Which Tablet

[Trey]

I am in the process of gathering equipment for my first build in a long time and am trying to figure out which tablet I should purchase for my Apex display. I can't seem to find any of the nuvision tablets that I have seen recommended most recently through google searching. Not looking to spend a fortune.. have too much invested already!

 

[vetteguy53081]

I use amazon fire tablet. Nice big display and works flawlessly

 

[Trey]

I use amazon fire tablet. Nice big display and works flawlessly

I thought there was some issues. Do I have to "jailbreak" it?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I bought two (one for each apex) and plugged right in.

 

[Trey]

I bought two (one for each apex) and plugged right in.

Recently? I have read that the newer fire tablet models require jailbreaking... nd a lot of other hassles.

 

[ca1ore]

I did not find the fire tables to appreciate being on 24/7 - both of mine failed after about 6 months. I now use an older iPad, but I mounted it with the smart cover so I can put it to sleep at night. Two years and still kicking.

 

[Fish E]

You could get a Raspberri Pi and the RaspberrI Pi touchscreen. The screen is powered by the main Raspberri Pi unit so it's direct ac versus a battery. I've seen threads of how to integrate Apex with Pi.

Buy a Raspberry Pi Touch Display – Raspberry Pi

The 7″ touchscreen display for Raspberry Pi

www.raspberrypi.org

 

[Trey]

You could get a Raspberri Pi and the RaspberrI Pi touchscreen. The screen is powered by the main Raspberri Pi unit so it's direct ac versus a battery. I've seen threads of how to integrate Apex with Pi.

Buy a Raspberry Pi Touch Display – Raspberry Pi

The 7″ touchscreen display for Raspberry Pi

www.raspberrypi.org

That looks a little complex for me lol. Looking for plug and play here. I don’t do much with computers..

 

[Mhart032]

any android tablet will work, i use an old Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 i picked up for 50.00 off craigslist. its really just a display.

 

[Trey]

any android tablet will work, i use an old Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 i picked up for 50.00 off craigslist. its really just a display.

Thank you! I picked up a good deal on the new ipad. Everything else I own is iOS, so why not. Supposedly they work well for this application.. I guess we will see.

 

[Mhart032]

Yep it will work fine, It works on my ipad just fine as well.