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Old 07-12-2013, 21:59
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HI with all this advertising about the kindle tablet and the mayday button, is it as good as the advert ???? has anyone used this button .and is this tablet worth buying. even with it strong ties with AMAZON.
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Old 07-12-2013, 22:34
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It really comes down to how likely you think you may use it. Personally I wouldn't find a need for it but I'm sure plenty of others would. Although I don't know how good or bad it is in practice.

The tablet is good as long as you don't mind being toed in with Amazon
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Old 07-12-2013, 22:40
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I can't believe that you can just point your tablet at the TV, press a button, and whatever is on the tablet appears magically on the TV?
Not without a lot of setting up anyway.
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Old 07-12-2013, 22:42
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You can download apps for that on smartphones and tablets. I guess Amazon just bundled it as standard. And you need a smart TV also.
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Old 07-12-2013, 22:43
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Do you really get to speak to an annoying, bobbly-headed Irish woman with a fixed grin when you press the button?
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Old 07-12-2013, 23:05
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You can download apps for that on smartphones and tablets. I guess Amazon just bundled it as standard. And you need a smart TV also.
You'd have to download an app to your TV as well and do some pairing up first surely? It's not a 'one button' solution as they suggest.

I've got splashtop HD on my tablet, that lets me see my computer screen, which I suppose is a similar idea, but it took some setting up, and doesn't work very well.
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Old 08-12-2013, 17:09
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You can download apps for that on smartphones and tablets. I guess Amazon just bundled it as standard. And you need a smart TV also.
thanks. no one mentioned a smart TV. the salesman in pc world was all in favour of it.. told him no.. choose the Samsung galaxy instead..
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Old 08-12-2013, 21:14
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If you have a smart tv it should just work without any setting up.
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Old 08-12-2013, 22:36
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I can't believe that you can just point your tablet at the TV, press a button, and whatever is on the tablet appears magically on the TV?
Not without a lot of setting up anyway.
You'd have to download an app to your TV as well and do some pairing up first surely? It's not a 'one button' solution as they suggest.

I've got splashtop HD on my tablet, that lets me see my computer screen, which I suppose is a similar idea, but it took some setting up, and doesn't work very well.

If you have a smart tv it should just work without any setting up.
Nope, not with my smart tv.

It says in the small print on the advert, you have to do all the setting up 1st.
The advert makes it seem like...

oooh ive got a TV and a Tablet = swipe tablet film appears on tv
i dont think so.
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Old 08-12-2013, 22:38
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It uses miracast so you have to have a miracast compatible tv. That's it really.
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Old 08-12-2013, 22:47
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It uses miracast so you have to have a miracast compatible tv. That's it really.
Ah, but she doesnt ask him what type of TV he has, she just says point and swipe = watch on TV
So still VERY misleading
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Old 09-12-2013, 00:26
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Who wants to watch a movie from half way through?
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Old 09-12-2013, 05:07
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I also admit the current advert is quite misleading.
But its a great new support option.

A nice video demonstrating how it all works here;
http://youtu.be/1ehSvqXwC8w
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Old 09-12-2013, 09:53
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Ah, but she doesnt ask him what type of TV he has, she just says point and swipe = watch on TV
So still VERY misleading
As with a lot of these kinds of adverts, it does flash up some text very quickly saying additional setup is required and it says the sequences are shortened.
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Old 11-12-2013, 09:25
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I can't believe that you can just point your tablet at the TV, press a button, and whatever is on the tablet appears magically on the TV?
Not without a lot of setting up anyway.
Even more can I not believe the useless dork who has to press the mayday button to be told this.
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