Nexus 7 (2nd gen)= OMG the screen is amazing!

[thecapsaicinkid]

The power button was one of the first things I noticed. It's annoying because you can't squeeze the device and push the button in from the side, it's set at an angle. I guess it's to stop accidental presses but I find it incredibly annoying.

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

The power button was one of the first things I noticed. It's annoying because you can't squeeze the device and push the button in from the side, it's set at an angle. I guess it's to stop accidental presses but I find it incredibly annoying.

pretty sure that is a manufacturing error, i am going to compare with my friends nexus 7 tomorrow. if his works better then im returning mine.

 

[thecapsaicinkid]

So the latest update just rolled in and did not fix a thing, not the screen issues or the Bluetooth.

 

[Dominato3r]

Anyone getting static from the speakers at low- medium volumes?

 

[Ban Bot]

We are getting my mom a Tablet for her birthday and are giving the Nexus 7 serious consideration. Question on Android:

16GB or 32GB?

She will mainly use it for reading and movie streaming.

For those who got the 32GB version, what do you fill it with? I know Windows RT takes up a TON of space (so a 32GB feels like a 16GB!) but on Android will she be missing much with the smaller drive?

 

[SpacemanSpiffVT]

32gb is always better to be safe

 

[SlitheryDee]

I got the 16gb. Most of what I use is streaming and web surfing though. I really don't feel the missing capacity that much. I discovered that my usage patterns aren't that dependent on large amounts of storage after buying a 32 gb ipad 2 as my first tablet and later realizing that I could have easily gotten by with the 16gb without much inconvenience.

That said, the nexus 7 pricing scheme doesn't gouge you nearly as badly as apple for the higher capacity version. If you have any doubts, why not get the 32 gb?

 

[Ramses]

Been enjoying mine quite a lot as well, and yes the screen is very nice for the money.
Hell I can't tell any better quality than this at this size, at any cost. What's the point of better, eh? I have a GS4 for reference and just sold an original Xoom, the big tab I could tell was lower resolution but it was still pretty decent.

Only really nagging issue I have with the N7 is Netflix craps out pretty regular, requiring a reboot to clear it up.

 

[Shackanaw]

Anyone getting static from the speakers at low- medium volumes?

I don't own one, but this was something I mentioned earlier:

Other than that, has anyone noticed degraded sound quality/buzzing as they decrease volume on the new model? It was something mentioned elsewhere on these forums, if memory serves. Here's what I'm talking about: Static / buzzing from speakers at low volumes - xda-developers

It's because the Nexus 7 uses a crappy digital volume control that simply reduces the volume of the digital waveform before it hits the DAC, instead of having a real analog volume control -an op-amp that adjusts the volume of the signal before it hits the headphone/speaker amplifier.

What you're hearing is quantization noise as at the lowest volume the audio uses only 2-4 bits of dynamic range instead of the full 16 (or 24, dunno what DAC is in this thing). It's the same as the bit-crushing effect you hear in some dubstep and other electronic music that degrades the audio into a robotic crunchy mess, only here it's not on purpose, it's just cheap design.

There is nothing you can do about it.