On 3/25/2017 5:31 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 03/25/2017 01:29 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
My old 7" Android tablet gronked which is why I bought the Fire
tablet and it works better for video than the Android tablet did.

The Fire is an Android tablet when you get down to it. The 7" HD
version does have an excellent screen for the money though.

Yes, BUT. Amazon uses a modified android operating system in the Fire
and without extensive fiddling, which may create problems, many
side-loaded Android apps will not run or will not run properly even if
they seem to fully install on a Kindle Fire. Other Android apps won't
even load onto a Fire. The google app "store" for third party apps is
inaccessible on a Fire and most google developed apps will neither load
nor run on a Fire. I've had a FireHDX for more than 3 years and
although the display is superb and I've been able to do almost
everything with it that I need, I wouldn't get another Kindle Fire. The
reasons: (1) The choice of available apps on the Amazon ap store is very
limited compared to the google app store, and (2) Amazon offers free
excellent Kindle apps for Android (and for Apple IOS) that enable you to
download and read any Amazon e-book just as well on a pure Android or
Apple device as you do using a Kindle. The bottom line if you are
economizing is knowing exactly how you intend to use the device and then
finding the least expensive device that is compatible with those uses
and avoid over-spending for capabilities you don't need.