Honestly do not know. But some APP does allow that, but again please do not see this as a confirmation by me. Own risk...!
Best Tablet For Watching Movies ?
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Honestly do not know. But some APP does allow that, but again please do not see this as a confirmation by me. Own risk...!
blr_p
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Tab 2 does not allow a HDMI cable. But it has a micro sd slot.
Tab 2 is slower than the Tab 1 which does not have a micro sd slot but allows HDMI playback.
Very annoying limitations samsung has imposed there
Note that this was with the 10.1 inch models, i did not bother with 7 inchers.
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Where did you read you can use photon with it ?
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At Rs.14k the prices have dropped sharply since.
Tab 2 does not allow a HDMI cable. But it has a micro sd slot.
Tab 2 is slower than the Tab 1 which does not have a micro sd slot but allows HDMI playback.
Very annoying limitations samsung has imposed there
Note that this was with the 10.1 inch models, i did not bother with 7 inchers.
I am looking for 10.1 inch model too.
Tab 2 is slower than Tab 1 ?????:unsure:
In what respect can you please elaborate ? Is Tab 2 good enough for watching HD Videos without stutter ?
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blr_p
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Tab 1 went for Rs.32 k, tab2 is 25k
Something has been swapped out.
Was going on what i read on XDA-developers about it.
What quality are your HD videos ?
dual core can handle 720p rips. I'm not sure about 1080p rips.
The other thing is if the video is encoded with a dts audio codec then there wil be a performance hit even on a quadcore.
As dts is not natively supported and requires a software codec.
techpal
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I have both 7 and 10 incher galaxy tab 2 and both can play 1080p videos in any format butterly smooth. no need for conversion.
And by no means its slower. Comparable to any dual cores tablets out there.
blr_p
Oracle
This vid is obligatory when talking about galaxy tab 2 7". Some people were complaining about Samsung and cheap plastic feel blah blah, well the plastic serves a purpose which neither the iPad's nor nexus metal finish serves.
But, people do bear in mind it same does NOT apply to 10" models
Thanks for the clarification.....since you own the Tab 2....Is it possible to connect a Pen drive to the Tab 2 10.1 using OTG Cable ?
I need to know this before making purchase !!!
techpal
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Well I havnt tried yet myself but there are many OTG cables available in ebay so there must be no problem.
If interested u can check my sale thread http://www.techenclave.com/sell-trade-products/15-days-old-samsung-galaxy-144801/
blr_p
Oracle
Yes this is possible, you won't get an OTG cable with samsung, they will sell you a couple of adapters, which can take your thumb drive and another for SD cards, they are pricey though, Rs.1.4 k for both, might be able to get a 10% discount. There is no OTG possibility with Samsung because its not a proper USB slot on the tab, you just get an adapter which can handle low power devices, usb thumb drives, game controllers, keyboard but no 3 g modem.
There are cheaper generic cables for Samsung available abroad, in India MX electronics does cheap ones for Apple but not yet for Samsung. I'd stick a 64GB micro sdxc card in the tab and not have anything dangling out.
Bear in mind you have no possibility of attaching your tab2 to a HD tv via HDMI. A Rs.6k funbook can do this but no, samsung in their infinite wisdom decided tab2 will not do it (!)
If anyone claims otherwise ask them to prove it to you.
techpal
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Ya as blr_p said u have to buy adapter and then attatch pendrive to that adapter like this
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 playing full HD video from USB stick - YouTube
Plus point of tab 2 10.1 is its voice calling capability . I know one might not use it but its quite a good feature to have.
eternoMind
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Those codecs might not be supported natively by the tablet but you can always resort to apps like MX Player (by far the most popular video playback app), Rock Player, VLC apart from the ones you've mentioned. Those apps can handle pretty much any format you can manage to throw at them.
I found dice player better. Some videos which the MX player couldnt play, Dice Player played it with ease.
fahreneit100
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You can easily buy a mini usb OTG cable on ebay for Rs.100 odd and use an application called Nexus Media Importer to read files from any normal USB thumb drives. Its available on google play store. I didn't knew about this before purchasing my iPad and gave the nexus 10 a slip. I am regretting getting the iPad now.
I find the Nexus 7 with MX Player to be the best for a number of reasons
- great screen
- decent loudspeaker
- You also get the most capable tablet in terms of software with guarantee of getting atleast the next two android versions
The competition is either expensive or lacking in support. Good luck getting even a point upgrade for any of the cheap rebranded chinese junk
- great screen
- decent loudspeaker
- You also get the most capable tablet in terms of software with guarantee of getting atleast the next two android versions
The competition is either expensive or lacking in support. Good luck getting even a point upgrade for any of the cheap rebranded chinese junk
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