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Originally Posted by lhgrappler
We are choosing between Kindle Fire HD (which I will probably root, or sideload stuff) & Nexus 7.
These will be the kids tablets primarily used for reading ePubs, also used for movies while traveling.
My understanding is that the screen & sound is better on the Fire HD, but hubby is leaning towards Nexus.
Has anyone had their hands on both?
Thanks
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Reading ePUBs is possible on Kindle Fire HD, but not out of the box.
Fire HD originally is a media consumption platform for Amazon content.
For eBooks, this means Amazon azw, not ePUB.
You can circumvent this by rooting, sideloading apps and such.
Not too complicated, but still needs some "tuning".
Nexus 7, on the other hand is a truly open Android tablet.
Personally (I have them both) I prefer both (7" and 8.9") Kindle Fire HDs.
But that's because Amazon is my main source for eBooks and I don't watch movies or play games on either...
If all the other stuff is important to you, I'd tend towards Nexus 7. Being Google, you can rely on the newest updates for the OS and 100% compatibility. For a rooted tablet, with each New update you have to bother again.
But on the other hand:
Speakers on Kindle Fire HD beat Nexus 7 by far.
To me, external speakers are a compromise at best. Why go for a mobile unit and then take tons of external stuff with you?
For the display, I don't really see a difference.
If that's a criteria, why not go for the "real" HD Kindle Fire HD 8.9 instead?