Topic: Samsung Galaxy Note (Read 6674 times)

JimH · « **on:** January 14, 2012, 06:56:12 pm »

I was at CES this week. Samsung was showing the Galaxy Note, so I had a good look at it for the first time. It's great. I want one.

It's a phone, but borderline tablet. The screen is 5.3 inches and it's OLED. It's beautiful. Bright and clear. It has a stylus tucked in to the phone, and you can use it to draw. Press a little harder and the line gets a little thicker. It's very close to drawing on paper with a pencil. You can write your notes in your own handwriting. Very well done.

It's a big phone, but it felt fine in my pocket. It's thin.

I predict that this phone will be a big hit, and that others of this size will follow.

I'd post a picture, but they wouldn't allow photographs. Engadget has some.

wig · « **Reply #1 on:** January 14, 2012, 07:04:48 pm »

I've been intrigued by that one since they first announced it. Any word on which carriers would be getting it?

JimH · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2012, 07:09:48 pm »

I think AT&T has announced it, and I believe the date is Feb 11. Here's an article:
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-33370_1-57354821/samsung-galaxy-note-at-ts-jumbo-phone-wants-to-make-the-stylus-cool/

It's been out in the UK for a month or two.

MrC · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2012, 10:13:16 pm »

Quote from: JimH on January 14, 2012, 06:56:12 pm

It's a big phone, but it felt fine in my pocket.

Might need to get out my old pair of overalls.

dynamohum · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2012, 12:43:36 pm »

Quote from: JimH on January 14, 2012, 06:56:12 pm

I was at CES this week. Samsung was showing the Galaxy Note, so I had a good look at it for the first time. It's great. I want one.

It's a phone, but borderline tablet. The screen is 5.3 inches and it's OLED. It's beautiful. Bright and clear. It has a stylus tucked in to the phone, and you can use it to draw. Press a little harder and the line gets a little thicker. It's very close to drawing on paper with a pencil. You can write your notes in your own handwriting. Very well done.

It's a big phone, but it felt fine in my pocket. It's thin.

I predict that this phone will be a big hit, and that others of this size will follow.

I'd post a picture, but they wouldn't allow photographs. Engadget has some.

I've had the Note since it came out over here in the UK at beginning of November last year. It is simply the best mobile device I've ever used. I've the original 7" Tab, the 10.1" Tab, a Nexus One, and they're all pretty much unused since the Note arrived. As you say, it's big (but you get used to that very quickly) and it fits easily into my jeans front pocket. The screen is generally awesome, despite the apparent issue with it being a pentile display. At a resolution of 1280x800 on a 5.3" screen it's really difficult to find fault with it. Currently I use a useful and free Android app called "Wol Wake on Lan Wan" (yeah, name could do with some trimming) to wake up my windows box, and then fire up Gizmo to stream. Works very well, though having a WOL option in Gizmo would be a useful enhancement

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JimH · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2012, 12:58:34 pm »

Thanks for the report. Gizmo can use Wake on Lan.
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Wake_on_Lan

dynamohum · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2012, 01:28:37 pm »

Quote from: JimH on January 19, 2012, 12:58:34 pm

Thanks for the report. Gizmo can use Wake on Lan.
http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Wake_on_Lan

Wow. Gizmo sends a magic packet without having to configure it. You guys have thought of everything

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/now need to think of another feature request to replace my last one

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petrossa · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2012, 11:55:40 am »

The Note is on my shopping list, now how to get it past my wife $:-\$

JimH · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:26:33 am »

The Galaxy Note will be available in the U.S. from AT&T on February 19th.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/30/samsung-galaxy-note-att/

JimH · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2012, 01:22:58 pm »

Samsung promo:

pcstockton · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2012, 01:35:02 pm »

Quote from: petrossa on January 28, 2012, 11:55:40 am

The Note is on my shopping list, now how to get it past my wife $:-\$

There is no way to hide that puppy. It is HUGE! Put a nice bluetooth on your shopping list as well. You are gonna need it.

-Patrick

petrossa · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2012, 04:36:17 am »

i have a jawbone, that should do it?

JimH · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2012, 06:07:07 pm »

The Galaxy Note is available for pre-order now, with delivery on or a couple days before February 19th. I ordered one from AT&T today.

JimH · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2012, 06:10:48 pm »

I picked it up Saturday. It's great. I love it.

It fits fine in my jeans pocket. I don't notice the difference from my old Samsung/Google Nexus S. It's slightly thinner than the Nexus S.

It's great to have a screen that's easier to read.

Phone + Tablet == Phablet

I'm a Phanboy.

jmone · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2012, 02:50:12 am »

Sorry Jim, fixed your post

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I picked it up Saturday. It's great. I love it.

It fits fine in my jeans pocket. I don't notice the difference from my old Samsung/Google Nexus S. It's slightly thinner than the Nexus S.

It's great to have a screen that's easier to read at my age

Phone + Tablet == Phablet

I'm a Phanboy.

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Here is Jim using his first tablet (pre andriod)

jmone · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2012, 02:53:38 am »

...but I should not throw too may stones as I almost bought one (my arms are now getting to short to focus on a normal smart phone screen)

MrC · « **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2012, 10:11:24 am »

I couldn't hear you... can you write that again?

JimH · « **Reply #17 on:** February 26, 2012, 10:01:26 am »

You can capture a screenshot with the Galaxy Note by pressing the home button and the power button on the upper right at the same time. The timing is a little tricky. You press both and release both without waiting. You then hear a click and see a message about the screenshot being captured and that it is available in the Gallery.

jmone · « **Reply #18 on:** February 26, 2012, 09:33:13 pm »

I had a play with the Note on the weekend - I'd have no issue wiht it as a phone at all and the accuracy of the sylus is very very good (none of this foam tip rubbish)

Vincent Kars · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:23:49 am »

All we need is JRiver for Android and say goodbye to our PCs

pcstockton · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2012, 02:50:32 pm »

Quote from: Vincent Kars on February 27, 2012, 09:23:49 am

All we need is JRiver for Android and say goodbye to our PCs

Except for those of us with iOS devices.

Ekpen · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2012, 11:35:35 am »

+1 Mine came in a few days ago.
Everything works fine except AT&T, not able to migrate accounts from Iphone to the Note. It will be about 03/22/2012 before I get to use 4G features.

I noticed "Allshare" feature in the Note works like Gizmo, except it does not play FLAC . I tried to use it, just for the sake of curiousity, it says" not supported."

Ekpen.

Daydream · « **Reply #22 on:** April 09, 2012, 11:36:44 pm »

Do options like "No video conversion" for the client stand true when using Gizmo with a Note?

I can play the file via SMB and via Gizmo, but the quality in Gizmo shows compression is still applied.

JimH · « **Reply #23 on:** April 10, 2012, 06:25:44 am »

Under Media Network, choose Add or Configure Server, then set Video Conversion to none.

Careful, because there are two places to set conversion. The other one is for Library Server.

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