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the mini retina won't be available until late Nov, and the supplies are likely to be severely constrained. If you're looking for the best deal, the nexus 7 is probably the way to go.
Hi everyone
just wanted to get some advice
Im looking to take advantage of a relative visiting in a month and order a tablet through her (local prices are more than 2x US prices)
So my wife and kids have been bugging me about a tablet and till now Ive been reluctant. But we're moving to a new house out in the country (a couple acres) and I was already planning on setting up a proper network to properly share movies, pictures, music etc etc etc through the different buildings we've got, and I figured a tablet makes a great universal remote to tie that all together so I caved.
The likely usage scenarios for this thing will be email, netflix, candy crush, and watching local movie files through dlna streaming (hopefully through xbmc which is what I use on the rest of my televisions which have their own htpcs). On top of that I'd like to be able to use it as a remote (ie, choose a movie on the tablet and play it on the big screen, adjust volume, etc.) My Onkyo receiver has apps for both ios and android, and I understand there are several such apps to control xbmc, so Im not sure if an IR blaster is really necessary. I recently purchased a couple AC wifi routers which will provide the wifi for the property, but AFAIK the only tablet with AC wifi is the samsung note 2014 but from what Ive read the stylus and touchwiz will only get in my way for my usage scenario
The other big thing is my wife is an iphone user and im in android. All of the PCs at home are windows 7. Ive been looking at the nexus 7, mini retina, xperia Z tablet (ir blaster + waterproof, I have 3 kids and the oldest is 5) and asus transformer tf701. My main concern with the ipad is that it will be a hassle to get it to play nice with all the non-apple devices and media files not coming through netflix. My main concern with the android tablets is if they will be intuitive and tough enough to be used by my wife and kids (lets face it, I'll be lucky to use this thing more than 20 minutes a day with that compe ion!). Also, not sure if the 7-8 inch tablets are big enough to watch movies on / if the 10 inchers are too uncomfortable to use lying down. Ive seen some of them in person here but they're tethered so you cant really get a feel for normal use, and the only people I know who have tablets have ipads and do zero local streaming, all netflix.
Thanks for any input
*edit- my kids will do fine on android, they already use my nexus 4, its my wife who will have to adapt from ios to android
Last edited by diego; 11-05-2013 at 06:29 PM.
the mini retina won't be available until late Nov, and the supplies are likely to be severely constrained. If you're looking for the best deal, the nexus 7 is probably the way to go.
yeah i figured that might be the case, my sister comes mid december and it looks like a cousin will come in january, so if its worth it I can wait
IIRC leemajors you've got both ios and android equipment, do you think the streaming stuff is a non issue comparing between them or is android easier/more compatible than ios?
I don't have any Android equipment at the moment, but there are plenty of people in here that do. I do think the Onkyo receivers w/Airplay only streams audio, but I think you can wrangle XBMC to accept Airplay connections anyway if you are running it. Kids are pretty smart about stuff like this, especially if they have had it around for a while, so I doubt one is easier than the other. Old people would be another matter.
As far as durability goes, my daughter is 8 and has had iDevices around since she was 2, and hasn't broken one. I, on the other hand, have dropped and broken an iPhone and an iPad so far
The Nexus 7 is supposed to be extremely fast, and the price is tempting... I've been doing some Android development lately and I've been eyeing some tablets and phones to test stuff with, and the Nexus 7 appears to have the best bang for the buck.
Personally, we have 10" iPads at home, but we don't really do any streaming (outside watching some video on youtube).
yeah from my understanding getting just 480p on wifi can be a bit of a hassle with transcoding and whatnot. I guess I'll just have to try and get it working on her iphone 4 and if it doesnt work there then it wont with an ipad either.
I do get the impression that the ipad is a little more durable than the android tablets, that and my wife are the only things keeping my interest in ios.
Given that 5 people in your household will be using whatever you buy, getting 2 Nexus 7s (about the same price as 1 10" tablet) might be the best bang for your buck. Keeping more people entertained is a good thing, right?
I do 720p over 802.11n no problem... the transcoding is done on the DNLA server, so as long as that machine can keep up, it shouldn't be a problem.
The Galaxy tabs have built in IR blasters. Plus the Samsung AllShare app does a good job of throwing content to connected devices as well. Ive got an old Tab 2 7.0 that's running all my media devices in my house. I don't use it as much since I got the Samsung mega 6.3 which had pretty much the same features.
I've got the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition.
It's more than I need. I wouldn't have this except it was given to me as a gift.
It has nice features
you can order mini retinas now, verge review here:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/14/5...display-review
Tablet looks attractive but not willing to put the down the cash for one.
Ended up buying a Nexus 7 (2013) on a special deal for about $165. Probably the most I'm willing to spend, lol.
Rez got a tablet??
What was the special deal?
Nexus 7, after taxes for $165 after credit rebate and paypal deal , versus $260 after taxes at play store. I shop Shop.ca, but it hasn't shipped yet. Yeah, BIG impulse buy
Rez got a tablet??
What was the special deal?
For that price? Couldn't resist tbh
ah yeah shop.ca forgot about themNexus 7, after taxes for $165 after credit rebate and paypal deal , versus $260 after taxes at play store. I shop Shop.ca, but it hasn't shipped yet. Yeah, BIG impulse buy
For that price? Couldn't resist tbh
But other than the better price, was there another deciding factor?
I remember you saying that laptop + smartphone was enough
Price was the main factor tbh. The price is low enough that even if I don't end up using it too often, I won't feel bad (vs the $550 I spent on Asus tablet before).
But I'm honestly gonna give it a try. It's small enough that I can carry it out in situations where I need to be occupied as well (i.e. TV episodes, etc)
yeah as you know I had the 1st gen Nexus 7
Form factor is great, and the tablet itself is great
I assume you got the 16 g ?
Yeah 16GB should be enough for me. What happened to your N7?
Returned it within 14 days
Chickened out
In retrospect that was stupid, should have kept it
I may scoop up a 32gb for my daughter's birthday if I can still trade in my iPad 3 for $200 in March. Well, my birthday is 3 days after so it will be for both of us
Scratch that i can snag a 32gb air for $239, may have to do that soonI may scoop up a 32gb for my daughter's birthday if I can still trade in my iPad 3 for $200 in March. Well, my birthday is 3 days after so it will be for both of us
I absolutely love my nexus 7 (2013). Insanely fast, great for gaming, and the perfect size for Netflix on the go.
Even better... Maybe the best feature is that with Firefox beta + flash I can stream spurs games online when I'm not near my computer. Just awesome.
Ridiculous, tbh. i'd pick it up for that price no question.
Damn I'm excited now. I have to go to Fedex when I'm done @ work to pick up my N7. Are you on 4.4 now?
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