HD New 2014 Kindle Fires - discuss - Page 40

tubemonkey · 10-30-2014, 08:11 AM

Two more days and I'm going to Best Buy to get me my very own HD6

nynaevelan · 10-30-2014, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

There is no Grid View in the Docs panel. Likewise there is no List View when you are viewing a Collection.

The Android Kindle app does both of these things, and you can Add and Remove an item's Collection membership anywhere you find it, and you have Sort options in the Collections. And it tells you how many items are in each collection, and shows %read on the items in the collection.

But let's turn to the positive...:

My favorite new feature on the Fire is the ability to Share selected text with any app that registers for Sharing. Yes, just like you might expect of a real mobile app. So, for example, you can save a highlight directly to Evernote or email, not just Goodreads/FB/Twitter. Unfortunately you cannot do that with Personal Documents, but there are workarounds (e.g. highlight, capture screen, share the image with Evernote, which will index the text to make it searchable).

My favorite new feature is the quick list, I know my Fire 2012 had the favorites list but I love this one so much better since my most recent apps are right at the top.

My second favorite feature is the light weight of the device, even in a cover it is so easy to hold and read for several hour stretches.

I didn't realize that about the PDs, I do not use too many docs and most of them are spreadsheets or Word docs.

nynaevelan · 10-30-2014, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Two more days and I'm going to Best Buy to get me my very own HD6

Oh the monkey will be so happy.

booklover6 · 10-30-2014, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Two more days and I'm going to Best Buy to get me my very own HD6

Holy bananas, Batman! Not waiting for Cyber Monday!!!

Jessica Lares · 10-30-2014, 08:43 AM

It's the same thickness as the 1st generation KF, and is only 4.5 oz lighter. I physically and mathematically just compared both.

mycurlylocks · 10-30-2014, 08:45 AM

I got my Citron, and it works this time! The black and magenta have arrived also, but I'm leaving those sealed since they will be presents.

I've got to put an anti-glare protector on today, even my dining room lights glare on the screen. I haven't found much, except total darkness, that doesn't create a glare.

I'm amazed at the speaker, much better than I expected. I'll still use my LG bluetooth headphones most of the time though.

Screen responsiveness can be slow at times, but it's not a big issue.

booklover6 · 10-30-2014, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mycurlylocks

I've got to put an anti-glare protector on today, even my dining room lights glare on the screen. I haven't found much, except total darkness, that doesn't create a glare.

Let us know which AG protector you got, and how you like it after it's on.

I just ordered this one.

nynaevelan · 10-30-2014, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

It's the same thickness as the 1st generation KF, and is only 4.5 oz lighter. I physically and mathematically just compared both.

Well that 4.5 oz may not seem like much to you but for me and my one-handed reading for 2-6 hours at a time, it makes a big difference to me.

Jessica Lares · 10-30-2014, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Well that 4.5 oz may not seem like much to you but for me and my one-handed reading for 2-6 hours at a time, it makes a big difference to me.

Oh of course. Huge difference to me too. The curves at the sides helps too.

tubemonkey · 10-30-2014, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by nynaevelan

Oh the monkey will be so happy.

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Originally Posted by booklover6

Holy bananas, Batman! Not waiting for Cyber Monday!!!

Not opening it. I'm just making sure I have one in case it sells out before Christmas. If it goes on sale, I'll return it and get the one on sale.

Josieb1 · 10-30-2014, 10:30 AM

I returned my HD 6 today. I did get it set up as i wanted it to be but ended up realising that my ipad mini gives me exactly the same functionality as the HD and in some cases better options.

The main issues I had with the HD 6 was

1) Personal Documents (which in my case are all ebooks) only show covers in the Carousal or the collections view. In list view the covers are not shown, just the book title (can't remember if the authors are shown, but I don't think so)

2) Collections view does not have the ability to sort by either recent, title or author. Thats only possible in List view

So in a nut shell my collection of 183 books can show me covers but i can't sort it at all, and the list view, which is all my personal document collections compiled together, can sort but doesn't show me any covers.

The ipad app does both these things, and it doesn't split books and personal documents up into two seperate sections either.

I didn't delve too much into the books section as the majority of my 'books' are personal documents. I know i could use Calibre Collections but i can use Calibre with Marvin on my ipad mini and get practicaly the same result.

I was probably stupid to even get the HD 6 in the first place but i wanted a smaller form that my ipad mini. I'm going to get a thinner lighter case for my mini instead and work with what i have.

I honestly didn't expect the free ios app to have better functionalty than their own Fire tablets.

tubemonkey · 10-30-2014, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Josieb1

I honestly didn't expect the free ios app to have better functionalty than their own Fire tablets.

Strange, but true. Go figure.

conan50 · 10-30-2014, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Two more days and I'm going to Best Buy to get me my very own HD6

Let us know what you think of it when you get a chance.

conan50 · 10-30-2014, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

It's the same thickness as the 1st generation KF, and is only 4.5 oz lighter. I physically and mathematically just compared both.

To me it feels about the weight of a small hardcover book. It is not bad to hold and read from, but you feel that weight if you carry it in a shirt pocket or pants pocket. I think the next iteration needs a weight reduction.
I like the stability of the little device, it seems less buggy than my 2013 Fire HD 7, which makes me hope that when the 2013 device gets its upgrade it will be more stable, fewer crashes.
Overall very pleased with the Fire HD6, seems the perfect size for reading a book, and text-to-speech works great also. That one speaker worried me, but it is loud enough.

tubemonkey · 10-30-2014, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by conan50

Let us know what you think of it when you get a chance.

I would, only I'm not opening it right away. I'm waiting to see if Amazon places their Fires on sale on Cyber Monday like they did last year. See post 595.

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10-30-2014, 08:11 AM	#586
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,768 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Two more days and I'm going to Best Buy to get me my very own HD6

10-30-2014, 08:43 AM	#590
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	It's the same thickness as the 1st generation KF, and is only 4.5 oz lighter. I physically and mathematically just compared both.

10-30-2014, 08:45 AM	#591
mycurlylocks Addict Posts: 239 Karma: 1455315 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: US Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2	I got my Citron, and it works this time! The black and magenta have arrived also, but I'm leaving those sealed since they will be presents. I've got to put an anti-glare protector on today, even my dining room lights glare on the screen. I haven't found much, except total darkness, that doesn't create a glare. I'm amazed at the speaker, much better than I expected. I'll still use my LG bluetooth headphones most of the time though. Screen responsiveness can be slow at times, but it's not a big issue.

10-30-2014, 10:30 AM	#596
Josieb1 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,090 Karma: 18051062 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Device: Kindle Scribe, Coloursoft, PW SE, Kindle 6, Kobo Libra 2, Clara BW	I returned my HD 6 today. I did get it set up as i wanted it to be but ended up realising that my ipad mini gives me exactly the same functionality as the HD and in some cases better options. The main issues I had with the HD 6 was 1) Personal Documents (which in my case are all ebooks) only show covers in the Carousal or the collections view. In list view the covers are not shown, just the book title (can't remember if the authors are shown, but I don't think so) 2) Collections view does not have the ability to sort by either recent, title or author. Thats only possible in List view So in a nut shell my collection of 183 books can show me covers but i can't sort it at all, and the list view, which is all my personal document collections compiled together, can sort but doesn't show me any covers. The ipad app does both these things, and it doesn't split books and personal documents up into two seperate sections either. I didn't delve too much into the books section as the majority of my 'books' are personal documents. I know i could use Calibre Collections but i can use Calibre with Marvin on my ipad mini and get practicaly the same result. I was probably stupid to even get the HD 6 in the first place but i wanted a smaller form that my ipad mini. I'm going to get a thinner lighter case for my mini instead and work with what i have. I honestly didn't expect the free ios app to have better functionalty than their own Fire tablets.