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Yes, the prototype clearly has USB, ethernet, and VGA. Realistically, though, why would anyone bother to plug a keyboard into this thing? Why wouldn't you just

Yes, the prototype clearly has USB, ethernet, and VGA. Realistically, though, why would anyone bother to plug a keyboard into this thing? Why wouldn't you just use your laptop or desktop?

paul7986 18y ago
That's cool if it has VGA I could charge it and then at same time have it connected to my LCD TV to watch Internet TV. Use wireless handheld mouse for remote.
- tsetse-fly 18y ago
  I think VGA is only there for prototyping purposes. This tablet probably doesn't have the power to output a very good resolution or decode high quality video for your LCD TV. You're better off getting a cheap computer and sticking MythTV on it.
  - RK 18y ago
    My Eee PC 701 outputs at full 1360 x 768 on my 720p LCD TV. I can't imagine this tablet having less "power" than the Eee PC 701. On the other hand, I would be a little surprised if the final version did have VGA out.
    - eb 18y ago
      How well does it decode video? It looks like your Eee has an integrated Intel GMA 900 GPU - what does the tablet have? The MacBook Air can't even play HD video without stuttering. How does your Eee hold up? http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=636511 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=636511
      - GHFigs 18y ago
        No, Flash on a MacBook Air can't play HD without stuttering. Flash imposes an enormous processing overhead. The GPU doesn't even enter into it because Flash 9 does not have GPU-accelerated video decoding. The same h.264 stream plays fine in native players on systems half as powerful.
      - RK 18y ago
        To answer your question, with my current config (Ubuntu Eee 8.04) standard def plays fine. HD from sites like vimeo definitely stutters. Youtube does some sort of resolution detection and always gives a "this video has been removed" error for HD since it thinks I'm running at 800x480, even when I'm outputing solely to an external monitor (and I am certain the video exists).
    - pbrown 18y ago
      Arrington mentioned in the comments that the VGA was just for the prototype. Will be going away in the real version. The only ports will be 1 USB, headphones, and power.

Yes, the prototype clearly has USB, ethernet, and VGA. Realistically, though, why would anyone bother to plug a keyboard into this thing? Why wouldn't you just use your laptop or desktop?

paul7986 18y ago

That's cool if it has VGA I could charge it and then at same time have it connected to my LCD TV to watch Internet TV. Use wireless handheld mouse for remote.

tsetse-fly 18y ago
I think VGA is only there for prototyping purposes. This tablet probably doesn't have the power to output a very good resolution or decode high quality video for your LCD TV. You're better off getting a cheap computer and sticking MythTV on it.
- RK 18y ago
  My Eee PC 701 outputs at full 1360 x 768 on my 720p LCD TV. I can't imagine this tablet having less "power" than the Eee PC 701. On the other hand, I would be a little surprised if the final version did have VGA out.
  - eb 18y ago
    How well does it decode video? It looks like your Eee has an integrated Intel GMA 900 GPU - what does the tablet have? The MacBook Air can't even play HD video without stuttering. How does your Eee hold up? http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=636511 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=636511
    - GHFigs 18y ago
      No, Flash on a MacBook Air can't play HD without stuttering. Flash imposes an enormous processing overhead. The GPU doesn't even enter into it because Flash 9 does not have GPU-accelerated video decoding. The same h.264 stream plays fine in native players on systems half as powerful.
    - RK 18y ago
      To answer your question, with my current config (Ubuntu Eee 8.04) standard def plays fine. HD from sites like vimeo definitely stutters. Youtube does some sort of resolution detection and always gives a "this video has been removed" error for HD since it thinks I'm running at 800x480, even when I'm outputing solely to an external monitor (and I am certain the video exists).
  - pbrown 18y ago
    Arrington mentioned in the comments that the VGA was just for the prototype. Will be going away in the real version. The only ports will be 1 USB, headphones, and power.