Leapfrog leappad 2

[blue-eye-boy]

Hey all, I want to buy my little one a leapfrog leappad 2. It looks good, although the apps are expensive. My daughter is almost 4 now, and very clever with phones, and my pc. So I want to get her something that can keep her busy, and maybe help with learning, etc etc.

What I want to know, is can I play video files on it too? Maybe for long trips, converting a dvd to video and play it through the leapfrog? I dont know this things, so thats for the stupid question.

Do you guys think its a good thing, or maybe something else?

 

[Avenue]

A friend of mine bought one, and while they are really cool for the little ones, like you said the apps are quite expensive. Depending on how careful she is, I would rather look at an inexpensive tablet and get a solid case and screen protector for it. Most games on the Android app store are 10-20 bucks and you have a HUGE variety.

 

[blue-eye-boy]

Okay, what tablet would you recommend?

 

[Avenue]

It depends on how much you want to spend and if you want 3g or wifi. The Samsung galaxy tab 2 7" wifi has been on special a few times already for about R1500 from loot and Takealot's daily deal. (Normal price 2800) may be worth keeping an eye out for that. Its a damn fine tablet for that price. Dual core, good screen resolution etc.

I have a google nexus 7. Those are about R2500, (quad core, 8 hour battery life, crystal clear screen and can run every game I've thrown at it) but of course that will be overkill for a 4 year old. For the stuff she would use it for you will be able to get something a lot cheaper. Perhaps you can ask others for some recommendations here. Here's a thread I came across to get you started.

Oh by the way, if you go for a tablet, just make sure it supports google play store. Not all the lesser known brands do.
Also keep an eye out on amazon. They have a free app every day. I've picked up some awesome games there for my boets 4 year old.

Dr Panda games can keep them busy for hours- its like a virtual dollhouse with 1000 different items you can interact with.

 

[blue-eye-boy]

Okay perfect, will definitely go for that tablet then, for R1500 it makes more sense anyway, but R2500 is quite steep for a 3 year old, I wont be using it much too.

 

[Avenue]

I see loot is selling a prestigio dual core for R1249

Dual-Core
1024x600
1GB Ram
4GB HDD + SD Slot
4 000 mAh Battery.

I don't know much about these, but that's not a bad price for what you're getting. May be worth googling this