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I've never owned a Tablet or even a smartphone. I still have my old flip-phone. This is mostly because I was on a college student budget the last few years and didn't feel the need to Text or play with apps or even pay for a data plan.
My primary interest in tablets at the moment is for portable video media. Mostly having it perched on the treadmill at the gym with some headphones hooked up(This might be a good way for me to stay active when the Winter gets freakin' cold here). My gym does have Wifi, so maybe I could get setup with Netflix, streaming news, or random YouTube stuff.
I wondered if it's fairly easy to watch my own movie files if I rip my DVDs using Handbrake. Currently, I have some movies ripped to .mkv format. Would they need to be in .mp4?
Finally, having a Linux background, I'm leaning towards Android. Do Droid devices connect easily to Linux computers? Would I see it appear in Thunar or PCMan? Also, should I try to get 4.4 Kit-Kat?
My primary interest in tablets at the moment is for portable video media. Mostly having it perched on the treadmill at the gym with some headphones hooked up(This might be a good way for me to stay active when the Winter gets freakin' cold here). My gym does have Wifi, so maybe I could get setup with Netflix, streaming news, or random YouTube stuff.
I wondered if it's fairly easy to watch my own movie files if I rip my DVDs using Handbrake. Currently, I have some movies ripped to .mkv format. Would they need to be in .mp4?
Finally, having a Linux background, I'm leaning towards Android. Do Droid devices connect easily to Linux computers? Would I see it appear in Thunar or PCMan? Also, should I try to get 4.4 Kit-Kat?