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> "One is great for movies with a larger screen (and that is just about the only thing my iPad gets used for" And this is why I think Kindle Fire has a chance.
by potatolicious 15y ago
> "One is great for movies with a larger screen (and that is just about the only thing my iPad gets used for"
And this is why I think Kindle Fire has a chance.
The author himself admits that his iPad is really only good for movie watching. Well, now you can do it for a shockingly low price of $200, and everything streams from the internet, no long download or sync necessary.
Remember all the people complaining about the iPad being a pure media consumption device, and how that will destroy the creativity of the world? Well, this is that idea taken to the extreme - this device practically does nothing else. And I think it will work.
- daed 15y agoHere's what I wonder, though - how often do people watch movies at home on a 7" screen? Don't they have a better (larger) option? The reason I ask is with no 3G and only 8GB of storage, the Fire doesn't strike me as being all that great for watching movies on the go.
- potatolicious 15y agoI have this concern also. I'm imagining the really ideal use cases - chilling out at a coffee shop, waiting for a flight, etc... and all of the above have shaky/low-bandwidth WiFi at best. Really, it's only at home where you're likely to get the amount of bandwidth necessary to stream a movie at acceptable quality.
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