Budget android tablet

lawred2

Hi,

Looking for a usable pair of budget android tablets for the purposes of headrest mounted screen..

Do not have to be super high spec but would require the following

7in display of a reasonable standard
WIFI and Support Miracast
Bluetooth

Anyone got any suggestions?

syklops

Whats your budget?

How about an Amazon Kindle Fire? £49.99 for the 8GB version.

lawred2

Actually I'm not even sure that Miracast will allow me to reliably do what I want..

Anyone got any expierence of mirroring android tablets..

i.e. play a movie on one and mirror it on/stream it to another

lawred2

syklops wrote: »

Whats your budget?

How about an Amazon Kindle Fire? 49.99 for the 8GB version.

That's hard to argue with really..

Would it have the grunt for miracast?

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

That's hard to argue with really..

Would it have the grunt for miracast?

What do you mean by grunt?

lawred2

syklops wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

That's hard to argue with really..

Would it have the grunt for miracast?

What do you mean by grunt?

the power..

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

the power..

Its got a 1.3 Ghz, quad-core processor. Do you think thats enough for your needs?

lawred2

Another option would be a basic display with HDMI in?

lawred2

Actually I think the dual tablet option is a non runner

Android mini pc, HDMI splitter and two 7 - 9in displays with hdmi inputs

and bob's my unclde

syklops

What exactly are you trying to do?

venomousfrog

Kindle fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB , just got one , great tablet , cost about 70euro to get it here from Amazon.

lawred2

syklops wrote: »

What exactly are you trying to do?

headrest mounted displays with synchronized streams

and bluetooth audio

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

headrest mounted displays with synchronized streams

and bluetooth audio

More information would be nice.

Is this for watching movies? Do you want to be able to remotely control them? Or do you want them to be "dumb" terminals which just play whatever is coming from the media player? Or is there additional functionality you want?

lawred2

syklops wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

headrest mounted displays with synchronized streams

and bluetooth audio

More information would be nice.

Is this for watching movies? Do you want to be able to remotely control them? Or do you want them to be "dumb" terminals which just play whatever is coming from the media player? Or is there additional functionality you want?

movies for the kids...

I think dumb terminals will suffice... and an android pc with a hdmi out split between the two screens as the controller would be enough.

don't think there would be a need for additional functionality..

lawred2

forgive me - this thread has kinda followed a stream of consciousness for me

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

movies for the kids...

I think dumb terminals will suffice... and an android pc with a hdmi out split between the two screens as the controller would be enough.

don't think there would be a need for additional functionality..

Are the kids old enough to start the movies themselves? It would be a lot easier in many ways to just watch the movie off the tablet with no streaming etc. Plus it means they dont have to both watch the same movie.

lawred2

syklops wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

movies for the kids...

I think dumb terminals will suffice... and an android pc with a hdmi out split between the two screens as the controller would be enough.

don't think there would be a need for additional functionality..

Are the kids old enough to start the movies themselves? It would be a lot easier in many ways to just watch the movie off the tablet with no streaming etc. Plus it means they dont have to both watch the same movie.

They're not really. Still a bit young. Plus it adds a bit of parental control to what they are watching.

Spocker

lawred2 wrote: »

They're not really. Still a bit young. Plus it adds a bit of parental control to what they are watching.

Is that really a problem though, if you're putting these in the car? If they're too young to control the tablets themselves, just get a couple of cheap ones, load 'em up with as many episodes of Peppa Pig as you can handle + VLC, put them in airplane mode and off you go?

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

They're not really. Still a bit young. Plus it adds a bit of parental control to what they are watching.

I was still assuming you would be loading the videos onto the SD card which keeps the parental control aspect. The Fire comes with a carousel as its "homepage" which has its content. Fill both tablets with the content, and all they have to do is tap the first item in the carousel and press play. Or you can do that before you set off, and set it to load the next item in the menu automatically.

I'll do some googling, but I think thats the easiest solution.

lawred2

You might be right

I've been a bit taken aback by the cost of a 7 - 9 inch screen with a hdmi input...:D

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

You might be right

I've been a bit taken aback by the cost of a 7 - 9 inch screen with a hdmi input...:D

It is surprising that you can get a quad-core, fully functional tablet for less than just a 7" monitor. And yes, everyone would love a Dashboard mounted console where you can stop and start the movies playing behind you but sometimes the most elegant solution is also the easiest.

lawred2

yeah - the only thing I'd be sad to lose would be the synchronized viewing when they are a little older

lawred2

what's the special offers stuff? constant ads?

syklops

lawred2 wrote: »

yeah - the only thing I'd be sad to lose would be the synchronized viewing when they are a little older

Sychronised viewing when they get older will turn into a pain very quickly "But I dont wanna watch Peppa Pig. I want to watch Frozen!(again)"

I know what you are saying though. Let me think about this. I'll be back to you.

ted1

venomousfrog wrote: »

Kindle fire, 7" Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB , just got one , great tablet , cost about 70euro to get it here from Amazon.

It 50GBP so only 60 euro or 70 euro for the 16 GB version

ted1

lawred2 wrote: »

They're not really. Still a bit young. Plus it adds a bit of parental control to what they are watching.

I got my kids the kids version of the Fire tablets and they are great, really durable with plenty of content and have a 2 year no quibble warranty.

The only thing that doesn't work are the movies (geo blocked ) but the games/ apps and books work.
For films they use Netflix in the kids profile

ted1

lawred2 wrote: »

what's the special offers stuff? constant ads?

Just an wallpaper ad on the locked screen, non intrusive . And not on the kids version

lawred2

ted1 wrote: »

lawred2 wrote: »

what's the special offers stuff? constant ads?

Just an wallpaper ad on the locked screen, non intrusive . And not on the kids version

it's 100 squids for the kid's version :O

that's quite a premium

syklops

ted1 wrote: »

The only thing that doesn't work are the movies (geo blocked ) but the games/ apps and books work.
For films they use Netflix in the kids profile

But they can still play local videos right? And videos streamed to them?

ted1

lawred2 wrote: »

it's 100 squids for the kid's version :O

that's quite a premium

Say 20 euro for the case,2 year warranty , modified OS. Well worth it, in saying that I got 2 for the kids and a regular one for me for 140 during one if the Amazon sales.

eoinpower02

Got one myself for 30 euro during the sales