I have been able to play with my new tablet the last couple of days. Here some thoughts and observations that I've come across.
I had a couple of issues in setting up everything. First, when the tablet tried to download my apps from my Google account automatically, I kept running into errors. I restored the unit to factory defaults but that still did not work. after letting the unit sit for a while I was able to manually download my apps. I don't know if the play server was having issues, was overloaded, or if the unit was just trying to download too much too fast. Regardless, my apps downloaded but it was a long process.
The second issue was that the play app would not play movies. After tinkering around with the tablet, I noticed I had an update waiting for me for jelly bean 4 .2.1. I updated to the new version and the play app worked perfectly thereafter.
Movies look great on the tablet. the display is really really nice. I see no backlight issues.
I get about 10-12 hours of usage, but it does take a long time for the battery to fully charge. Simply put charge it while you sleep. I also noticed that while in sleep mode the battery tends to drain much faster then my Nexus 7 when in sleep mode.
I also noticed that when using camera if I rotate the tablet there is a moment where it seems to freeze while it orientates itself. It's not horribly bad and it's something you just get use to.
All in all, I'm very happy with the tablet. No regrets and I actually wish I had it sooner.
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