Official Accessories

[knightnz]

Samsung has a fair number of official accessories lined up for the Tab, here's what's been announced so far (gratituously ganked from various sites).

Headphones $30 (£19.99)
Replacements for those as packaged with the Tab.

Travel Adapter £34.99
Same as the one packaged with the Tab

TV-Out Cable (composite) £14.99
Red/White/Yellow RCA cables (Stereo audio, low-quality composite video)

Portable Speakers $30 (£19.99)
Generic 3.5mm jack-driven speakers

Dock to USB adaptor ($TBA)

GPS Car Dock $99.99
Large suction-cup mounting assembly that enables navigation (Surely works regardless?)

Keyboard Dock $110 (£69.99 / €82) (Initially only available at Carphone Warehouse)
Full 83-key keyboard dock with charger input & 3.5mm audio jack for output.

Notebook/stand case $50 (£29.99)
Folding case that doubles as a viewing stand.

D30 Leather slip case $40 (£24.99 / €41)
Basic Leather folio-type case.

D30 Silicon/Gel Case $30 (£19.99)

Bluetooth stylus pen (£49.99)

Screen Protectors (2 pack) ($TBA) £15.24 on Amazon UK)

USB Data cable (£14.99)

Desk dock with HDMI Output, charger input, 3.5mm stereo output ($70 / £39.99 / €54)

Car Charger (Rated @ 2A, most car chargers are only 500mA or 1A) (£24.99)

 

[zyborg]

Where did you find the Notebook/stand case?

 

[knightnz]

Where did you find the Notebook/stand case?

Play.com:

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/17288833/Samsung-EF-GTABSCAS-Galaxy-Tab-Leather-case-with-Stand-and-holding-option/Product.html

Or Amazon.co.uk:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-Notebook-Stand-Case/dp/B0046REEZA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1288240092&sr=8-1

Haven't found anywhere obvious stateside that has things for pre-order. I assume Amazon UK would be ok to ship to Denmark though.

 

[zyborg]

co-order a batch of official Samsung accessories

Will someone be willing to co-order a batch of official Samsung accessories for the GT from e.g. Play.com (the cheapest internet shop)?
I'm especially interested in the case/stand and a set of screen protectors.
I live in Denmark, and Play.com will ONLY deliver to a U.K. address...

 

[eskasi]

I have seen a Tan slip leather case that claims to be an original Samsung case too. Does anyone know if it is real? Tan looks great

 

[zyborg]

May I ask where?

I have seen a Tan slip leather case that claims to be an original Samsung case too. Does anyone know if it is real? Tan looks great

 

[eskasi]

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/popups/gallery.php?product_id=26068

Here you go... but I have not seen this anywhere else...

 

[zyborg]

Meh... Yet another store that won't ship outside the UK....

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/popups/gallery.php?product_id=26068

Here you go... but I have not seen this anywhere else...

 

[eskasi]

Meh... Yet another store that won't ship outside the UK....

Exactly!

 

[zyborg]

Can someone please submit a post in here, if they come across an internet retailer that actually DOES want to ship to other countries... in Europe, at least? Thx.

 

[hboos]

I'd be happy to order these and ship them out for you.. obviously you'd have to pay for the shipping costs both ways (ie from shop to me and from me to you) plus packaging costs (if there are any...ie if you want me to check the item or if it comes in one of those jiffy bags)

 

[dhanjel]

Doesn't Play ship to Denmark? I've not ordered cell phone accessories before, only blu ray movies and has never been a problem to Sweden.
(Ah sorry, just ready that they couldn't ship electronics and similar).

Have you checked Expansys? http://www.expansys.dk/s.aspx?search=galaxy tab

 

[zyborg]

No, Play.com apparently does NOT ship mobile phones and mobile accessories outside the UK. I've tried to plead with them, but it's a no-go...

Most of the items on Expansys are marked "We have no confirmed lead time for this item - call for more details."....

Doesn't Play ship to Denmark? I've not ordered cell phone accessories before, only blu ray movies and has never been a problem to Sweden.
(Ah sorry, just ready that they couldn't ship electronics and similar).

Have you checked Expansys? http://www.expansys.dk/s.aspx?search=galaxy tab

 

[eskasi]

Expansys listed these cases... but I found them on their own website. I once bought screen protectors from them direct too... and they do ship worldwide... Hope this helps

http://www.pdair.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=10100000_10000000_11001065

 

[Dude1966]

Picked up both folio and folding case. The folio is fine, it still fits pockets it did without the folio. The folding case is another story, to start, it doesn't fit those intended pockets anymore. Secondly, the softbuttons can't be reached very well and the topbar slider can't be activated anymore. It looks like the ipad folding case, however is not par on that quality unfortunately.

 

[daniel.weck]

Picked up both folio and folding case. The folio is fine, it still fits pockets it did without the folio. The folding case is another story, to start, it doesn't fit those intended pockets anymore. Secondly, the softbuttons can't be reached very well and the topbar slider can't be activated anymore. It looks like the ipad folding case, however is not par on that quality unfortunately.

I will probably get a silicon sleeve for my Galaxy Tab, when they become available. I really enjoy being able to carry the tablet straight inside my coat/jacket's deep pockets, it slides-in nicely but it's a bit too slippery for serious mobile use.

The 7" form factor is fantastic by the way, I nearly bought a 10" Android tablet but I'm so glad I went for the higher density and portability of the 7" screen. The iPad is great, but I'm not a fan of Apple's policy over its software distribution. I've been able to play with the Android 2.2 ROMs on my Galaxy Tab as soon as I got it, which enabled a much more customizable experience from the outset. My Nokia N810 is probably going to be put on eBay soon, I never found a real use for it other than the geeky Linux factor. With the GT-P1000 I can now get things done, instead of constantly wasting time on the command line !

 

[Pirreballo]

I like this case very much and waiting for!

http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/b0044eclr8/geizhalspre03-21/ref=nosim?m=A3JWKAKR8XB7XF

 

[bd85]

some one who have bought and tested the desk dock hdmi?

Sent from my GT-P1000 using Tapatalk

 

[TheReaperUK]

I bought the desktop media dock from Mobilefun.co.uk for £39.99 + £2.50 post and package, then i had to buy a mini hdmi to normal hdmi cable because it does not tell you the size untill you get one and unpack it then notice the smaller hdmi port on the dock.

So far not at all happy with it.

First it would not work, so i had to unplug then re-plug hdmi cable in a few times, then when it did work all i got was a very small picture of the android launcher, if you rotate the tab then lock the screen its full screen on the tv, then i played a test video file (175 mb simpson cartoon), it was very bad washed out and blurry, so then i tryed a 700mb film and it was just as bad.

So i downloaded a film from samsung movies using my free credits from the uk deal, the file rock n rolla was about 1.5gb and a wmv file, guess what, thay don't work it tells you the movie is protected and cannot be played though the hdmi output, now that about cut it for me, what a waste of just short of £50.00 pounds.

Also once you are running though hdmi the speaker output don't work you can only have sound though the hdmi output/tv, unplug hdmi cable and sound works form the earphone/speaker socket on the dock?

I'm hoping that its not all down to the dock and maybe my old 32" lcd tv which only does a max of 1080i is to blame but i not gonna buy a £500 tv just to find out.

It would also have been nice if you had some way to config the hdmi output like on some of the cheap tablets from china where you could pick 720p or 1080p maybe if i could drop the tab down to 720p all might be good, lets hope new firmware at some stage fixes this.

 

[Beards]

I bought the desktop media dock from Mobilefun.co.uk for £39.99 + £2.50 post and package, then i had to buy a mini hdmi to normal hdmi cable because it does not tell you the size untill you get one and unpack it then notice the smaller hdmi port on the dock.

So far not at all happy with it.

First it would not work, so i had to unplug then re-plug hdmi cable in a few times, then when it did work all i got was a very small picture of the android launcher, if you rotate the tab then lock the screen its full screen on the tv, then i played a test video file (175 mb simpson cartoon), it was very bad washed out and blurry, so then i tryed a 700mb film and it was just as bad.

So i downloaded a film from samsung movies using my free credits from the uk deal, the file rock n rolla was about 1.5gb and a wmv file, guess what, thay don't work it tells you the movie is protected and cannot be played though the hdmi output, now that about cut it for me, what a waste of just short of £50.00 pounds.

Also once you are running though hdmi the speaker output don't work you can only have sound though the hdmi output/tv, unplug hdmi cable and sound works form the earphone/speaker socket on the dock?

I'm hoping that its not all down to the dock and maybe my old 32" lcd tv which only does a max of 1080i is to blame but i not gonna buy a £500 tv just to find out.

It would also have been nice if you had some way to config the hdmi output like on some of the cheap tablets from china where you could pick 720p or 1080p maybe if i could drop the tab down to 720p all might be good, lets hope new firmware at some stage fixes this.

For anyone interested in purchasing the HDMI cable you need to obtain an HDMI cable v1.3 type C to A.

Also, it would seem for playing movies you would have been better off getting the 3xRCA Cable instead of the Dock.
Note: the 3xRCA fits into the BOTTOM of the Tab and not the Audio port as used on the Galaxy S.