Anyone looking for a touchscreen controller, this looks good, with 4 star average:
ASUS Nexus 7 (7-Inch, 32 GB, Wi-Fi + 3G/4G) Tablet (2012) (Certified Refurbished) $89.99
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS
What about the Amazon Fire tablet that is $49 and sometimes could be found on sale for even lower? I think I got it for $34.99 thinking I don’t need it but hoping I would find some use for it as a remote control for guests.
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There’s a whole thread about using the $39/$49 kindles
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So I finally got my refurb Harmony hub hooked up and connected to ST. In the setup I was asked if I wanted to import my activities and create virtual switches for them. I did not do that because I wasn’t sure if it was going to mess up my current settings on the Touch remote.
If I do go back and import those activities and turn them into virtual switches, can I rename them to a more “voice” friendly name so I can recall them via Autovoice or similar without affecting my other activities in the Touch remote?
Note: If you have feedback, please feel free to PM me so we don’t add clutter to this thread. Thanks!
Yes you can rename the virtual switches, TV doesn’t work so well for Alexa for example, so I named it Watch Television I think. Works much better that way. Rename in the app or the IDE, whichever is easiest for you.
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yeah with the Fire TV I had to rename mine “turn on Fire”, “turn On Hulu”, etc jsut launched them in the Fire. I renamed them “turn on ST Hulu” etc
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Was I naive to think the one I posted would be in every way a better tablet? One that doesn’t have to be rooted?
You don’t have to root the Kindle Fire for it to be a touchscreen controller. It has multiple browser options and that’s all SmartTiles needs.
You can get the 16 GB for 30$ less
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NVINE88/ref=twister_B00XO3BXYM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
True, but installing Google Play Services helps with a lot of functionality ( if not using it solely for smarttiles ). You can install google play services WITHOUT ROOTING. Instructions are in the thread I referenced above.
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What he said. Super easy to install Google Play Services on the Fire. That said, rooting the Nexus is also super easy and I think a must…but I like tinkering with different Roms. Wugs Toolkit is the easiest way to root any Nexus. Pretty much does everything for you. Its almost impossible to brick a Nexus.
And the Fire’s OS is based on Android 5.0, which means it can also run LANnouncer.
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Thanks for pointing that out. I want to use LANnouncer but all my Android devices are 4.4. I do have a new Kindle set aside for a control panel.
It’s that price in MA.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_589237-78427-GD-00Z-1_0__?productId=50213045
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$5 off Osram Lightify BR 30 http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&productId=999911289&partNumber=751723-3-73895&storeId=10151&N=0&Ntt=
10% off the white and the tunable white too.
I saw the debate, back and forth, on tablets for use as a control panel. Walmart has the 7" RCA with Keyboard, on sale $49.99 - http://www.walmart.com/ip/RCA-7-Tablet-16GB-Quad-Core-includes-Keyboard-Case/45804389
I recently purchased the 10" with keyboard for $79.99 (Unfortunately it’s $99 right now) . It’s a nice tablet.
Walmart has all the RCAs on sale - http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=rca%20tablet
Lowe’s has the Sylvania Ultra iQ bulbs for $15 through Monday. They’re not the prettiest things, but they work pretty well in my experience.
For me, it’s just too expensive (right now) to spend 70 or 80 or 90 on a tablet for simply doing the whole SmartTiles thing.
The one that I have two of mounted to walls (SmartTiles) are on sale right now; thanks to @HighSky for pointing it out (LINK).
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Walmart has all the RCAs on sale - http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=rca%20tablet[/quote]
There ya go.
I got two of the RCA 7" ones without keyboards (don’t want em) for 28 a piece on Brown Thursday.
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…Sylvania Ultra iQ bulbs…[/quote]
Does anyone know if these are more reliable than the GE Link bulbs (as far as going haywire and needing to be reset every once in a while)? I did search, but didn’t see it as a named thread.
Can’t speak to the Sylvania bulbs but the (15) GE Link bulbs that I have never failed to turn on, turn off or dim and none of them have ever dropped from the network. I’ve heard that others have had those issues but I haven’t. Maybe I got more recent ones with updated firmware or something.
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