Comments on: Viliv S5 Premium UMPC. Full review. http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:45:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ishman http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-28181 Ishman Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:12:27 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-28181 not sure if this has been posted but, I have a problem with the awesome bar on firefox when I use the on screen keyboard. So to fix this I followed the direction here http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/06/17/dont-think-the-firefox-3-awesome-bar-is-awesome-heres-how-t and set the value to 2. Now it does not interfere with my keyboard not sure if this has been posted but, I have a problem with the awesome bar on firefox when I use the on screen keyboard. So to fix this I followed the direction here

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/06/17/dont-think-the-firefox-3-awesome-bar-is-awesome-heres-how-t

and set the value to 2. Now it does not interfere with my keyboard

]]> By: Fra http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25748 Fra Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:24:14 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25748 ok, thanks once again Marc. now I have allot to study :) Fra ok, thanks once again Marc.
now I have allot to study :)

Fra

]]> By: Marc http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25747 Marc Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:20:51 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25747 Here it is: http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?/topic/21199-tablet-pc-input-panel-for-xp-pro-home-mce-and-original-windows-7-mat/ Quite confusing as they talk about lots of things in one post and the English isn't perfect. Here it is:

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?/topic/21199-tablet-pc-input-panel-for-xp-pro-home-mce-and-original-windows-7-mat/

Quite confusing as they talk about lots of things in one post and the English isn’t perfect.

]]> By: Marc http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25746 Marc Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:19:18 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25746 You need XP Tablet edition to do this. Sadly you can't buy it. So you can't get it unless you have access to MSDN/technet or a 'unofficial' source. There is a way of hacking in XP Tablet functionality onto XP and a website about how to do it somewhere, but I can't find my link right now! (I'll have another look in a minute.) Again this has been discussed in the S5 forum on pocketables. I suggest you go and have a look over there as you'll find some other useful tips. Good luck! You need XP Tablet edition to do this.

Sadly you can’t buy it. So you can’t get it unless you have access to MSDN/technet or a ‘unofficial’ source.

There is a way of hacking in XP Tablet functionality onto XP and a website about how to do it somewhere, but I can’t find my link right now! (I’ll have another look in a minute.)

Again this has been discussed in the S5 forum on pocketables. I suggest you go and have a look over there as you’ll find some other useful tips.

Good luck!

]]> By: Fra http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25745 Fra Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:11:44 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25745 Ok Marc thanks again. I will give a look to that link. Moreover... you know how to use handwriting recognition in windows xp? There are special software or there is something in windows wp? Fra Ok Marc thanks again. I will give a look to that link.
Moreover… you know how to use handwriting recognition in windows xp? There are special software or there is something in windows wp?

Fra

]]> By: Marc http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25744 Marc Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:07:13 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25744 Chrome is my preferred browser too, but as it doesn't support add-ons it can't do this and won't be the first choice for tablet devices until it does. You also want to get the full screen add-on. It let's you put a full screen icon on the toolbar. Useful for maximising screen space rather than trying to find it in a menu. Not looked into other drag scrolling stuff for Windows, but do vaguely remember there being a thread over on Pocketables forums. A quick google suggests this may do the trick if you can adjust the settings?? http://lifehacker.com/399221/mouseimp-pro-makes-scrolling-windows-easier Chrome is my preferred browser too, but as it doesn’t support add-ons it can’t do this and won’t be the first choice for tablet devices until it does.

You also want to get the full screen add-on. It let’s you put a full screen icon on the toolbar. Useful for maximising screen space rather than trying to find it in a menu.

Not looked into other drag scrolling stuff for Windows, but do vaguely remember there being a thread over on Pocketables forums. A quick google suggests this may do the trick if you can adjust the settings??

http://lifehacker.com/399221/mouseimp-pro-makes-scrolling-windows-easier

]]> By: Fra http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25742 Fra Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:56:40 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25742 Thanks Marc I will try. Even my preferred web browser is Chrome. You know if there is the same functionality in it? I guess not till it is still under development. And what about other software like Acrobat Reader, Word etc:? Fra Thanks Marc I will try. Even my preferred web browser is Chrome. You know if there is the same functionality in it? I guess not till it is still under development. And what about other software like Acrobat Reader, Word etc:?

Fra

]]> By: Marc http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25741 Marc Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:52:40 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25741 Use Firefox as your browser and then get the 'grab and drag' plugin. It does what you need and makes Firefox the first choice browser for devices like this. Use Firefox as your browser and then get the ‘grab and drag’ plugin. It does what you need and makes Firefox the first choice browser for devices like this.

]]> By: Fra http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25740 Fra Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:58:43 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25740 ok, about the fact that is not possible to use a headset with microphone is not true!!! I just read this http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=3164 Fra ok, about the fact that is not possible to use a headset with microphone is not true!!! I just read this http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=3164

Fra

]]> By: Fra http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25739 Fra Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:33:48 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25739 Finally since few days I got my S5 3G from Dynamism. The first impresssion is very good even the lack of a onboard microphone and webcam is incomprehensible (I knew anyway) the same for the lack of the card reader, but what has really surprised me is that is not even possible to use the microphone of a headset!!!! (there is only the place for the hearphone jack!!!) So it is necessary to use an USB headset or a Bluetooth one. The onscreen keybord is ok since I will do mainly a "consumer" use of this device and not a "producer" one. The 3G works good and was surprisingly positive to find the software to use the device as a cellphone for voice and sms. The speed of the wireless connection is good. Another remarks is about the documentation. The manuals are very poor and the support on the website is still not very helping. Now I am wonderig how to do certain things, like: - somebody knows how to scroll webpages( and maybe other documents like Word etc.) moving the finger on the touchscreen? I have seen this done on some youtube videos, like the one of the review of JKK. If I do that on the Chrome or Mozilla or IE I got the elements selected instead scrolling pages. - someone knows how to install the drivers dowloaded from the myviliv website? They are not execurable files, so a not IT expert like me doesn't know where to put these files. Thanks Fra Finally since few days I got my S5 3G from Dynamism. The first impresssion is very good even the lack of a onboard microphone and webcam is incomprehensible (I knew anyway) the same for the lack of the card reader, but what has really surprised me is that is not even possible to use the microphone of a headset!!!! (there is only the place for the hearphone jack!!!) So it is necessary to use an USB headset or a Bluetooth one.
The onscreen keybord is ok since I will do mainly a “consumer” use of this device and not a “producer” one.
The 3G works good and was surprisingly positive to find the software to use the device as a cellphone for voice and sms.
The speed of the wireless connection is good.
Another remarks is about the documentation. The manuals are very poor and the support on the website is still not very helping.

Now I am wonderig how to do certain things, like:
- somebody knows how to scroll webpages( and maybe other documents like Word etc.) moving the finger on the touchscreen? I have seen this done on some youtube videos, like the one of the review of JKK. If I do that on the Chrome or Mozilla or IE I got the elements selected instead scrolling pages.
- someone knows how to install the drivers dowloaded from the myviliv website? They are not execurable files, so a not IT expert like me doesn’t know where to put these files.

Thanks

Fra

]]> By: nor500 http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25684 nor500 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:47:22 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25684 Did you test the wireless speed of the built-in marvel wlan adapter? Mine is disappointingly slow. I didn't read thouhgts about that in this reveiew. Mine is under the factory installed windows xp home only could around 5Mbs (350-450 kbyte/sec file transfer speed tested in totalcommander and netmeter ) which is much below what 54Mbit/s standard in real world condition usually can (2300-2500kbyte/sec). Chippy, did you notice that wlan bandwith issue? I updated the drivers and was playing all the settings of the wlan card, but nothing helped. Did you test the wireless speed of the built-in marvel wlan adapter? Mine is disappointingly slow. I didn’t read thouhgts about that in this reveiew. Mine is under the factory installed windows xp home only could around 5Mbs (350-450 kbyte/sec file transfer speed tested in totalcommander and netmeter ) which is much below what 54Mbit/s standard in real world condition usually can (2300-2500kbyte/sec).

Chippy, did you notice that wlan bandwith issue? I updated the drivers and was playing all the settings of the wlan card, but nothing helped.

]]> By: Marc http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25377 Marc Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:17:22 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25377 Dynamism are a US based operation and get the S5s supplied to them for a US market. They choose to sell them internationally, but don't have the parts for the rest of the world. I agree it is annoying. I couldn't find the correct part and just paid a couple of euros for an adapter. Not sure what you have in Hungary, but something like this should do the trick? http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13525 Dynamism are a US based operation and get the S5s supplied to them for a US market. They choose to sell them internationally, but don’t have the parts for the rest of the world.

I agree it is annoying.

I couldn’t find the correct part and just paid a couple of euros for an adapter. Not sure what you have in Hungary, but something like this should do the trick?

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.13525

]]> By: nor500 http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25374 nor500 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:39:10 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25374 I received my s5 3g from Dynamism. Sadly they only supplied it with the battery charger with only north american type electric socket. That socket is changeable on the battery charger, so they could have supplied it with other regions socket too, especially when people send an order from Europe. That changeable socket part is a very cheap spare part but can be very annoying to the buyers not having that with the device. In my country, in Hungary, we use the german standard of electric socket. Chippy, is it normal that dynamism sent the s5 with that only north american socke type? I received my s5 3g from Dynamism. Sadly they only supplied it with the battery charger with only north american type electric socket. That socket is changeable on the battery charger, so they could have supplied it with other regions socket too, especially when people send an order from Europe. That changeable socket part is a very cheap spare part but can be very annoying to the buyers not having that with the device. In my country, in Hungary, we use the german standard of electric socket.
Chippy, is it normal that dynamism sent the s5 with that only north american socke type?

]]> By: twinkerz http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-25219 twinkerz Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:09:07 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-25219 Anybody got any idea if the F-log model from korea means it includes the 3g module? Or we cannot get the S5 with 3g module from korea directly? tks Anybody got any idea if the F-log model from korea means it includes the 3g module? Or we cannot get the S5 with 3g module from korea directly? tks

]]> By: final http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/05/viliv-s5-premium-umpc-full-review/comment-page-1/#comment-24640 final Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:27:21 +0000 http://www.umpcportal.com/?p=7352#comment-24640 How much space free after Installing a clean OS? ~28GB? How much space free after Installing a clean OS? ~28GB?

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