NVIDIA DirectStylus technology (Tegra NOTE 7)

Stinger88

Just seen this on NVIDIAs channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/nvidia)

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfC9yVnEKhg[/ame]
[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ1XjSYKJmg[/ame]

Using the Tegra NOTE 7, which looks to be about £140. Which seems like a great price to me. And i'm definately thinking about getting one having seen the above video. I've been looking for a small tablet with pressure sensitvity, etc for doodling on.

Anyone used one, know if there's something better for the same price, any other advice, etc?

Ged

is it really touch sensitive? the pen looks a bit big like those rubbery ones you get for ipad?

WarrenM

I wish those videos were more about the tech ... they're more artist bios than anything else.

Pac_187

I thought about buying this thing a few weeks ago and as far as I can tell from my research,
the stylus isn't touch sensitive. You control the thickness via the tip, that's why it's shaped like a brush.

It seems to be a nice product for that price (tegra4 processor, good sound, barely modified android OS). Other tablets with a bigger form factor and stylus input start around 450€

Stinger88

^^ Yes, i believe it works depending on how much tip is touching the screen. I'm not sure about the tech, but to back that up here's a guy using a paintbrush to draw, which looks very cool and quite accurate as far as I can tell.

[ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFS1y8A7ikU[/ame]

Ged

yeah I was wondering how this would compare with an old galaxy note 10.1 as those are £199 now. That said I dont think I would like any of them unless thier stylus worked the same was as a wacom and was properly touch sensitive.

iconoplast

The Note 10.1 is Wacom tech, so it's a safe bet to expect it to work like a wacom. I do love mine, though I believe it's "only" 1024 levels of sensitivity instead of 2048.

oXYnary

Until pixologic or another release a simplified sculpting program with pressure for Android, there isnt much use for these other than sketching.

ZacD

iconoplast wrote: »

The Note 10.1 is Wacom tech, so it's a safe bet to expect it to work like a wacom. I do love mine, though I believe it's "only" 1024 levels of sensitivity instead of 2048.

Working on 8 bit images, values only go from 0-255, not sure why you'd need much more than that for a tablet application.

reverendK

oXYnary wrote: »

Until pixologic or another release a simplified sculpting program with pressure for Android, there isnt much use for these other than sketching.

For some of us sketching is worth a lot. I'd love to have a little digital sketchbook to cart around with me

Lamont

ZacD wrote: »

Working on 8 bit images, values only go from 0-255, not sure why you'd need much more than that for a tablet application.

Brush size, or just curve-mapping for comfort (heavy handed people for instance). Just a thought.