tablet for my dad.... which one?

realBabelfish · 3 Dec 2012 at 16:06

Hi guys

my mum has decided to buy by dad a tablet for Christmas.

im not sure which one would be best to be honest. my dad is 70 with parkinsons and early onset of dementia (joy!)

anyway, he loves music so i would like for him to have all his music and audio books on there.

he has also started to mess around with his old Kindle so i think an ebook facility would be good too.

any suggestions? would a samsung with the stylus be any good for him? how easy are they to use?

i think retina display might be a bit OTT for him and besides, itunes is god awful on a PC. much easier to just plug something in via USB and copy music etc across.

i guess maybe actually going and trying them might be best but the only places near are manned by trained monkeys and i dont believe half of what they tell me.

thanks in advance

Antowns · 3 Dec 2012 at 16:30

Take a look at those Nexus 7 tablets, they're great and very robust and easy to handle.

Antowns · 3 Dec 2012 at 16:37

Also your better off watching video reviews on YouTube, they can be extensive and really helpful.

realBabelfish · 3 Dec 2012 at 16:40

cheers Antowns. the Nexus 7 was my initial thought. i was thinking of giving him some hands on with them maybe.

koooowweeee · 3 Dec 2012 at 20:58

I've got a nexus and showed it my mum and she said get me one and she loves it. she's 60 and pretty clueless with tech

Steve_bullockuk · 3 Dec 2012 at 23:34

Another vote for the Nexus 7. Really is a great device for the price and not overly complicated to use by any stretch.

Scougar · 4 Dec 2012 at 00:00

Why not the nexus 10, especially if he is 70.. the bigger screen might be beneficial.

Philtor · 4 Dec 2012 at 00:32

Nexus without a doubt.

Steve_bullockuk · 4 Dec 2012 at 08:56

Scougar said:
Why not the nexus 10, especially if he is 70.. the bigger screen might be beneficial.

Fair point however the 7 might be easier to handle. Personal preference I guess.

realBabelfish · 4 Dec 2012 at 09:02

Scougar said:
Why not the nexus 10, especially if he is 70.. the bigger screen might be beneficial.

hmmm.. didnt know of this. might be better for him. cheers bro

typical exchange rate BS! $399 or £320!!!! grrrrrrrrrr

Andrew_McP · 4 Dec 2012 at 09:26

Scougar said:
Why not the nexus 10, especially if he is 70.. the bigger screen might be beneficial.

Agreed. I struggle sometimes with an N7 (even though I love it) and find myself reaching for the iPad when I have a choice. The older you get, the more size matters... especially with Parkinson's on the cards. The smaller the icons, the more accurate you need to be.

realBabelfish said:
typical exchange rate BS! $399 or £320!!!! grrrrrrrrrr

Ah, but when you factor in healthcare costs -- which your father may well use a lot soon -- we get the better deal. By far. It's just hard to see the big picture. :-)

realBabelfish · 4 Dec 2012 at 10:16

Andrew_McP said:
Agreed. I struggle sometimes with an N7 (even though I love it) and find myself reaching for the iPad when I have a choice. The older you get, the more size matters... especially with Parkinson's on the cards. The smaller the icons, the more accurate you need to be.

Ah, but when you factor in healthcare costs -- which your father may well use a lot soon -- we get the better deal. By far. It's just hard to see the big picture.

oh yeah. his meds cost a fortune. good old NHS. the exchange rates always annoy me when the dollar is worth much less than the pound.

think bigger icons might help him to be honest.

deshepherd · 4 Dec 2012 at 11:14

realBabelfish said:
typical exchange rate BS! $399 or £320!!!! grrrrrrrrrr

Currently $399 is about £250 ... add in 20% VAT and you get £300 ... so not too much difference

realBabelfish · 4 Dec 2012 at 12:46

couple of questons on the nexus.

what ebook formats do they support?

how easy is it to transfer images and music to and from the device? simple drag and drop via USB?

sonic_rm · 4 Dec 2012 at 12:52

realBabelfish said:
couple of questons on the nexus.

what ebook formats do they support?

how easy is it to transfer images and music to and from the device? simple drag and drop via USB?

Ya drag and drop via usb for music/pics

They support almost all popular ebook formats and if you have a kindle account a kindly app will sync everything up as well

realBabelfish · 4 Dec 2012 at 13:06

cheers sonic.

btw - i love your racing transformed game hehe

Rhys · 4 Dec 2012 at 14:25

Have you looked at Nook HD+ ? I bought it for £195 + cash back making it £180.

realBabelfish · 4 Dec 2012 at 14:49

considering nook, kindle HD, nexus and ipads really. i need to let him try a 7" to see if they are too small. i think the ipad is about the right size.

thanks for the input guys! (keep any more advice coming too!)

kona786 · 4 Dec 2012 at 14:53

realBabelfish said:
think bigger icons might help him to be honest.

There's an option in android to change text size for the whole UI.

Change the launcher to adjust ICON size.

realBabelfish · 4 Dec 2012 at 16:22

kona786 said:
There's an option in android to change text size for the whole UI.

Change the launcher to adjust ICON size.

cheers mate.

im not that familiar with android. the mrs has an android phone but i have an iphone.

and due to that reason i want to avoid itune for my dad!