There is nothing to fault re: the hardware. The PP3 is fast enough to play all codecs with no chop/etc. I can't say this about most other devices I own.
The keybd is excellent and dpad/thumbwheel work well. The 2-way IR learns all codes and blasts out so well you don't even need to aim it. The unit is slightly ruggedized and has a "hard" touch screen.
My bro's 3.5 year old went to town with the device and pbskids.org and had a hell of a time entertaining himself for hours.
Get real work done? Never on a umpc...the spec is only 800x480? 480v isn't enough to display most application dialogs (tbird, etc.)
Problems are with their software...it is only 1/2 complete. They have slightly archaic versions of flash/etc. and due to their closed desktop it isn't a matter of doing a simple pkg update...you had to wait for them to uprev their end.
If they had only put Ubuntu or some other distro with a real desktop...it would've been a far superior product...but then it wouldn't have fit into their "hotel/living room"/webpad niche they were supposedly targeting.
I won't be selling mine because what it does do...it does excellent.
I will probably end up turning it into the "uber" remote control for wifey...just a single screen with like 15 big buttons (appropriately labelled) for most common operations. It should work far better than "advanced" remotes with macro ability...only to watch your wife toss the remote onto the bed after hitting a button which fires off 5 commands...4 going into the comforter!
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There is nothing to fault re: the hardware. The PP3 is fast enough to play all codecs with no chop/etc. I can't say this about most other devices I own.
The keybd is excellent and dpad/thumbwheel work well. The 2-way IR learns all codes and blasts out so well you don't even need to aim it. The unit is slightly ruggedized and has a "hard" touch screen.
My bro's 3.5 year old went to town with the device and pbskids.org and had a hell of a time entertaining himself for hours.
Get real work done? Never on a umpc...the spec is only 800x480? 480v isn't enough to display most application dialogs (tbird, etc.)
Problems are with their software...it is only 1/2 complete. They have slightly archaic versions of flash/etc. and due to their closed desktop it isn't a matter of doing a simple pkg update...you had to wait for them to uprev their end.
If they had only put Ubuntu or some other distro with a real desktop...it would've been a far superior product...but then it wouldn't have fit into their "hotel/living room"/webpad niche they were supposedly targeting.
I won't be selling mine because what it does do...it does excellent.
I will probably end up turning it into the "uber" remote control for wifey...just a single screen with like 15 big buttons (appropriately labelled) for most common operations. It should work far better than "advanced" remotes with macro ability...only to watch your wife toss the remote onto the bed after hitting a button which fires off 5 commands...4 going into the comforter!