back to being a tablet, but you'll find that most of the time, you simply leave it docked so you don't even have to hold the tablet while using it!
Again, you may not think you'd use it, until you actually have it for a day or two...
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Had the doc and never used it. Sold my Prime + Doc and purchased an Infinity without the doc and that will be my setup going forward.

im happy without it cuz i want a tablet not a netbook

I love to use mine in portrait, which with the high res screen is very comfortable and provides tons of viewing real estate.
I might pick up the dock when it goes on sale for easier video chatting, movie viewing and typing, but 95% of my use is browsing and it's very comfortable holding it in portrait doing that.

Me happy.
No dock.

jtrosky said:
I think that if you guys had the dock for a day, you'd never go back! Not only does it make typing *so* much easier, it's also like a built in stand for the tablet! Not to mention the extra ports, extra battery life and the fact that you can see the *whole* screen while typing (instead of the keyboard taking up half the screen).
You can always remove the tablet *very* easily to go back to being a tablet, but you'll find that most of the time, you simply leave it docked so you don't even have to hold the tablet while using it!
Again, you may not think you'd use it, until you actually have it for a day or two...
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I have USB adapter, extra micro cards, and USB micro reader. I've hooked up a 320 GB HDD, used flash drives, all kinds of stuff. And for typing, i use Swype and a stylus.

redheadplantguy said:
I have USB adapter, extra micro cards, and USB micro reader. I've hooked up a 320 GB HDD, used flash drives, all kinds of stuff. And for typing, i use Swype and a stylus.
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I know these things *can* be done without the dock, but nowhere near the ease that they can be done with the dock... Trust me, I've tried! The dock just makes everything that much easier... It's completely changes how useful the tablet really is. There is *no way* that you can enter text as quickly and easily with a stylus as you can with a keyboard - period.
I guess it all boils down to what you use your tablet for. I take a *lot* of notes at work and it would be a disaster without the dock (I simply wouln't use it at work without the dock - it just wouldn't make much sense). If you just use it casually to play games and surf the web, I can see the dock not being needed, but if you do any kind of emailing or note-taking (or even posting on XDA), the dock just makes it that much faster and easier. To be honest, I personally leave it docked even while playing a lot of games!
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Happy using swiftkey
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lofgents said:
The only thing that tempted me to the keyboard was the extra battery, I went for the Anker Astro 3 instead. The keyboard would be nice but at more than £100 and at the risk of getting a screen breaker its not worth it.
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How well does that work? TF's require 15 volts.

lofgents said:
The only thing that tempted me to the keyboard was the extra battery, I went for the Anker Astro 3 instead. The keyboard would be nice but at more than £100 and at the risk of getting a screen breaker its not worth it.
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Just read "is not compatible with Asus tablets." How does it work in real life?

I use my tablet all the time without the dock and absolutely love it. The only time I use the dock really is when I'm taking notes, since I could never really get the hang of fast screen typing, watching movies, or recharging the battery. One of the nicest things is having the keyboard charging up while I use the tablet, then dock up and recharge the tablet while still using it.
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I want a tablet not a netbook. Except when i want a netbook and not a tablet! I can use mine either way and am happy.

jtrosky said:
I know these things *can* be done without the dock, but nowhere near the ease that they can be done with the dock... Trust me, I've tried! The dock just makes everything that much easier... It's completely changes how useful the tablet really is. There is *no way* that you can enter text as quickly and easily with a stylus as you can with a keyboard - period.
I guess it all boils down to what you use your tablet for. I take a *lot* of notes at work and it would be a disaster without the dock (I simply wouln't use it at work without the dock - it just wouldn't make much sense). If you just use it casually to play games and surf the web, I can see the dock not being needed, but if you do any kind of emailing or note-taking (or even posting on XDA), the dock just makes it that much faster and easier. To be honest, I personally leave it docked even while playing a lot of games!
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I got bored of the dock after the prime.
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Would this meet my needs?

I was going to get my Girlfriend a 10” tablet for Christmas. Was looking at the Nexus 10 until I saw the price. All she’ll really be using it for is simple gaming and streaming TV via Wifi and watching 720p MKV on the screen or output via HDMI. I’ve seen the TF101 for £220 with the keyboard dock. If I Root and install the latest CM10 do you think this will be a sufficient and cheaper option to the Nexus 10 for her needs?
Thanks in advance for any help.

Get a Nexus 10. The TF101 sucks for watching 720p MKV unless you like to spend all your spare time re-encoding files to a bitrate the weaksauce Tegra2 is capable of playing.

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raduque said:
Get a Nexus 10. The TF101 sucks for watching 720p MKV unless you like to spend all your spare time re-encoding files to a bitrate the weaksauce Tegra2 is capable of playing.
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I would agree with this statement. The tf101 can play them mind you, but not very well. I use MX player for mkvs, which generally works, but there is usually lag. The Nexus 10 is a really nice, and will likely have no issue playing 720p. I'd like to see more about it as people get theirs from Google, but for now, you might as well go with a newer tablet. Maybe even on of the newer Transformers, like tf200, or tf300, maybe even tf700. Unless you don't want a keyboard.

[Q] Should i buy this tablet?

Hey, after this summer i am going to college. I have a really heavy laptop so i was looking for a lighter alternative to make notes in class. A tablet with a in-cover-keyboard working with Bluetooth are very annoying to work with.
So thats why i wanted to buy a tf300t with dock, but after looking around in the tf300t general section, i found this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266947
And now i have second thoughts about buying the tablet. I wont use the tablet only for college, but also for games, facebook and etc.
So, why is this tablet not as good as i thought? Does it really lag so much? And are the custom roms (stock based) not good enough to solve this lag?

I use the TF300T for work, taking notes, playing games, texting, facebook and reading everything I can about android.
I did a rent to own package to get the tablet, keyboard/dock an a case. I love the full USB slot, HDMI and secondary SD card slot. I use a custom ROM and kernel as I like to push my hardware and clean up software I will never use and customize things like the battery icons.
I have used tablets from Archos, Acer and samsung and so far the TF300T is by far a tablet I am keeping. Its not the latest and greatest but with a little tweaking this little tablet/dock combo can be a great little machine for having fun or getting work done. The only other tablet I would consider is the Galaxy Note 10.1 which has the S pen and digitizer for writing and drawing an as I am an artist among other things the pen would be great, I just can't afford the price flat out and I use a lot of USB flash drives and would have to buy more hardware to make the Note 10 do that.
With this tablet docked I can carry it around feeling safe without a case and it can handle pretty much everything I throw at it and I don't treat it gently either. I run it 24/7 uploading and downloading an doing other stuff all day long. Only thing is I wish this had was the 3G radio so I could play ingress on it.
So if your looking for a good all around tablet the transformer series are great with the dock. If you want a basically all in one package with plenty of ports etc this is the machine.
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macgyver40 said:
I use the TF300T for work, taking notes, playing games, texting, facebook and reading everything I can about android.
I did a rent to own package to get the tablet, keyboard/dock an a case. I love the full USB slot, HDMI and secondary SD card slot. I use a custom ROM and kernel as I like to push my hardware and clean up software I will never use and customize things like the battery icons.
I have used tablets from Archos, Acer and samsung and so far the TF300T is by far a tablet I am keeping. Its not the latest and greatest but with a little tweaking this little tablet/dock combo can be a great little machine for having fun or getting work done. The only other tablet I would consider is the Galaxy Note 10.1 which has the S pen and digitizer for writing and drawing an as I am an artist among other things the pen would be great, I just can't afford the price flat out and I use a lot of USB flash drives and would have to buy more hardware to make the Note 10 do that.
With this tablet docked I can carry it around feeling safe without a case and it can handle pretty much everything I throw at it and I don't treat it gently either. I run it 24/7 uploading and downloading an doing other stuff all day long. Only thing is I wish this had was the 3G radio so I could play ingress on it.
So if your looking for a good all around tablet the transformer series are great with the dock. If you want a basically all in one package with plenty of ports etc this is the machine.
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That's exactly what i am looking for!
Thanks for your quick respond. You convinced me. Im going to see what model of the transformer series i am going to buy
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not a problem, I have been told for years I should be in sales but I don't hide the downfalls of an item.
the TF700T has a faster CPU
TF300T stock is OK but custom ROMs and Kernels really make it great. If you don't follow instructions right though you could brick your tablet if you mess up or don't know what your doing.
there is a TF300TL and a TG TG has the radio no clue about the TL and there is a TF201 I think. for me the Prime or TF300T would be my choice. the 300 was my only choice from how I got it.
Good luck an if you ever need help there are plenty of answers in the transformer section. Oh yeah an people perk up when they ask what kinda netbook it is and I say its an android transformer tablet and disconnect it, have had 2 people go and rent them after that.
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