I need a tablet for a student that has vision problems. Will the text enlarge? Also, is it possible to have this tablet read a book aloud.
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Jessica, So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS Transformer is amazing and I use it constantly. Either would do what you are looking for. Hope this helps.
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Get a 9 or 10" tablet, this is too small for vision problems as I see it. Of course if you hold it horizontally you can get bigger text than vertically but surfing is difficult if you have to enlarge. A larger tablet would be better.
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I purchased 3 of them and all grandsons are very pleased with them. They tell me you can enlarge the text but you have to purchase the audio books in order for them to be read out loud. The only trouble they have had is that Netflex can be slow but that could be a netflex problem as much as the tablet itself.
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Jessica,So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS Transformer is amazing and I use it constantly. Either would do what you are looking for. Hope this helps. Jessica,So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS... » Read More Jessica,So glad you asked before buying this thing. The zeepad we got was total garbage. I got it for my nephew and it was almost unusable. The screen is unreadable, it pixelates like crazy, and the device itself feels shoddy. Thankfully, Amazon is awesome and I was able to easily return it for a refund that I put towards the purchase of a Kindle Fire (the 159 dollar ad supported one). Lesson learned as far as I am concerned. The Fire is an awesome device and nothing in the under 300 dollar tablet market comes close to it for performance and value. As for 10-inch tablets, my ASUS Transformer is amazing and I use it constantly. Either would do what you are looking for. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I'm not entirely sure, I bought another extremely similar tablet from gamestop and to the extent of knowledge with it the text does not enlarge. Hope this helps in some way , I would try a kindle or something at least '10 inches
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I'm not sure. I bought it for my daughter. I will forward the question to her. :)
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You can download the "FBReader" from Amazon app store. This is my favorite program for reading free eBooks (mostly classics). It allows you to configure where the eBook library is stored on your tablet's internal memory or external microSDHC card. On the other hand, the screen resolution of this 4.3" tablet is too low at 480x272, so you can only view a small region of a normal book page. If you expect to do a lot of reading, get a 7" or larger tablet instead.
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The app in its current form will run perfectly well at 2x / full screen size, and with the font size reduced to the smallest setting, you get a fair amount of content per page. The real question is whether or not they'll put any effort into making it better, e.g. color images, multimedia, etc.
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Hey guys, I know this thread concerns the screen, but I have a quick question. Has anyone tried loading the Kindle software on this thing & read a book? Are the books in color? The only reason I'm asking is because that's the only reason I would buy this.
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I haven't tried yet. I mostly use my tab for reading. I can try one and let you know. :)
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There is a free kindle app foe the iPad but I have not used it. I have had a kindle for a lot longer than the iPad. I can share what a friend told me, though. She finds the iPad screen too bright to read comfortably, and learned the hard way not to read at bedtime. She says it makes her eyes hurt. I am happy with my old kindle, so can't offer you experience firsthand.
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Mostly no. For bright light you want a dedicated ereader with an "e-ink" display. The Nook HD+ has a wonderful display. but like all color tablets it's difficult to read in direct sunlight. Most people are fine in the shade.
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I downloaded the different readers--I feel the same way. Getting used to reading on the little screen, well, it is nice to read in the dark with the lights off. I am now trying to get used to reading with the scroll function (it goes too slow, and then, when I want to reread a passage, it still takes some thought on how to stop the scrolling).
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I have this and I am legally blind but can see a little up close. I was able to see this when I enlarged fonts. As far as I see...NO AUDIO. I hope I am right. I don't see a way to attach earphones either. WHY DON'T YOU DOWNLOAD A BIBLE ON YOUR CELL PHONE OR COMPUTER OR TABLET??? My 7" tablet has audio KJV on it. I love it. You can listen! But you may enjoy this. Look further & maybe newer ones have audio?
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It's awesome for research and note taking, I was able to access and download PDf articles from my online college library and annotate them very easily. However I could not unlock copyrighted school text books using this tablet. I bet a windows tablet could fix this issue, I haven't taken any classes online with this tablet. I've read some reviews from college students and teachers who love this tablet for their work. If you like to draw nothing in this price range comes anywhere close, it is the best.
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Not sure about what the font is - the size Marilyn mentions seems about right. I too have difficulty reading at times, but I'm not sure it is the font style or size as much as it is the screen. I'd like to see a lighted screen or at least a screen with a lighter background.Still, it does everything I ask it to do, and it has certainly helped enable my reading habbit...
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I just tried it and you can bring it up closer but you cannot read the writing. When it is not in video mode you can put it on text and you can read it . It does take great videos .... just not close up. Hope this helps!
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Since I bought this tablet to display text only (song charts) it looks fine to me. My wife used it for the internet once and said it looked very good. What I know for sure is my internal speakers don't work and never did. I don't need them, but I'm sure would be important to other people. Also, the power input jack is VERY poorly designed. Overall the tablet is not high quality, but is fairly priced. If you want better quality, you should consider paying more for another brand. Hope this helped.
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The image of the closed caption sentence may be slightly distorted but there is improvement enough to be able to read it. May be worth considering an iPad for vision issues...the image is clear and the magnifying sheets would work perfectly.
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It is very nice for reading, which is the my main use for this tablet, but for heavy work I have a Surface Pro 3.I used to own a Surface RT and Surface 2. Comparing with those for reading is more suitable and you can run legacy apps.
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The magnification is too high to project a book onto a television. There is a disk with words that you use to focus the Eyeclops, and looking at it, you only see a letter or two on the screen at once. With VERY small print, you might see a word at a time, but every time you move it, it has to re-focus. I doubt it would be very practical for reading a book.
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@Dorothy from my experience, this is a very good tablet to get. It's hard to find a tablet with these specs and this price point. The only thing I would warn you about is the charger. It can break easily but it is not cheap to replace(here's a link for a replacement if needed: http://www.amazon.com/2000mah-Adapter-Charger-Android-eReader/dp/B00AX3G36Y/ref=pd_cp_pc_0).