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post #1 of 27
11/18/11 at 8:08pm
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The Blackberry Playbook is on sale! $300 off each model, making the 16gb only $199! (Might be Canada only)

 

I know Blackberry/RIM isn't in a good spot right now but for $199, it can't be that bad right?

 

So how is the Playbook as an audio source? Anyone own one? Is there any way to run a line-out out of the Playbook? Or somehow bypass the internal DAC and use an external one?

 

Please share your opinion, experiences, or concerns with the Playbook as an audio source!

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post #2 of 27
11/18/11 at 8:26pm

It's Canada only so far,...NOT the USA.

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post #3 of 27
11/18/11 at 8:33pm

Oh, dear.... 

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post #4 of 27
11/19/11 at 12:26am
Sounds like we have another victim of the tablet wars.
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post #5 of 27
11/19/11 at 12:44am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Sounds like we have another victim of the tablet wars.


When will these companies learn it isn't easy to combat a company like apple. Apple has a huge marketing team behind them and their products look expensive. The competition all runs on android (not a bad thing) and are generally just as expensive if not more for what they offer. Most are made of plastic or cheap looking metal. Apple has them all beat with the ipad.

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post #6 of 27
11/19/11 at 1:22am

Playbook doesn't run on Android. It's a different animal (QNX). But RIM has its own challenges. The email company releases a tablet that can't do email? They rushed forward like lemmings. Sad really...

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post #7 of 27
11/19/11 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by cooperpwc View Post

Playbook doesn't run on Android. It's a different animal (QNX). But RIM has its own challenges. The email company releases a tablet that can't do email? They rushed forward like lemmings. Sad really...



Sorry my bad.

 

 

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post #8 of 27
11/19/11 at 1:35am

It's all good.  Except for RIM.  :-)

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post #9 of 27
11/19/11 at 1:58am
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Originally Posted by bcasey25raptor View Post



When will these companies learn it isn't easy to combat a company like apple. Apple has a huge marketing team behind them and their products look expensive. The competition all runs on android (not a bad thing) and are generally just as expensive if not more for what they offer. Most are made of plastic or cheap looking metal. Apple has them all beat with the ipad.


The glass Apple uses in iPhone and iPads feels cheap. The price tags of the iPhones and iPads makes them feel and look expensive.

 

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post #10 of 27
11/19/11 at 6:07am
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The Playbook does have it's limitations, mainly lack of native email and calender (to a lesser extent no BBM), but for $199 I don't think there is a better tablet.

 

From what I've read, Playbooks are flying off the shelves with the $300 price cut. So that just shows that at full price, people aren't willing to buy. But for $199, the Playbook is a great budget browser/media player. Because in those regards it is at least competes.

 

At only $199, we need to compare it to it's similarly priced competitors, namely the Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox, and the T-Mobile Spring Board. On a side note, RIM claims it is committed to the Playbook, so this isn't a 'sinking boat' sale like the HP tablet failure. The Playbook will also be able to run Android apps once BBX comes out. There's a lot of reasons to give the Playbook a chance, especially for so cheap.

 

Anyways, anyone aware of it's line-out capabilities? The Playbook is able to run an HDMI out, I'm not sure if that means anything regarding the line-out.

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post #11 of 27
11/19/11 at 8:35am

@$199 it is a deal, as long as it still gets support. I sold the 2 touchpads I had because it was kinda boring after awhile. All I asked for was Netflix, it couldn't do it in the browser & there will never be an app for the device. Sold 'em BOTH! At least the BB Playbook doesn't have this issue, and I believe the Devs still do apps for it on a regular basis,...

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post #12 of 27
11/19/11 at 4:35pm
Er, the pricetags of the iPhone and iPads are about the same as everyone else. $99 for an iPhone 4 isn't exactly charging a premium. Neither is a free 3GS with a contract.

It isn't marketing, either. I know about a dozen people 70+ who are just nuts about their iPhones and iPads. They're not trying to look cool, trust me.

They use them because they work. My nearly-Luddite computer-hating 83 year-old uncle got a little choked up when he first used an iPad. He "got" it after a few minutes. It was the first time *any* digital product made sense to him. He loves it. Similarly, my nephew was five when I gave the kids an iPad last year. He doesn't care about the marketing or fashion. He loves it because it's so usable.

The iPad appeals to everyone except for technogeek 20-somethings who are highly status conscious and don't want to identify with the mainstream. Honestly, I'm surprised that punchcards haven't come back into fashion to prove how "hardcore" you are.

RIM and the others still haven't figured out how to write a UI with broad appeal. They're trying to sell on specs, which don't mean a lot today.
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post #13 of 27
11/27/11 at 1:47am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post

Er, the pricetags of the iPhone and iPads are about the same as everyone else. $99 for an iPhone 4 isn't exactly charging a premium. Neither is a free 3GS with a contract.

It isn't marketing, either. I know about a dozen people 70+ who are just nuts about their iPhones and iPads. They're not trying to look cool, trust me.

They use them because they work. My nearly-Luddite computer-hating 83 year-old uncle got a little choked up when he first used an iPad. He "got" it after a few minutes. It was the first time *any* digital product made sense to him. He loves it. Similarly, my nephew was five when I gave the kids an iPad last year. He doesn't care about the marketing or fashion. He loves it because it's so usable.

The iPad appeals to everyone except for technogeek 20-somethings who are highly status conscious and don't want to identify with the mainstream. Honestly, I'm surprised that punchcards haven't come back into fashion to prove how "hardcore" you are.

RIM and the others still haven't figured out how to write a UI with broad appeal. They're trying to sell on specs, which don't mean a lot today.
 


 

That, sir, is 100% on point!!! ALL OF IT!!!

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post #14 of 27
11/27/11 at 1:51am
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Has anyone who posted here actually used the Playbook?

 

I got one at the discounted price and I must say the gestures for multitasking and such are much more intuitive than the iPad.

 

The button just doesn't cut it. Don't take my word for it, but at least give it a shot yourself. The touch screen edges really make all the difference.

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post #15 of 27
11/27/11 at 2:03am

I used one of these at best buy the other day. Maybe it was just me but i found the sound quality to be quite amazing. It may have been eq'd though.

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