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My wife wants a tablet solely for watching movies and old TV series and she refuses to use a tablet larger than 7/8 inches. So can anybody recommend one good enough for movies, but lower than £200 in price? And it has to be Android!
Been looking at the Nexus 7, but I understand that it is fairly old and not being manufactured anymore?
Any other recommendations?
Thanks!
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2016-09-15, 06:02 PM #1Deleted
Recommend me a 7" tablet for watching movies
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2016-09-15, 06:02 PM #2The Insane
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Kindle Fire if you have Amazon Prime...
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2016-09-15, 06:03 PM #3Old God
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Why doesn't she want to watch stuff on a real sized screen?
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2016-09-15, 06:04 PM #4DeletedThat is not Android, is it?
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2016-09-15, 06:05 PM #5The Insane
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It is, but a proprietary build. So it doesn't come with the Google Play store, but you can add it since Kindle lets you "side load" APK files. Originally Posted by creb99
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2016-09-15, 06:05 PM #6High Overlord
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Galaxy Tab S2 for sure. Samsung's AMOLED displays are killer for video. Not to mention you get that premium build quality, powerful hardware, and cool features like fingerprint scanner etc.
The Kindle Fire is definitely entry level when compared to the Tab S2. Im not saying there's not a market or people who like the Kindle, but its the kind of tablet id buy my child as opposed to myself. I hate the Amazon Kindle UI and overall experience. It feels very limited, cheap, and locked down. But thats just my personal opinon.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tab...m-t713nzkexar/Last edited by Provenance; 2016-09-15 at 06:08 PM.
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2016-09-15, 06:05 PM #7Void Lord
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It depends on the price and features you want outside movies. Everything looks great on my newish iPad, but it does the same on the free android tablet I got from AT&T.
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2016-09-15, 06:07 PM #8DeletedIt is Android. Amazon just modified it with their own interface and lock you into the Amazon App store, however you can get Google Play if you jailbreak it. Originally Posted by creb99
I got a Kindle Fire and use it to watch Netflix and Amazon prime movies. The good thing about using a Amazon Kindle is that you can download movies from Prime and watch them for 2-3 days before they delete themself. Practical if you are going on a trip with no internet.
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2016-09-15, 06:08 PM #9Void Lord
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You can do that on any android device through security settings. But, some service providers block that ability, it was greyed out on most AT&T androids 3 years ago. Don't know if policy has changed. Originally Posted by Kujako
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2016-09-15, 06:08 PM #10DeletedShe does not care about any features outside of movie watching and the odd Android App. Cameras, etc. are not important at all. Originally Posted by Felya
And it has to be under £200 in price.
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2016-09-15, 06:09 PM #11Mechagnome
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Rumors of a new google based Huawei 7" tablet are out...I'd personally wait for that one as the Nexus devices were some of my favorite/cost friendly tablets.
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2016-09-15, 06:09 PM #12DeletedThanks, but a bit on the expensive side! Originally Posted by Provenance
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Kindle is the cheapest for quality to money ratio, the con is you don't have google play, but you could always side load things if you had to. Originally Posted by creb99
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2016-09-15, 06:11 PM #14Void Lord
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If that's the case, just get the cheapest android that has the latest OS. Check deals with your cell provider. I got a free one that works just fine, when I got a new phone from AT&T last month. They said it was for customer loyalty... Originally Posted by creb99
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2016-09-15, 06:12 PM #15Titan
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Unrelated question, but why doesn't she pick one, if she's the one setting the requirements for it? Originally Posted by creb99
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I bought one of these for a present, I as shocked how good it was for the money, it's just got a cheap plastic case on it, but the snap on keyboard is nice, it feels pretty robust too. https://www.walmart.com/ip/45821428 Originally Posted by creb99
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2016-09-15, 06:24 PM #17Legendary!
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Samsung Galaxy Tablet A 9.7'' is on sale here at Walmart for about $250 USD.
Down from that, I think, is the Tab 4 starting at around $150 USD.MAGA
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2016-09-15, 06:30 PM #18Deleted
kindle fire hdx 7" £99 boom
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And since it's a Samsung it will keep you warm in the winter too! Originally Posted by Zombergy
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2016-09-15, 07:42 PM #20Dreadlord
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Something like the Kindle Fire HD 6 at £89.99 is very inexpensive (well, it's only $69 in the US) and has a nicer than average screen (720p) at that size. It's a bit smaller than the 7", but has a higher resolution than either the 7" or 8" Fire tablets.
A neat thing about Amazon's Fire tablets is that for their own app store they give you a lot of apps for free that would normally either have a cost or would include irritating in-app purchases. Amazon for example pays for some of the Angry Birds apps such that you get the whole app completely free and all in-app purchases are free too. This is called "Amazon Underground" and you can look at the list of available apps on Amazon site.Last edited by PixelFox; 2016-09-15 at 07:49 PM.
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