I would be using this to check email, watch movies, and play music... would there be any buffering issues when simultaneously doing these things?
1694141
I have had this computer for a couple months and so far I have not had any issues. I watch movies, netflix etc and check email. So far it had been great, I would suggest a mouse because the touch mouse can be sticky
1694142
The only time I have buffering issues is when I watch news videos on Fox other web sites, but it doesn't happen very often.
1088982
I use this device with playon.tv and I can stream Hulu just fine. Apps work fine but browsing is sluggish as reported.
2156697
Yes. You can download anything on the device to your phone. But playing it directly from the device also works perfectly fine with no buffering issues.
1208991
Maybe if you need it for an intensive use like video edition or rendering. Then for a normal use ( up to amateur photoshop use for example ) is ok. It has never go slow for having 5 to 10 programs running at the same time ( chrome, word, powerp, photoshop, illustrator, etc)
205467
Ya it works just fine for streaming, ive streamed lots of movies on it. If anything is slow its going to be because of your internet speeds not the computer.
765051
I originally was going to use this as an HTPC but it never made it to my TV. I run ubuntu/fedora and develop (node,php,python,go) on it everyday. I recommend 16G of ram. My one issue is running bluetooth latency on my speakers. I'm using logitech k810 bluetooth keyboard, microsoft bluetooth mouse, bose soundlink2 mini bluetooth speakers and I run into sound latency playing youtube videos. It's fine if just use regular (non bluetooth) speakers.
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I would not recommend it for that. It seems to slow with each device you add.
1861197
Well, so far for streaming, I have found it very reliable. However,in Internet usage I sometimes have brief interruptions.
635224
That's exactly what I'm running and it's going great for me. Streaming via Steam onto a Chromebook running crouton-based Ubuntu with no problems at all. I think you'll be happy :)
869206
No this is not basically a small computer as most people think of them. From my understanding it does run on a computer operating system called Linux. However I believe they lock you out of it. They use it as the groundwork for their custom GUI (graphical user interface). It will do some of the same things as a computer such as sending and receiving email or basic web surfing but it was mainly made to watch movies and listen to music. I can't imagine trying to use this as your main web browser or email client. Also many people would find it easy to fill the 250gb with movies and music (myself included).
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I use it for everything except movie watching (I use a chromecast for that). Battery life is actually pretty good. It does not handle super graphics intense games, but It can run Sims 3 for example on the fastest speed with pretty good ease. More graphics intense games would probably struggle a bit or need to have settings lowered. I have been able to play games for at least two hours (maybe three) without the battery going dead. Web browsing and word processing could last a much greater amount of time.
2014964
Use this tablet to stream netflix as well. Had no issue streaming as long as the wifi signal was strong.
1044056
I'm not sure, but I would think maybe not running fast speed enough to load without buffering alot? I have high speed through my satellite and have had no problems at all since my purchase. I am very happy with it. maybe check with your isp or the manufacturer.
976397
I have found that making sure there is adequate wifi signal is important to using this device to stream video. For my home, I found it necessary to add a "range extender" to my wifi system . I have ocasionally experienced dropped signal since installing the extender but it is rare. Buffering has improved considerably. I have found that the recent update for the youtube app corrected a few issues including the full screen problem. I hope this helps Harold
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I usually use it to listen to music, but once used it with netflix online streaming. I didn't notice any lag! works perfectly!
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The response time is 6ms. I watched netflix on it without any problem. I'm not sure about playing games
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Yes and no. Streaming audio and most video should be OK... But if you want to play a hardcore fast action hi Def video game I think the lag and occasional choppyness will be a showstopper