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Originally Posted by Crowl
Typically hotels in european hotels will have a tv, but not a dvd since most would prefer to sell you on demand movies and as far as nobody wanting to watch a film, just because you don't relax in that way doesn't mean lots of others won't.
The issue with the usb/sd card reader is that even being fairly compact it is still drastically larger than if the device simply had a port built-in, not to mention the needless additional cost.
Also, you should probably bear in mind the fact that anecdote is not the singular of data and just because you have no interest in viewing your photos that isn't the case for many other people.
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Yes, but you
can watch your movies on your iPad, just upload in advance or buy on iTunes. You can even hook up your iPad to the hotel TV, thereby using your iPad as a 'DVD player'.
IMHO, the SD card reader is
tiny, neat and attractive, and won't hardly make a
dent in the bag that one uses for all the other
many accessories (for your laptop, camera, camcorder, cell phone, SD cards etc.) ie. wall chargers, universal plug adaptors, spare batteries or what have you etc., that one
usually travels with. Not to mention that the OP will be able to view his photos in the most amazing and creative way on the
iPad, like never seen before, ever!
I'm sorry, I thought the OP what just winding me up and making hypothetical worst case scenarios, ie. hotel room with no TV or DVD (and yet still want to
rent a DVD), etc.. Sorry for the misunderstanding. I did not mean come across as condescending.
I love the iPad's slim and light form and think hundreds (if not thousands) of hours of brainstorming by TOP designers and engineers, went into it's perfect design.
Anyway.... if it was any heavier or bulkier, it just wouldn't be convenient as an ereader. That is the main purpose I want it for. All the other things are just one humongous bonus
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P.S. Not that it's important to the discussion, but I've just returned from a 3 week trip through Europe and the UK. We stayed in 9 hotels, and all of our rooms had a TV.