RE: What did Santa Bring?

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Hi Marc

My findings were pretty much the same as yours.  The wireless was the main
issue though as although there is an AP about 5 feet away, it just wouldn't
connect.  It would connect to my upstairs AP but only when it was upstairs
:-(

I real shame as at a glance it seemed to have potential.  I took mine back
to Maplin for a refund with no issues and have since ordered a Mimo pivot
http://www.mimomonitors.com/products/imo-pivot-touch.
 It's a different animal and double the cost but I'm hoping will get me to
where I want to be.

Regards

Brian


---- Groups <groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> HI There,
>
> I got one of the maplin 5inc MID devices after seeing it on this
group.
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> http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?moduleno=286831
>
> First thoughts... not great. The battery life is appauling, but not
such
> a big deal for me as I wanted to use it on bedside for access to
> Homeseer, so would be plugged in. The kicker for me is the Wifi. It's
> range is.. well, pathetic. My wifi unit is at the bottom of the
stairs,
> if I go up the stairs and into the landing (about 5 meters away) I
loose
> connection completely. No chance in hell of getting a signal in the
> bedroom about 7 meters away. My laptop though gets and excellent
signal
> in the bedroom.
>
> The IE on the unit has no flash or Java so most websites have missing
> content. I can't seem to find any flash or java that will work on it.
>
> Most programs written for CE also dont seems to work. I wanted to have
a
> small alarm clock program running on it, and Homeseer in the
background.
> Can't find any decent alarm clock program, and becaus the wifi doesn't
> reach the bedroom, can't have Homeseer.
>
> I was also worried about having the screen on 24/7, and thought maybe
I
> could get some kind of screen saver that would move a clock around or
> something... no joy finding anything so far.
>
> All in all a bit of a dissapointment. Not really sure what to do with
it
> now :(
>
> Thanks
>
> Marc
>
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Mark McCall
> Sent: 29 December 2009 10:17
> To: Ukha_D@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] What did Santa Bring?
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> Anyone get an nice new gadgety toys then? :)
>
> M.
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