Kindle Fire

[asterix]

Mrs A. wants one of these having an old-fashioned Kindle already.

Would be interested to hear if any owners have trouble reading theirs in bright light?

Also, how easy is it to transfer to it from the old device and to reset the old device so someone else could use it with a fresh start.

Thanks.

 

[ColinJ]

I don't have one but I do own a Galaxy Tab which is a similar thing. (I am using it now.) It is great in conditions from no light to brightly-lit room but when I tried to use it in my back yard on a sunny day I could hardly even see that it was switched on! I had to set it to maximum brightness and sit in a shaded corner to be able to use it. When you think about it, tablet computer screens are just like bigger versions of smart phone screens and you probably know what they are like in bright outdoor conditions.

 

[asterix]

Thanks confirms our suspicions might be correct. Looks like it'll be the leaf-blower for Xmas instead.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I have a Nexxus 7 as I was fed up wih not being able to read the Kindle once the light started to fade, haven't really noticed an issue in bright light, but not sure that here in Yorkshire we are never subject to it. As for re-setting the old one I think it's a simple matter of deleting the books on it, a removing it from your Amazon account, & then a factory reset

Alan..

 

[Norm]

I don't think the Kindle Fire (a tablet computer) is a straight replacement for a Kindle (an ebook reader).

The two are very different and, if she wants to read, the Fire is a very poor relation. Battery life is much shorter, screen is not as good for book-reading and it's heavier. On the other hand, a tablet gives you many more uses, things like Internet browsing, Office apps, iplayer, games, Facebook, Twitter, email, Skype... etc.

However, IMO the Kindle Fire is not a good tablet anyway, as you are very limited to the Amazon store for apps. I think the impact of the restrictions on the Kindle Fire is well illustrated by the falling price of it, they just aren't selling.

If she wants a tablet, explain that it is not an update from or replacement for the Kindle, then find out why she thinks that she wants the Kindle Fire. Then keep the Kindle and buy a Nexus 7.

 

[ianjmcd]

Your not limited to the amazon appstore on the kindle hd i know because i installed other apps on one for a friend last week you just need to google the answer ;-)

 

[albion]

The Fire HD has a great screen, and is better in bright light than the iPad Mini and even the Nexus 7.

Am not too sure about the web browser on it though.
BTW, I think the Fire sold really well though has more competition now.

 

[Norm]

Your not limited to the amazon appstore on the kindle hd i know because i installed other apps on one for a friend last week you just need to google the answer ;-)

OK, but the full story (the Kindle Fire runs a restricted version of Android which, by default, is restricted to the Amazon App store, although if you are a bit tech savvy or you have a friend who is a bit tech savvy, you can get around it but you might need to use unapproved apps and access to the Google Play store is very difficult.. etc) might be a bit of a stretch for someone who appears, from what's been posted so far, not to understand the difference between a Kindle and a Kindle Fire, so I kept it at what i thought might be a more appropriate level.

 

[ianjmcd]

yeah i know norm ;-)