12-27-2017, 09:53 PM
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#21
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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amazon
google
samsung
too many ####ing android ecosystems.
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12-27-2017, 10:43 PM
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#22
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Not a casual user
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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My brother brought me a Fire 7 with Alexa tablet when he flew home for Christmas. Said his wife got a bunch on Black Friday from Target in Minneapolis for $30 a piece. Lacks storage space (8GB and up to 256 GB of expandable storage) and the display resolution is not HD but overall not a bad unit for 30 clams.
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02-05-2018, 03:57 PM
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#23
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Franchise Player
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Well I caved and got a Fire HD 8. It's on sale for $79.99 from a regular price of $99.99, and it was tempting enough at the regular price. Once it arrives I'll figure out how to get the Play store on it and install the apps on it that I'm used to from my Nexus 7.
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02-05-2018, 04:05 PM
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#24
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Craig McTavish' Merkin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Finger Cookin
Well I caved and got a Fire HD 8. It's on sale for $79.99 from a regular price of $99.99, and it was tempting enough at the regular price. Once it arrives I'll figure out how to get the Play store on it and install the apps on it that I'm used to from my Nexus 7.
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I got the Play store installed using these instructions. It’s really easy.
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/201...-in-5-minutes/
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02-05-2018, 06:11 PM
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#25
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Franchise Player
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Yeah, it never looked too daunting when I looked into it.
Last edited by Finger Cookin; 02-06-2018 at 10:10 PM.
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02-06-2018, 08:26 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Am I nuts to not already have one? Basically, all I'd be doing is watching some NHL games on it, surfing Twitter, and a bit of YouTube. My issue is I'm all Apple everything, but don't feel like coughing up $400 for an iPad.
For $80, it's gotta be worth the experiment right?
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02-06-2018, 08:32 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Sadly not in the Dome.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FCAV
Am I nuts to not already have one? Basically, all I'd be doing is watching some NHL games on it, surfing Twitter, and a bit of YouTube. My issue is I'm all Apple everything, but don't feel like coughing up $400 for an iPad.
For $80, it's gotta be worth the experiment right?
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I bought some before Christmas and will say with out a doubt they are worth it. Just went on a trip and it was perfect for movies and music as well as books from Amazon. It is by no means the greatest tablet but for the price you cannot go wrong.
It can get a little sluggish at times but nothing terrible and nothing a quick reboot won't fix. There is no root or custom ROMs for it if you are into that sort of thing but all in all it works really well.
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02-09-2018, 12:59 PM
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#28
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Got the tablet yesterday and got the Google Play store added by the directions above. No need to hook it up to anything other than wifi. All "normal" apps are now available to load onto it.
In general on it, it's a weird interface, since I am coming from apple ecosystem (I've also had Samsung phones). Reminds me of my "ancient" Kobo Vox tablet/reader.
Looks like a solid unit for under 100, and I originally got it for my daughter but might think about getting one for myself now.
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02-13-2018, 04:41 PM
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#29
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Franchise Player
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Picked mine up today, and both initial set-up and then adding the Play store was super easy. I've got all the web and media stuff I could want on it, so I'm pleased.
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02-20-2018, 09:10 AM
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#30
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Franchise Player
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Nm
Last edited by tvp2003; 02-25-2018 at 07:24 PM.
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02-27-2018, 02:59 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Okotoks
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I grabbed the HD 10 while in the States for the FIL. I've been testing it out to see if we like it for the kids and I have to say I'm really impressed with it. Plays the few games I play on their pretty seamlessly. Plex and Netflix work fine. Play store was easy to add. For a sub-$100 it's a no brainer.
Complaints I have is that it feels slippery. I'd almost want a case or cover or something to grip if better.
Pretty happy with it and I'll be grabbing the HD 8 when it's back on sale (hopefully soon)
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03-23-2018, 01:18 PM
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#32
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Scoring Winger
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With a lengthy trip/vacation coming up, I bit the bullet and got an 8 HD. I'll give it a tinker and toss in my two cents for those thinking of doing the same.
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03-23-2018, 03:11 PM
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#33
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Behind the microphone
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I bought one which I mounted to the wall outside my bedroom, to use a secondary panel for my home security system.
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03-24-2018, 05:37 PM
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#34
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Iceman90
I bought one which I mounted to the wall outside my bedroom, to use a secondary panel for my home security system.
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Link to the mount you used?
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03-25-2018, 06:07 PM
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#35
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Behind the microphone
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Link to the mount you used?
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I had a friend 3D print the brackets I am using. However, I have mounted a tablet for my cousin to do something similar and we used these ones. They look nice, and work pretty well. If you want the tablet to be mounted to the wall permenantly, you need to figure out how you want to deal with the power cord.
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03-27-2018, 06:04 AM
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#36
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by cKy
Pretty happy with it and I'll be grabbing the HD 8 when it's back on sale (hopefully soon)
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They just dropped if you're still looking.
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03-27-2018, 10:09 AM
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#37
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Anyone else find the speaker on the Fire 8 HD is pitiful? I had to install an app called Speaker Boost to make it audible outside of being turned all the way up.
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03-27-2018, 10:38 AM
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#38
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kunkstyle
They just dropped if you're still looking.
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$70 for the 16GB version, $100 for the 32.
A heckuva deal if all you need is a device for the kids to watch downloaded content from Netflix / Shaw on vacation.
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03-27-2018, 11:18 AM
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#39
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Okotoks
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kunkstyle
They just dropped if you're still looking.
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I pulled the trigger this morning when I woke up and saw it. pretty good deal.
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03-27-2018, 03:24 PM
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#40
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kermitology
Anyone else find the speaker on the Fire 8 HD is pitiful? I had to install an app called Speaker Boost to make it audible outside of being turned all the way up.
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I always use a Bluetooth speaker when I'm watching anything other than YouTube clips.
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