New Tesco Tab - Hudl

Chris Dolmeth

One of many links.

Seems decent spec (7", WiFi, Bluetooth,1280 x 720 screen, 16Gb upgradeable to 48GB) for the price point (no processor info yet, afaia) but it'll probably be loaded with bloatware.

Will be interesting to see if they put a SIM slot in it as a Tesco mobile bundle is likely.

madmoe

Chris Dolmeth wrote: »

One of many links.

Seems decent spec (7", WiFi, Bluetooth,1280 x 720 screen, 16Gb upgradeable to 48GB) for the price point (no processor info yet, afaia) but it'll probably be loaded with bloatware.

Will be interesting to see if they put a SIM slot in it as a Tesco mobile bundle is likely.

Wonder will they be selling it here in Ireland and at what price most importantly!!

Cheers,
M

biebiebie

Probably need to order with reference to your Tesco club card I'd imagine. That might make it difficult/impossible to order using parcel motel. Unless the Irish club card is valid via the ordering system of course.

Sounds very intriguing nonetheless!

theteal

very little bloatware going by the account on hexus, just the "T" in the bottom corner

Chris Dolmeth

7-inch 1440 x 900 touch screen, scratch and smudge resistant
Quad-core 1.5GHz processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Cameras: 3 megapixel back camera and 2 megapixel front facing camera
16GB Built-in storage extendable to 48GB via Micro-SD slot
Wi-Fi Dual band 2.4GHz & 5GHz, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0
Approx 9hr Battery life
USB 2.0 port,
Micro-HDMI port
Stereo speakers

Those are some impressive specs!
HDMI and USB ports, Quad-core, decent front camera, good screen, MicroSD slot.

Good on ya Tesco.

Now make sure it's well built and I'll feckin buy one, and I reckon many many others will too.

theteal

Chris Dolmeth wrote: »

7-inch 1440 x 900 touch screen, scratch and smudge resistant
Quad-core 1.5GHz processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Cameras: 3 megapixel back camera and 2 megapixel front facing camera
16GB Built-in storage extendable to 48GB via Micro-SD slot
Wi-Fi Dual band 2.4GHz & 5GHz, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0
Approx 9hr Battery life
USB 2.0 port,
Micro-HDMI port
Stereo speakers

Those are some impressive specs!
HDMI and USB ports, Quad-core, decent front camera, good screen, MicroSD slot.

Good on ya Tesco.

Now make sure it's well built and I'll feckin buy one, and I reckon many many others will too.

tbh it's almost a dead cert chrimbo pressie for herself

madmoe

theteal wrote: »

tbh it's almost a dead cert chrimbo pressie for herself

I was gonna by the auld pair a Nexus 4 each for Xmas but now this has popped up.....!?

touts

Doubt it will be here in Ireland before Christmas (if at all). Tesco have a load of services (movie streaming) etc in the UK that they dont offer here. They will be like Amazon in terms of selling the tablet cheap in order to increase revenue from their online services. My bet is they wont launch here until those services and their revenue stream are available here.

_Whimsical_

touts wrote: »

Doubt it will be here in Ireland before Christmas (if at all). Tesco have a load of services (movie streaming) etc in the UK that they dont offer here. They will be like Amazon in terms of selling the tablet cheap in order to increase revenue from their online services. My bet is they wont launch here until those services and their revenue stream are available here.

They do the movie streaming here too ,its called www.clubcardtv.com and it's free so far. It's not great, but it's not bad for free.

You're probably right though, it wouldnt make much sense to launch before they have revenue in place. That said we could all always use Parcel Motel and get it that way!

touts

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

They do the movie streaming here too ,its called www.clubcardtv.com and it's free so far. It's not great, but it's not bad for free.

You're probably right though, it wouldnt make much sense to launch before they have revenue in place. That said we could all always use Parcel Motel and get it that way!

Interesting. I didn't realise that was working in Ireland. And their Android app went live in Ireland recently.

I might be wrong. Perhaps they will launch the Hudl here soon also.

Chris Dolmeth

Afraid not. I contacted Tesco Customer Care to ask if they will be releasin it in Ireland.

The reply:

I have checked with my Business Support Team and unfortunately we are not currently stocking the Hudl in any of our Republic of Ireland stores.

madmoe

Chris Dolmeth wrote: »

Afraid not. I contacted Tesco Customer Care to ask if they will be releasin it in Ireland.

The reply:

:mad:

_Whimsical_

Will parcel motel still be an option for getting our hands on it ?

Chris Dolmeth

Don't see why not. The clubcard discount is probably not gonna work though.

setanta74

Im not very technically savvy but im going to the UK in the next few weeks and was thinking of buying one for my kid.

Simple question, if I do this will we be able to access apps, stream movies, kids shows etc from Ireland? Will we have to register a home irish address when purchasing or setting up an account?

Thanks

Dudda

setanta74 wrote: »

Im not very technically savvy but im going to the UK in the next few weeks and was thinking of buying one for my kid.

Simple question, if I do this will we be able to access apps, stream movies, kids shows etc from Ireland? Will we have to register a home irish address when purchasing or setting up an account?

Thanks

You'll be fine I'd say. Tesco don't have their own app store like Amazon as far as I know so you'll still be using the Google Play Store to download apps, music, books etc if you want. You'll be able to install Netflix or whatever you want for streaming for whatever you want.

aperture_nuig

Anyone tried to pick up one of these with Parcel motel?

seanie27

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

They do the movie streaming here too ,its called www.clubcardtv.com and it's free so far. It's not great, but it's not bad for free.

You're probably right though, it wouldnt make much sense to launch before they have revenue in place. That said we could all always use Parcel Motel and get it that way!

It's hard to order from tesco.com as it insists on a home phone number so you have to give them a geographic UK one so I used nightline's (Parcel motel) NI number. Haven't done it yet but am considering. I must recheck cos I'm pretty certain the delivery entails the purchaser signing for the device.

EDIT: Yes, it's a signed for delivery. but you get the option to leave the courier an instruction. So you can opt to "leave at reception"
It's free delivery so you're only paying 3.50 for PM to take it. Beats driving to Newry.

mooseknunkle

seanie27 wrote: »

It's hard to order from tesco.com as it insists on a home phone number so you have to give them a geographic UK one so I used nightline's (Parcel motel) NI number. Haven't done it yet but am considering. I must recheck cos I'm pretty certain the delivery entails the purchaser signing for the device.

EDIT: Yes, it's a signed for delivery. but you get the option to leave the courier an instruction. So you can opt to "leave at reception"
It's free delivery so you're only paying 3.50 for PM to take it. Beats driving to Newry.

A lot of people in the Apple forum have got the iPhone 5s from the UK using parcel motel and they said PM will sign for it when it arrives at their depot

Lumi

Has anyone successfully ordered one of these using Parcel Motel yet?

Dub_Jim_Royle

seanie27 wrote: »

It's hard to order from tesco.com as it insists on a home phone number so you have to give them a geographic UK one so I used nightline's (Parcel motel) NI number. Haven't done it yet but am considering. I must recheck cos I'm pretty certain the delivery entails the purchaser signing for the device.

EDIT: Yes, it's a signed for delivery. but you get the option to leave the courier an instruction. So you can opt to "leave at reception"
It's free delivery so you're only paying 3.50 for PM to take it. Beats driving to Newry.

So Seanie27,

Any word yet and are you able to input Irish clubcard vouchers to avail of the discount...?

Cheers
DJR

gernon

Guys would the Hudl be a better option than the currently reduced price Galaxy Tab 2 ?

capistrano

Lumi wrote: »

Has anyone successfully ordered one of these using Parcel Motel yet?

Yes, I ordered one with Parcel Motel and it arrived yesterday. I put my PMID as part of my Surname when registering on Tesco Direct as you can edit addresses (you must select one from a list of known addresses at the postcode).

A note of caution, I also ordered a case and it was shipped separately so it incurred an extra delivery charge from both Tesco and PM.

cyberspi

capistrano wrote: »

Yes, I ordered one with Parcel Motel and it arrived yesterday. I put my PMID as part of my Surname when registering on Tesco Direct as you can edit addresses (you must select one from a list of known addresses at the postcode).

A note of caution, I also ordered a case and it was shipped separately so it incurred an extra delivery charge from both Tesco and PM.

how are you finding it so far?

capistrano

cyberspi wrote: »

how are you finding it so far?

Very happy with it. The only thing I'd complain about is that auto-rotation would intermittently not work but I installed the Ultimate Rotation Control app and it has been perfect ever since.

irishgeo

capistrano wrote: »

Very happy with it. The only thing I'd complain about is that auto-rotation would intermittently not work but I installed the Ultimate Rotation Control app and it has been perfect ever since.

How much is it?

seanie27

Dub_Jim_Royle wrote: »

So Seanie27,

Any word yet and are you able to input Irish clubcard vouchers to avail of the discount...?

Cheers
DJR

Hi there. HAven't made the splash yet. Ended up getting two 3Q tablets (for the kids) for 99 euro in Powercity. And they're actually good. Fluid browsing, quick, IPS screen. Still tempted by the Hudl's good specs - will make a leap at christmas one way or the other though also tempted by Nexus 10 from simply electronics for 300.
Still not sure in relation to the clubcard. Will try an dfind out.
S.

Cool Daddy

Hi,

Tried to order a Hudl from Tesco direct however it requires a UK credit card address to purchase - how did you get around this?

capistrano

Cool Daddy wrote: »

Hi,

Tried to order a Hudl from Tesco direct however it requires a UK credit card address to purchase - how did you get around this?

I just entered the parcel motel address as the billing address and it was accepted. I was prompted with a security question associated with my card so maybe this got around the address check.

deseil

Thanks, I just ordered one with Parcel Motel. Looks great.

Cool Daddy

Thanks - did it take long to ship

capistrano

Cool Daddy wrote: »

Thanks - did it take long to ship

Took about a week to ship but after that I had it in 3 days.

Wonda-Boy

Can you actually purchase these units in store in the north or in the UK. I am heading over to the UK in the next 2 weeks (Birmingham) and would love to get one for my little girl.

seanie27

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Can you actually purchase these units in store in the north or in the UK. I am heading over to the UK in the next 2 weeks (Birmingham) and would love to get one for my little girl.

Yes, if the're in stock and in a Tesco store that sells tech then yes they should have them. Run up to Newry Tesco and buy one or just sign up for Parcel motel and save your self a lot of money on driving to Newry etc...

JoeyJJ

Does it have Android 4.3 and restricted profiles?

seanie27

JoeyJJ wrote: »

Does it have Android 4.3 and restricted profiles?

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/tablets/3474038/argos-mytablet-vs-tesco-hudl-comparison-review/


http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/27/tesco-hudl-review/

http://www.wired.co.uk/reviews/tablets/2013-11/hudl

http://www.trustedreviews.com/tesco-hudl_Tablet_review

Wonda-Boy

seanie27 wrote: »

Hi there. HAven't made the splash yet. Ended up getting two 3Q tablets (for the kids) for 99 euro in Powercity. And they're actually good. Fluid browsing, quick, IPS screen. Still tempted by the Hudl's good specs - will make a leap at christmas one way or the other though also tempted by Nexus 10 from simply electronics for 300.
Still not sure in relation to the clubcard. Will try an dfind out.
S.

In my recent experiences I would stay clear of Simply Electronics, website is a joke full of errors that I found out the hard way. I ended up ordering 2 nexus 10's because of the errors and I am waiting 2 weeks for both the 1st one to ship and the refund!!!!

DISASTER :rolleyes:

stinkupuss

capistrano wrote: »

Yes, I ordered one with Parcel Motel and it arrived yesterday. I put my PMID as part of my Surname when registering on Tesco Direct as you can edit addresses (you must select one from a list of known addresses at the postcode).

I tried to register on tesco direct but it won't accept numbers in the name (for the PMID) fields. Also the address drop down list where you have to select an address did not show the Parcel Motel address for the BT36 4PE post code. How did you get round this?

hawkwind23

great little tablet for the money and if collecting some vouchers can be used to bring the price down.
only thing negative to mention is the camera when using skype etc , its very dark.

Amalgam

Dealz are selling screen protectors specifically for the Tesco Hudl.

Taken in Dún Laoghaire. Bloomfields Shopping Centre.



The product to the left is for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9".

deseil

stinkupuss wrote: »

I tried to register on tesco direct but it won't accept numbers in the name (for the PMID) fields. Also the address drop down list where you have to select an address did not show the Parcel Motel address for the BT36 4PE post code. How did you get round this?

Its the nightline logistics address that comes up when you enter the post code and If you edit your address you can put in the Pm Id. I ordered one last week and it arrived after 5 days in Parcel Motel delighted great tablet for the price.:D

Eiredoc

Won' allow me to edit the address.. Any ideas?

stinkupuss

Eiredoc wrote: »

Won' allow me to edit the address.. Any ideas?

You can't edit the address but you can edit some details in delivery information when you checkout. I put my PMID after my name in the surname field and selected "Leave with receptionist" in delivery instructions as previously suggested. Put the Nightline phone as the contact num (028 90848411) as it would not accept my Eircom or mobile #'s. Took 5 days for it to arrive. Just ordered another one. Will make great presents for the kids.

seanie27

Kindle fire HD now down to 99 stg. Decisions, decisions...

Dark Stanley.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/04/tesco-hudl-tablet-android-review

eoinfitzokk

Dark Stanley. wrote: »

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/04/tesco-hudl-tablet-android-review

When you buy in store you get a 20 pound voucher for electronics over 100 pound. So buy one after the other! Might save somebody some cash if buying multiples.

Cantona's Collars

Tesco are launching a next generation Hudl in 2014 after sales of this one exceeded their expectations,over 300,000 have been sold so far with them running out of stock twice.

advertsfox

Crap, currently out of stock on the store - was going to get one of these for my dad.

Conor026

zerks wrote: »

Tesco are launching a next generation Hudl in 2014 after sales of this one exceeded their expectations,over 300,000 have been sold so far with them running out of stock twice.

Any idea when in 2014? Early/mid/late?

peejay1986

Argh. Damn thing is out of stock

seanie27

Anyone get the Aldi tablet? Looks decent fpr the price.
https://www.aldi.ie/en/specialbuys/sunday-8th-december/products-detail-page/ps/p/178cm7-tablet-pc-medion-lifetab-e7316-md-98282/