10-14-2011, 05:00 PM | #61 |
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10-14-2011, 05:48 PM | #62 |
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I have had a Coby 1 gig Mp3 player for 4 yrs purchased on disc sale Not had a problem. My only Coby experince LOL I asked about Coby. Want to get more in put before deciding.
Please Pros/Cons on PRODUCTS Not each other! I am reading ALL comments! Wont guarentee I Understand them tho LOL Does 1 processor or 2 processor make movies stream better? I hate the Buffering I get when watching a video online thru my laptop UGH Last edited by Barbara1955; 10-14-2011 at 05:53 PM. |
10-14-2011, 05:57 PM | #63 | |
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10-14-2011, 06:00 PM | #64 |
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LOL No Clue! I use a Netgear WiFi & Cable Economy internet.
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10-14-2011, 06:02 PM | #65 |
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I do know Amazon has a "test" you can run to see if your setup works....I'll see if I can find it.
Sorry, I'm not finding it....maybe it was during the install... closest I can get is this troubleshooting page. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...net_connection under the Internet Connection is a speed test that will tell you how fast your connection is. Last edited by kennyc; 10-14-2011 at 06:11 PM. |
10-14-2011, 06:26 PM | #66 | |
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I have been looking at the Coby Kyros 8-inch Android 2.3 Internet Touchscreen Tablet (MID8125-4G), which sells for around $170. There is a lesser-priced 7" model, which may have some different specs than below. Here are the specs for the 8-inch Coby Kyros: 8" resistive touchscreen, 800 x 600, 4:3 aspect ratio 1 GHz Telechip Cortex A8 processor 4GB internal storage micro SD (to 32GB) mini-HDMI (1080p output) Android 2.3 can use Flash auto rotates camera (front-facing) & microphone wifi 802.11 b/g USB 1.184 lbs. NO GPS It comes with Aldiko Reader, but you can install Kindle Reader Access to AppsLib Apps (no Android Market), and you can get Amazon Apps too Overall rating at Amazon is 3-1/2 stars out of 5 (282 customer reviews) It does have some nice features for the price. I'm concerned about the screen being resistive and resolution at 800 x 600 (vs. capacitive and 1024 x 600 on the Fire and Lenovo A1). I've never owned a smartphone or a tablet, so I'm not sure how much those things would matter to me, but screen clarity is important. I'm still trying to define exactly what I want/need a tablet to do, so I have no idea whether a smaller device is the better choice for me or if I should spend the Big Bucks and get a larger one with more capabilities, like the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101-A1 ($390 plus another $110 for the optional keyboard/docking station = $500). Portability isn't a huge factor for me, but maybe a 10" tablet would get too tiring to hold? I've never watched a movie on a 7" screen, but it seems very small. And the full-color magazine covers on the Kindle Fire look beautiful, but what is the text going to look like? I don't expect that PDFs would be much more readable on a Fire than a Kindle reader either. I'd love to have both a small and large tablet, but that's not going to happen unless the Universe dumps a bundle of money in my lap. |
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10-14-2011, 06:28 PM | #67 |
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Ugh, 4:3 kills it right off the bat, for me. It could cook me pancakes, and I wouldn't buy it with that display format. I actually find it surprising that any modern manufacturer would still use it.
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10-14-2011, 06:30 PM | #68 |
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If the device is doing the decoding itself, 2 processors will destroy a single. However, kennyc is correct: the speed of your internet is likely to have much more impact on your viewing experience, on most modern devices. The delivery stream is the bottleneck.
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10-14-2011, 06:35 PM | #69 |
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I know I was asked about internet connection.... Heres the specs on my laptop:
HP Compaq CQ Notebook PC Processor Intel[R] Celeron [R] CPU 900@ 2.20GHz 2.19GHz Memory 2GB 64-bit OS Win 7 ALL greek to me LOL |
10-14-2011, 06:35 PM | #70 | |
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For the record I don't care for the 4:3 ration either given that HD is the current thing. Last edited by kennyc; 10-14-2011 at 06:37 PM. |
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10-14-2011, 06:36 PM | #71 | |
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10-14-2011, 06:37 PM | #72 |
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10-14-2011, 06:43 PM | #73 |
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@ Blossom: I didn't know you are using Mantano solely on a phone! My goodness, you do need a tablet.
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10-14-2011, 06:43 PM | #74 |
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10-14-2011, 06:44 PM | #75 | |
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