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rcentros · 02-14-2015, 01:48 AM

I never thought I'd buy a Fire, but I've got an HD 6 (with Fintie Smartshell) coming (Sunday for the case, Monday for the HD 6). My daughter bought an HD 8.9" (one of the original 8.9" Fires, but like new condition) and the seller threw in a slightly damaged, 1st Generation Kindle Fire -- which she gave to me. I found out two things using the Kindle Fire. 1) It's not that bad for reading when using Sepia and 2) It works really well with Amazon Prime for movies (and TV shows) and music.

So the slur against the Kindle is that it's merely a media consumption machine. The irony is ... I wasn't in the market for a tablet and wouldn't have bought one. But the 1st Generation Kindle Fire showed how useful a Kindle could be when paired with Amazon Prime. The reasons I didn't just stick with the Kindle Fire is because 1) The blotch on the screen -- kind of like a magnetic mark on a CRT monitor, and 2) It's a bit a big and 3) It's a little outdated. I wanted -- for example -- to install a newer web browser and Chrome, Firefox and Outlook would not work. Really, though, for a four year old device it's pretty useful on Amazon. I've watched a few TV shows and listened to some music -- which brings me to 4) I wanted Bluetooth for my Bluetooth headphones and (maybe in the future) for a Bluetooth Keyboard. Oh, and 5) The $15 off sale, and 6) The ability to spread the cost through five payments (though I'll probably pay the rest off in one lump sum, if everything works out as I hope).

At any rate, I'll let you know what I think the HD 6 when I've tried it out a bit. I hope the Fintie case is good. I like the fact that the HD 6 popped in -- leaving the whole screen open and available. Now, if I can figure out how to use it to control my Chromecast.

02-14-2015, 01:48 AM	#1160
rcentros eReader Wrangler Posts: 7,909 Karma: 52566355 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boise, ID Device: PB HD3, GL3, Voyage	I never thought I'd buy a Fire, but I've got an HD 6 (with Fintie Smartshell) coming (Sunday for the case, Monday for the HD 6). My daughter bought an HD 8.9" (one of the original 8.9" Fires, but like new condition) and the seller threw in a slightly damaged, 1st Generation Kindle Fire -- which she gave to me. I found out two things using the Kindle Fire. 1) It's not that bad for reading when using Sepia and 2) It works really well with Amazon Prime for movies (and TV shows) and music. So the slur against the Kindle is that it's merely a media consumption machine. The irony is ... I wasn't in the market for a tablet and wouldn't have bought one. But the 1st Generation Kindle Fire showed how useful a Kindle could be when paired with Amazon Prime. The reasons I didn't just stick with the Kindle Fire is because 1) The blotch on the screen -- kind of like a magnetic mark on a CRT monitor, and 2) It's a bit a big and 3) It's a little outdated. I wanted -- for example -- to install a newer web browser and Chrome, Firefox and Outlook would not work. Really, though, for a four year old device it's pretty useful on Amazon. I've watched a few TV shows and listened to some music -- which brings me to 4) I wanted Bluetooth for my Bluetooth headphones and (maybe in the future) for a Bluetooth Keyboard. Oh, and 5) The $15 off sale, and 6) The ability to spread the cost through five payments (though I'll probably pay the rest off in one lump sum, if everything works out as I hope). At any rate, I'll let you know what I think the HD 6 when I've tried it out a bit. I hope the Fintie case is good. I like the fact that the HD 6 popped in -- leaving the whole screen open and available. Now, if I can figure out how to use it to control my Chromecast.