11-16-2011, 10:59 AM | #16 |
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11-16-2011, 11:10 AM | #17 |
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11-16-2011, 11:42 AM | #18 | |
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I don't own another tablet (or any Android device), so I don't have much to compare it to from personal experience. In one of the review videos I watched, the Fire and iPad screens were compared while watching a movie. It really didn't look like the Fire movie screen was all that much smaller than the iPad's. |
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11-16-2011, 12:01 PM | #19 |
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I think the browser is okay--just okay. It is NOT stellar, and it is NOT rubbish. I do NOT find it to have the greased lightning speed that was advertised, but it is comparable in speed to my iPad Safari browser. But I did encounter a several minutes session last night where the Silk browser refused to load any web pages or update the ones loaded. That included the MR pages! I thought my Wifi connection might be bad but then I noticed that the Fire had no issue with the apps that connect to the internet. I picked up my iPad and was able to connect via Safari. Finally the Fire got over it and started connecting again. Later on I encountered the same issue again. I am wondering if this was due to the server farm Amazon uses to supply the Silk browser with web pages? Perhaps their servers went gaga for a few minutes. I think I'll try Opera.
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11-16-2011, 12:51 PM | #21 |
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I've noticed that too. In that Engadget video review that I linked to a few posts back, I didn't think Fire's Silk browser performed bad at all, and it was being compared to devices that cost at least twice as much! I am curious how easy it is to read web page text without zooming. One of these days I'll probably take a look at the Fire at Best Buy or elsewhere (hope their demo connects to the internet).
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11-16-2011, 01:30 PM | #22 | |
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You might also want to try Dolphin HD it's also a very good browser. =X= |
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11-16-2011, 01:31 PM | #23 |
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11-16-2011, 01:50 PM | #25 |
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Maybe we will be able to use Firefox as a browser. I like Firefox and use it on my cellphone and PC. I will try Opera Mini and see what it is like. Should have my Kindle Fire Friday I hope.
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11-16-2011, 02:05 PM | #26 |
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I've read so much about the Fire (and watched many review/instructional videos) that I probably know more about it than most of the sales people. Last time I was at Best Buy, I was teaching the saleswoman how to use the other Kindle devices. She wanted to know because she was interested in purchasing one for herself.
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