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Gemini JoyTAB - any good?
Hello,
I've been considering getting a tablet for my husband as a wedding anniversary present, and have come across this one for £99. Could anybody please advise if it's any good? He'd mainly use it for watching movies and playing games. Thank you! http://geminidevices.com/joytab7.html |
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Looks like the Scroll Excel but modified: http://www.storageoptions.com/produc...s/scroll-excel
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No chance you could stretch to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" (at Carphone Warehouse) for £199?
Its two times the price but infinitely better. |
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No chance you could stretch to a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7" (at Carphone Warehouse) for £199?
Its two times the price but infinitely better. Would the Gemini one be ok just as a basic one? We both have iPhones and a laptop, so it would be more of a luxury to have a tablet, but not a neccessity. Also hubby isn't the most delicate of people (the words bull and china shop spring to mind ) so I wouldn't want to spend a huge amount of money on one, knowing that there is a chance it will end up broken in six months time!
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It's a bit of a bugbear of mine when people ask questions like this and there's at least one suggestion of getting something at a much higher price. It may well be that the OP only has a limited budget to spend, so recommending a higher price item isn't really helping.
But it's just me being a pain, so I don't mean to offend anyone [/rant] Anyway OP, here's one from eBuyer which is actually £20 quid cheaper with a fairly similar spec. http://www.ebuyer.com/341447-sumvisi...mv-astrocyctab |
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It's a bit of a bugbear of mine when people ask questions like this and there's at least one suggestion of getting something at a much higher price. It may well be that the OP only has a limited budget to spend, so recommending a higher price item isn't really helping.
But it's just me being a pain, so I don't mean to offend anyone [/rant] Anyway OP, here's one from eBuyer which is actually £20 quid cheaper with a fairly similar spec. http://www.ebuyer.com/341447-sumvisi...mv-astrocyctab Are these ok to watch movies on? Hubby currently watches things on his tiny iPhone screen, which I don't think can be very good for his eyes, hence my thought of getting him a tablet. |
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It's a bit of a bugbear of mine when people ask questions like this and there's at least one suggestion of getting something at a much higher price. It may well be that the OP only has a limited budget to spend, so recommending a higher price item isn't really helping.
But it's just me being a pain, so I don't mean to offend anyone [/rant] Quote:
Are these ok to watch movies on? Hubby currently watches things on his tiny iPhone screen, which I don't think can be very good for his eyes, hence my thought of getting him a tablet.
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Ooh, thank you for this! And yes, you're right, if I could afford to spend more, then I would.
Are these ok to watch movies on? Hubby currently watches things on his tiny iPhone screen, which I don't think can be very good for his eyes, hence my thought of getting him a tablet. eBuyer are fine to order from as well - i use them quite a lot. Go through Quidco to get some cashback as well - not sure how much it'll be, but might be worth it
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Assuming you convert your own DVD rips or pirate movies yes, if he watches them on Netflix, LoveFilm or Sky Go or has bought them on iTunes no. |
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It should be absolutely fine for watching movies on. I once had a crappy tablet with a resistive screen that i picked up for £40 odd quid. It had a terrible spec but it still managed to play a good selection of video files quite well, so this one should certainly have no real problems.
eBuyer are fine to order from as well - i use them quite a lot. Go through Quidco to get some cashback as well - not sure how much it'll be, but might be worth it ![]()
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Thank you, you've been very helpful
![]() You might want to see if you can actually try one out first, if the tablet is not going to be used for a lot of say web surfing and more as a media player then a crappy touch screen is not such an issue. |
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The only thing I would add is a lot of these cheap tablets have resistive screens which makes using them really annoying at times
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Thank you, you've been very helpful
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Ooh, thank you for this! And yes, you're right, if I could afford to spend more, then I would.
Are these ok to watch movies on? Hubby currently watches things on his tiny iPhone screen, which I don't think can be very good for his eyes, hence my thought of getting him a tablet. |
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Not a problem. Hope the hubby likes it if you get it. Maybe you can get him something else with the £20 quid you'll save for extra brownie points ![]()
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Haha, I've already spent a fortune on him besides the tablet, think I might use the 20 quid to treat myself!
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) so I wouldn't want to spend a huge amount of money on one, knowing that there is a chance it will end up broken in six months time!