Thread: TechCrunch: Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Is Very Real
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Old 09-02-2011, 06:43 PM   #38
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Originally Posted by jocampo View Post
I honestly don't understand why people insist in rooting devices ....

Why Netflix if you have Amazon Video On demand and Prime? Granted, I have both, but I think 7" is too small for that anyway, don't you think? I've used my wife's HTC Windows phone and Netlifx and it is too small for watching a 2 hr movie. 10" is probably better.

If I jump and buy one of these, will be for the software itself and Amazon's integration. Rooting will "kill" that.

But that's just me ...
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Originally Posted by Barty View Post
Yeah, I have iPad and Netflix and after a couple of weeks, I hardly use the iPad for Netflix.. Why? Because I have an actual TV! I guess if I'm stuck somewhere with nothing to do and wifi is available, then yeah, but otherwise...
The reason why NF is important is because NF has TONS more content in the memebership that Amazon Prime Video of that bast $7.99/mo vs the Amazon Prime Video + Pay-per-view on anything you want to watch outside the very limited current Prime Video selection. Now should Amazon choose to find a way to add more content to Prime then GREAT I am on board but sans NF the tablet is not going to be my ideal consumption device. And I only want a device like this one for consumption though if something with an active digitizer comes along I might actually find a value in adding a 3rd size tablet, or not if the 5" device someone pointed me to yesterday turns out to be pretty decent. I am still leaning toward Amazon as my travel entertainment solution though.

What I really would like is for Roku or anyone to develop a tablet that can run Roku software. That would be one spiffy deal for entertainment. Face it the tablet is moving toward being the modern cablebox.

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Originally Posted by SCION View Post
Guess I'll hold off on renewing my Prime membership.
I am doing the same thing and it's making me crazy as there are a ton of things I wanna, well NEED, to buy soon. So I have even more "I want it NOW" anxiety swelling in my loins.

But know you ain't alone. Maybe we need a support group.
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