Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-11-01 Thread Peter Merchant
Just a further note. My phone is Android 13, and the tablet we saw this morning is Android 10, but don't touch an Android 12 one. They are totally different and hard to get the hang of. Peter On 30/10/2023 10:18, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, After years of resistance, I'm going to get a tablet! 

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-11-01 Thread Hugh Frater
I use the paper like screen protector on the iPad, mainly because I like to do sketching (badly) using the rather fantastic Apple Pencil. It transforms it into a nice Matt surface. Sent from my iPhone On Wed, 1 Nov 2023 at 11:55, Terry Coles wrote: > Peter, > > I stopped using screen

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-11-01 Thread Terry Coles
Peter, I stopped using screen protectors with the advent of gorilla glass some years ago.  Obviously, I'd rather have a tablet with a matt screen and a non-scratch surface, but if all else fails... Terry On 01/11/2023 11:31, Peter Merchant wrote: Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-11-01 Thread Stephen Wolff
Yes - there’s this for iPad: https://paperlike.com/products/paperlike-for-ipad On 1 Nov 2023, at 11:31, Peter Merchant wrote: > Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen protectors' on Amazon/ebay. > P. > On 01/11/2023 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: >> Hi, >> >> So I met up with Peter this morning and had a

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-11-01 Thread Peter Merchant
Look up 'anti-glare tablet screen protectors' on Amazon/ebay. P. On 01/11/2023 11:29, Terry Coles wrote: Hi, So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo Tablets (Thanks Peter).  For me, the main show-stopper with these is the shiny screen.  I tend to read magazines at the

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-11-01 Thread Terry Coles
Hi, So I met up with Peter this morning and had a look at his Lenovo Tablets (Thanks Peter).  For me, the main show-stopper with these is the shiny screen.  I tend to read magazines at the breakfast bar in the kitchen, and the kitchen has downlights, making the text very difficult to see

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-10-31 Thread Peter Merchant
I have bought used/refurbished stuff locally- Ferndown Industrial Estate, from Elf.co.uk. Remember that their price list is ex-VAT.   Their prices are not that hot, but they are local. Peter On 31/10/2023 06:39, Stephen Wolff wrote: I have to agree - if you can get over any Apple aversion,

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-10-31 Thread Stephen Wolff
I have to agree - if you can get over any Apple aversion, the iPad is worth considering. My wife (a violin teacher) is very happy with the larger iPad Pro (an earlier generation to reduce extortionate cost) - for storing and reading musical scores. It saves on the agro of never being able to

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-10-30 Thread Hugh Frater
I hate to say it, but having been through a tablet a year since the form factor became a thing, I’ve settled on the smaller iPad Pro. This being my second iPad. They are excellent devices, with a long lifespan and excellent hardware. I always buy them used/refurbished, usually the previous

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-10-30 Thread Hamish McIntyre-Bhatty via dorset
Just a thought: I wonder if an E-ink tablet would be a good idea, though the contrast might be lacking a bit for text-on-colour sections. Hamish On 30 October 2023 13:14:02 GMT, Peter Merchant wrote: >WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" >one, but it

Re: [Dorset] Somewhat Off Topic - Can Anyone Recommend a Decent Tablet Computer?

2023-10-30 Thread Peter Merchant
WE have had a few, and I have been happy with Lenovo ones. I once had a 10" one, but it was eminently droppable, so I now have an 8" one. I recently bought Val a new 8" one, but it has Android 12 and is a pain to use. I recommend an 8" one over the 7" ones as it is significantly larger.