Have you received this yet and if so what is your opinion? I'm looking very hard at this unit to run CQC Interface Viewer. It seems like a perfect solution except for the price.
Is This a Good Touch Screen?
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Have you received this yet and if so what is your opinion? I'm looking very hard at this unit to run CQC Interface Viewer. It seems like a perfect solution except for the price.
kgingerich
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Yes I received it last Wednesday. My first impression was WOW this is cool! After that I tried using it as a laptop and that was a bad idea. It would take some time to learn to use the built in keyboard and the screen is too small to surf the web IMO. Also, it constantly kept dropping from my wireless network until I found out there were updated NIC drivers to fix that problem. After the update it's been very solid on my wireless G network.
However, as a portable touchscreen interface for mainlobby i'm very very happy with it. The quality of the display is unbelievable and the battery life is very good, I think around 4 hours. The resolution is an odd one and I still have to modify my scenes to work with it. I think i'd still like to buy the docking station for it but so far Samsung hasn't set a release date for it.
The solid state hard drive is pretty cool too, you don't hear any noise from it except for the very small built in fan. I hope that fan doesn't crap out b/c it looks like it would not be fun to replace. I wish they could have figured a way to build it without a fan.
My 3 and 1 year olds love the thing as well, I opened up MSPaint and voila!! fingerpainting! A lot of people say the glossy finish is a downside b/c of fingerprints but I didn't notice that problem. The few times my kids smudged it up i just wiped it off with my t-shirt.
If have a spare 1500 lying around it's pretty sweet as a touchscreen. I'm not sure it's a good value though since you could probably get some other touchscreens for much cheaper.
Kyle
toymaster458
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I have a few Q1P running on jobs and have had no issues. The users are very happy with the response, looks and CQC performance.
macromark
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Mike - Details about the screen should be available pretty soon.... we're working on that as well. Our first offering will be a 7" inwall unit. We'll consider a tabletop version too...
How about the soon to be released Nokia N810. While it is not a windows device, you can develop software for it, and it has a browser. It should also be relatively cheap. I've actually been developing automation interfaces using the Google Web Toolkit. The N810 may be the perfect front end for me, since GWT will run in its web browser.
upstatemike
Senior Member
Been looking at the 810 as a remote for Slimserver but not sure about general automation tasks... can you post some pics of of what you are doing with the google web toolkit?
kgingerich
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As a follow up to my review a long time ago, I've been trying to use my Q1U with mainlobby and it's flaky as can be. If I'm sitting on the wifi router I'm ok but the minute I go in the next room it'll disconnect after 20 minutes or so. It shows signal strength as poor even though my laptop right next to it says excellent. I have 3 access points in my house and it's still dropping connections constantly. I knew a UMPC would have less power to give to the wifi but I didnt' know it would be this bad.
Has anyone else had any connection issues with their Samsung UMPC?
Thanks,
Kyle
Has anyone else had any connection issues with their Samsung UMPC?
Thanks,
Kyle
Not that I have noticed. However, I usually use the Q! Ultra in the same room as the WAP. I have also carried it all over my house without any problems, but I honestly don't know how many times I would have done that and continued to use the machine for a long period of time. Most of the time it is just a few minutes in each location.
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FWIW, I'm in the process of installing my first touchscreen monitor. I won an ELO ET1545 15" touchscreen from ebay for $80 (others went for less!). I tested it using the latest ELO drivers, and a serial connection, and it works beautifully ... bright, sharp, and a decent viewing angle. Far better than the touchscreens on my 3COM Audreys (although that's a different animal). It'll be connected to my HA server in the basement (HP eVectra) ... directly below the kitchen wall that will house the touchscreen ... so it'll be 'silent running' as far as I'm concerned.
BTW, its plastic bezel was emblazoned with "Fujifilm" and "Advanced Photo something-or-other" so it probably came out of commercial photo-printing machine. Mr. Clean's "Magic Eraser", Meguiar's "ScratchX", and some elbow grease removed all of the badges. I spray-painted the bezel a brilliant white and it'll fit into the kitchen decor just fine. I've scrounged up all the parts for a mounting plate, drilled all necessary holes through the walls, and it gets installed this weekend.
BTW, its plastic bezel was emblazoned with "Fujifilm" and "Advanced Photo something-or-other" so it probably came out of commercial photo-printing machine. Mr. Clean's "Magic Eraser", Meguiar's "ScratchX", and some elbow grease removed all of the badges. I spray-painted the bezel a brilliant white and it'll fit into the kitchen decor just fine. I've scrounged up all the parts for a mounting plate, drilled all necessary holes through the walls, and it gets installed this weekend.
No issue I have seen with the Samsung Q1 and wireless....
One of the things we have found is that the wireless subnet should be different than the wired subnet and a quality bridge between the two. Something about switching between docked (wired) and undocked (wireless) modes that Windows has a tough time with when the same subnet is used.
also, static IP - not DHCP saves some connect time.
Different wireless AP's have different quality.
Environment has a big factor on wireless - metal in the walls (I don't get the best wireless out in my metal pole barn), and other signal suckers make a difference.
One of the things we have found is that the wireless subnet should be different than the wired subnet and a quality bridge between the two. Something about switching between docked (wired) and undocked (wireless) modes that Windows has a tough time with when the same subnet is used.
also, static IP - not DHCP saves some connect time.
Different wireless AP's have different quality.
Environment has a big factor on wireless - metal in the walls (I don't get the best wireless out in my metal pole barn), and other signal suckers make a difference.
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