[mangurian]

One of my partners finds it too painful to sit in a chair any longer. He needs to be in an easy chair or sofa.
I bought him a cheap android tablet that is sketchy. He often gets a grey screen and must relog in.
I need to find him a proven, not too expensive device, that is proven reliable for BBO.

A different tablet ? A cheap laptop? He has had large medical bills so nothing very expensive.

Thanks for suggestions/comments.

[thepossum]

mangurian, on 2026-March-01, 14:19, said:

One of my partners finds it too painful to sit in a chair any longer. He needs to be in an easy chair or sofa.
I bought him a cheap android tablet that is sketchy. He often gets a grey screen and must relog in.
I need to find him a proven, not too expensive device, that is proven reliable for BBO.

A different tablet ? A cheap laptop? He has had large medical bills so nothing very expensive.

Thanks for suggestions/comments.

I find tablets and phones very annoying. A half decent small laptop and a mouse on a comfortable portable desk work for me. Maybe the specs on mine are a bit excessive for BBO. I like the mouse though. Desk wise you can get quite a few flexible options of portable surfaces for different seating and/or pain management requirements

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

I would go with a Windows Laptop, I do use it myself, I am Windows.

The question is, what causes the logout, but Windows with Edge works for me.
I dont really like touchscreens, i.e. Mouse.

This may or may not be sensible, but I dont think a tablet with touchscreen
is easier to handle. Voice control may be an option, but how reliable this is,
is a open question.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[pescetom]

Can you be a bit more precise about the way his current tablet misbehaves? Does it only happen when connected to BBO? If so, then it is quite likely to be a wifi problem and changing device may not help. If not, then I would suggest getting a better tablet if he is comfortable with playing on one: it still costs less than a decent laptop and is much easier to manage.