A TV, a Nook or a Kindle Fire for my sewing room .....????
03-07-2013, 06:09 AM
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I would vote for a TV w/DVR. Also a lot depends on what you like to do while sewing. Watching tv/movies or do you really like to read when not sewing? I like to listen to books on tape while sewing and not watch much TV still I would choose the TV since the one I have is so old that you have to turn it on and adjust the volume manually . Also I currently do not read many books (listen to them instead) so a Kindle would not be my choice. Also do you already have a TV in your sewing area? Also are you adicted to the internet/emails in that case then the notebook is nice since it is portable. Lucky you to have a great choice.
03-07-2013, 06:21 AM
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If you have wireless get the tv and buy a Ruko to stream movies and tv shows. http://www.roku.com/ Hundreds of channels are free and Netflix is $8 month. I watch online videos of quilting shows on my Kindle Fire, dvds on my laptop. I really couldn't choose from the three, I use them all. Kindle Fire needs wireless internet to stream videos or browse the net, same as the computer has to be connected to internet to be able to go online. If you have internet you can have wirleless. Buy a router and hook it up.
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03-07-2013, 06:54 AM
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I scan my quilt patterns and send them to my Kindle Fire. There is a free app from Amazon that when you want to print you can choose to have it sent to the Kindle instead. I keep lots of quilt patterns on my Kindle. Each part can be enlarged as much as I need it to be to read it.
03-07-2013, 07:31 AM
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Go with the 9 inch kindle fire. You can take it with you when you travel plus with an hemisphere cable you can plug it into most flat screen tva and watch videos (quilting of course) anywhere in the house. Plus the screen is big enough to view next to sewing machine. It is great!
03-07-2013, 07:38 AM
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I can't give you an answer but think that a TV and a nook/kindle have different purposes. I have a TV in my sewing room and use it often. I also have an iPad and a kindle and use both of them, but neither would substitute for the TV. I would choose a Kindle over a Nook but comparing a TV to a Kindle would feel like an apples to oranges comparison. Only you can determine what purpose you have for the award and then choose accordingly. Whatever you chose, enjoy it!
03-07-2013, 09:47 AM
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I have the new nook and I really love it. I go to some of the free movie websites like tubeplus.me and watch tv shows and movies that I miss or forget to record. But, with that being said. I get more use out of the small TV/DVD combo I have in my sewing room. I can watch live TV or recorded stuff on my dish. The TV is so much bigger and not in the way as the nook can sometimes get. Plus, I have to use headphones with my nook to hear it better because the sound only goes so loud.
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