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 | Coby Kyros 4 GB 8-Inch Tablet with Touchscreen and Android 2.2, MID8024-4G (Black) |
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Product Description
Connect to the world through the touch of a fingertip. The Kyros MID8024 Tablet is a powerful and flexible Internet and Entertainment solution that features a generous 8 inch touchscreen with intuitive controls powered by the Android 2.2 operating system. Browse the web wirelessly or enjoy media on a sleek and stylish media device. Enjoy 1080P HD videos, photos, music, and more in the comfort of your living room when connected to your TV via HDMI. The Kyros has 4GB of built-in internal memory and features a microSD card slot for upgrading the capacity to up to 32GB. It also allows you to wirelessly access the Internet through a hi-speed networking support and includes a built-in front-facing camera and microphone for capturing once in a lifetime moments. The MID8024 also includes more than a dozen built-in applications, each one identified by an icon. Among the included apps are an alarm clock, browser for surfing the web, calculator, email, gallery for viewing and playing videos, music and video player for launching the mobile YouTube browser page to watch Internet videos and more! In addition, the Kyros offers two unique apps, the Aldiko E-Book, for downloading and reading thousands of e-books (which supports the ePub standard) and AppsLib, to browse, download and install apps from the AppsLib marketplace for a complete mobile Internet solution. Browse the web, watch videos on Youtube, check e-mail, all on a generous 8.0 inch LCD screen. Intuitive touchscreen controls powered by Android OS 2.2. High-speed 1 GHz processor, connect to the Internet wirelessly with high-speed networking support (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g). Download popular apps and games from the AppsLib marketplace. Plays popular video, music, and photo formats. Connect and enjoy 1080p HD video on your HDTV via HDMI. Download and read thousands of books with the included Aldiko E-book reader application. View pages in portrait or landscape with automatic orientation detection.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #93 in Personal Computers
- Brand: Coby
- Model: MID8024-4G
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .55" h x 8.11" w x 6.22" l, 1.17 pounds
- CPU: Unknown 1 GHz
- Memory: 0MB Unknown
- Hard Disk: 0GB
- Processors: 1
- Display size: 8
Features
- Browse the web, watch videos on Youtube, check e-mail, and more on a generous 8.0 inch LCD screen
- Intuitive touchscreen controls powered by Android OS 2.2
- High-speed 1 GHz processor
- Connect to the Internet wirelessly with high-speed networking support (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g)
- Download and enjoy popular apps and games from the AppsLib marketplace
- Connect and enjoy 1080p HD video on your HDTV via HDMI
- Download and read thousands of books with the included Aldiko E-book reader application
- Plays popular video, music, and photo formats
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews21 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
Coby MID8024 as a Media Player (PMP)By M. Ray
Ok I got the MID8024 to use mostly as a PMP, light browsing and maybe a book or game once in a while. Here is what I have found after a week of trying things out. I will admit I have never seen android (before getting this tablet) so I am a total android noob.
Pictures:
Jpegs look pretty good...some better then others?? The 8024 seems a little slow displaying 10Mpix Jpegs so I am going to reduce them to 800X600 and see how that is which will also save A LOT of memory.(having some trouble doing that??).
I could put in the USB cable and plug in a flash drive OR card reader with my cannon SD card and see the pictures!!! That was a motivation for getting the tablet....no more lugging around my 6 yr old laptop to look at pictures and video we take (first grandchild..lol).
Music:
Speakers are OK for being so small...I need to have the volume up to almost HIGH to hear things like alarms. I tried the Eagles 'Hotel California' with some good Sony Bass boost ear buds and the kick bass drum in the start of the song was loud and clear. Sound works very well for my needs.
Videos:
AVI - I have trouble with color smear?? Sound syncs and video will play. Tried a different player but the file did not play at all. (AVI files from my Cannon snap shot camera)
Update: RockPlayer 1.7.2 Universal seems to play AVI (really M-jpeg)correctly...woot!
MOV - (quick time) Files from a little pocket Kodak camcorder played GREAT. Good color and sound. The camera can do 720p but I have not tried that yet as my daughter now has the Kodak.
MTS: Files from my 1080p Canon camcorder. If I rename to MPG they play with good sound and no shuddering BUT at low resolution with some grain and jagged edges. Ok for now.
Other:
The email/calender found my work Exchange account right away and fulling synchronized..NICE
Browser: Works well but I installed Dolphin HD and flash 10.3 which works VERY WELL and has tabs.
ebooks: Could not get Aldiko to open a book??? FBreader worked good.
Camera Video: Pretty poor but I don't care. Maybe if Skype gets a good working app I will care more.
Menu Soft buttons: Yeah can be a pain...when browsing I put them at the top so I never hit them by mistake.
Wifi: A little slow getting an IP address but works well in the opposite end of the house then my router (my Zune HD would keep loosing the connection). Better then expected at ~30ft. through 3 walls.
HDMI: waiting for my cable. (will update after trying it on my 40" samsung)
Update: HDMI works well both sound and picture. This tablet is 4:3 so I do have black bars on both sides as expected.
Market: As a PMP I didn't care so much about Android Market. I have installed a few apps from Appslib and it worked well every time. I believe some people have added Android Market without rooting. I may try at some point....(check www (dot) androidtablets (dot) net/forum/coby-generation-2/)
Update: added 'Amazon Market' and 'Slid Market' and found .APK files on line..good enough for me.
Conclusion: Still working out some minor video bugs (now fixed!) and even though picts looked slightly better on my old OLED Zune HD(BUT just way too small) I am very happy with my Coby and expect it to pretty much replace much of what I used my old laptop for. As new apps come out and get updated I expect the Coby will get used more often....my wife was looking over my way last night as I was checking FB...maybe another tablet???
After two weeks of a few hours a day use, I have not had any problems shutting down, rebooting, starting up or coming out of hibernation. Battery life with light use BUT WiFi on is close to 5 hours. If I turn off email and calender sync it would likely last a little longer. (I also had a meeting alarm go off in Airplane mode (WiFi off) so I guess once things are put on the calender you don't need WiFi??)
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Coby Kyros 8024By U. Gupta
I spent a lot of time deciding whether I go with an iPAD or an ASUS transformer. The Samsung Tab seems like a good unit, but for the same price, I would prefer to buy the iPAD. However since the iPAD does not have some of the features that I wanted (SD card, USB, HDMI out, FLASH support), I was thinking of going with an Android tablet. I was really leaning towards the ASUS transformer, but $400 seemed expensive for a unit that had reviews of "bugginess" and "light bleeds". After much deliberation, I finally decided to go with the Coby Kyros 8024, basically because I know if Apple improves the design of the iPAD 3, I will buy that, so did not want to spend too much money.
After doing a lot of research on the Kyros, I felt it would be the most reasonable "bridge" between now and when the iPAD 3 were to come out. At roughly $180, this thing is totally worth it. It has a pretty good screen, handles flash well, renders websites excellently and is quite fast. A couple of apps have crashed on me, but for the most part this unit has been very good. Remember, it is no iPAD, but once you get used to using the resistive touch screen, you will enjoy this tablet. Reading books, magazines and PDFs is a pleasure. The size of the unit is a perfect balance between portability and readability. I just wish there was a good video chat app, but that should come out soon.
Check out androidtablets.net for how to make modifications to make this unit work even better. I have not rooted my unit, however have flash, google market and other apps working just fine. Battery life has been in the 4-5 hour range depending on usage (which so far has been pretty heavy). Wi-Fi is fine and the speakers are not too bad. The camera is pretty awful though, but workable. Live wallpapers works really well. Unless you are planning to be taking a lot of pictures or video with this, you don't need a camera on the back.
Again, if you are looking for a budget unit that you can surf, read, play games, listen to music, watch movies, output to your TV, watch photo slideshows on for under $200, you won't be sorry to get it.
4 stars only because I wish the camera and battery life were better. But absolutely recommend it.
FYI, I bought a mini HDMI converter for $3 on Amazon. I have had this unit for a little less than a week. If I have any updates, I will add them on.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Very Well Pleased.By Rudy Escobar
I purchased the Kyros 8" and I am very well pleased. Had some trouble downloading Adobe Flash but after a couple of phone calls to the techs, I got it to download. I purchased this particular model for my particular business needs. It is what I was looking for. The only drawback I have is the volume. It really is not loud enough. Could use more volume. Other than that, I am pleased. There are plenty of Android apps to choose from.
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