New Nexus 7 with xc soar.

Any thoughts? Will the screen hold up in sunlight? It has GPS,
accelerometer and a gyro. Is the 16 GB enough?

Thanks,
Peter

On 7/25/2012 12:34 PM, glider12321 wrote:
Will the screen hold up in sunlight?
In sunlight, mine has about the same visibility as my Ipad. (faint
praise indeed) I haven't explored changing screen settings. In
general, I'm delighted with my Nexus7, but something with a
sunlight-readable screen might do better as a glider computer.

Vaughn

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:34:18 AM UTC-5, glider12321 wrote:
Any thoughts? Will the screen hold up in sunlight? It has GPS,
accelerometer and a gyro. Is the 16 GB enough?

Thanks,
Peter

There is one great app called IXGYRO .. which is a good test for build in gyros , accel sensors and magmetic comp sensor .. along with the gps of course ...

Could you check if this app would work .. as I found to my dismay that it works ONLY on the better equipped tablets .. (unfortunately not my galaxy ") ...

This would strictly contribute to the XCSOAR stability on such device ..
As of sunlight readability ... custom build shade would do just fine, I have a perm one, some 3" deep enclosing tablet permanently set on the panel ..
KC

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:59:23 AM UTC-7, Vaughn wrote:
On 7/25/2012 12:34 PM, glider12321 wrote:
>Will the screen hold up in sunlight?
In sunlight, mine has about the same visibility as my Ipad. (faint
praise indeed) I haven't explored changing screen settings. In
general, I'm delighted with my Nexus7, but something with a
sunlight-readable screen might do better as a glider computer.

Vaughn

Vaughn, you already have one? Wow. That answers my question whether Asus would deliver as they had troubles with the Transmformer Prime. The display brightness is ~400nits which is supposed to be decent for sunlight(same as my phone). Its not quite as bright as other more expensive Asus tablets which have a special mode that kicks it up to 600 or so, but should be a bit better than the iPAD. Perhaps a matte screen cover will help with reflections?

The following website does a display comparison between different tablets vs iPAD.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6036/a...f700t-review/2

On 7/25/2012 2:43 PM, wrote:
There is one great app called IXGYRO .. which is a good test for build in gyros , accel sensors and magmetic comp sensor .. along with the gps of course ...

OK I downloaded the demo version of that on my Nexus7, and it looks
solid to me.

Also, I have an ap called "GPS status" that convinces me that the GPS in
the Nexus is more sensitive than my hand held aviation GPS. Sitting
inside my house, the Nexus7 is receiving 10 to 12 satellites

Vaughn

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:24:24 PM UTC-5, Vaughn wrote:
On 7/25/2012 2:43 PM, wrote:
> There is one great app called IXGYRO .. which is a good test for build in gyros , accel sensors and magmetic comp sensor .. along with the gps of course ...

OK I downloaded the demo version of that on my Nexus7, and it looks
solid to me.

Also, I have an ap called "GPS status" that convinces me that the GPS in
the Nexus is more sensitive than my hand held aviation GPS. Sitting
inside my house, the Nexus7 is receiving 10 to 12 satellites

Vaughn

Well .. thanks for confirming ixGyro .. (and yes.. I also use GPS Satus and GPS Sensors apps..) ;-) ..
In such a case you can expect a perfect results using XCSOAR ...
Anyone want to buy Samsung Tab 7" tablet ? ;-) ..
KC

On 7/25/2012 4:24 PM, wrote:
Vaughn, you already have one?

Yes. I ordered mine straight off the Google Play site. It took about
two weeks for it to arrive. I bought it to hopefully replace the Ipad
that I fly (powered) with, which actually belongs to my wife.

Vaughn

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:34:18 AM UTC-7, glider12321 wrote:
Any thoughts? Will the screen hold up in sunlight? It has GPS,

accelerometer and a gyro. Is the 16 GB enough?



Thanks,

Peter

Has anyone actually got XCSoar to work on the Nexus 7? I've got the App/program and directly imported both map and airspace files, but since they're not on an SD card i cant figure out how to get the program to see/recognize/find them.
Any help appreciated.
Thx

You just need to put your map, turnpoint and airspace files in the XCSoar folder, which should be in /sdcard root. You may need to download and install a file manager prgram like ES File Explorer to move files around on your device. Or, hook up to your PC with a USB cable and use your PC to move the files around.


Has anyone actually got XCSoar to work on the Nexus 7? I've got the App/program and directly imported both map and airspace files, but since they're not on an SD card i cant figure out how to get the program to see/recognize/find them.

Any help appreciated.

Thx

On Friday, July 27, 2012 4:52:18 PM UTC-7, (unknown) wrote:
You just need to put your map, turnpoint and airspace files in the XCSoar folder, which should be in /sdcard root. You may need to download and install a file manager prgram like ES File Explorer to move files around on your device. Or, hook up to your PC with a USB cable and use your PC to move the files around.





Has anyone actually got XCSoar to work on the Nexus 7? I've got the App/program and directly imported both map and airspace files, but since they're not on an SD card i cant figure out how to get the program to see/recognize/find them.



Any help appreciated.



Thx

Had to load ES file explorer on the tablet because there was no file folder for XCSoar (when connected to computer via USB), but once loaded the folder appeared and i could just use the ES program on the tablet also. Looks like it works - try it in the air this weekend. Much thanks.