Kindle Fire Review
If you are looking for a fully functional reading tablet from a good brand, look into getting a Kindle Fire. These tablets are affordable at a starting price of $199. This makes it much more attractive to buyers than other products such as the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the Apple iPad. All of these items are priced around $500, making them much more expensive.It would sort of be unfair to compare the Kindle Fire with tablets that cost more, however, mostly because of the kind of device it is. The Kindle Fire is not directly trying to compete with iPads or Androids, but is still a wonderful device for you to play media. Amazon is trying to consolidate their business from being an online retailer that sells everything to an online retailer where you can also download several types of digital media. They began with the Kindle, and naturally progressed into a digital media provider, allowing their customers to download and read books immediately. Using a Kindle Fire opens up several possibilities to use and enjoy many times of digital media.
Since this particular tablet is mostly for using and playing back media rather than creating media, it is priced differently than other tablets. We should begin by taking a look at what features the Kindle Fire doesn't have compared to the pricier competition out there. You will not find 3g wireless, microphones, cameras, GPS, or expansion slots in a Kindle Fire. This dramatically reduces the cost, but also has a limiting effect on what a user can do.
As a device that plays back digital media, the Kindle Fire really shines. You can immediately download and watch over 18 million TV shows, apps, movies, songs, games, books, audio books, newspapers, docs, and magazines directly from the official Kindle Store. You can download content immediately and automatically using a Wi-Fi connection. Using Amazon Instant Video, one can directly watch over one hundred thousand movies and TV shows. You can also download them and view them at your leisure. For just ninety nine cents per film, you can download each movie and watch them for 30 days. If you want to catch up on TV shows, it is only $1.99 to view them right away.
If you're using your Kindle Fire strictly as an eReader, it will perform as well as other tablets in the market. It can't directly be compared to dedicated eReader devices, however, because it doesn't use an advanced e-Ink display like the Kindle Touch. The LCD screen is backlit, and will strain your eyes after some time. For those that plan to purchase a Kindle Fire as their primary eReading device, they probably want to check out other Kindle products. However, for those that see themselves only reading casually, perhaps one hour here and there, the Kindle Fire will work great.
Listening to Music on your Fire Kindle is easy. Users have the option of uploading their own DRM-free songs to their Amazon Cloud. Then they can access their songs through a tablet anywhere at any time using a Wi-Fi connection. It might be difficult to transfer music from iTunes, though, because most of those files use DRM which means their use is restricted. This is a huge advantage Amazon has compared to iTunes and is a great reason for consumers to start using Amazon instead of Apple. Music bought from Amazon does not use DRM in most cases.
Amazon has also been advertising the Silk browser as a marvelous invention for tablets that browse the internet. This is because it builds up the Amazon Cloud services to fully optimize and load pages on the internet much faster than before. Critics have been suspicious of these claims but actual users have posted very positive reviews about the faster browsing boost that the Silk browser provides.
Some reviews talk negatively about the lack of space to store files on a Kindle Fire, but they are somewhat misleading. The device is not meant to be used for storing large amounts of files. When someone buys a Kindle Fire, they are given space to store files using the Amazon Cloud service. This service allows users to upload their own personal media such as MP3s and video files from their main computers. They can then access these files anywhere in the world using a Wi-Fi connection and the Kindle Fire.
The screen is 7 inches and very bright. It uses more pixels every inch than tablets which are bigger such as the iPad. This makes reading and watching video much easier on your eyes. If you're one of the people using the Silk browser to browse the internet, you'll find that you have to zoom in on certain web pages to read content clearly. However, the fact that you can use easy and precise hand gestures makes this not that big of a deal. Kindle Fires also have the benefit of Flash support, which means users can access video sharing websites such as Facebook, YouTube, and other sites. This is different than the iPad where users can only view HTML5 videos via the internet.
In conclusion, for those that want a smaller device to view media that is a bit bigger than their smart phone, but much less costly than stronger and faster tablets, then they should consider the Amazon Kindle Fire. It is not as difficult to carry compared to the iPad, and the reading and movie experience is much better than those on any smart phone.