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[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
What I didn't like:

Soft buttons are terrible - often takes 2 or 3 taps for then to work. Very frustrating.

Terrible battery life on the latest ICS F/W.

Heavy and uncomfortable to hold for long.

Bravia engine doesn't work on latest ICS F/W.

Power Saver app completely useless.

Sony UK refusing to repair screen tint issues if you've unlocked the bootloader.

Occasional hang when using the Quick Launch camera button.

Fonts too small for me - and using Large option only works in some apps and is ignored by Timescape, etc.

The flap on the USB port won't last long.

Stupid menu design for the launcher.

Widget picker takes 5 seconds to appear.

This phone looks great on paper but feels half-finished to me. I can see why the reviews were so lacklustre now.

So I'm back using my arc S which I will keep until I've saved up for a Galaxy Nexus. Sony have done a poor job of ICS and I they no longer have my trust. Why can't they produce a couple of excellent devices instead of releasing mediocre phones every few months? The mind boggles.

I did like the new Walkman app though - by far the best music player I've used on Android.
[Xperia Arc General] Lusterboi:
I find it ridiculous when people say " the bigger the phone, the better." Perhaps ego issues to compensate for something else ? Lol

Seriously, it is silly to put a tablet sized phone next to your eat. Just don't, please, for the love of god.
[Xperia Arc General] zolaisugly:
Thanks for the review guys as my x10 is up for upgrade in 2-3 months time and was naturally thinking of this, I am a se fanboy.

Not 100% sure what to do as I have arc already.
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
I'd hang fire, I've got 8 months left on my contract so I've got plenty of time to see what Sony can come up with in the future. I was going to sell my Arc the other week and get a Ray as I was wanting something smaller but after some thought decided to stick with the Arc in the end. There's nothing that I really like when I look at line up on GSMArena, maybe the Arco S but I'd have to hold it before deciding.
[Xperia Arc General] flyingskorpion:
Soft buttons ARE terrible, even calendar launcher(lower left corner) interrupts with user interaction.

a mid range / mid end device doing a very nice job. even hdmi output is surprisingly smooth.

well, fairly spoken I had no expectations with ics, even sony's official website claims that, I never understood that, why some people got confused with "improved" performance and "speedy" UI, they both are different things.
[Xperia Arc General] romiltherock:
I disagree.

For its price... Arc/Arc S was a loot when it was launched.

I now own both an Arc and an Xperia S. No doubt arc is the best designed fone any manufacturer ever made, but it is way too short on horsepower. Even on gingerbread, the contacts app lags if you cross over 500 contacts. So does the messaging app.

Arc users keep dwindling and shifting around custom ROMS trying to find the perfect one. And we all know after a few days of use and installing chunk loads of apps, the fone just struggles to keep up as a BASIC PHONE (it runs applications well though).

Arc is indeed a great fashion statement but as a basic phone, even my dads ZTE Blade delivers better.

Xperia S is thicker but works like a charm! Wish it's speaker was as loud as arc though
[Xperia Arc General] SEK610i:
100% true. When I first booted JJHybrid 3.2 it was a rocket comparing to stock ICS. Now with few apps instaled (<30), everything lags, even keyboard, which should be one of the main things in phone. Looks like, arc S in my last Sony phone.....from now on I am 85% sure, my next phone will be Galaxy Nexus.
[Xperia Arc General] Traviizter:
You haven't used Poweramp with the ICS skin, have you?
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
I haven't looked at PowerAmp for about 6 months. I didn't like it much though but will take another look.
[Xperia Arc General] Traviizter:
It's much better than any other music app I've found.

Sent from my Xperia Pro
[Xperia Arc General] lunudog:
I Sold my Galaxy Note for 390euros, and went Back to a brandnew Arc S in White.

Too Big, the n7000, horrible Dark Color issues, **** Screen Quality.

Only Samsungs Awesome Camera, ill be missing

I dont need such auf Big Smartlet.. My **** is even Big Enough. 4'2inchs Big Enough xD

Gesendet von meinem GT-N7000 mit Tapatalk 2
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
FYI - I was able to connect my portable Toshiba USB DVD burner to my TF700, mount the DVD and read the DVD without problems. You will need root.

Here's how:

1. Connect DVD drive

2. Go to an Android OS prompt as the root user

3. Create mount point:

- mkdir /Removable/CDROM

4. Mount DVD:

- mount -t iso9660 /dev/block/sr0 /Removable/CDROM

That's it! You can now read data CD's/DVD's with your TF700!

I never did get this working on my TF101 (I don't think it has the "ISO9660" filesytem type on the TF101)....
[Asus Transformer TF700] madsquabbles:
great find! i need to try it out on my other tablets.
[Asus Transformer TF700] tpmullan:
Now all I need is a DVD drive that is powered over usb and ubuntu then it will replace my laptop completely
[Asus Transformer TF700] d14b0ll0s:
That's great, thanks for the info! Mine unfortunately is powered by two USB cables.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
For what it's worth, here is the exact model of portable USB DVD burner that I'm using (and it's powered by the USB connection - no external power or dual-usb connections needed) - it's was only $26.99 (refurbished from MicroCenter):

Toshiba PA3834U-1DV2 (Portable SuperMulti DVD)
[Asus Transformer TF700] palmerfr:
Did you check a product from samsung called smarthub?

In this line of product, they have a cd/dvd writer that I bought for my mother to watch dvd on her ipad.

I also tested it on my android tablet and it worked fine.

Envoyé depuis mon ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T avec Tapatalk
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
Thanks for the info and the model number specification. Now I know what to look for.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
That is *very* strange that you just responded to this! I just tested this again yesterday since upgrading to Jelly Bean and it no longer works with Jelly Bean! :(

It looks like the "iso9660" filesystem type is no longer supported in Jelly Bean, so there is no way to mount standard data DVD's. The drive is still recognized, so you *could* mount DVD's if they are written in some other format, such as ext3 or ext4, but that is *very* uncommon and wouldn't be of much use.

So, save your money - it doesn't work anymore...
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
wait, what? ISO9660 is not supported by JB? That sounds more like a reversion to me....
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Yeah, tell me about it! It makes no sense... Maybe it will be added again in the future by Asus (or more likely by an XDA developer!), but as of right now, it just doesn't work - I spent about an hour yesterday trying to make it work (and tried again today, just to be sure)... That kinda sucks! It was nice being able to ready a data CD/DVD on the TF700 when needed!
[Asus Transformer TF700] johnlgalt:
That is just plain weird. Why would they drop something as universal as that?

If there a missing .ko or lib file, or is it just not enabled in the kernel.... I'm still confused how they managed this at all.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
FYI - Another user posted about a $34 external DVD-Writer drive that not only allows you to read data DVD's, but also allows you to play regular video DVD's on the TF700! Apparently, the drive handles the iso9660 stuff internally, so it should work with any tablet, to be honest... Can't beat it for the price!

Here is a link to the thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32777889

I have ordered the drive - will verify that everything works when it gets here...
[Asus Transformer TF700] chugger93:
Any update on this?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Check the thread that I linked in the post above yours for details, but in short, the drive works great for reading data DVDs.

Personally, I don't think it works very well for watching actual video DVDs (again, see the thread above for details), but it does work - just not very convenient...
[Asus Transformer TF700] Darksurf:
ISO9660 support is in the kernel. We just need the kernel modules or a custom kernel with support compiled in. Its just Linux Science.. not Rocket Science. I don't think it has anything in particular to do with "Jelly Bean". Just the Devs compiled the kernel without support like morons..

Edit: just FYI, I'm talking about ASUS kernel devs... not our wonderful xda devs ;D
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
i dont understand android os prompt? is that terminal? and i type commands in there?
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Correct. Just open Terminal, and then type the commands... ALthough, I just realized that I never said to become the root user first with this command:

su

(the su command will "Switch User" to the root user). Let me know if you need any more help.

EDIT: By the way, I just re-confirmed that this process still works with the latest version of CROMi-X (I'm using the [MENTION=4878287]_that[/MENTION] kernel that is the default with CROMi-X). Still works perfectly...
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
Hehe, I know about SU command.

My problem now is, when I input -mkdir, says mkdir not found.

When I remove -, it creates directory.

Trying to -mount says not found, but without - says read only.

I can't remember how to make partition r/w in terminal, but would that even work.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jtrosky:
Yeah, as you've already found, you should not enter the "-"'s - they were just there for cosmetic reasons...

To remount read/write from terminal, use this command (as root):

mount -o remount,rw /Removable

Replace "/Removable" with whatever filesystem you are trying to remount in read/write mode (if different).

Hope that helps.

EDIT: Actually, I'm a little confused now - if you were able to do the "mkdir /Removable/CDROM" command, then your /Removable filesystem should have already been read/write (as it should be - you would never want that filesystem to be read-only)...

Can you post the command you are typing the response you are getting (that is indicating read-only)?
[Asus Transformer TF700] redheadplantguy:
Think I got it. Getting ready to reboot now. There is a space between sr0 and /Removable in the line.

I didn't put it in this time.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorak86:
I would like to disable this but don't know my way around android that well can anyone point me in the right direction?

Just to clarify I would like to disable the low battery notification sound.

Many thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hamdroid94:
Should I?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] patt2k:
I would def do it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Do you want a SGSIII?

- If yes, get it.

- If no, keep your Galaxy Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cwhitney24:
Why do people constantly open threads like these. Why are you going to base your decision in someone else opinion?

My opinion....doesn't matter! Hell buy an iPhone for all I care.

sent from my Galaxy Nexus running official Jelly Bean!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeardedB:
No.

Simba was moving too slow, so I told him to Mufasa.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thrillhouse366:
Funny cause I just got an S3 for my wife about an hour ago. I haven't really played with it that much beside installing some of her apps. Me personally, I wouldn't be able to switch. There are some really neat features and the 2 gigs of ram is very nice but for me the nexus with jelly bean is still the better device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eqjunkie829:
The gs3 is an awesome phone no doubt. I won't be buying another non Nexus device for myself though. The Nexus line is exactly what I want in a phone... An awesome development community for bleeding edge features that non Nexus phones won't see for many many months.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] peachpuff:
Maybe!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DerAmi:
Completely agree with this. Ive had an iPhone 4 for a year and before that an HTC Evo 4G. I grew tired of the iPhone so I decided to take a chance with this Nexus. I've got to honestly say as long as this device stays in working condition for the next few yrs, I won't buy another phone until they stop sending OTA updates to this phone. Which might not be for a loong time considering I bought this straight from Google.

Sent from the Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeke1988:
totally worth it. do it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
Why you downgrade to an SGS 3?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
Overall the S3 is underwhelming. AOKP running on both devices, the Nexus perform just the same. The S3 is faster in some tasks like installing apps and gaming, but for the most part its not a noticeable difference. And the Nexus have more up to date software and roms. I like the feel of the Nexus more, the S3 feel very flimsy.

I'm in a dilemma about which device I should sell, I can store more stuff with the S3 and take nicer photos, but for almost anything else I prefer the Nexus.

I do know for a fact that the T-Mobile of version of S3 will probably get Jelly Bean as its last official update, while the Nexus will get plenty more updates from Google in the future.

Also S3 factory firmware is unusable for me, very bloated and slow, I guess once you're spoiled by stock Android everything else feel slow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yuhfhrh:
Yes, then sell the gs3, buy a new nexus, and pocket the difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eksasol:
Why didn't I thought of that?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Yes! Sell it for $450-500, then buy the Play Store GNex for $350. Pocket the difference

EDIT: Got beaten to it by Yuhfhrh
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BrianDigital:
I would hold out for windows eight phone

It has avatars that flashlights

Why am I here
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tyrellcorpnexus:
Pocketing the difference feels great.

traded my iPhone 4 32GB + $100 for a 4S back in January off craigslist. The dude couldn't wait for jailbreak any longer and valued a bit more cash.

Flipped my iPhone 4S (that I got an AT&T sanctioned unlock for as soon as they started doing that) three days after playing with my GNex for $550.

Pocketed $170. Almost enough to cover iPhone "5" since I'm eligible for an upgrade. Might do that and flip it for Nexus 2 when the time comes.

Either way, in a great spot and happier than I could imagine with my Jelly device :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] `Ghost`:
Hey guys. Youtube stays loading forever if i use regular cellular signal. but if i connect to wifi it loads fine. i uninstalled updates to youtube/adobe and reinstalled updates to adobe/youtube. ive tried watching the videos in the webbrowser and the same thing happens. loads forever. any idea as to whats going on here? videos wont load using flash in stock browser or chrome

ive tried uninstalling updates to both youtube and adobe flash and then running youtube. no luck

reinstalling updates to youtube and adobe. no luck.

clearing cache and all that jazz. no luck

factory reset. no luck.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
I personally don't try loading YouTube videos on 3g, haha. I have Sprint, this is a reflex for me. :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] snatchninja:
I've seen a bunch of TF101s in the $260-280 range lately...do you folks think one of these is worth picking up? I see the processor is a bit outdated, but the Jelly Bean roms available look like they work well. I'm interested in the 10" size and SD-slot for this price range, both of which the Nexus 7 doesn't have.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Threevo:
Bump. Also wondering
[Eee Pad Transformer General] just lou:
I think the TF for under $300 is a good deal especially if you're going to overclock it. With a little overclocking, Tegra 2 can still run almost anything very well.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gottahavit:
The tf101 is a wonderful tablet. I just bought a tf700, mostly for the screen, otherwise my tf101 would have been more than good enough for a long time still. I'll be selling my tf101 soon, but it's,a great tab.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] xstokerx:
going to be trading for a tf101 tonight cant wait to root and play around with it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gottahavit:
Most of the reboot issues with ics were experienced by folks who refused to factory reset properly, that said some folks had issues, but I experienced almost none of these.

Rooting was a piece of cake, i was rooted day one. Installing ROMS is dead simple and the tab is unbrickable.

Performance compared to other tegra 2 was superior(still is).

Battery life is amazing

Customer support sucks across the board these days, but asus put out more useful updates than any other mainstream mfr.

NEVER rma a tablet unless its your last resort.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Anis108:
The preformance is allright for me -> office and internet surfing AND voodoo sound quality!

Size and display quality sucks ... not to mention in compare to never products.

Using this tablet in the summer? forget it.

What is the use of a mobile device when you have to avoid sunlight?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gottahavit:
That's funny since the tf101 had one of the highest rated lcd displays both for quality and use in sunlight. The screen on mine is gorgeous(yes new infinity is better) and brightness was more than enough to use on sunny days.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] P00t:
I heard the TF series are one of the best android tablets out there. Maybe not the tf101 anymore...lol
[Eee Pad Transformer General] snatchninja:
Well I decided to get a refurb'ed TF101 last night. It was well worth the price I think. Loving it so far. It had ICS out of the box but I rooted & installed Jelly Bean instantly. Rooting, etc. was a piece of cake. I went back to stock & then installed Revolution HD ROM because Jelly Bean is still a bit buggy for me (no fault of the devs, it's labeled Alpha). It runs great! Fast as can be, not seeing any lag anywhere!

It's only been a day but I've had 0 issues with this tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] xstokerx:
just got mine love it thing flys and no problems except cant get cwm to install

nm got team rogue to work
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Threevo:
Bump
[Eee Pad Transformer General] glange65:
As I stated, this was my experience. I do want to correct you on one thing.... you imply my reboot issues were the result of my carelessness or refusal to follow the correct procedures. I can assure you that this was not the case. I completed the required factory reset just as instructed (I've rooted 4 phones. and flashed ROMs as often as 2-3 times a week. This ain't my first goat rodeo.

I would have rather waited a few months longer for ASUS to update to 4.0 so they got it right the first time. The "useful" updates you refer to were to fix the poor 4.0 update. Seriously, the new features weren't worth this much hassle. Trust me, the only reason I sent it in was, I was too darn tired of dealing with it... figured it was their issue to fix. I sometimes think Android users are way to easy on the manufacturers... we just excuse it away and develop our own fixes, solutions, etc. We don't hold them accountable enough for serious problems and poor service. If/When Microsoft or Apple have these issues... you hear about. The consumer uproar is deafening. I wonder why that is? (I count myself in this as well)

Last thing... I mentioned the memory issue... this effects my nandroid backups as well. they take forever and weigh in 4 GBs each. They are having to back up all that "internal" data... which shouldn't be. beyond manually moving data to the removable card prior to back up and flashing .... still working on a better solution.

Enough... I've said my piece. Remember.... be good, or be good at it.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Sir Flashalot:
Never experienced any of these problems, expcept for #5 which is just a little design flaw.

If you don't need tegra3 quad core and FullHD resolution, the TF101 is still good to go. 720p is still a bit dodgy on stock kernel. JB is on its way, but is hardly a usable rom (for me). ICS is still good enough.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] glange65:
Update

Thread, but in case anyone goes looking for info about this tablet.....

The issues and bugs continued, some minor, and some VERY big, making the tablet almost unusable.

Finally, two weeks AFTER the warranty expired, the processor fried. Just set it down to get a drink, came back 5 minutes later to dead, nothing. Three experienced techs all independently diagnosed a dead processor.

So in a word...The ASUS Transformer Pad 101 was a worthless piece of garbage.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] frederuco:
Wow, I had no idea worthless piece of garbage is one word.

My warranty has been out for 8 months and it is still running Android 4.2.2 just as smoothly as a Nexus 7 or Nexus 10. IMO, it is a solid device.

If I were buying today, I do not think I would spend more than $150 on the tablet, or $250 if it comes with a keyboard dock myself, I would get a newer tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Lethe6:
Lol. Exactly... It was an amazing tablet when it came out, it's still a very good tablet 2 full years later. Yes, it was released 2 years ago (well, 21 months). I own 2, that I bought refurbished with the dock (also refurb), and haven't had a single hardware issue. I also know 2 other people that own one, and they also haven't had any hardware issues. Based on posts here on XDA, Asus will almost always blindly replace your defective parts even if you're rooted, rom'ed, etc as long as you're still under warranty.

As a contrast, I have 4 co-workers that bought the Nexus 7. Three of them had to RMA it within 2 months, and one of those had to buy a new one because Google/Asus kept throwing each other the ball and no one wanted to honor the warranty. Only one had a trouble-free tablet.

That being said, your CPU fried for a reason, CPUs don't simply "stop working". I've been working in IT for over 15 years and I have yet to see that happen. I'm not saying it's something you did, or didn't do, as I have no way of knowing. But there was an other problem that caused it to stop working (overvoltage, short, etc). I know at this point it's too little too late and I'm not here to do Asus PR, but chances are it would have happened eventually regardless of how long the warranty was. Just sucks it happened right when the warranty stopped...

Right now, as of March 2013, I don't see any tablet that can compare quality/price ratio to what this one was 2 years ago. Either all overpriced brands or cheap replicas.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tsomclovin:
i bought this tablet in Black Friday 2011 in an severely overcrowded and riot police-requiring Best Buy and I'm still happy as i can be with it. The hacking community still supports it and I find that there's frequently something new to update it with even if Asus itself has abandoned it. If anyone finds it on the REALLY cheap like $150 or so, i heavily recommend it. I haven't had any issues with it other than some Word-adaptation apps working weird sometimes.

According to Antutu benchmark, the tf300 only performs 50% above the tf101, just so you can have some comparative perspective.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] MEC-777:
Bought my TF101 back in 2011 when they first came out. I got lucky and found an "open box" unit at best buy with the dock included for $100 less than new (at the time).

It's worked great ever since, regardless of running Honeycomb, ICS or rooted with custom JB 4.2.2 ROM. It doesn't seem to care and has run consistently better with every upgrade. It still has enough hp to do all the things I use it for (games, youtube, HD movies, browsing, fb, the list goes on...). and I will continue to use it for a long time yet. Especially if it continues to receive support from dev's here on Xda with great/stable ROMs. ;)

I love the full keyboard dock and love the crazy-long battery life. It's still a great tablet IMO and well worth $250 with a dock.