**Tesco value tablet - The Hudl**

[sarge78]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24203271
http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/23/tesco-low-cost-hudl-android-tablet/

The 7" tablet market just got even more interesting! It looks great value for money.

Specs:
Rockchip RK3188 (28nm HKMG, Quad core cortex A9 @ 1.5GHz and Mali 400 @ 533Mhz.)
1GB ram?
7" screen @ 900p (looks decent enough to me)
16GB with microSD slot.
HDMI out.
Built by Archos.
Minimal branding.
9 hour battery life.
£120 or £60 with Tesco vouchers.

It should offer better performance than the 2012 Nexus 7, let's see if Tesco/Archos/Rockchip deliver top software support.

 

[Caged]

It definitely looks like it costs £120 if that makes sense. Also begs the question of whether this is where Android tablets are naturally headed.

 

[sarge78]

Android tablets have always occupied the sub £100 market, this is the first one that isn't a bad (not including skinned service tablets like the Fire and Nook)

£60 is a cracking price for existing Tesco shoppers and a great option for kids, esp when it gets 4.3 and the restricted account functionality. It would be a great option for schools too, I bet they do a new equipment for schools drive.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Is there any more concrete info on what clubcard vouchers you actually need to get it for £60 as one of these would be perfect for my travels and I shop at Tesco with my clubcard!

 

[dabotsonline]

They should offer a version for £150 with 3G or even 4G.

 

[Caged]

when it gets 4.3 and the restricted account functionality

Have you seen anything that suggests this will be receiving software updates? Bearing in mind that it's cheap and made by Archos.

 

[mark66]

Is there any more concrete info on what clubcard vouchers you actually need to get it for £60 as one of these would be perfect for my travels and I shop at Tesco with my clubcard!

From the endadget link:

Tesco says it'll double the value of ClubCard vouchers put towards a Hudl purcahse, meaning customers can pick one up for free if they have enough points for a £60 voucher. There's also an offer coming for Blinkbox vouchers, designed to tempt you into Tesco's content ecosystem that complements its first foray into hardware -- we hear the promotion starts next week and vouchers will be half-price, so you'll be able to get £20 of streaming content for a tenner.

 

[Sho]

Not bad tbh. If you've got enough clubcard vouchers then this becomes a excellent deal.

 

[R.O.S.S.I]

Bah, don't even have a fiver in clubcard vouchers never mind £60!

 

[panyan]

If I can get one for £60 (with vouchers) im going to replace my parents ancient Tomtom

It has GPS so as long as I get an satnav app and download the maps over wifi it should be good for when their out

and a 7" screen is a lot larger than their tomtom so it should be easier for them to see

 

[Em3bbs]

There seems to be some confusion in this thread with the whole £60 in vouchers bit.

You need clubcard points to turn into vouchers which Tesco have said they will double the value of, which means if you have £60 worth then the tablet will be free. If you have £10 worth then Tesco will double the value of your vouchers to £20 etc.

You can't just go out and buy vouchers, you'd have to do loads of shopping to get £60 worth of clubcard vouchers!

 

[Liquid_Entity]

I know. I bought 4 new tyres with triple clubcard points, have a tesco credit card and put all shopping on that and I still only have £13 worth of points.

 

[-Mike-]

Will be getting one of these when they are released! Seem cracking value for money!

 

[dfarrall]

You can't just go out and buy vouchers, you'd have to do loads of shopping to get £60 worth of clubcard vouchers!

If you use topcashback and the likes you can accure them pretty quickly. This month i traded £50 cashback for £55 tesco vouchers.

Now sat with £100 worth of vouchers

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

Lidl's should have released this tablet, not Tesco. Then you could have called it the Lidl Hudl. Has more of a ring to it!

 

[KIA]

Very promising as long as they keep the bloatware to a minimum.

 

[SPG]

Dont even a own a tablet yet. You think it could be rooted and all the TESCO bloatware/ branding, Tesco button gotten rid of ?

 

[Em3bbs]

It doesn't look to be full of bloatware/branding really. Just remove any widgets and disable any apps (or completely uninstall if they haven't preinstalled in /system).

 

[ThestigGT999]

 

[Hyburnate]

Actually come to think of it, I really might do this for my uncle as a SatNav he's always talking about how he has no SatNav and they're to expensive and how he can't see them... This might just work.