Using an iPad - was krankshaft format solution found

[Jonathan Smith]

Thanks for taking the time to enlighten me! You make it sound like a gadget
I must have. I am very interested in something that enables me to read PDFs
and get online quickly. ther are other options for tablets which I haven't
looked at like one produced by Asus. I resisted buying an Archos at the time
because I didn't have faith in its realiblity and the screen was too small.
The PMP seems to have died to to be reborn as the tablet.

I have been looking at XMBC. I have tried it on Windows 7 PC. Its a good as
a media centre (less clumsy than Micosoft's!), especially for large music
collections. It seems fairly easy to configure but i am finding some minor
problems with some video file types, like WMV, but as i didn't record them I
don't know if the problem lies with a bad recording. I'll try in on a Mac
soon.

BTW, how can an iPad help with XMBC?

> I have an Android tablet that is effectively the same as an iPad
> (see http://www.archos.com/products/ta/archos_101it/index.html)
> and I use it all the time.
>
> Like you I was a bit sceptical about tablets, but as it turns out I
> love it! I use it mainly for reading books. It displays PDFs well and
> I use the Android version of Kindle to read my ebooks. In fact I used
> to have a Kindle but I sold it because the tablet is much nicer to
> use. The battery life is about 10 hours, so it's a lot less than a
> Kindle, but I only have to charge it two or three times a week.
>
> I also use it to surf the web from my armchair. I often find that
> when I'm watching TV, or maybe when I'm reading a book, I come across
> something I want more info on. I can grab the tablet and jump onto
> Google in about ten seconds, which is far more convenient than having
> to turn the laptop on and wait for it to start.
>
> There are a few other minor things I use it for e.g. playing
> solitaire and using the XBMC remote control app. These may seem minor
> but they all add to the experience. I resisted buying an iPad because
> £429 seemed a lot (though the iPad 1 is now only £329!). My Archos
> was only £250 and this seemed reasonable. Having said that, the iPad
> has a better screen and is faster, and you may feel it's worth the
> extra (I don't!).
>
> JR
>
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> Sent: 08 April 2011 01:15
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> Subject: Re: krankshaft format solution found
>
> I am interested that people really do use iPads. How do you use them?
> Everyone I know who bought one says its just a toy. As I have a Android
> smart phone and a Apple laptop, it seems excess to needs. I am interested
> in
> a Kindle, or a good eBook reader, but they are not supported where I live,
> so that can wait.
>
> I much prefer Apple computers too, but have to use Windows as well. Unix is
> much too geeky for me as well-- too many variants. The choice of either
> making Steve Jobs or Bill Gates richer is not appealing, but that's the way
> its become. I'd forgotten who Brittany Spears was!
>