The BlackBerry PlayBook has a bit of a bad rap these days, but CIO.com's Al Sacco, an unabashed gadget junkie, uses his PlayBook more than any other tablet computer. Here's why. BlackBerry and its CEO Thorsten Heins may seemingly be giving up on tablets for the time being, but ironically, I use my BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as much or more than any other tablet…at least for half of the year. And I have quite a collection of tablets. That said, the title of this post is admittedly a bit misleading because I use my PlayBook for one reason and one reason only: Its micro HDMI-out port lets me watch baseball in full HD on my big ol’ television using my MLB.tv subscription. No other tablet that I’ve used lets me do so, at least not as simply and without buying various cords and adaptors. I have an Internet-ready television, but it doesn’t support MLB.tv. And though I have a few phones with HDMI-out ports, and I can use their MLB At Bat apps to watch games on my TV, none offer the same HD resolution as the PlayBook. I’m a huge baseball fan, and I watch at least one baseball game on MLB.tv, or parts of many, every day. While I’m reading or writing at night, or lazing cleaning up on the weekend, I always have a baseball game playing. That’s hours of PlayBook use. (Note: MLB.tv baseball games won’t play in the default PlayBook browser, but it’s easy enough to download a compatible third-party browser and adjust the necessary browser settings.) I also use my BlackBerry smartphone and the BlackBerry Bridge app as a remote control. Obviously, if you’re not a baseball fanatic, or as much of a fan as I am, you probably don’t much care. But anyone without an Internet-connected TV, or people like me who own Web-connected TVs but want to use online services that aren’t supported, will find a friend in the PlayBook. (The 16GB version is available on Amazon.com for just $140, and the 64GB PlayBook can be yours for $200.) My Nexus 7 is probably my favorite tablet overall. It’s the tablet I use for reading and Web surfing, and it’s the one tablet I always travel with. But as far as overall time spent on a tablet goes, my PlayBook takes the cake. AS <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/6706708/”>Do you plan to buy a Windows 8 or Surface RT tablet and use it for work?</a> Related content feature Key IT initiatives reshape the CIO agenda While cloud, cybersecurity, and analytics remain top of mind for IT leaders, a shift toward delivering business value is altering how CIOs approach key priorities, pushing transformative projects to the next phase. By Mary Pratt May 30, 2023 10 mins IT Strategy IT Leadership opinion Managing IT right starts with rightsizing IT for value While there are few universals when it comes to saying unambiguously what ‘managing IT right’ looks like, knowing how to navigate the limitless possibilities of IT is surely one. By Thornton May May 30, 2023 6 mins Digital Transformation IT Strategy IT Leadership brandpost Designing the campus of the future starts with high-quality 10Gbps connectivity By Huawei May 30, 2023 4 mins Network Architect Networking Devices Networking feature Red Hat embraces hybrid cloud for internal IT The maker of OpenShift has leveraged its own open container offering to migrate business-critical apps to AWS as part of a strategy to move beyond facilitating hybrid cloud for others and capitalize on the model for itself. By Paula Rooney May 29, 2023 5 mins CIO 100 Technology Industry Hybrid Cloud Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe