Customers are enthusiastic about the PBS Kids Playtime Pad's educational value, durability, ease of use, and parental control features. They appreciate that it is safe for young children and offers a variety of educational games. However, customers have concerns about the tablet's short battery life, slow performance, occasional screen issues, and freezing problems.
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It is what it is: a device for kids.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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It provides loads of good, safe, educational content for my kids. Not super durable. Cracked the screen on one within a week and the touchscreen no longer functions. We bought it for their homeschooling efforts because it's cheaper than a computer and it runs a few programs alright, but we had to switch up to a computer after all. If you want this device for anything more than the included software, just pony up the money for a better device. Otherwise, it is clean fun education for the kiddos.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Screen quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice tablet for kids!
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I bought this tablet for my 3 year old. He ended up jumping on the tablet and cracked the screen. : ( We will be buying another one. Lol
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Freezes a lot
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My 2 year old loves Wild Krats and other PBS Kids shows. And she kept trying to steal my phone. So I thought this would be a great alternative. The problem, though, is that the video player freezes a lot. We also haven't been able to figure out how to access downloaded apps through kids mode. When we had the Nabi for my oldest, it was easy to set up. Overall, it is a good tablet for a little, little one, but there are some disappointing quirks
I would recommend this to a friend
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Games
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The tablet for toddlers
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Bought this tablet for my 4 year old niece because she would always would take my sister in law 's phone. Has great games, apps, and still use utube. Does great on drops with its bumpers and the parent controls you cake sure she is always is not watching anything inappropriate.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Games
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Screen quality
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
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I bought 2, one workes great other has some screen issue at times. But great for younger children. Games works without internet. Great for the car or visiting someone.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great tablet for beginner
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My son used his in Kindergarten and it was nice. He grew out of it because the school had iPads for him to use. I enjoyed parental controls and it held up great. I still have it and it works great. I would suggest age 2-5.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Learning
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good tablet for the price.
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Bought this for my granddaughter (she's almost 3) and she loves it. The material on there is fun for her, as well as educational. PBS does not disappoint.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Durable tablet
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My 2 year old loves her tablet. Not user friendly tends to freeze up alot.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Learning, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for learning
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My son loves it. Not only can he learn his numbers and alphabet, he can watch movies he loves. Very affordable.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Ecellelent For Kids
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
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Everything perfect in functions ... The only bad thing as in all the electronic ones for children is the duration of the battery ... the children finish them very quickly.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Battery life, Speed
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Just not good
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This is just not a good tablet. I had it for 12 days and it wouldn’t charge in day 11. It would take so long to load an app or game that my kid would get tired of waiting and try to go to a different one, but only to keep waiting. She ended up not even wanting to play on it
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Games
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Screen quality, Speed
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
slow would describe this item.
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not very touch sensative, screen only 5 days old, looks 5 years old. SLOW processor. great idea, great color and marketing, good games - if only they worked well. Works out of wifi, but it is poor. Even in wifi, it still needs a parent sitting right there to work through the kinks. Just spend the extra money and go with an IPAD. It's so worth it. I want to return mine, and I also paid $30 for the two year warranty. Now I'm out $100 total.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Screen quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good tablet for kids.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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My son loves this tablet. He has access to play his learning games without the worry of him getting into apps or dialing people.
I like that it has a parent's and kids mode on it.
On the parents side you can download and give access to certain programs for your kids.
Only 2 down sides I can think of is sometimes it will boot into the parent mode and the camera is absolutely horrible
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
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Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A little lag
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Sometimes it freezes but other than that it's great for toddlers.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for my 5 year old.
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I went after Christmas to replace my daughter's Nabi, which she loved for about three years. Of course, it was after Christmas and my options were limited. Picked up the PBS tablet because of the price. Very pleased overall. The screen resolution is nowhere near the quality of a Samsung or Apple, but it works for YouTube Kids.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use, Games
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Happiness for my toddler
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Easy to use for my toddler keeps him busy when I run errands. Fun games and great activities
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance, Speed
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
My kids love it. It runs slow.
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My kids are 2 and 3 they each have one. They were gifts from my aunt. The kids love them. I feel it runs very slow and things take forever to load and it freezes up occasionally and must be restarted.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Tablet
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great tablet for a toddler
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My toddler loves this tablet. I love it too because I can download popular apps and YT Kids. Great first tablet!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Screen quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great!
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
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Really enjoy this product! It has excellent parental controls on it and the sound is amazing! The screen quality could be a tad bit clearer, however for the length of time I allow my son to use it, it has not ever been an issue.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Games
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for children.
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Keeps my 2 year old immersed in the world of BPS kids. Great educational aid for developing kids.