I am using a Samsung TAB A that works great with the TELEBT. Tim
-----Original Message----- From: altusmetrum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bdale Garbee Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:06 PM To: Chris Attebery <[email protected]>; Altus Metrum <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [altusmetrum] Cheap tablet for AltOS? Chris Attebery <[email protected]> writes: > I'm looking for in field usability. On board GPS and recovery are what > I'm after. > > Would the Amazon Fire HD 8 work or is the OS buried too far under all > of their, uh, offerings? During the recent "prime day" blitz, I looked at some of the current Fire HD tablets, and none seem to have actual GPS chips. All appear to use wifi or cell network access to provide location services... which doesn't seem useful for rocketry. Anyone have better data? Personally, what I'd primarily be looking for is Bluetooth and a real GPS chip. How sunlight-readable the screen is and how good the battery life are would be secondary questions. Since I carry an Android phone as my primary mobile device (a Nexus 5X at the moment), that's what I tend to use on the flight line. Even though I have to put my reading glasses on to actually read the screen. Just wish I were better about remembering to make sure I download maps for offline use before heading to launch sites. /o\ Bdale _______________________________________________ altusmetrum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum
