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Originally Posted by HansTWN
The problems with the cheap tablets are the screen, the speed, and the service. So high end media is out, reading probably not optimal. Browsing, e-mail, chat, etc should be fine, except for flash. Everyone has to answer the question himself if it is worth spending a little bit more.
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Sure, you make sacrifices with speed and the screen at that point (e.g., a $100 tablet's going to have a lower resolution and a resistive screen). HD media viewing on the tablet is definitely out at that price point, but a cheap tablet
can (and mine does) have an HDMI port.
You're absolutely right that people have to decide what they're willing to pay for versus what they want in a tablet. My only point was that apps are probably a valuable piece of the puzzle for a potential Amazon tablet buyer -- or at least something they'll look at. For most of the tasks you mentioned originally, a bare-bones tablet will do you just fine (as long as you don't have your heart set on Flash). And if Amazon is aiming for the HD video crowd, those are going to be shark-infested waters.
Incidentally, I read an article tonight about how AT&T is going to allow people to sideload apps on to their Android devices now (without rooting, of course). That means a lot of AT&T devices are going to be getting the Amazon App Catalog -- including any Android tablets on AT&T.