Why No Love for the Coby Kyros?

[dougeetx]

Amazon.com: Coby Kyros MID7015 7-Inch Android Internet Touchscreen Tablet - Black: Computer & Accessories

There's not even an "Other Tablet" forum for the Coby Kyros?

Product Features

* Large 7-inch Android 2.1 Resistive Touchscreen
* microSD card slot(upgrade up to 16GB)
* Built-in 4GB internal memory
* Connect and enjoy Full 1080p on your HDTV via a HDMI cable
* Full-size USB connection enables keyboard of your tablet

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

* Hardware Platform: PC
* Processor: 800 MHz Intel Pentium 4
* System Bus Speed: 800 MHz
* Number of Processors: 1
* RAM: 2000 MB
* RAM Type: SDRAM

Hard Drive

* Size: 1 GB
* Type: ATA100

Graphics and Display

* LCD Native Resolution: 800 x 480


At $135 and some change, you can't go wrong. I'm buying 3...my mother, my sister, myself.

So, modz, why not at least add this tablet to the other section?

 

[Timanator]

I would not buy one because:

1. No name brand item which means support might be difficult to come by.
2. Warranty situation if there is a need.(My Samsung Galaxy had issues and were resolved quickly by Samsung.)
3. Possible inferior parts causing compatibility issues. (I had a Gtab 7" and it would not connect to wireless Access points at certain places where my Galaxy have no issues so far).

 

[zrxoa1]

We bought my 13 yr old son one for Christmas.... has worked fine, but I would like to see more support for it.

 

[tink1cker]

I ordered a 7022 from Toys R Us the other day...can't wait for it to get here. Capacitive screen, 1GHz processor, 159.99. I'd like to see a specific Coby forum here too, please.

 

[jpisini]

I would like to see a Coby section myself. I just ordered a mid7127.

 

[buzz86us]

well I wouldn't say a coby section per se i'd say we need a section dedicated to chinese tablets. The 7' coby you have very likely has a VIA 8650 and the 1ghz version is very likely an Infotmic x220. These types of tablets are widely bought in bulk and sold under a variety of names such as Coby and Sylvania. TechVendetta is developing a CM7 rom for the Infotmic based tablets. I am not sure about the VIA ones as I never did research into those.
edit: the 800mhz coby has a telechips processor

 

[SusanCC]

I bought what was supposed to be a Coby Kyros. Unfortunately, the dealer turned out to be not so reliable, I received a look a like tablet that appeared to run Coby software, so once it was up and running I kept it. It connected to wifi just fine and was able to download apps Ok. I really enjoyed it and even went so far as to buy 2 more tablets for my grandsons(different brand). A few weeks ago My tablet died. The screen just went black. It is not a battery issue and there does not seem to be a reset button. Since it is an off brand...no support and the dealer is out of business. And I am out of luck.

 

[bdfull3r]

There are at least a hundred generic android tablets, having a sectiom for every coby, pandigital, novo etc is pointless. Often times cheaper tablets just arent worth it

 

[itsrayray]

Most likely no dev support either. If there were they prob woulda brought this up by now.

Sent from your mom's phone.

 

[buzz86us]

There is developer support on these types of tablets. The Sylvania tablet (infotmic) is getting ICS if all goes right for tech vendetta.

 

[buzz86us]

i am totally getting a Squaretrade warranty for mine when it comes.

 

[GS4Media]

I have this tablet and it works well for me as an internet browser, but I don't use if for anything much more than that. I do play a few games with it and would stick to something else for business use.

 

[Flinn]

The resistive touchscreen is a deal breaker. I didn't even need to look at the other specs.

 

[TechFitGJ]

Not a fan... very low, low end tablet.

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