Black Friday Deals - Tablets & eReaders

[gabby98]

thanks for the input...just may look around more

[koland]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It doesn't seem to be charging. The gauge has moved to maybe 15% now.

Update: it just jump to 70% I guess it is working The battery must had needed to be awakened.

Probably ships with a never charged battery (it's either that or charge the battery just before shipping - which is what amazon and apple do, essentially), as letting a charged battery go totally dead isn't good for it.

The battery will take a few times of charge/discharge to build up to the full charge it will hold.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by koland

Probably ships with a never charged battery (it's either that or charge the battery just before shipping - which is what amazon and apple do, essentially), as letting a charged battery go totally dead isn't good for it.

The battery will take a few times of charge/discharge to build up to the full charge it will hold.

Yeah it's fully charged now. Got Swagbucks running although Google Play told me it wasn't compatible so I had to sideload!

When I sign into my Google account it downloaded and install all my apps from my other devices. This must be an Android Jellybean thing. All my other devices are gingerbread and froyo.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by gabby98

thanks for the input...just may look around more

If you wait till Black Friday you can get last years Kindle Fire HD for $99 at several places. It's an awesome tablet. No problems with the display.

[Blossom]

Just an update. I am taking the tablet back to Walmart tomorrow. It can't play certain ads that my SGP5 can so it's useless to me.

I figure out why I hate it. It has this screen where it has to lay flat to see anything or you get a negative image look if you hold it normal or at angle it looks dim and unreadable so it has to be flat. What a stupid design

[booklover6]

Originally Posted by Blossom

J It has this screen where it has to lay flat to see anything or you get a negative image look if you hold it normal or at angle it looks dim and unreadable so it has to be flat. What a stupid design

There is a term for that. The Lenovo A2107 I had gotten for my daughter last Christmas had the same sort of issue. I think it is called viewing angle. That was only one of the many horrid things about that tablet. It has since been sold and replaced by a Nook HD. After that experience, I won't buy tablets that aren't very widely reviewed.

Do you want me to try the swagbucks app on my Nook HD? That tablet is super awesome. You should consider one. Or the Fire HD from last year, if you can get it cheap enough. Even the 2012 Fire non-HD was very good.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by booklover6

There is a term for that. The Lenovo A2107 I had gotten for my daughter last Christmas had the same sort of issue. I think it is called viewing angle. That was only one of the many horrid things about that tablet. It has since been sold and replaced by a Nook HD. After that experience, I won't buy tablets that aren't very widely reviewed.

Do you want me to try the swagbucks app on my Nook HD? That tablet is super awesome. You should consider one. Or the Fire HD from last year, if you can get it cheap enough. Even the 2012 Fire non-HD was very good.

I don't know what it is called but you could only see the full screen if I laid in on the table and looked down. Any tilt and it went dim like a laptop screen.

Kindle Fire's don't work well with the apps. I hear it all the time on Facebook or I would keep my KFv1 and get him a HD. I am going to Walmart to exchange it later today for a Next book 7 we will see how that works out.

If the screen wasn't so crappy on the RCA 7 it would be a nice tablet to play with. It doesn't seem slow to me at all. Not too fond of Jelly Bean it seems to be over complicated. Gingerbread to me is still the best!

I'm thinking the ad issue may be lack of flash. I should have tried to install the plugin first but I hate the screen it gave me a headache so for $10 more I don't mind paying it to stay pain free.

If I got a really nice tablet I wouldn't use it for Swagbucks as I am sure the apps suck the life out of the tablet as it would running for 8 hours or more a day.

[WillysJeepMan]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I am looking at the older models currently because of PS2 compatibility. I read the newer ones just don't work with previous generations and I would like to get rid of the PS2 but if the PS3 wont play our games then that just complicates everything.

I don't think the newer systems even interests us or the idea of cloud gaming. We just got Animal Crossing: City Folk for the Wii and hubby just hated the idea of letting anyone visit his town. So you see we are not into social gaming.

I read the 40GB or 60GB are backwards compatible so I might have to visit eBay on this one. Still I am keeping the eye out on the newer models if they go low enough then I just might get one and have to keep the PS2. We still have our Gamecube which we never use. The Wii will play those.

Back in the day, the first gen 60GB PS3 was highly sought after because it has hardware support for PS2 games, i.e. it contains a PS2 on a chip. The first gen 80GB PS3 (with 4 USB ports & memory card slots) offered software emulation support for PS2 games. That's the one that I bought back then.

If you try to find one of those units (that supports PS2 games) you'll end up paying quite a premium. I'd suggest keeping the PS2.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by WillysJeepMan

Back in the day, the first gen 60GB PS3 was highly sought after because it has hardware support for PS2 games, i.e. it contains a PS2 on a chip. The first gen 80GB PS3 (with 4 USB ports & memory card slots) offered software emulation support for PS2 games. That's the one that I bought back then.

If you try to find one of those units (that supports PS2 games) you'll end up paying quite a premium. I'd suggest keeping the PS2.

Game stop has them for about $250. Refurbished.

[Blossom]

Well I took the RCA tablet back and got the Nextbook 7 Premium. It's a nice tablet the display is okay nothing close to real tablet like a Kindle Fire, HD or HDX or Nexus but it's okay.

However I am learning that these apps are not Jelly Bean compatible.
I get blank ads and flashing video when the video plays. I can't believe I was told this would work with the apps. However the person wanting a geez wiz tablet this is perfect.

Edit:

I've decided to keep it. One app works okay and Screen dim stops the flashing.(this a app specific it plays Netflix and everything else nicely.) That's the video app I run all day anyway. It's a really nice budget tablet but it does have a view angle to it but it's not too bad. Charges really quickly too. I think it took about 3 hours.

It comes with the Nook app installed but the site also has the Kobo app. Not going to put that one on. It has Google Play so that is a plus. This is a great tablet I think for older kids. It's a bit hefty but weighs less than the original Kindle Fire which is 14 ounces. My Kindle Zip sleeve for the HDX works great for it.

My only real complain is the top layer of the screen is a fingerprint magnet and cleaning the screen makes it look more dirty so you got to really make sure the cloth is a tad damp to get the oil off. I first though maybe there was one of those plastic layers on top but that doesn't seem to be the case here.

So moms and dads if you are looking to get your kid a tablet but don't want to pay much this is a nice one that is dual core 1.5 processor and lots of extras that more expensive tablets have.

[DreamWriter]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It's a really nice budget tablet but it does have a view angle to it but it's not too bad.

Glad you were able to find an inexpensive tablet that meets your needs!

My 7" Acer tablet screen has issues when viewed at a certain angle, but it's better when I flip the tablet upside down. Just thought I'd mention that in case it helps with your Nextbook.

[tubemonkey]

Staples preview ad is out:

• Kindle Fire HD 16GB ($169) -- $79
• HP Chromebook 14 ($300) -- $180
• Toshiba Laptop -- $250 (model not known)

That's a killer deal on this year's new Fire HD. The Chromebook is the old model. It does NOT have the new Haswell chipset.


edit: for me, Haswell is a must have
.

[koland]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Staples preview ad is out:

• Kindle Fire HD 16GB ($169) -- $79
• HP Chromebook 14 ($300) -- $180
• Toshiba Laptop -- $250 (model not known)

That's a killer deal on this year's new Fire HD. The Chromebook is the old model. It does NOT have the new Haswell chipset.


edit: for me, Haswell is a must have
.

Does it show as the "new fire HD" or just "fire HD" (last year's model)? I believe there were some camera differences with the new low end, right?

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by koland

Does it show as the "new fire HD" or just "fire HD" (last year's model)? I believe there were some camera differences with the new low end, right?

It's the new one - no camera, no HDMI port.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

It's the new one - no camera, no HDMI port.

Will this be available online or just in store? NM it's doesn't say but here's hoping.