Tablets for retro-gaming?

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yotsuya:

--- Quote from: pbj on August 23, 2015, 01:06:45 am ---Use tablets for tablet stuff. iPads far surpass competitors at the tablet experience.

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I'm gonna agree with this 100%

shponglefan:
Thanks for the replies, all.

Regarding Apple tablets, what puts me off them is a combination of price and locked down flexibility when it comes to installing software. After looking up emulation on iPads and reading about people having to jailbreak their tablets or jumping through other hoops just to install an emulator... no thanks. I don't want any extra hassle just to use the software I want.

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 23, 2015, 03:34:36 am ---Ok without going into too much detail, I've tried all three and my findings are to get the best emulator experience (not to mention overall tablet experience) if you can afford it, go with a true windows tablet. Buyer beware though... there are windows tablets and there are windows rt tablets.
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Yeah, the newer Surface 3 tablets seem to come with Windows 10.

Out of curiosity, since a lot of applications look like regular windows applications, how do you find it in terms of usability? Are things easy to navigate and use with the touch screen as opposed to a mouse?

--- Quote ---Android tablets are fantastic.... when you get an expensive one. If you get an expensive one though, it isn't much more to get a surface or an asus convertible. You can get gamepads and other USB devices to work on some of the higher end tablets, but if the actual app supports it is a crap shot. Thankfully most emulators do.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S seems highly regarded. I got a chance to try one out the other day and it was quite nice. I can't believe how amazing the screens look on these things, especially compared to regular laptops.

shponglefan:

--- Quote from: knave on August 23, 2015, 05:33:55 pm ---In the end I realized that I was able to do 90% of what I wanted with a better interface with a small laptop. not to mention the laptop was half again the cost of the tablet. (1/4 the cost of a surface)

I don't regret the tablet but if I were going to do it again I would pick up a high end convertible touch screen laptop for a better experience.

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That's kinda my dilemma too. I'm not sure how close to that laptop/tablet hybrid zone I want to get. Especially since I have a work laptop already, so getting something else and then just using it as a laptop would be redundant.

pbj:
Right, which is why you use tablets for tablet stuff.

Like streaming football games you can't get to your living room tv.

:cheers:

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